Napa Valley Uses Satellite Technology to Aid School Bus Safety Efforts; Nextel Phones with GPS Tracking System Installed on NVUSD School Buses.NAPA, Calif. -- The Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. (NVUSD NVUSD Napa Valley Unified School District (California) ) and Nextel Communications Nextel Communications, styled NEXTEL, (Former NASDAQ: NXTL) which is now known as the Sprint Nextel Corporation was a telecommunications firm based in the United States. Known for providing a nation-wide mobile communications system. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NXTL) are collaborating to deploy a wireless Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system on district school buses that will allow administrators to track in real-time the location of all NVUSD buses as they transport children throughout the county. The system will transmit latitude and longitude latitude and longitude Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. information to the dispatch center, allowing NVUSD personnel to monitor location information on buses as they pick up and drop-off children along their routes, helping to increase efficiency, reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales and improve safety. NVUSD buses transport nearly 1,700 students twice daily across an area encompassing 259 square miles, with half of all bus routes including students with special needs. The entire NVUSD fleet of 70 school buses will be outfitted with mounted Nextel i58sr GPS-enabled handsets. Each handset is equipped with TeleNavTrack, a GPS application developed by Televigation, a leading transportation software developer, as well as Nextel Direct Connect(R) walkie-talkie service. This allows for instant voice communications between drivers, the NVUSD dispatchers and bus lots. It also gives drivers the capability to contact 911 in an emergency situation. "The safety of the children and peace of mind for the parents is our number one priority," said Ralph Knight, director of transportation for Napa Valley Unified School District. "This system allows us to monitor and locate any and all school buses instantly. We will always know the location of our students, drivers and buses in spite of weather, traffic, or any other event. Additionally, the information we generate through GPS tracking See vehicle tracking. will allow us to design bus routes that maximize fleet efficiency." The mobile device receives data from the network of GPS satellites and wirelessly transmits its location information on Nextel's all-digital network to servers that authorized users can access from a workstation monitored by dispatchers at the school system's transportation center. Bus locations are displayed on a map, allowing dispatch to quickly recognize if a bus is delayed or off course. Minute-by-minute updates of bus locations and speed of travel offer the ability to view an exact bus route and generate reports over any period of time. Location data can be stored to help manage buses more effectively. "GPS tracking gives NVUSD the ability to locate its buses, where they are traveling and how to get them to their destination in the most efficient manner," said John Salamida, Nextel's senior manager for the education vertical, West Region. "If there is a delay or a break down, district officials know immediately and they can communicate with the bus driver instantly via Direct Connect walkie-talkie service to provide assistance. This combination of visibility and access cannot be underestimated given the precious cargo Precious Cargo is the 37th episode (production #211) of the television series . Synopsis While answering a distress call, Trip is kidnapped along with a spoiled and beautiful alien princess. riding on these buses." About Napa Valley Unified School District Located just north of the San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. , Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) encompasses 259 square miles and serves 87 per cent of the public school population in Napa County. NVUSD's 16,500 students attend 21 elementary, four middle, and four high schools. In addition a comprehensive adult education program provides services community-wide. The District employs 980 full and part time certificated staff (teachers, principals, counselors, nurses, librarians, etc.) and 660 full and part time classified staff (clerical, food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and , bus drivers, instructional assistants, maintenance, grounds, etc.). About Nextel Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200 company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today, 95 percent of FORTUNE 500(R) companies are Nextel customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 297 of the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 262 million people live or work. |
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