“GpsGate has provided our public safety dispatch center with an affordable, lightweight yet powerful real time tracking view of our responding units. GpsGate offers easy installation, set up and is user friendly.”

Carl Rodabaugh, I.T. Administrator, Midland County 911

Business problems Police customers solve with GpsGate

1. Need for real time fleet overview and effective dispatch solution

Police customers want to have a real time overview of their vehicle fleet and quickly assign the most suitable vehicle to an incident.

Solution: In GpsGate Server Police customers can see all their vehicles in real time on a map. Often they group vehicles so that they can easily find the closest vehicle that is suitable to take care of an incident. In the Dispatch Plugin operators can enter the incidents and assign the closest vehicle to an incident.

2. Need to meet budget constraints and improve productivity

Police customers are often under budget constraints and they are looking for a tracking solution that can fit within their budget. The initial installation process must be simple and the total cost of running the solution must be low.

Solution: Installing GpsGate Server is straight forward and the cost running the system is low. GpsGate Server is available as perpetual (one time charge) licenses without monthly/yearly fees. GpsGate Server can also be used with many map options so there is no need for expensive map providers.

3. Need for In-house tracking server for security reasons

Police customers are naturally concerned about their data and often want to run their servers in-house on secure networks. Because of these requirements the customers want the solution to be easy to deploy.

Solution: GpsGate Server installation is well documented and it can easily be installed in-house. GpsGate Server can run inside firewalls on private networks if required.

4. Need for sharing GPS information between several applications in vehicle laptops

Many Police customers have laptops in their vehicles. They often need to use GPS data in several applications at the same time. They also want to leverage their investments in laptops, GPS devices and network connectivity and use what they already have installed in the vehicles.

Solution: The GpsGate Standard client for Windows is splitting the GPS position to multiple applications on the vehicle mounted laptop. The client also sends the real time position data to GpsGate Server for real time GPS tracking.

“We have over the last few years been awarded many contracts for Police customers In USA and other parts of the world. We are pleased that this is a growing market for us and that we can continue to develop light weight and low cost solutions that bring value to law enforcement customers.” Johan Franson - CEO GpsGate

Functional steps to activate the solution

1. GpsGate Server is installed in-house on a Windows server.  If a private network is available that can be used for vehicle communication.
2. The GpsGate Standard Client for Windows is installed on all vehicle laptops in the fleet. A GPS receiver is also connected to the laptops if one is not already installed.
3. GpsGate Client is configured to send the real time position updates to GpsGate Server. It is also configured to share the GPS data with the applications in the vehicle requiring GPS infomration.

Note: If there are no laptops in the vehicles any of the 150 market leading GPS tracking devices that GpsGate support can be used.

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Midland County 911 Midland County Central Dispatch Authority was established in November of 1993. We are a consolidated emergency services answering point, responsible for handling law enforcement, fire and medical calls for the Midland City and County residents. For more information http://midland911.org

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