SAFE FLEET BLOG

The more often you remove and reinstall media, the more you run the risk of damaging the media. Can you accept that you might find yourself without video backup when you need it most?

But not all fleets that use video surveillance systems choose wireless downloading as part of their video solution package. For the fleets that don’t, we find they typically experience 6 common and pervasive challenges. These challenges can often impede a fleet manager’s ability to access defendable video data — the whole reason they selected a video surveillance system in the first place .

Let’s take a look at the common challenges that are easily resolved with the use of wireless downloading:

Challenge 1: Long Manual Retrieval Process

Consider the amount of time spent on retrieving footage for even just one video request submission.

The following steps take significant amounts of time (some more than others – such as sourcing a specific bus in a full bus yard):

• Sourcing the bus
• Accessing the vehicle in the yard
• Manually pulling the media
• Bringing the media back to the office
• Downloading the data
• And finally, returning the media back to its original location

Now multiply the time these steps take by the number of requests a fleet manager might receive each day, each week, each month. Can you afford to spend this amount of time on manual processes?

Challenge 2: Lost or Misplaced Media

As organized as a team may be, each fleet runs the risk of misplacing their hard drives and potentially forgetting to reinstall them on the bus. This risk increases with the size of the fleet. Is the risk worth it?

Challenge 3: Increased Risk of Damaging Media

The more often you remove and reinstall a hard drive, the more you run the risk of damaging that hard drive. Can you accept that you might find yourself without video backup when you need it most?

Challenge 4: Facing the Elements

Are your media files exposed to rain, snow or even sand as you transport them across the bus yard? These elements could negatively impact your media. Does this concern you?

Challenge 5: Re-installment Errors

Media can be re-installed incorrectly and then you run the risk of having no defendable data when you need it most. Do you know how your system is performing at all times? Can you correct issues before they impact your ability to access video?

Challenge 6 : Off-line Systems

Systems can go off-line from time to time. Operators can remain uninformed of the status of their video surveillance solutions without conducting a physical inspection of their cameras and hard drives. Could you save a lot of time and headaches if you knew the status of your system at all times?

Wireless Downloading can help a fleet manager overcome these challenges.

In all of the instances noted above, a fleet manager can find themselves with the unhappy task of reporting an incident has been improperly recorded — with no evidence to support or argue a claim, a query or an investigation.

Wireless Downloading can eliminate the need for manual video retrievals, reduce the risk of damaged media, installment errors, and off-line systems, while freeing your staff to work on other duties and providing you with more peace-of-mind.