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2/1/2005



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BART police officers to obtain mobile access to emergency situation data


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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officers soon will gain faster access to information about emergency situations. The agency plans to install MapInfo Corp.’s location-based technology on wireless computers inside patrol cars and BlackBerry® handheld devices.

The technology will be integrated with BART’s dispatch system to help officers pinpoint the location of an emergency and determine the emergency’s impact on a surrounding neighborhood. MapInfo provides digital photos showing emergency exits for underground tracks or stations, and locations and telephone numbers for nearby jails, hospitals and other institutions.