E-CARD completes city-wide
implementation of transit
U-Pass distribution system
Seven major post-secondary
institutions in British
Columbia (including
Vancouver Community College,
Simon Fraser University and
the University of British
Columbia) have implemented a
solution from E-CARD that
enables students to collect
a monthly Universal Transit
Pass (U-Pass) in a secure
and automated process.
Each month, a student will
swipe their student card at
a U-Pass Dispenser located
at various points within a
campus, and receive their
U-Pass for the month.
The entire student
verification process takes
less than a second in most
cases. Using E-CARD’s
online campus solution, the
Dispenser passes the card
number through to the main
server for eligibility
confirmation. A record
is then made in the student
file that they have picked
up their card for that
month, and it prevents them
from retrieving another
U-Pass until next month.
“Students love it and in
most cases are stunned at
how quick they can get their
U-Pass without lining up”
says Ben Guanzon, IT
Director at Vancouver
Community College (VCC). “We
implemented five machines
throughout the campus and
there has never been a line
up on any of the machines”.
VCC has been successfully
running the new Dispenser
system since February 2011.
The entire burden of U-Pass
distribution has shifted
from a manual to an
automated process, saving
thousands of hours of labour
each year.
On the first day of
operation at 6 other
institutions in late August,
over 12,000 U-Passes were
issued without incident, and
the entire process is
secured by the Dispenser box
plus a complete audit trail
of each transaction.
It is estimated that
approximately 80,000
students per month will
retrieve U-Passes in this
method.
About E-CARD:
E-CARD provides card
printing and encoding
systems, as well as card
transaction management
solutions for clients across
Canada and the United
States. E-CARD’s
Campus Solutions allow
educational institutions of
all sizes to enhance the
delivery of student services
while dramatically improving
cost recovery.
www.idexperts.com
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