1. 18 OCT/NOV 2014 | THE JOB MAGAZINE
The cars of the
(near) future
The Met is taking amajor step
towards a really mobile,crime-fighting
office.Our In Vehicle
Mobile Applications (IVMA)
project aims to replace and
improve existing mobile data
terminals and their applications
with the latest technology. All
the way through the project’s
development, the IVMA team
will be holding workshops
and user groups with PCs,
Talking cars!
The text to voice feature will read
aloud despatch information and
critical deployment information to
the driver while the vehicle is en
route. It’s not just cool, it’s required
to comply with legislation and for
safety reasons.
sergeants and inspectors
fromdifferent operational
commands. Around 1,200
vehicles across the 32 boroughs
will be turned into mobile
offices. Here are just some of
the features being developed...
More to come
Other features being considered are ANPR for more cars,
speed detection and situational awareness, which is the
automated provision of information to officers about the area
in which they are patrolling. High-resolution digital cameras
will also feature on selected vehicles in the fleet.
A four-wheeled smartphone
Send and receive texts and images
on your vehicle’s touchscreen.
Clocking off
You can even book
on and off your shift
and show availability
through the vehicle’s
smart device.
Getting there
The map function
includes a routing
system to support
the needs of
emergency services.
Met info at your fingertips
The touchscreen platform makes
it a breeze to move between apps
and functions. New applications
will come online every few
months, including incident data
and routing. Our Met Search app
will be accessible to help you
check PNC, and in future, most
other Met databases.