|
For
police officers, and other uniformed services users,
gathering information can often require more than simply
filling in a form or taking notes. The ability to record
pictures, video, sound samples or dictation can often
prove easier, quicker and more effective compared with
using traditional pen and paper. Capturing these types
of information has usually meant using multiple devices
and collating the information onto standard reporting
platforms back at the police station which is time consuming,
reduces time spent in the community and duplicates effort.
The
Interchange ePocketBook electronic notebook provides
officers and other uniformed services users the ability
to easily record a variety of text and multimedia data
using BlackBerry® smartphones. Using the ePocketBook
incident management system, users can pick up assigned
incidents or create new ones wirelessly from the field.
Entries are date and time stamped and held on a timeline
for review on the BlackBerry smartphone, as well as
being instantly and securely synchronized with the ePocketBook
server behind the firewall. GPS enables the solution
to log the user's location data against entries for
later verification, if required.
This
solution enables police officers and other uniformed
services users to take notes in a few clicks without
the need for excessive paperwork - and ensure that back
office systems are updated as soon as possible thereby
releasing key personnel and other staff from administrative
activities. The time saved means more time in the community,
enabling users to maintain a more visible and responsive
presence. By enabling additional efficiencies in back-office
data processing ePocketBook can bring further improvements
to the responsiveness of a Police Service or other field
work organisations.
The
multimedia application also means that police officers
can, for example, easily photograph non compliances
or vehicle position and road markings accurately and
these can then be transmitted electronically together
with the officer's notes, automatically annotated with
date and time, as well as GPS location information.
Inevitably this leads to faster and more efficient incident
management which, in turn, enables expensive resources
to be used more effectively and deliver improvements
to the quality of service. Compared with police officers
using traditional notepads, officers using ePocketBook
enabled BlackBerry smartphones are less likely to return
to a police station after gathering information.
In
addition, mobile data access provides supervisors with
valuable management information. For example, they can
view and print out a full audit trail of all mobile
patrol activity and track incidents (i.e. current, resolved
and those that need to be allocated).
Other
benefits include:
- Process
improvement through reduced duplication of effort
- Reduced
administration time for operational police officers
- Increased
speed of updating back office systems
- Increased
police effectiveness and visibility
- Intelligence
sharing and capture
Interchange
Group is a long-time BlackBerry Alliance Partner and
BlackBerry ISV Alliance Member with a 30 year old proven
track record in integrating voice, data and security
technologies to create tailored solutions that deliver
defined ROI for mobile workers, field force automation
and outsourcing solutions.
 
Download
more information about the ePocketBook
Solution for the Police and Uniformed Services
Contact
us for a free trial info@interchangegroup.com
For More Information
Contact
me
|
