Potential Applications
Public Safety
- Mobile wireless applications present opportunities for improving
law enforcement, fire suppression, and homeland security through video
surveillance, high speed record sharing, mug shot transfer, video
transmission from national and local sources, wireless call boxes, inner
building tracking for firefighters, and field reporting, all resulting in
productivity gains and improved communication.
- First responder safety can be improved by providing them with important
information prior to arriving at a scene and with enriched communications
during events.
Public Works
- Public Works applications for high speed data and voice
communications include mobile GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and CMMS
(Computerized Maintenance Management System), work management and field
reporting, inspections, asset management, automated meter reading, and
traffic signal control.
- Also includes remote monitoring and control of critical
infrastructure systems such as HVAC systems, water and sewer
pipelines.
Parking Service
- Parking services operations can be improved by increasing parking lot amenities with
wireless broadband, automated expired parking meter notification,
and wireless credit card payment of parking fees.
Land Management
- Property assessing and Neighborhood Improvement functions include
remote access to building prints for inspectors, real time permitting,
wireless field reporting, and wireless recording of assessment updates
including downloading photographs.
Education
- Student access to current school information, homework
assignments, and help via a school web site and remote teaching
- Improved communication between school administration, teachers,
parents, and students with use of email College and University
– access to campus network for off campus students, distance
learning
Economic Development
- Wireless ISP partnerships
- Providing homes and small businesses with low-cost, high speed
Internet access
- Creating an inviting atmosphere for conventioneers, tourists, and
visitors
- Making Washtenaw County
attractive to new businesses, entrepreneurs and young
professionals.
Heath Care
- Remote monitoring of patients with chronic illnesses.
- First responder access to vital patient information and medical
assistance
Digital
Divide
- Wireless broadband can reduce the digital divide by providing
low-cost, high-speed Internet access for residents in urban, suburban and
rural.
- Create wireless kiosks anywhere for citizens to access county
government.
- Improves citizen participation in their government by encouraging
an intelligent, informed, and interactive citizen.
- Neighborhood organization and non-profit applications
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on Dec. 3, 2008 4:09 am