City of London, Ontario

Business Challenge

The City of London, a mid-sized Canadian city, has a forward-looking mandate to explore how wireless technology can improve the way cities are run. They want to test and deploy several wireless solutions to help simplify and improve the way the community is served by various city services.

Solution

• Worked with a third party to create a custom application to give police officers remote access to crime databases
• Developed a GPS-based emergency management application to track and respond to dangerous spills and emergencies
• Implemented a wireless contact directory for city employees

  Results

  • City officials communicate better
  • Improvements to police and emergency response
  • Security features meet required standards
  • Reputation as forward-thinking government grows

  Industry	Government, Public Safety/Law Enforcement
  Region	Americas
  Company Size	Medium-sized Organization
  Type of Solution	Industry Specific Applications, Field Service
  Solution	Custom Remote Crime Database Access Solution, Custom Emergency Response Solution, Wireless Contact Directory
  More Information	City of London Business Case Study (PDF) London Police Services Technical Case Study (PDF)