New York City Police Department Automated Fuel Monitoring System, Volume 1 - Overview

• NCJ Number: 86904
• Author(s): W J McGrath; M M McNamara
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 19 pages
• Grant Number(s): ISP 7419143; 0151005000
• Contract Number(s): 0159000008; 0151P00419
• Sponsoring Agency: New York City Police Dept; National Science Foundation; US Dept of the Navy
• Corporate Author: US Dept of the Navy
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The New York City Police Department's (NYCPD) automated fuel monitoring system was initiated in 1977 by the Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC) and became operational in September 1981.

Abstract

For this study, a flowchart was prepared of the existing manual fuel control system from which it was revealed that: (1) all transactions were manually recorded in a gasoline and oil receipt book by the pump attendant and were signed by the department vehicle operator; (2) the system required the services of a full-time pump attendant for a least two of the three daily duty shifts; and (3) each precinct was responsible for reordering its own fuel from the vendor. After a data collection effort, a number of recording errors were noted and the major system problems were identified. An automated fuel system was proposed and a pilot project was undertaken to determine the system's effectiveness. System design, specifications, configuration, and implementation are discussed in the report, and the system's cost and benefits are noted. (NTIS abstract)