NIC Partners with Theodore Roosevelt National Park to Launch Digital Park Entrance Passes
30 März 2016 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Theodore Roosevelt National Park launches “Your
Pass Now”
Theodore Roosevelt National Park and the National Park Service
(NPS) have partnered with digital government services provider NIC
Inc. (NASDAQ:EGOV) to launch “Your Pass Now,” a new program that
makes entrance passes to national parks available for purchase
online. Ranking no. 5 on the New York Times’ “52 Places to go in
2016” list, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is the third national
park to launch Your Pass Now, a digital solution that provides an
alternative to the traditional paper-based purchase method.
"Many of our visitors conduct business electronically and the
public increasingly relies on technology in their daily lives,”
said Wendy Ross, Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National
Park. “We are providing another modern and convenient method of
purchasing entrance passes with this pilot program.”
Your Pass Now allows visitors to Theodore Roosevelt National
Park to purchase an entrance pass online, at no additional cost, in
advance of their visit, using their personal computer or mobile
device. Once purchased, the pass can be printed or stored on a
mobile device for use on a specified date. Now in its third phase
of development, two new features have been incorporated into Your
Pass Now. Purchased passes can be conveniently stored in Apple
Wallet and can also be retrieved with an Apple Watch. Previous
phases unveiled the Your Pass Now website and equipped park rangers
with mobile scanners that verify entrance pass authenticity.
“NIC is very proud to partner with Theodore Roosevelt National
Park,” said Robert Knapp, NIC Chief Operating Officer. “Whether
accessed from a mobile phone or Apple Watch, we are excited to
bring the innovation of a digital park pass to the nearly 600,000
people who visit the park annually.”
Because Your Pass Now does not require internet connectivity,
park rangers can verify the validity of an entrance pass from
anywhere in the park by using their mobile device to scan the QR
code on the pass. By using the Your Pass Now validation feature,
park rangers can proactively detect fraudulent pass use.
Additionally, Your Pass Now promotes understanding about how
park entrance fees are needed and used to protect and maintain the
nation’s treasured landmarks. Your Pass Now helps collect valuable
park entrance fees which pay for unfunded, park-specific projects
and visitor-related services.
NIC is also providing Your Pass Now for Acadia National Park in
Maine and Colorado National Monument in Colorado.
About NIC Inc.
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ:EGOV) is the nation's leading
provider of official government websites, online services, and
secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative
eGovernment services help make government more accessible to
everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides
eGovernment solutions for more than 4,500 federal, state, and local
agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the
“100 Best Small Companies in America” six times, and the company
has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional
information is available at http://www.egov.com.
About the National Park Service
More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for
America's 410 national parks and work with communities across the
nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home
recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov, on
Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice,
Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube
www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice.
About Your Pass Now
“Your Pass Now” is a pilot program with the National Park
Service that allows visitors to national parks the opportunity to
purchase entrance passes electronically. Your Pass Now streamlines
a paper-based purchase process that was previously only available
at physical park locations or approved resellers. Your Pass Now
provides a new level of convenience and flexibility to park
visitors by delivering park passes at the click of a button. For
more information, please visit www.yourpassnow.com and follow Your
Pass Now on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yourpassnow and Twitter at
www.twitter.com/yourpassnow.
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NIC Inc.Angela Davied, 913-754-7054Director, Corporate
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