sprint nextel gps presentation march 1 2007

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GPS Technology for the K-12 Education Community

March 1, 2007

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School Transportation Strategy

GPS Solutions

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International, Thomas, and Bluebird

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Paulding County Schools

• Located in Metro Atlanta, Paulding County Schools operates 275 buses providing transportation services to 28 schools and a student population of more than 23,000

• Implemented in July of 2006

• Jim Black, Assistant Director of Transportation

• Wireless Timesheets

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Paulding County Schools

• i-355 Motorola handheld provides GPS and Nextel walkie-talkie/cellular compatibilities

• Motorola professional install kit provides speaker phone and hands-free microphone

• Motorola i-355 powered and battery charged by install kit.

• i-355 can be locked in install kit cradle

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Paulding County Schools

• Motorola install kit can be mounted in the dispatch office to provide instant communications to the drivers via the Nextel walkie-talkie.

• ActSoft’s Comet Tracker application can be deployed to various locations in the district, not just dispatch

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Paulding County Schools

• Comet Tracker provides mapping and spreadsheet capabilities

• Blackberry interface available for mobile employees

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Woodward Academy

• Largest private school in the continental U.S. serving 3000 students.

• Operates 44 school buses serving 900 students at 2 campuses

• Serves 25 counties in N.GA/Metro Atlanta area

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Woodward Academy

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Woodward Academy

• The dispatch and IT support staff have access to Comet Tracker on their office PC and on their Blackberry

• Woodward uses the same install kits from their buses in their dispatch office to communicate with their buses

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Woodward Academy Micro Bus and Van Fleet

• Woodward uses GPS on their primary fleet vehicles as well as their micro buses and vans.

• These vehicles are used to transport field trip and smaller sporting event groups

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