The STRCC TraCS
Software Evaluation Pilot Project was approved by STRCC and STREOC
at a joint committee meeting on December 12, 2002. The Pilot will
be utilizing Iowa Traffic
and Criminal Software (TraCS) developed by the Iowa Department
of Transportation. TraCS is a PC based electronic data collection
and reporting tool that will be used by law enforcement agency Pilot
participants.
The TraCS Evaluation
Pilot Project - Phase One will assess the suitability of the TraCS
Software as a tool to improve the methods law enforcement agencies
use to capture and store traffic citation information on a local
agency server. During Phase One the TraCS Software Development Kit
will be used to develop a state approved electronic uniform traffic
citation for use by officers in their patrol cars. Officers participating
in the TraCS Evaluation Pilot Project will use patrol cars that
have been equipped with laptop computers.
The
TraCS Evaluation Pilot Project - Phase One will evaluate processes
designed to improve capture of traffic citation information. Currently,
traffic citations are hand written, increasing the potential for
inaccurate information to be recorded, and for other agencies and
law enforcement personnel to have difficulty interpreting the information.
This process costs law enforcement agencies many hours of report
writing time that could be spent in other law enforcement activities.
At the completion
of the TraCS Software Evaluation Pilot Project - Phase One an evaluation
report will be provided to the STREOC and the STRCC. This evaluation
will determine if the TraCS application is a viable solution for
the electronic capture of traffic citation information at the roadside
by law enforcement. To ensure the success, a project plan is being
developed. Quality management principles will be applied to allow
for continuous feedback, evaluation, improvement of systems, and
procedures. Pilot progress and periodic budget reports will be made
to both the STRCC and the STREOC.
TraCS Printer Settings
TraCS Evaluation Pilot Project Law
Enforcement Participants
Santa Fe Police Department
Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety
Albuquerque Police Department
NM Department of Public Safety, Motor Transportation Division
NM Department of Public Safety, State Police
Dona Ana Sheriff's Department
TraCS
Pilot Project Status Reports 2004 & 2005 & 2006
Please contact Meryl Tasker, TraCS Evaluation Pilot Project Manager, for additional information or questions related to status reports.
TraCS Pilot IV&V Reports 2005 & 2006
Please contact Meryl Tasker, TraCS Evaluation Pilot Project Manager, for additional information or questions related to status reports.
The
www.nmtrafficrecords.com website, STRCC, and STREOC are supported by the
New Mexico Department of Transportation's, Traffic Safety Bureau.
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