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tem is tied into BYU’s proprietary persons’ database, which keeps track of the status of all students and faculty at the university.
Because of this, re-applying for permits each semester is no longer necessary. Once granted, the permit remains valid until a person’s status changes. For example, a student who graduates will automati- cally have their Y permit revoked. However, a graduate student who becomes a member of the faculty will automatically have their permit status changed from G to A. In this way, the permitting system can be largely automated, reducing administration needs and greatly enhancing the experience for students and faculty.
Additionally, the Shared Permit function has provided an addi- tional advantage. For a person who frequently drives more than one vehicle, permits can now be tied to several vehicles, and the system ensures that only one of those vehicles is parked on the campus at any given time.
This also allows for temporary additions to permit accounts, for example in the case of a rental car.
“Transitioning to a powerful LPR platform requires a shift in thinking and implementation, but the advantages greatly outweigh the challenges,” Goodman said. “It has increased the speed with which the officers can conduct patrols, and is imperative for a campus with so many lots to cover.
BYU has also paved the way for painless expansion of their system, as well as the ability to simply transition access control operations and existing video surveillance equipment onto the platform in order to create synergies between various security initiatives.
“A colleague recently said to me, ‘Your system really works. I’ve never seen the enforcement vehicle all the way up here before.’ We have been able to expand our coverage to include areas that we previ-
ously might have only been able to check every few months,” Good- man said. “We’re also much better organized in our enforcement now.” Because Security Center is a scalable and open platform, the uni- versity is able to leave this consolidation option open without need- ing to alter their current development path or purchase all new equipment at once. BYU also is able to capitalize on AutoVu’s back- end client within Security Center. Pictures that correlate with cita- tions are easily located when disputes arise. The accumulated data also is used for analysis, for example in determining low-flow trends during certain hours in faculty lots. Because the faculty lots are gen- erally most conveniently located, BYU can open the lots up to stu- dents when few faculty members are present. Beyond that, the system
has been used for surveillance.
“First and foremost, this solution is a security system. It has solved
numerous crimes and has helped prevent crimes,” Goodman said. BYU distributes information to the local police when necessary, for example to show which vehicles were on campus at a specific time to help with accident investigations. During a recent string of bike thefts, the AutoVu data within the Security Center was used to search for a pattern in vehicles parked near the scene of the crimes. The vehicle
belonging to the thief was identified, and the culprit was caught.
A situation involving a string of burglaries that were taking place both on and off campus was similarly resolved. The on-campus inci- dents were tied to a specific vehicle, which was then tagged in the AutoVu system for monitoring purposes. When that vehicle showed up on campus, officers were alerted and they were able to contact
local police to apprehend the suspect.
Chris Yigit is the AutoVu Program Manager at Genetec.
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