Enhancement of South Dakota’s Amber Alert System

Details

• Creators:
  Noem, Emily
• Corporate Creators:
  South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  511 Traveler Information Service Amber Alert Broadcasting Dynamic Message Sign Emergency Communication Systems Public Broadcasting Traveler Information And Communication Systems Variable Message Signs
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SD2004-01-F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  South Dakota ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report November 2004 to August 2007
• Corporate Publisher:
  South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
• Abstract:
  From November of 2004 to May of 2006, several state departments formed a system to work in response to Amber Alerts. The South Dakota Public Broadcasting System purchased equipment to efficiently post high-quality Amber Alerts and photos to television, no matter what time of day or staff available. A cost-effective and valuable structure was installed to the South Dakota 511 Traveler Information System to alert callers to Amber Alert information. The Department of Criminal Investigation includes a call center where volunteers operate a phone system which records information received from callers. Amber Alerts are also posted at all South Dakota kiosks quickly and reliably now that they are connected to a network-based system rather than dial-up communication. The agencies have established a system and tested the program quarterly to continue being prepared in case of a true Amber Alert.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77571/dot_77571_DS1.pdf
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