Greensboro (NC): Grant to allow officials access to surveillance cameras
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office will use $105,000 in federal stimulus money to buy computer servers that can help officials tap into surveillance cameras in emergencies.
The money is coming in a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, and systems will be installed over the coming months, said Maj. Tom Sheppard with the sheriff’s office.
From News & Records, Greensboro, NC, November 09, 2009
Andover, KS: Andover Public Schools Create Safer Bus Environment With New Security Systems
Andover Public Schools has recently completed installing new digital surveillance camera equipment from Eye3Data, a leading provider of School Bus Video Solutions, in a majority of its 35 bus fleet. The school used grant monies awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to implement the Eye3Data School Bus Camera Solution.
From School Transportation News, November 09, 2009
Thibodeaux (LA): Federal money will pay for surveillance equipment, computers
Nearly $15,000 in federal grant money will buy equipment designed to make it easier for officers to do their work, said Assistant Police Chief Capt. Calvin Cooks. The $14,978 grant will pay for new computers and surveillance equipment, Cooks said.
From Daily Comet, November 09, 2009
New Orleans: 'Smart' network of roads could create safer highways
Fifteen years after the idea of regional transportation management was first imagined, a $14.5 million complex devoted to creating a network of "smart" highways in southeast Louisiana has risen on a spit of neutral ground in the middle of the Pontchartrain Expressway where Metairie meets New Orleans.
From The Times-Picayune, November 09, 2009
Kingston (Hudson Valley): Video surveillance coming to KHS
A $280,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant is expected to support Kingston High School’s two-month-old closed campus policy, funding surveillance cameras, high-tech identification cards, and staff training and support.The district received the Secure Our Schools Grant through the federal agency’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
From Daily Freeman Hudson Valley, November 07, 2009
Contractor, NCDOT Battle Over I-485 Delay Fines
Drive along the brand new concrete ribbon that covers the latest stretch of Interstate 485 and it's hard to imagine that according to the state, the highway isn't finished yet.
“That's correct. As of right now, the entire project has not been accepted by the department,” said Rick Baucom, a North Carolina Department of Transportation engineer.
From WSOCTV, Charlotte, NC, November 06, 2009
Stimulus Plan: Funds will let PennDOT eyeball traffic
Work started Thursday on a $13.6 million federal stimulus-funded project to install Intelligent Transportation System components on I-95, the same kind that are helping PennDOT keep tabs on the impact of SEPTA’s strike.
Carr & Duff Inc. of Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, landed the contract for the project, which is scheduled to wrap up in spring 2011.
From Philadelphia Business Journal, November 05, 2009
Nortel Provides 21st Century Communications Solutions for Prince George's Community College and the University of Baltimore
Higher education institutions in Maryland are relying on innovative and cost-effective solutions from Nortel(1) (OTCBB: NRTLQ) to foster student success. These solutions support the increasingly complex, everyday demands placed on the school's communications systems as they strive to educate and train the 21st century workforce, while ensuring academic sustainability in the event of an emergency.
From CNN Money, November 04, 2009
Video surveillance is now becoming a necessity
As global security concerns increase, research analyst at Frost and Sullivan Avantis Chitnis turns the spotlight onto the era of digital video surveillance.
From Public Service Co, UK, November 02, 2009
Santa Ana-based Iteris nets $2.3 million contract
Santa Ana-based traffic management firm Iteris has inked a $2.3 million contract with the city of Corona on a project aimed at making transportation more efficient in the region.
From Orange County Metro, November 02, 2009
