TWRA Boating Division Gains Inaugural Innovations in Technology Initiative Award

In conjunction with Boating Education, NASBLA's Innovations Partner presented the award to the Boating Division for its new cutting edge in technology with the implementation of Report Beam. The award recognizes TWRA for having the initiative that demonstrated the highest level of innovation leading to advances in boating safety.

 

The Innovations in Technology Initiative will leverage the latest technology to help the states and territories make boating safer and more enjoyable, and make the most efficient use of scarce state resources. By identifying, investigating and publicizing technological applications that demonstrate the greatest promise in achieving our RBS objectives, NASBLA and its ITI partners will bring the proven results of emerging technologies to the tough issues facing boating safety, enforcement, education and administration.

 

Report Beam is an internet web based program that was derived from an existing software package that was used for reporting vehicle crashes and was modified to work in the modern day boating era. Report Beam allows the officer to convert the paper version of a boating accident report into a computer version. This conversion makes for better professionalism and accuracy. 

 

The Report Beam program has the capabilities of diagramming state of the art 3-D animation and merging of maps to project a clear picture of the accident.  Report Beam has significantly increased the efficiency of getting the accident report to all the parties involved in a very timely manner. Another feature of this program is its query capability that can be helpful in projecting long term trends, making annual reports, zoning requests, judicial proceedings and assisting with legislative decisions. 

 

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