Friday, April 15, 2005
Police Use PocketPCs to Improve Their Speeding Tickets Issuing Process
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 PM
"RICHLAND HILLS - In Richland Hills, officers carry a sleek, palm-size wireless computer to issue tickets quickly and save time. The touch-screen Pocket PC has cut the length of traffic stops by about 10 minutes, traffic officer Jason Baxter said. Officers swipe a driver's license through a card reader attached to the bottom of the hand-held device, and the motorist's information appears on the screen. <...> The $24,952 MobileCite system, which includes five hand-held iPAQ Pocket PCs, is paperless except for the waterproof tickets issued to violators. Officers can head back to the Police Department and upload up to 400 citations as well as racial profiling data into the department's computer from anywhere in the building."
Well, it's great that PocketPC technology is being used to streamline government processes, but this wasn't what I had in mind. I'll leave the rest of my thoughts to myself. :roll: You can find the original article here, but you will be required to create an account first with the Star Telegram.
Well, it's great that PocketPC technology is being used to streamline government processes, but this wasn't what I had in mind. I'll leave the rest of my thoughts to myself. :roll: You can find the original article here, but you will be required to create an account first with the Star Telegram.
