March 20, 2018
Ten Leading Transit Agencies power up ELERTS’ app to receive "Human Trafficking" reports from employees and passengers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Weymouth, MA – March 20, 2018 – ELERTS Corp, the leading provider of See Something Say Something mobile apps for transportation agencies, announced that it received the ‘Be The Solution’ Award for its efforts to combat Human Trafficking…
Read moreMarch 8, 2018
ELERTS works with over 15 transit agencies throughout North America. While each agency has unique ways to promote their individual apps, we celebrate their efforts and share best practices to help all of our customers increase downloads and engage riders to increase safety. Recently, Sacramento Regional Transit District (SaCRT) issued this informative and entertaining video to educate riders on the…
Read moreMarch 1, 2018
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – March 1, 2018 – Today, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) introduced the use of JTA See & Say, a mobile application that makes it easy for individuals to communicate threats, safety and security concerns in real-time. JTA has partnered with the ELERTS Corporation to develop JTA See & Say, therefore making real-time communication via smart phone possible.…
Read moreFebruary 1, 2018
New Director of Transit Educates Industry on Need for See Say Apps to Improve Safety and Security FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Weymouth, MA – Feb. 1, 2018 – ELERTS Corp, the leading provider of See Something Say Something mobile apps for transit agencies, has announced that transit veteran Dick Ruddell has joined the organization as Director of Transit. Ruddell brings…
Read moreJanuary 31, 2018
January was declared “National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month”, as the White House pledges to help end this horrific practice. Believe it or not, the selling and buying of humans is a crime inflicting over 22 million children worldwide according to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Corruption (UNDOC), and $32 billion-a-year global industry, according to the U.S. State Department. As many as 20…
Read moreJanuary 24, 2018
"To be effective, attacks should be launched against soft targets that cannot possibly be defended to any appreciable degree." - The 15:17 to Paris Targets, in other words, like transits. At ELERTS, we believe in empowering every day citizens, who often become everyday heroes. There are people in transit every day - on trains, buses, airplanes and subways - who can…
Read moreJanuary 23, 2018
Advances state-of-the-art in video monitoring "DART has a lot of surveillance cameras to help keep people safe on our transit system. However, it is not possible for a police dispatcher to watch every camera all the time. With ELERTS ‘Attention Engine’ video camera integration, the DART Say Something mobile app can now immediately show DART police which camera is nearby…
Read moreJanuary 3, 2018
2017 was a successful and busy year for ELERTS. It was full of impactful news and milestones as we continued to partner with new transit agencies such as SEPTA, DART, and Toronto's TTC, helping them to make it easy for riders to adhere to the See Something Say Something initiative. We now count 16 transits as customers, and are helping…
Read moreDecember 19, 2017
Ah, the holidays. A time of cheerful greetings and family reunions and people traveling and… increased concerns about security threats, especially in transits and airports. As much as we don’t want to think about it, the holiday season is often a time for increased vigilance and public safety efforts, as large crowds traveling to and fro make easy, impactful targets…
Read moreDecember 13, 2017
The NY subway bombing attempt was a vivid reminder that danger can appear suddenly in crowded environments. See Something Say Something, getting the public to report what they see or hear, is relied on by transit agencies and police to help keep the public safe. ELERTS See Say app is used by over 15 transits for crowdsourced incident reporting and…
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