Planning for Stop Arm Camera Success
Seon has been providing mobile surveillance systems and fleet management solutions to school districts across North America for almost two decades, and over the years our customers have cited that camera system reliability and image quality are the key factors they continue choosing Seon solutions over any other vendor. [...]
Revealed: 3 Little Known Uses for Bus Video
Video surveillance systems have become a valuable tool for transportation teams all over the world, helping solve difficult situations on board and improving passenger safety. Most of the time recorded footage is used as evidence to solve disputes and complaints or exonerate innocent drivers. In this article, we’ll show [...]
5 Best Practices for Reviewing Your Video Surveillance Footage
Having the right video at your fingertips when you need it can solve a lot of problems: exonerate an innocent driver from a false accusation, address discipline and bullying issues on board, resolve incidents. So, how do you ensure that the important video footage is always there, available on [...]
Hybrid DVRs: Preserving Your Security Investment
Keeping up with the latest technology is hard. New mobile security products are being developed every year with more bells and whistles. It seems the only constant is change. So how does a transit agency ensure that their mobile surveillance system is up to date while keeping budgets in [...]
Planning Ahead for Technology Change – Part 2
Four Ways to Increase the Life of Your Video System In the first part of our blog article “Planning Ahead for Technology Change”, we discussed reasons and timing for the upgrade of your video surveillance system. When your equipment is relatively new or you don’t have budget for an [...]
Planning Ahead for Technology Change – Part 1
In a discussion about the success of the state-wide video implementation, Ben Garrison, Project Manager at the North Carolina Department of Transportation, once said: “When people board our buses they have an expectation of safety… having video surveillance is a pro-active approach to ensure safety down the road.” By [...]
Video Surveillance Footage Review – Best Practices
One of the key pain points when it comes to surveillance footage is the volume of requests for video. Once video has been used to successfully exonerate a driver from a false accusation, or school administrators have used it to solve student discipline issues, these requests can become overwhelming. [...]
Preparing for Emergencies: the Latest in Surveillance Technology
Originally published in BusRide magazine, November 2015 In an emergency situation, every second counts. To prepare for the unthinkable, you not only need to train operators and conduct drills, but implement the right tools and technologies in advance. Here are few suggestions to give transit security staff better on-board [...]
The Key to Video Surveillance Implementation Success
Video surveillance technology can be an important tool to address security and liability issues on public transit, but an equipment purchase alone is not enough to ensure success. Once a transit agency has calculated the ROI of their surveillance upgrade and secured funding, the real work begins. We’ll use [...]
How to Choose the Right Digital Video Recorder (DVR) for Your Bus Video Surveillance System
We’re often asked for our advice on how to choose the best digital video recorder for mobile video surveillance applications. With multiple bus capacities and layouts and video coverage requirements, it can be a tricky exercise. To help you make the right choice, we’ve put together a simple guide [...]
The Importance of a Proactive Approach to Transit Safety
Originally published in BusRide Magazine A transit operator once told me: “When people board our buses they come with different expectations for the quality of our service, but everyone expects their ride to be safe.” So how do agencies make sure they are delivering on that most basic of [...]
Three Reasons You Need a Bus Video Surveillance Policy
Video surveillance systems are a great tool for ensuring student and driver safety on school buses. But having cameras installed on your buses without a well-defined video surveillance policy is a recipe for disaster, leaving your school district open to potential lawsuits or privacy complaints. Here are three reasons [...]
5 Questions Answered about Your Video Surveillance System
When it comes to technical support, we want to help you find the solution to your problem as quickly as possible. We’ve put together the most frequently asked questions and asked Seon’s Service Manager, Rory Halliday, to answer them. The steps and guidelines below will help you avoid issues [...]
The Importance of Real-Time Information for School Bus Fleet Management
In the past technology limitations kept student transportation departments from gaining real-time data about their fleet operations. Today, software can provide immediate insight on what is happening on any vehicle on the road and allow live video streaming from the bus. Those school districts that use fleet management solutions [...]
Dealing with Difficult Passengers on Board: Strategies, Practices, and Resources
Approximately 2,000 assaults against transit operators happen in Canada each year, says a report published by the Canadian Urban Transit Association. Drivers in the USA are under the same risk of violent attacks. As the government, transit agencies, and transportation associations work to improve the situation, we would like [...]
5 Lessons Learned: Using Cameras to Capture School Bus Stop-arm Violations
Over 24 states have now introduced or have pending laws authorizing the use of video cameras on the outside of school buses to identify stop-arm violators. But rolling out a stop-arm camera program can be tricky and time-consuming. So we thought we’d share five lessons we’ve learned from working [...]
