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Safeguarding students with crucial communications
Safeguarding students with timely notifications
An enhanced system gives the University of South Florida (USF) the ability to share targeted updates to its campus, prioritizing the safety of over 66,000 students.
- Education
- Rave Mobile Safety
Delivering severe weather warnings
Located in a region prone to severe weather, USF required a system upgrade to enable it to send alerts to specific communities. A Rave Mass Notification system enhancement facilitated automated, targeted warnings, delivered in minutes.
Delivering severe weather warnings
Located in a region prone to severe weather, USF required a system upgrade to enable it to send alerts to specific communities. A Rave Mass Notification system enhancement facilitated automated, targeted warnings, delivered in minutes.
The challenge
For much of the year, safety officials at USF are dedicated to observing weather events to keep their campus community out of harm’s way. They experience severe weather from March to November, with hurricanes and tornadoes generally striking between June and November, and major thunderstorms and lightning occurring from spring to fall.
USF has used Rave Alert for over 10 years and the mass notification system is essential in protecting the campus community during severe weather. Although the system allowed USF to deliver general notifications to its campus community, administrators wanted these messages to be more targeted and immediate.
The solution
The education institute worked with Rave Mobile Safety to revise its automated weather alerts, drawing a polygon around the campus, so only those with the potential to be affected by the information are notified.
The impact
In addition to severe weather, USF issues emergency notifications through Rave Alert for power outages, fires, environmental disasters and criminal activities including active shooters and bomb threats. Using Rave Alert for more than 10 years has given USF the opportunity to contribute to its development, with some of its features a direct result of the collaboration.
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