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08-03-2010, 09:16 AM
Facial Recognition Technology Proposed For School Buses
Described by school superintendent Madeline P. Meyer as “cutting edge technology,” the Seekonk School Committee is currently weighing a proposal from Volpe Industries Inc. (VPI) to place GPS tracking and facial recognition equipment on a Seekonk school bus. On Friday, Feb. 12, the school committee received a letter from VPI President/CEO Christopher Volpe inquiring whether or not there was interest in taking part in a type of “pilot program” for bus and student tracking. According to the letter, VPI (a local business supplier of video surveillance systems located on Route 44) is currently developing a system that will allow school departments to monitor and track their buses throughout town.
“The concept is to mount two small cameras, a mini computer and GPS tracking equipment in each bus,” reads the letter. What this system would allow, Mr. Volpe said, is as follows: * GPS tracking of all buses to monitor real-time location. * The ability for school administration to view the interior of all buses, with optional listen and talk capabilities. * Video recording of all activity on the bus while picking up and dropping off students with optional audio. * Tracking of all students with facial recognition to confirm that the student got on or off the correct bus.
http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/134495.html
NOTE : Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Rhode Island border. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth.
Described by school superintendent Madeline P. Meyer as “cutting edge technology,” the Seekonk School Committee is currently weighing a proposal from Volpe Industries Inc. (VPI) to place GPS tracking and facial recognition equipment on a Seekonk school bus. On Friday, Feb. 12, the school committee received a letter from VPI President/CEO Christopher Volpe inquiring whether or not there was interest in taking part in a type of “pilot program” for bus and student tracking. According to the letter, VPI (a local business supplier of video surveillance systems located on Route 44) is currently developing a system that will allow school departments to monitor and track their buses throughout town.
“The concept is to mount two small cameras, a mini computer and GPS tracking equipment in each bus,” reads the letter. What this system would allow, Mr. Volpe said, is as follows: * GPS tracking of all buses to monitor real-time location. * The ability for school administration to view the interior of all buses, with optional listen and talk capabilities. * Video recording of all activity on the bus while picking up and dropping off students with optional audio. * Tracking of all students with facial recognition to confirm that the student got on or off the correct bus.
http://www.eastbayri.com/detail/134495.html
NOTE : Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Rhode Island border. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth.