Gatekeeper Signs 5 Year Agreement With 8th Largest School District in US
Video Services Agreement for The School District of Philadelphia
Abbotsford, BC – February 3, 2021 – 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 signed a five-year services agreement with The School District of Philadelphia to provide service and maintenance solutions for video systems on school buses. The School District of Philadelphia includes all public schools in Philadelphia and is the 8th largest school district in the US, serving over 200,000 students.
Doug Dyment, President and CEO of Gatekeeper commented: “This contract adds another significant new customer for us in Philadelphia, where we already have a service center established for our services contract with SEPTA – the 6th largest transit authority in the US. We are very proud to now be providing video services for both school and transit vehicles in a region that has embraced video and data on all public transportation vehicles and is advancing its Smart City initiatives.”
The use of video and data technology on school buses is growing rapidly and Gatekeeper has significant experience in delivering solutions to improve operations and help protect school children while riding to and from school. Gatekeeper has installed over 34,000 intelligent mobile data collectors and 100,000 video devices on school buses, transit buses, and trains for more than 3,500 school districts and public transit 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.
Contact Information:
Douglas Dyment
President & CEO
ddyment@gatekeeper-systems.com
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