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“Interactive maps are not an afterthought; [courts] want to find the best place [when designing] and really integrate them.”
—Cecily Waters
and Infax’s Waters say that is not the direction courts are going. But many courts are thinking of incorporating digital data for their visitors on large displays, kiosks and tablets. And electronic data display has been growing and evolving. It allows administrators to globally change dockets, not requiring staff to run around the courthouse changing postings on paper. It also permits patrons to see listings with a quick scan on a large screen rather than lining up to flip through paper postings, saving valuable court time.
More features & functionality
An Infax wayfinding solution.
Over the past 15 years, Infax has evolved the CourtSight Suite, a comprehensive digital signage solution for justice facilities. In addition to DocketCall and the infoKiosk, it also offers a check-in kiosk, which may be used with JuryCall software to automate the juror selection and check-in process. Court users can deploy Composer and Engage, a dual program that allows the user to create their own directional signage, personalized messages, digital directories and advertisements and display it on courthouse monitors. In addition, the company offers website design and production, to create web content to display on a facility’s monitors. What direction is next we’re not sure. But surely mapping and digital signage will continue to be firmly on the map for courthouses in years to come. Our “navigation nation” shows no signs of letting up.
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