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GPS Technology for the K-12 Education Community
March 1, 2007
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School Transportation Strategy
GPS Solutions
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International, Thomas, and Bluebird
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Paulding County Schools
• Located in Metro Atlanta, Paulding County Schools operates 275 buses providing transportation services to 28 schools and a student population of more than 23,000
• Implemented in July of 2006
• Jim Black, Assistant Director of Transportation
• Wireless Timesheets
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Paulding County Schools
• i-355 Motorola handheld provides GPS and Nextel walkie-talkie/cellular compatibilities
• Motorola professional install kit provides speaker phone and hands-free microphone
• Motorola i-355 powered and battery charged by install kit.
• i-355 can be locked in install kit cradle
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Paulding County Schools
• Motorola install kit can be mounted in the dispatch office to provide instant communications to the drivers via the Nextel walkie-talkie.
• ActSoft’s Comet Tracker application can be deployed to various locations in the district, not just dispatch
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Paulding County Schools
• Comet Tracker provides mapping and spreadsheet capabilities
• Blackberry interface available for mobile employees
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Woodward Academy
• Largest private school in the continental U.S. serving 3000 students.
• Operates 44 school buses serving 900 students at 2 campuses
• Serves 25 counties in N.GA/Metro Atlanta area
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Woodward Academy
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Woodward Academy
• The dispatch and IT support staff have access to Comet Tracker on their office PC and on their Blackberry
• Woodward uses the same install kits from their buses in their dispatch office to communicate with their buses
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Woodward Academy Micro Bus and Van Fleet
• Woodward uses GPS on their primary fleet vehicles as well as their micro buses and vans.
• These vehicles are used to transport field trip and smaller sporting event groups
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