Updated at 7:18 a.m., Monday, January 28, 2008
Big Island police to get mobile data system
Advertiser Staff
Big Island police will soon be getting instantaneous access to local, state and federal databases on outstanding warrants and stolen vehicles through in-car laptops.BIO-key International, Inc., a company specializing in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a $344,000 contract from the Hawai'i County Police Department to implement the initial roll-out of the police department's first mobile data system.
It is the same system the Honolulu Police Department has pioneered in Hawai'i.
Funding assistance was provided through the use of U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants.
According to a BIO-key news release, each of Hawai'i County's Police Department vehicles will also be equipped with software enabling dispatchers to determine the location of units closest to an incident and provides officers with directions enabling the police department to respond more quickly to calls. The system will also enhance officer safety by tracking the location of all patrol officers.
"We are pleased that at the conclusion of a comprehensive pilot, Hawai'i County selected our MobileCop solution," stated Mike DePasquale, BIO-key president and CEO. "Hawai'i County now becomes another major client in our roster of over 1,000 law enforcement departments that rely on us daily for access to critical information to protect their communities. We anticipate delivery of this system in the first quarter of 2008."
