Cost

The cost to equip a police vehicle in Dane County, Wisconsin for coordinated interagency incident response was $8,000 to $10,000.

From the Rural ITS Toolbox report: Subsection 3.4: Dispatching Systems

November 2001
Dane County,Wisconsin,United States

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Dane County, Wisconsin has implemented an interagency dispatch and reporting coordination system to improve response to incidents and emergencies. Police vehicles are equipped with on-board computers capable of transmitting incident data to a central dispatching center. Once data is received, police make initial observations and send critical information to other emergency responders (e.g., nearby hospitals and fire stations) via an existing fiber optic communications network enabling emergency responders to prepare before arriving on-site. The cost to equip each police vehicle with laptop computers ranged from $8,000 to $10,000.

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Source

Rural ITS Toolbox

Author: Deeter, D., H. M. Zarean, and D. Register

Published By: U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration

Source Date: November 2001

EDL Number: 13477

Other Reference Number: FHWA-OP-01-030

URL: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13477.html

System Cost

Cost per vehicle: $8,000 to $10,000.

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Benefits From This Source

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Cost ID: 2003-00031