Market Sectors - Microbus mobile-data

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Microbus Ltd has a proven track record in providing high value, purpose-built hardware for safety-critical mobile information to UK and international clients across a wide range of industry sectors.

Microbus’s flexibility in design has been a significant factor in the successful bids to supply both London's Metropolitan Police Service and the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Over 2,000 units are now in operation in these organisations' fleets; benefits include improved response times, providing mission critical data on site and in a timely fashion and a reduction in paperwork resulting in more time spent by the workers in the field. Microbus In-vehicle PCs are now in use in Emergency Services vehicles around the world.

Outside the Emergency Services sector, Microbus's technology has enabled a customer in the airport refuelling business to develop, in partnership with Microbus, a modern day product for the refuelling bowser vehicles performing data collection functions before and after the aircraft refuelling process.

Microbus products can also be found in London Black Cabs, Coast Guard Vessels, Rescue helicopters, Doctors On Call vehicles and Public Transport. The In-vehicle PCs are readily adaptable to many market sectors, thriving in a host of demanding applications and harsh environments; they are a proven and safe hardware choice for any vehicle.

Market Sectors

	Emergency Services Microbus has major installations in each of the three UK Emergency Services including London's Metropolitan Police Service, the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and Norfolk Fire Service. We have a wealth of experience in the field and provide mobile data hardware to benefit today's mobile workforce.
	Police Microbus has played a major role in helping to develop successful mobile data solutions for many of the UK’s Police Forces. With tried, tested and approved installations of the M-PC systems in place, many overseas Forces are now looking to adopt this technology in their vehicle fleets to gain benefit from such tools as ANPR, CAD and AVLS.
	Fire The M-PC systems are ideally suited to meet the needs of the Fire Services providing vital incident information, address details with fastest routing information & Hazard Management databases to the Fire Fighters without delay. Efficient data communication plays a vital part in ensuring that crucial details of each incident are on hand and current, thus reducing the all important response times in life and death situations.
	Ambulance Being able to respond to calls rapidly, efficiently and accurately is seen as a major objective for all ambulance crews. Microbus M-PC systems have been deployed in ambulance fleets to further enable crews to meet their response targets providing faster and more accurate data from crucial emergency call information to vital navigation instructions, improved vehicle system monitoring, messaging and information management.
	Coast guard Not only for use on land, the Microbus M-PC systems are a proven rugged platform for mobile data communications within Sea Rescue Vessels. Sea Rescue crews are able to save vital rescue time by establishing the location and identification of support helicopters and ambulances through the M-PC system as well as having access to status reporting, navigation and message handling.

	Transport & Logistics The expertise gained in this market has proven Microbus to be a leading supplier of complete mobile data technology solutions for the harsh environment. With accurate navigation, journey times are shorter and cheaper and drivers have a host of industry specific applications right at their fingertips.
	Taxicabs Our mobile data solutions for London Black Cab firm, Dial-A-Cab, have provided substantial business benefits and cost savings. Features used include computer aided despatch (CAD), mapping, payment processing & receipt printing.

	Field Services Microbus offers an ideal, secure, In-vehicle platform to allow field workers to send and receive information from their office. Benefits include a reduction in work load, more efficient despatching, a faster service to customers and accurate navigation to any location.
	Carter Ground Fueling (fuel bowsers) Our customer ‘Carter Ground Fueling’ has a requirement for extended serial capability to enable them to design and produce an ‘intelligent’ refueling bowser for airport use. By involving Microbus’s design at an early stage, the solution was successfully achieved and several hundred units have now been supplied for use at airports within the UK and internationally.
	Local Government Mobile technology such as the M-PC systems are being increasingly deployed by government agencies, councils and other public service bodies to increase the productivity of field staff and improve services to the citizen.
	Utilities Energy and water utilities depend upon mobile data technology to manage field service operations. The use of In-vehicle PCs can ensure efficient job despatching, paperless updating of technical data and accurate navigation enable workers to be more efficient and effective. In addition, more time can be spent in the field with the need for trips back to the office being greatly reduced.
	Rail Industry Mobile data technology allows railway workers access to critical information at their fingertips; immediate notification can be made if faults are detected. Voice and text messages can be sent in real-time between train driver, station and depot staff, increasing the speed of response to potentially disruptive events and ensuring that public safety is not compromised.