Grow your fleet
Leave IT to IDIS

SmartConnect is a cloud-hosted ISS management service for mobile fleets. Your DVRs continue recording on the vehicle while IDIS manages the platform infrastructure, updates, monitoring, reporting, and storage administration.

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The Simple Idea

Cloud Access is More Than Storage.
It is Peace of Mind.

SmartConnect brings your fleet video operations together in one easy-to-use cloud platform while reducing the IT burden associated with managing video systems.

Grow Fleet

Easily scale your vehicle count without worrying about on-premise hardware limits.

Expand Service

Provide better service coverage and monitoring across broader transit areas.

Save Clips

Securely archive critical event footage to the cloud for investigations and liability protection.

What is SmartConnect

Your Transit Security Video platform, managed as a service.

SmartConnect extends IDIS mobile systems to a secure cloud-hosted ISS environment. It preserves the reliable recording architecture already on your vehicles while reducing the IT resources required to support your video management system.

Vehicle

Recording stays on the vehicle

Your vehicle DVR remains the primary recording system, helping preserve video through changing mobile network conditions.

Cloud

ISS moves to an IDIS-managed cloud

SmartConnect provides cloud hosting, software updates, storage management, and reporting visibility through an IDIS-hosted service.

Platform

Customers focus on using video

Operations teams continue using familiar workflows while reducing the IT effort required to maintain servers, software, and video management systems.

Who is this for?

Built for fleets that need to move forward without adding IT complexity.

Transit
Agencies

Modernize mobile video management while keeping proven vehicle recording in place.

Operational
Efficiency

Add vehicles and users without building additional on-premises capacity at the same pace.

Leverage
IDIS Support

Supplement your internal IT resources with an IDIS-hosted platform that minimizes the need to maintain additional servers and software.

Lower Total Cost
of Ownership

Reduce capital expenditures, simplify budgeting, and minimize costly server refresh cycles with a predictable subscription model.

What You Gain

Reduce IT Burden.
Increase Operational Efficiency.

SmartConnect turns platform management into a service so your organization can direct more time, budget, and attention toward transportation, safety, and investigations.

Reduce Hardware Requirements

Eliminate the need for dedicated video management servers and reduce on-premise hardware investments.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Reduce capital expenses while avoiding ongoing investments in customer-managed hosting environments.

More Time for Operations

Spend less time maintaining servers and software and more time supporting transit operations.

Automatic Platform Updates

Keep your SmartConnect environment current without requiring your IT team to manage software updates.

IDIS-Hosted Platform

Cloud hosting, software updates, storage management, and platform maintenance are included as part of the SmartConnect service.

Predictable Budgeting

Subscription licensing simplifies planning and helps reduce unexpected IT expenses.

Centralized Oversight

Bring fleet users, devices, reports, and operational visibility together in one platform.

Faster Deployment

Deploy without investing in additional servers or expanding internal IT resources.

Easier Scaling

Add vehicles and users as your fleet grows without significantly increasing IT workload.

Operational Focus

Keep your team focused on fleet operations, passenger safety, and investigations—not managing additional IT systems.

A Simple Balance

Choose the Deployment Model
That fits

CUSTOMER MANAGED

On-Premises ISS

Best for organizations that want direct ownership and have the IT resources to manage the environment.

  • Customer hosts servers and storage
  • Customer manages updates and maintenance
  • Customer plans capacity and refresh cycles
  • Direct control of the infrastructure environment

IDIS MANAGED

SmartConnect

Best for organizations that want to reduce infrastructure ownership, simplify growth, and gain ongoing platform support.

  • IDIS hosts the ISS environment
  • IDIS manages platform maintenance and updates
  • Scales as vehicles and users are added
  • Subscription-based cost model
A Closer Look

ISS Clip
Archive

Find critical video faster. Manage every clip with confidence.

The ISS Clip Archive gives transit teams one streamlined interface for requesting, organizing, reviewing, and securely sharing important video.

Clips can be requested manually or generated automatically from configured events, then transferred through cellular connectivity or depot Wi-Fi. Searchable tags, descriptions, retention controls, access permissions, notifications, and chain-of-custody tracking help keep evidence secure.

ISS Clip Archive

SmartConnect
Dashboard

Clear fleet insight from one centralized view.

The SmartConnect Dashboard brings essential cloud-service information together in an easy-to-understand customer portal.

Authorized users can review cloud storage capacity, data usage, egress activity, subscription details, account activity, and configurable notification thresholds. Exportable reports and activity logs provide greater visibility, helping organizations manage resources.

SmartConnect Dashboard

IDIS
MobilePlayer

Complete incident playback without additional software.

IDIS MobilePlayer makes exported vehicle video easier to review and share by including a self-contained player with the downloaded file.

Users can review synchronized footage from multiple camera angles, follow event markers and GPS information, and capture snapshots for documentation. The result is a portable, investigation-ready video package.

FAQs

Clear answers for
Your Transit Team

How quickly can I find and retrieve video?
Authorized users can locate and request clips remotely, without waiting for the vehicle to return to the depot.
Do I need to replace my current vehicle DVRs?
No. SmartConnect is designed to extend compatible IDIS Mobile Systems. Compatibility is confirmed during system planning.
What happens if a vehicle loses its connection?
The vehicle DVR continues recording locally. Remote access resumes when the connection returns.
Where is the full video stored?
Full recordings remain securely stored on the vehicle DVR. Only selected clips are uploaded to the cloud platform.
Can I access clips from anywhere?
Yes. Authorized users can access available clips through the hosted platform from approved locations and devices.
Does SmartConnect support cellular connectivity?
Yes. SmartConnect supports cellular connectivity for supported configurations. Cellular bandwidth usage depends on the number, duration, resolution, and frequency of requested video clips.
Can SmartConnect work with depot Wi-Fi?
Yes. Available depot Wi-Fi can be used for video transfers, helping reduce cellular data use.
How long can selected clips be stored?
Clip retention can be configured around your operational, investigative, and storage requirements.

If you have any questions or need assistance,
please feel free to contact IDIS Americas Transit team:

1-888-694-7827 (toll free)

Or via email at

[email protected] [email protected]

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