NCJ Number
31281
Date Published
1975
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER OUTLINES A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION DESIGN FOR AN IMPLEMENTED AUTOMATED VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
Abstract
THIS EVALUATION IS ORGANIZED INTO THREE COMPONENTS: OPERATIONS ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS AND ATTITUDINAL IMPACT; AND HARDWARE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. THE ST. LOUIS SYSTEM, NAMED FLAIR (FLEET LOCATION AND INFORMATION REPORTING), USES A SIMPLIFIED FORM OF 'INERTIAL GUIDANCE' TECHNIQUE, COUPLED WITH REAL-TIME COMPUTER TRACKING TO MONITOR THE LOCATION OF EACH OF 25 PATROL CARS WITHIN AN AVERAGE (CLAIMED) ACCURACY OF 50 FEET.