Campus Shield

Campus Shield is the most reliable and effective system for reducing the time it takes to respond to a campus emergency. If you want to make your school, hospital, hotel, or corporate campus the safest it can be, consider Campus Shield.

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What makes Campus Shield superior to every other system on the market?

 

Dependable Technology

The backbone of the system is radio frequency (RF) technology, which is the same technology first responders use to communicate. National Protective System’s proprietary software and hardware ensure independent and reliable performance.

Simple & Discreet

Alerts are sent with a press of a small hand-held device called a PAL (Personal Alarm Locator), similar in size to a key fob. PALs are assigned to specific individuals so first responders know who they are looking for.

Location, Video, Voice

Campus Shield  provides instant and accurate location, video, and voice information even in challenging environments such as multi-story buildings, large outdoor areas, parking garages, and underground areas. With Campus Shield, there are no dead-zones.

Campus Shield VS The Competition

 

Campus Shield

PROs

  • Simple/discrete activation
  • Instant & precise locating functionality
  • Hardwired dedicated network
  • Interactive mapping
  • Camera integration
  • Voice capability
  • Effective indoors and out
  • No dead spots
  • Customizable to any campus

CONs

  • Higher price point
  • Longer installation period

Smartphone Apps

PROs

  • Cost effective
  • Easy to download to a smart phone 

CONs

  • Steps required to access app are nearly impossible under duress
  • Requires reception
  • Poor locating functionality
  • Must be charged and accessible

WiFi Systems

PROs

  • Relatively easy to install
  • Utilize existing WiFi network
  • Simple/discrete activation
  • Cost

CONs

  • Not designed for life/safety applications 
  • Subject to network failures
  • Prone to dead spots
  • Often battery powered and difficult to maintain
  • Difficulty outdoors
  • Takes valuable bandwidth

A Campus Shield system includes:

  

Personal Alarm Locators (PALs) Small handheld device that, when pressed, sends an alert to first responders. If the activator moves during the activation period, the system automatically updates their location.
Alert Stations A set of computers and monitors that present alarm information in local police dispatch or campus safety offices.  Also allows the customer to update/change PAL holder profile information, track PAL inventory status, and run system use reports. 
Receiver Equipment These radio frequency equipment that pick up and send PAL alerts to first responders both indoors and outdoors.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES: 

 

Text & Email Alerts

When a PAL is activated, a text and email containing alert information are automatically sent to a predetermined distribution list. 

Camera Integration

System integrates with existing camera network and displays the camera nearest to the alarm on an interactive map. 

Voice Integration

 Audio message from each alarm is sent to all Alert Stations.  

WHAT IS CAMPUS SHIELD and how does it work?

 Campus Shield is a radio-frequency (RF) panic button system that allows users to instantly and discreetly alert first responders of an emergency anywhere on campus. The key-fob sized panic button called a PAL (Personal Alarm Locator) travels with individuals on a lanyard or in a pocket. The system can cover indoor and outdoor spaces. There are no dead zones, and it provides accurate location information whether the person in distress is in a basement or a third floor bathroom.

 

The system is activated by pressing a small, handheld device called a PAL. PAL activation is simple and discrete. Each PAL is assigned to a specific user, allowing first responders to identify the individual in distress.

Once a PAL is pressed, encrypted RF travels through our independent network to provide location and voice data. The system integrates with the existing camera network to provide instant eyes on the scene. Additionally email and text alerts are sent out to a predetermined list of key contacts.

 

Alert stations in key locations (e.g., main office, SRO office, police dispatch) display a picture of the PAL holder, profile information, as well as the location of the emergency on an interactive map. If the PAL holder moves during activation, their location updates automatically.

 

Campus Shield is the fastest and most reliable way to connect users and critical data to first responders to speed up response times to emergencies.