Barcode Automation for campus security

BAi vehicle identification for faculty and student parking

BAi Readers controlling access to teacher parking at an Elementary school in Florida
BAi Readers controlling access to a restricted staff and faculty parking lot at a community college in New Jersey
BAi Readers controlling access for parents and faculty at a Charter School in North Carolina
BAi Readers provide hands-free vehicle identification at a large student housing complex near UCF in Orlando FL

Schools, universities, and residence halls are high volume and high traffic facilities. All of them have parking enforcement with many implementing security gates. BAi Barcode Readers and Decals has become a go-to solution for campuses because of our low cost, high reliability, and ease of integration.

For example at Knights Circle, a UCF affiliated student housing complex, they house around 2,000 students and reported a regular turnover of 1,600 students every year. We'll estimate student vehicle ownership at 80% which means 1,200 vehicles changing each year. They have 4 entrances needing hardware.

Student Housing Pricing using BAi System

4 BAi Readers 1600 BAi Decals Initial Cost Additional 1,200 Decals Per Year Total After 3 Years Total After 10 Years
$19,983.28 $8,240 $28,223.28 $6,180 $46,763.28 $90,023.28

Student Housing Pricing using RFID System

4 RFID Readers 1600 RFID Tags Initial Cost Additional 1,200 Tags Per Year Total After 3 Years Total After 10 Years
$14,200 $18,080 $32,280 $13,560 $72,960 $167,880
BAi Custom Decals for SUNY Maritime Academy in New York, New York

Another strength to BAi systems for school security is the ability to use different colors and customize the credentials. Many colleges that use our equipment take advantage of this to include the year the decal is valid for. Our Decals don't die every year but colleges often require students renew their parking permits annually. Printing the year directly on the permit will facilitate that process.

At SUNY Maritime Academy they date every barcode decal as well as specify from a few different classifications such as Student Resident, Student Commuter, and Faculty. This is a big help to the college in maintaining the entire parking policy.

BAi Readers in use at a school district in Arizona for both buses and maintenance vehicles to efficiently enter the secure depot

Many school districts have chosen BAi Readers and Decals for their fleet parking facilities. The benefits are numerous including the long term value and ease of operations.

Since BAi systems utilize vertically spanning lasers the entire side of vehicles gets read. This makes it 100% reliable on employee vehicles, maintenance trucks, and school buses.

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