AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEMS STUDY - REPORT OF PHASE 0, V 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• NCJ Number: 38369
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 31 pages
• Contract Number(s): NAS 7-100
• Sponsoring Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Admin; National Science Foundation
• Corporate Author: California Institute of Technology
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS VOLUME SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF SYSTEMS ANALYSES CONDUCTED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF A PROGRAM TO AGGREGATE EXISTING DATA ON AVM SYSTEMS IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE, URBAN CHARACTERISTICS, OPERATING MODES, AND COST.

Abstract

A SET OF PLANNING GUIDELINES IS PRESENTED TO HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND VEHICLE FLEET OPERATORS DECIDE WHICH AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING (AVM) SYSTEM COULD BEST MEET THEIR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. IMPROVEMENTS IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES AND RESULTANT COST BENEFITS OBTAINABLE WITH VARIOUS OPERATIONAL AND PLANNED AVM SYSTEMS MAY BE SYNTHESIZED AND SIMULATED BY MEANS OF SPECIAL COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MODEL CITY PARAMETERS APPLICABLE TO SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE URBAN AREAS. DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS AVM SYSTEMS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ARE ILLUSTRATED AND COSTED FOR THE VEHICLES, THE FIXED SITES AND THE BASE EQUIPMENTS. VEHICLE LOCATION ACCURACIES FOR DIFFERENT RF LINKS AND POLLING INTERVALS ARE ANALYZED. ACTUAL APPLICATIONS AND COVERAGE DATA ARE TABULATED FOR SEVEN CITIES WHOSE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACTIVELY COOPERATED IN THE STUDY. FOR THE FULL REPORT, SEE NCJ-38370. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)