Gatekeeper Awarded $195,000 PaaS Platform Contract from Thomas Built Buses OEM Dealer
Abbotsford, BC – January 18, 2022 – Gatekeeper Systems Inc. (‘Gatekeeper’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX-V: GSI) (OTC: GKPRF) (FSE: 1GK) a video and data solutions provider for public transportation and smart cities, is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for approximately C$195,000 to equip a fleet of school buses under the Company’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business model from a Thomas Built Buses OEM school bus dealer in Southeast U.S. The PaaS solution will be installed in Highpoint, North Carolina where Thomas Built Buses are manufactured. Thomas Built Buses is owned by Daimler Truck North America.
The PaaS solution is centered around mobile data collectors that record and analyze video, audio, GPS location and data on the school bus, and becomes the on-board intelligence platform for future applications such as passenger counting, contact tracing and more. Interior cameras and exterior 360 degree viewing systems enable a safer transportation environment both inside and outside the school bus.
School districts are rapidly embracing video and data solutions on school buses to help provide a safer transportation environment for school children. Gatekeeper has installed approximately 40,000 intelligent mobile data collectors and 100,000 video devices on school buses, for over 3,500 school district customers.
About Gatekeeper Systems Inc.
Gatekeeper is a leading provider of intelligent video and data solutions designed to provide a safer transportation environment for children, passengers, and public safety personnel on multiple transportation modes. The Company uses AI, video analytics, thermal cameras, and mobile data collectors to inter-connect public transit assets as part of intelligent transportation systems in a Smart City ecosystem. The Company’s Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) business model is an enabling transformation to a video and data solutions provider for intelligent transit and Smart Cities. www.gatekeeper-systems.com
Contact Information:
Douglas Dyment
President & CEO
ddyment@gatekeeper-systems.com
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