Industrial Grade In-Vehicle Surveillance Cameras for School Bus Camera Applications
There are 3 classes of equipment manufactured and marketed for mobile vehicle video camera applications.
Consumer Grade - Typically for people who own their own vehicles and want an out-the-front windshield “accident camera”
In this application, there is no consideration, design, or need to protect the video evidence from the driver or others in the vehicles as they purchased it, and it is for their use only. No locking DVR, no memory protections, as the owner is the one it is being operated by directly.
Commercial Grade - This is the Fleet based “Light Duty Low cost” solution used by those who need a system that must have some design features to protect it from the driver as well as those in the vehicle, from tampering and abuse, in order to have a verifiable chain of custody with restricted access to the memory storage device. These systems are mid-range in cost, and the price is the defining consideration in most Fleet based Commercial Grade systems.
Industrial Grade - This is the highest grade of Fleet based In-vehicle video surveillance camera solutions, offering an extremely high degree of intrinsic DVR security, memory security, shock isolation, much heavier duty cables, and military-grade aviation connectors with environmental protection from moisture, dust, and IP rated for waterproof DVR, display and cameras.
The only reason we have access to the Industrial Grade In-Vehicle Surveillance Camera solution is we had a long-time customer purchasing large quantities of our Commercial Grade school bus camera system, and occasionally they would make an unusual request for hardware modification or the ability to get super wide angle waterproof cameras not typical of In-Bus School Bus Video Surveillance Cameras, so when we asked why they wanted these special equipment requests, they told us they were installing them on off-road Industrial Lift Trucks Operator Safety Surveillance Camera applications that were moving massive loads of lumber over rough terrain in a forestry harvesting application.
They had numerous issues with the DVRs getting wet and shorting out, the cameras fogging, and the memory cards oxidizing and losing contact with the DVR connections.
We searched for a better, more rugged, and higher quality solution for their application, and we found a system designed for off-road, heavy-duty construction equipment, like earth movers and monstrous dump trucks used in quarries, and the other application this product was designed for was mining, so everything had to be sealed as in a methane environment any sparks could be very bad.
In what ways would a School Bus Student Transportation Camera Surveillance system benefit by incorporating Industrial Grade Bus Video Camera system components?
- Higher Quality Equipment than typical School Bus Video Camera systems
- Longer Service Life than typical Charter Contractor School Bus Video Camera systems
- Higher Intrinsic Security than typical Special Needs Wheelchair Lift School Bus Video Camera systems
- Much more shock and impact Protected than typical Low-Cost School Bus Stop Arm Video Camera systems
- 9-Axis Accelerometer, 3 times more detailed than the ones used for Head Start Pre-K Pre-School Nursery School Child Safety Bus Camera Recorder systems.
The truth is every passenger application, student, paying passengers, prisoner transport, and management would benefit from the higher quality, durability, and longer service life provided in the Industrial Grade Vehicle Video Camera systems.
Alternative School & Juvenile Detention Bus Security Camera would benefit from the longer service life of the Industrial Grade systems.
Police Patrol Wagon Suspect, Prisoner & Inmate in-Custody Transport Camera would benefit from the higher quality hardware of the Industrial Grade systems.
Paratransit Driver Safety Video Camera Surveillance System would benefit from the enhanced security and protection of the DVR and memory of the Industrial Grade systems.
Elderly Day Care Shuttle & Assisted Living Transportation Vehicle Video Camera would benefit from the waterproof IP-rated protection of the Industrial Grade systems.
Before & After Care School, Child Day Care Pickup In-vehicle Shuttle Safety Cameras would benefit from the Backward compatibility of the AHD DVR of the Industrial Grade systems
Head Start Pre-K Pre-School Nursery School Child Safety Bus Camera Recorder systems would benefit from the higher shock and vibration buffering of the Industrial Grade systems.
The School Bus Surveillance Child Security Camera market usually ends up with the lowest priced system due to the desire to purchase via Bid of RFP, so large numbers of competitors compete for the sale, and often they cut corners on their offering to the schools as they know low price is all that matters in many of the purchases. This is why many companies you will find charge the customer for Playback software and CMS software even though every system we have ever purchased, sampled, or sourced from China comes with Playback software and CMS software at no additional cost.
We have even seen one company charge for their GPS mapping software every year when everyone else seems to be using the free Google Earth maps also free to customers.
By investing in an Industrial Grade School Bus Security Child Safety Camera Recorder, you will enjoy the benefits of those who now only operate in many more hostile environments.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or require more information about Testudo Lifetime System Warranty Bus Camera Systems, various applications or School Bus Student Transportation Video Camera Recorder configurations, we encourage you to let us know, and we will be happy to offer our 35+ years of market experience in sales and service of digital recording devices to respond to your concerns or questions.
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