The Richmond International Airport Selects SOMA Global to Help Protect Over 4 Million Passengers and Staff
TAMPA, FL – 5/21/2020 – SOMA Global has entered into an agreement with the Richmond International Airport to implement their Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management, and Mobile Data Systems.
The SOMA “Public Safety as a Service” (PSAAS) Platform features advanced technology and full configurability in a mobile-ready platform that will enable the Richmond International Airport Police to effectively secure facilities and protect over 4 million passengers and travelers that pass through it a year.
The Richmond International Airport becomes the first Transportation Agency in the nation to embrace the SOMA Platform giving them groundbreaking access to the SOMA applications that will streamline dispatch and operations for the Airport Police Department and Emergency Communications.
“SOMA has always worked with its agency partners to innovate platform features,” said Peter Quintas, Founder and CEO of SOMA Global. “Together with the Richmond International Airport, the SOMA Platform is expanding to provide innovative technology that is the first of its kind in the transportation marketplace.”
Using the SOMA Platform, the Richmond Airport Police Department and Emergency Communications will benefit from an integrated Platform experience, including:
- SOMA HUB – The Hub allows for quick and easy searches across multiple feeds and various airport and passenger data sources.
- SOMA Dispatch – Computer-aided dispatch for law enforcement, airport operations and response.
- SOMA Records – Records management applications for incident-based reporting, and criminal data.
- SOMA Mobile – Mobile dispatch for patrol and other airport first responders.
Interim Chief Matthew Tenney of the Richmond International Airport Police concurred that “The SOMA Platform will allow the Airport the ability to share criminal justice related data between the agencies within the Airport in a secure manner. This new platform will provide reports that will meet the standards of both the Federal and State of Virginia Uniformed Crime Reporting and Incident Based Reporting.”
About SOMA Global
SOMA Global was founded in 2017 to redefine and deliver modern, best-of-breed public safety solutions with a primary focus on saving lives and protecting first responders. SOMA Global is a team of public safety and technology veterans that understands and respects the value of a partnership with an agency. Their Public Safety as a Service (PSAAS™) Platform offers the best Computer-Aided Dispatch, Mobile Dispatch, Records Management and Jail solutions on the market. Find more information about SOMA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or at https://somaglobal.wpengine.com.
