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CITATIONS
NOW PRINT OUT WIRELESSLY
ON THE STREETS OF YONKERS
Yonkers,
NY, March 28, 2005 – The City of Yonkers’
parking citations are getting a makeover thanks to the
EZTag Corporation’s proven electronic citation
issuance and management solution. The City’s Parking
Violations Bureau (PVB) has chosen to implement EZTag’s
off-the-shelf, state of the art mobile enforcement application
featuring Hand Held Products’ Dolphin 9500
rugged handheld computers and Zebra QL320
mobile printers for Yonkers’ new system.
Taking advantage of New York State’s DMV vehicle
registration decal, complete vehicle information can
be retrieved with the push of a button. Tickets can
be issued in seconds.
With EZTag’s comprehensive enforcement_solution,
a citation is issued in 10 to 30 seconds. This timely
process is achieved through well organized data entry
screens combined with data retention. In certain circumstances
one field is required to issue a ticket. “Using
the Dolphin 9500 Imager, the officer scans the DMV registration
decal and auto populates all respective vehicle information,”
stated Dan Rossiter, Account Manager for EZTag. “Our
focus is to minimize the ticket issuance process for
each vehicle” Once completed, the citation is
printed via Bluetooth communications. Officers communicate
collected information to a central database via WiFi
network connectivity currently located only at PVB.
EZTag is a pioneer in deploying enforcement solutions
that make full use of embedded communication technologies
to perform varying tasks.
The central database provides a complete, accurate and
timely data warehouse for data reporting and analysis.
This central database stores comprehensive information
such as scofflaw (boot/tow), stolen vehicles, vehicle
and location tolerances and other public safety information
which is loaded in each handheld during each communication
process. "Batch communications using WiFi are now
more cost effective than Ethernet, but the City’s
real WiFi strategy is to take advantage of real-time
connectivity in the field,” stated Dan Rossiter.
Once the City establishes hotspots in strategic locations,
real-time, up-to-the-minute enforcement information
will be available to the enforcement officer. The overwhelming
advantage in such a situation is that this will require
no further hardware investment to the mobile solution.
Network connectivity is entirely transparent to the
officer in the field. Although the City has chosen to
deploy this application using WiFi communications, it
is also available using real-time wireless communications
such as GSM/GPRS or 1xRTT/CDMA.
The hardware devices developed by Hand Held Products
Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corp. enables EZTag to provide
a complete and integrated citation issuance and management
solution. HHP’s Dolphin 9500 productivity-enhancing
features include PDF417 scanning, imaging and wireless
communications previously unavailable to the City. Scanning
the PDF417 code on the DMV vehicle registration decal,
provides complete vehicle information making the citation
issuance process more efficient.
Zebra Technologies provides accurate and timely printing
with high performance mobile printers that are durable
and dependable in the field. The compact QL320 prints
quickly and with high resolution. It is simple to load
paper and easy to maintain since its direct thermal
and there are no ribbons, cartridges or ink. "The
EZTag Corporation has been outstanding in its implementation
of Zebra QL 320 mobile printers for City of Yonkers
Parking Violations Bureau. The printer is a perfect
fit for this application- allowing the enforcement officers
to store 200 tickets per roll and print within 30 feet
of the handheld device using Bluetooth wireless technology,"
notes Bob Danahy, director of global mobile and wireless
technology at Zebra Technologies. "We also are
proud of the fact that the printer can withstand the
rigors of the coldest and rainiest days in Yonkers,
in addition to the accidental drops to the pavement,"
he added.
One of the greatest features that these two partners
have in common is the quality and efficiency of their
respective products in such a mission critical application.
The Enforcement Officer’s focus must be on ticketing
and not trouble shooting.
One such example, although there are more, is battery
life during the officer’s shift. Given the power
draining onboard components, battery autonomy and power
management in the 9500 and the QL320 ensure that this
mission critical feature is maintained throughout the
officer’s entire shift.
"This project is an excellent example of the use
of advances in technology to more effectively perform
vital law enforcement functions," stated Dan Rossiter.
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About the City of Yonkers PVB
The City of Yonkers PVB acts as an Administrative Tribunal
issues over 130,000 parking violations per year, for
a city with a population of just over 200,000 residents.
The goal of the PVB is to enforce parking regulations
to ensure compliance and increase public safety on city
streets. Along with suspending registrations, the PVB
files a Judgment Roll with the City Court of Yonkers,
has a Boot and Tow program, a Marshal program, and a
Collection Attorney. In addition to enforcement and
adjudication of parking regulations, the Yonkers PVB
is also responsible for issuing handicapped and residential
parking permits.
About
EZTag
EZTag
specializes in the development and deployment of innovative
and reliable automated parking management systems and
services for municipalities, colleges, universities,
and airports. They provide a complete solution - enterprise
software, hardware, support services, and consulting.
As a leader in providing wireless computing and printing
solutions, EZTag has extensive experience working with
its customers to create systems that deliver business
value. Contact them to see how you can take advantage
of the latest mobile innovations to enhance the services
your organization provides.
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