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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation implemented an interoperable video sharing system costing between $4,000 and $15,000 per facility.
Made Public Date
06/24/2009
Identifier
2009-SC00184
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Summary Information

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Transportation Management Center (TMC) installed video sharing equipment to enhance coordination between E911 operators, TMC personnel, and incident responders. The video sharing initiative allows for these stakeholders to view real time video streams from the TMC camera system.The equipment costs ranged from $4K to $15K per facility depending on the type hardware installed (non-rack or rack mounted, respectively). The costs to establish high-speed data links were additional. The table below, excerpted from the source report, shows the itemized costs for video sharing:
 

Cost Estimate of Equipment Needed for Video Sharing
Best Equipment (can be rack mounted)
Item Name Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Pelco Net 4001A Transmitter/ Receiver
2
$2,600.00
$5,200.00
Cisco 2611XM T1 Router
2
$3,500.00
$7,000.00
19” CRT Monitor
1
$900.00
$900.00
4 Port 10/100 Ethernet switch
1
$50.00
$50.00
Total Cost Estimate: $13,150.00
Cost Estimate of Equipment Needed for Video Sharing
Good Equipment (cannot be rack mounted)
Item Name Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost
Pelco Net 300 Transmitter
1
$650.00
$650.00
Pelco Net 300 Receiver
1
$650.00
$650.00
Adtran Router
2
$850.00
$1,700.00
19” CRT Monitor
1
$900.00
$900.00
4 Port 10/100 Ethernet switch
1
$50.00
$50.00
Total Cost Estimate: $3,950.00