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The patrol vehicle's mobile office, built to last
The in-car computer is where the shift gets run, reports get written, plates get checked, and video gets tagged. Sector specs the rugged laptop or tablet, mounts it to survive the vehicle, integrates the printer, scanner, and video evidence around it, and supports it for the life of the fleet.
THE PATROL CABIN
A patrol car is the hardest place to put a computer
The cabin is brutal on hardware. It heat-soaks in summer and freezes overnight, it vibrates for a full shift, it takes spills and the knocks of an officer getting in and out with gear, and it never really powers down. A consumer or under-spec laptop does not last in that environment, and when it quits mid-shift the cost is immediate: a report that cannot be filed, a plate that cannot be run, a unit out of service until someone swaps a machine.
For patrol the device is more than a computer. It is the interface to the in-car and body-worn video, the place a citation prints and a license scans, and the screen where an incident gets tagged to a case. When any link in that chain is wired by whoever was available, the whole patrol environment turns unreliable, and the officer is the one left dealing with it on the road.
Sector specs the device, the mount, the power, the peripherals, and the video integration as one build, installs it to public-safety upfitting standards, and supports it for the life of the fleet. The point is not a laptop. It is a patrol environment the officer can count on.
WHY SECTOR FOR THIS SOLUTION
Built on law enforcement
Sector's roots are in public safety, and the patrol standard, where a failed device means officer safety and lost coverage, is the standard every install is held to. We know the cabin layout, the shift workflow, and what a chief and an IT director each need to sign off on a build.
We mount, wire, and integrate it ourselves
Upfit-trained Sector technicians do the install: the rear-mounted dock, the isolated power, the cockpit interface, the printer and scanner, and the video tie-in, finished clean behind panels to meet public-safety upfitting standards and keep the officer reach zone clear. The team that specs your build is the team that installs it.
One partner for the patrol stack and its support
The computer rarely stands alone in a patrol car, so Sector specs it with the video, connectivity, and mounting as one system, then manages the warranty, RMA, and reconfiguration locally and reinstalls into replacement vehicles as the fleet refreshes. Getac fully rugged devices carry a three-year bumper-to-bumper warranty covering accidental damage, with longer terms available.
INSIDE THE PATROL BUILD
THE IN-CAR TERMINAL
The right device for the front seat
Most agencies run a fully rugged laptop as the in-car terminal, the kind built for a full shift of typing, software, and database work. The Getac S510 brings a 15.6 inch sunlight-readable display, and the S410 a 14 inch, both readable at noon, both taking glove and wet-finger touch, with hot-swappable batteries so the machine never ties an officer to a charger. Security is built for CJIS work, with vPro, TPM 2.0, Windows Hello face authentication, and smart-card, fingerprint, and RFID reader options. For officers who work out of the car, a rugged tablet or convertible can replace the laptop. Sector specs to how the agency actually runs, not to a single model.
Key componentsGetac S510 and S410Sunlight-readable displayGlove and wet touchCJIS-ready security
MOUNTED OUT OF HARM'S WAY
A distributed build that protects the unit and the officer
A patrol laptop lasts when it is mounted out of harm's way. Sector secures the computer in a rugged dock in the rear of the vehicle, in a trunk tray or electronics cabinet, where it is vibration-dampened, protected from front-cabin spills and tampering, and kept connected to power and the vehicle antennas through high-speed maneuvers. A rugged USB hub runs the cockpit peripherals on a single clean cable, and a magnetic mount places a handheld or a second display in the officer's strike zone. Cable is routed behind interior panels for a factory finish that meets public-safety upfitting standards and keeps line-of-sight clear. The result is a computer that is secure, reachable, and supportable, not zip-tied to a dash.
On-site brandsGetacHavisGamber-Johnson
PRINTER AND SCANNER
The printer, the scanner, and the rest of the shift
The work needs more than a screen. A mobile thermal printer mounts in the vehicle's existing printer location and turns out citations and reports on scene, with fade-resistant output that holds up in a file. A barcode scanner sits in the officer's primary reach zone for fast driver's-license data entry that feeds straight back to the computer, so a stop does not turn into manual typing. Everything runs through the rugged hub as one connected system instead of a tangle of cables, which keeps the cabin clean and the build serviceable.
On-site brandsBrother
VIDEO AND EVIDENCE
The interface to the evidence record
In a patrol car the computer is where video becomes evidence. Coordinated triggering starts the in-car and body-worn cameras together on a light-bar or siren activation, so an incident is captured from every angle without anyone reaching for a button, and the officer tags footage with a case number from the in-car display. On return to the station the video offloads on its own, by secure wireless or a multi-bay dock, with the chain of custody intact. Storage is cloud for fast sharing with prosecutors or on-premise for high-volume retention, on a CJIS-aligned backend with role-based access and full audit logging. This is the computing layer of Sector's in-car and body-worn video.
Connects toIn-car videoBody-worn camerasThe SMART Vehicle
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THE LINK BACK
Connected on patrol and on FirstNet
A patrol computer has to reach back from anywhere the car goes. Getac devices offer 4G LTE and 5G with FirstNet-capable options, dedicated GPS, and Wi-Fi for station offload. For a single car that is often enough on its own. Across a fleet, or in a county with coverage gaps, the in-vehicle router and antennas become their own build. Sector sizes it to keep every unit online and every offload reliable, and specs it alongside the computer so the two are designed together.
Key componentsFirstNet-capableDedicated GPS4G LTE and 5GStation Wi-Fi offload
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HOW A PATROL BUILD RUNS
1
Tell us how your officers work
Tell us how the car is used, what software runs, whether it ties into video, and what your CJIS and records obligations are. We will build a vehicle list with you where it helps.
2
Sector specs the patrol build
Sector designs the device, mount, power, peripherals, and video integration as one system and prices it to your budget. You see the full plan before anything is ordered.
3
You review and approve
You review a clear proposal, and any change is pre-authorized so the price holds. Nothing is ordered or installed until you sign off.
4
We install, commission, and support
Upfit-trained technicians build and commission each vehicle, train your people, remove the old gear, and stand behind the workmanship and warranty for the life of the fleet.
SECTOR VS. A DIY PATROL BUILD
| Sector | DIY build | |
|---|---|---|
| Device, mount, and video specced as one | ✓Computer, dock, power, and evidence integration built to work together | ✗A laptop in a box, the rest left to you |
| Professional in-car installation | ✓Upfit-trained techs mount, wire, and commission per vehicle to PS standards | ✗DIY or lowest bidder, rework when it fails |
| CJIS-aware evidence setup | ✓Tagging, offload, retention, and access configured to hold up | ✗Configured by whoever is available, if at all |
| Warranty and support handled locally | ✓Accidental-damage warranty, RMA, and reinstall managed for you | ✗You chase the manufacturer and re-buy on refresh |
FEATURED PRODUCTS FOR THIS SOLUTION
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Getac patrol devices support the security CJIS calls for, including vPro, TPM 2.0, Windows Hello face authentication, and smart-card and fingerprint reader options. Sector configures access and the evidence backend to CJIS-aligned practices and confirms the specifics for your agency.
Most agencies run a fully rugged laptop as the in-car terminal for full-shift typing and software. Officers who work out of the car may want a tablet or convertible. Sector specs to how your people actually work.
Yes. Sector handles the rear-mount dock, isolated power, cockpit interface, printer and scanner, and the in-car and body-worn video integration, installed to public-safety upfitting standards, commissioned, with your people trained.
Getac fully rugged devices carry a three-year bumper-to-bumper warranty covering accidental damage and environmental exposure, with longer terms available. Sector manages the RMA and reconfiguration locally so you are not chasing a manufacturer.
Yes. Sector reinstalls into replacement vehicles as the fleet refreshes, and sizes devices with the headroom to run current software for years.
Yes. Getac is our core line and what you can shop directly. Where an agency needs a different rugged platform, we source and integrate it. Tell us the requirement and we will spec the fit.
Need patrol computing specced, installed, and supported?
Sector works with police, sheriffs, and first responders to spec the right rugged device, mount and integrate it in the vehicle, and support it for the life of the fleet. Tell us how your officers work.