Alaska’s statewide electronic ticket and data transfer system for use by all police agencies, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Transportation and the courts.

There is a need to improve Alaska’s current traffic ticket and collision reporting system that relies on inefficient manual paper processes. Timely and accurate data is essential to effective strategic planning.

The State of Alaska Dept. of Transportation is heading a coalition of several law enforcement agencies to bring the Traffic and Criminal Software system “TraCS” to Alaska. TraCS is an automated data collection system that includes electronic ticket and collision forms, DWI forms, arrest and incident forms, commercial vehicle inspection forms, and the use of GPS devices and GIS maps.

A data movement infrastructure has been developed that will allow police agencies to send their ticket and collision data electronically to a central repository. The central repository will send the data electronically to DMV, DOT and the Courts.

• Significantly decreasing the amount of time it takes an officer to write a traffic ticket or collect collision report information. The less time officers and motorists spend parked along busy roads, the less chance of collision, injury or traffic disruption.

• Greatly improving the accuracy of collision and ticket data that police collect.

• Reducing the time officers spend on paper work, thus increasing their availability for patrol.

• Reducing duplicate data entry by police, DMV and the courts, which will save time and minimize errors..

• Accelerating the flow of collision and ticket data to highway safety managers, allowing agencies to deploy their limited resources to high risk collision areas based on the most current and accurate data

• Ticket and collision form Information can be scanned directly into the TraCS system from the 3D bar code on drivers’ licenses and vehicle registrations.

• A diagram tool allows officers to create clear, accurate depictions of collision scenes. Templates of problematic intersections or roadways can be saved for repeated use.

• Disposition data will flow electronically from the police agency to the courts, DMV and DOT.

• Ticket and collision form Information can be scanned directly into the TraCS system from the 2D bar code on drivers’ licenses and vehicle registrations.

• A diagram tool allows officers to create clear, accurate depictions of collision scenes. Templates of problematic intersections or roadways can be saved for repeated use.

• Disposition data will flow electronically from the police agency to the courts, DMV and DOT.