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SEARCHDULLES, Va. — Metropolitan Nashville (Tenn.) Public Schools has selected Orbital Transportation Management Systems (Orbital TMS), a division of Orbit...
DULLES, Va. — Metropolitan Nashville (Tenn.) Public Schools has selected Orbital Transportation Management Systems (Orbital TMS), a division of Orbital Sciences Corp., to install fleet management technology and a security system in the district's buses.
The systems will be installed in the district's 685 buses in three phases, over an estimated 36-month period. In the first phase, Orbital TMS will install an 800 MHz two-way voice communication radio system in the vehicles.
Once the communication system is working, software that uses satellite-delivered positioning information to track vehicles along their routes — OrbCAD — will be installed in the buses and administrative vehicles, as well as in the district's control center.
OrbCAD will, with the support of an information terminal (OrbStar), provide navigational directions for the district's routes. This will enable drivers to have more detailed information on their assigned routes. It will also allow for a more efficient emergency response system.
In the final phase, Orbital TMS will equip the buses with video cameras to enhance on-board safety and security.
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