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Citywide - AVL Project and Radio Upgrades

Citywide - AVL Project and Radio Upgrades. What’s going with AVL? Research and more research Countywide Radio Upgrades Demos. AVL and Radio Upgrades. What’s going on with AVL in Olathe?

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Citywide - AVL Project and Radio Upgrades

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  1. Citywide - AVL Project and Radio Upgrades

  2. What’s going with AVL? Research and more research Countywide Radio Upgrades Demos AVL and Radio Upgrades

  3. What’s going on with AVL in Olathe? The ultimate goal is to request an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) tracking system for the Streets Division fleet and eventually other units within the city. This will allow us to track each unit’s movement and whether it is in operational mode, such as if the plow is up/down or if the sander is on/off. Estimated total number of Vehicles – 150 AVL Project

  4. Objectives Streets Division Track city snowplows to show areas plowed & to route vehicles to specific locations more efficiently Facility Maintenance Division Track travel time (i.e. windshield time) for facility maintenance employees Municipal Services Department Route city trash trucks, recycling, & bulk pick-up Track arrival times to specific pick-ups & length of time taken Other city departments will benefits from similar applications AVL

  5. Other Potential benefits Improved productivity in the field Provide better customer services Knowing vehicle location Increased employee safety AVL Upgrades

  6. Cellular AVL system Coverage beyond the County Monthly service cost Live updates to Base station Usually a hosted site Radio base AVL system Only within the County limits No monthly costs Can be a live or passive system Cellular vs Radio

  7. Current Radio System Consists of two radio frequencies Public Safety has a 400 mhz system Non Public Safety uses a 153 mhz system Federal Regulation Narrow the Banding under 500 mhz by 2013 Existing 25khz wide-bands must be narrowed 12.5 or less Sufficient cost for the City Reduced Coverage Area with narrowed bands Radio Upgrades

  8. New Countywide Radio System Using the New Public Safety 700 mhz band Coverage of the entire county Sufficient bandwidth for some data and AVL The initial thought was that Non Public Safety entities like Public Works and Municipal Services had to use a different frequency This is not true, We can use it! Radio Upgrades

  9. Go Track Live system – wireless Hosted site Force America Passive system – download within distance to the base antenna Hosted site Past Track Passive system – download day after event In-expense unit AVL Demos

  10. Future Plans Wait for Countywide Radio System Research and more research By 2010 operational mode AVL – Future

  11. Questions?

  12. Presented by John Schroeter City of Olathe – GIS Technician jschroeter@olatheks.org

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