Zambo City installs alarm

system for security vehicles

 

The Zamboanga city government is installing an automatic vehicle locator (AVL) on all mobile assets of its security sector, especially those provided by the local government.

The upgrade comes as part of the emergency dispatch system being installed in the command center of the Security and Surveillance Coordinating Office.

Christopher Mandi, command center head, said Tuesday that the AVL is a high-tech system that will become the backbone of a localized emergency hotline that can be accessed via cell phone through a one-push alert button.

Mandi said they are currently completing the installation of 70 AVL on all vehicles the city government has turned over to the security sector.

He said the purchase of vehicles for the security sector was in line with Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar’s commitment to security.

Mandi said to be installed with AVL gadgets are vehicles of the Zamboanga City Police Office, Joint Task Force Zamboanga, Bureau of Fire Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services.

“With the AVL, the command center will have a dashboard (live map) showing the real-time location of all the security assets, to include motorcycles,” he said.

In the dispatch of emergency services, Mandi said the vehicle nearest to the place of the incident will respond and the system will even suggest the route taking into consideration real-time traffic.

The sophisticated public safety system is only the second one being installed in the country, after Valenzuela City, according to Mandi.

The AVL system is designed for surveillance operations that enable law enforcement units to discreetly track and monitor vehicles.

AVL systems can report vehicle information, such as location, speed, and stops, to investigators by obtaining data from global positioning system satellites.