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• Public broadcast measures. Sends an alert to key public entities, such as broadcast radio and television, to widen the circle of communication as needed.
Covering All Lines
A rail station security operation center is of- ten responsible for covering multiple transit lines, especially in larger cities. Not only does station activity significantly increase during rush hours and special events, but also each area of a station may have unique needs and requirements that add to the large number of communication tasks to oversee. By gaining efficiencies and reducing workflow through ECS automation, the time needed to send messages manually is reduced, allowing transportation staff to focus on more criti- cal tasks.
For example, transportation personnel may need to page a traveler or page a partic- ular zone or platform to inform correspond- ing passengers of a departure or arrival. The first requirement these systems must address is the ability to communicate to a specific lo- cation. Through the ECS, each station can receive communication and audio tailored to that particular locale. If a train that normal- ly disembarks at platform six is now disem- barking at platform 10, the system will allow for a localized announcement of that sched- ule change to the platform(s) impacted. The officer only has to enter the information once with no other action or follow-up required.
Second, an integrated ECS system can send out automated safety alerts that are triggered by sensors and camera feeds. An example would be if a passenger waiting on a platform crosses the yellow safety line, a scal- able and flexible paging and ECS integrated with the rest of the center’s security and safe- ty systems would allow a tripped sensor to send an alert to the paging system. The alert would send out an automated, pre-recorded announcement over the loudspeaker on that
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