Results - Topic: Interoperability

A Model of Communications Interoperability

In 1934, the first Orange County (CA) public safety radio system was put on the air. KGHX was a one-way system, transmitting messages from headquarters to the field. The obvious problems with one-way communications prompted the "mobile radio" to be established just three years later.

Behind IQResponse: A Q&A with Tiburon

At last week's National APCO Conference in Philadelphia, Tiburon introduced their new product, IQ Response, a next-generation product suite that integrates CAD, mobile data, fire and law records and jail management systems into a single interoperable software package. 9-1-1 Magazine spoke to Tiburon's Chief Marketing Officer, Ian Archbell, about the significance of the company's new offering.

Coordinating Communications: The Value of Plain Speech and Universal Radio Equipment in Local Operations

NIMS requires the use of plain speech during multi-agency, multi-jurisdiction and multi-discipline events, such as major disasters and exercises. It does not require plain speech as common practice within day to day departmental operations. However, the importance of plain speech as a means of creating a universal radio language in the United States goes far beyond those kind of major, multi-agency disasters.

Covia Labs Launches Communications Interoperability Software Platform for Public Safety

Covia Labs, Inc. has announced the launch of Alert & Respond, a new software platform that offers a cost-effective way for public safety to integrate consumer smartphones and commercially available devices into their operations. Alert & Respond greatly expands the command & control and situational awareness capabilities available to public safety personnel beyond what is available with voice-only communication.

Crisis Collaboration: Beyond Radio

Say "interoperability" and most policymakers immediately think new Project 25 (P25) radio systems. True, your radios might be due for an upgrade. But public safety agencies can serve the public interest by educating policymakers that funding new radios alone will not satisfy other urgent interoperability requirements for effective crisis collaboration:

Cultural Communications - Tribal Enforcement, DUI, & South Dakota's Initiatives To Save Lives on its Highways

After A Distinguished Career Top South Dakota Cop Reflects On The Most Important Issues Facing His State And Perhaps The Nation

Emergent Communications completes ICE 4 Interoperability Testing

Emergent Communications, Inc. recently completed interoperability testing at the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) 4th Industry Collaboration Event (ICE 4) held in Irving Texas. This was the largest event of its kind and featured some of the most complex test scenarios to date using Next Generation 9-1-1 components based on NENA 08-003, the core standard for NG9-1-1 services.

Five Principles for Successful 9-1-1 Consolidations

Many American communities are facing unprecedented revenue losses and bleak economic futures. Communities across the country are searching for ways to save money while preserving and protecting services critical to the community - particularly the services provided by first responders. In the public safety arena, one option that is frequently discussed is the consolidation of 9-1-1 services. For the past 40 years, the consolidation of public safety 9-1-1 dispatching centers has been an...

Harris Corporation to Upgrade Emergency Communications Network in Franklin County, North Carolina

Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $9 million contract from Franklin County, North Carolina, to upgrade its legacy analog emergency communications to a Harris P25(IP) (Project 25 to the power of Internet Protocol) solution.

Johnson County Command-1

In January of 1993, a Mobile Communications Unit designated "1070" was placed in service, available to respond to any major fire or EMS incident to assist the command staff. By 2003, with county command staff recognizing the value of on-scene communications support teams and realizing the limitations of the existing Communications unit 1070, started the process of acquiring a new, larger mobile communications vehicle.

LAPD Selects Spacenet To Keep Officers Connected Throughout The City

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and a leading provider of broadband network solutions, announced that its Emergency Communications Services (ECS) and associated high performance equipment are being used to support the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue's Mobile Command & Communications Unit

After working on plans for the new Mobile Command Center for nearly a year, work began in October 2003. The unit was delivered to the department in May after being exhibited by Pierce at the FDIC East in Indianapolis. The interior of the Mobile Command Unit (MCU) is divided into three areas: public information, communications, and command & control.

National Guard Plugs Communication Gap in Mississippi River Flooding with TAC-PAK

Due to the fluid nature of the disaster, the 189th Airlift Wing requested deployment of Region 6's Tactical Command Package (TAC-PAK) Ultra-Agile briefcase mobile command system, manufactured by 308 SYSTEMS. For 16 days, the briefcase sized command and communication system provided both operational and welfare/moral communications traffic linking the 150 person tent city with the trailer based MEOC, Joint Operations Center, and Unit Command Posts.

Photo Report: 2011 California Mobile Command Center Rally/Disaster Management Initiative

The California Emergency Management Agency, the California Fire Chiefs Association Communications Section, and the Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley Disaster Management Initiative held the 3rd Annual Mobile Communications/Command Center rally on May 22 and 23rd, 2011. This year’s event combined the Rally with CMU's Disaster Management Initiative for a greater opportunity for associated workshops and exercises. The event was held at the CMU Silicon Valley campus located within the...

Repeater Interoperability Controller

Midian's RIC-8 is a tone remote adaptor and encoder that allows up to eight RIC-8 equipped repeaters connected by leased line or microwave to interoperate

SF Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System Approves BayWEB Agreement

Motorola Solutions, Inc., a leader in the development of Public Safety Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, devices, applications and services, has commended the Bay Area Regional Interoperable Communications System (BayRICS) Authority on the approval of the build, operate, own and maintain (BOOM) agreement to build a 700 MHz public safety long-term evolution (LTE) network in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Spillman facilitates Wisconsin's national data sharing effort

A groundbreaking interface created by Spillman Technologies is helping Wisconsin public safety agencies submit law enforcement data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Spillman is the first vendor to create an interface that allows Wisconsin agencies to submit data to the Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing (WIJIS) program office in N-DEx format.

Suffolk County Fire-Rescue MCU

The current Suffolk County Department of Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services Mobile Command Unit replaced a unit purchased in 1988, which contained a communications and incident command sections, but on a smaller scale. That in turn replaced an older unit put into service in the mid 1970’s, the first concept of a command vehicle. This was a Fire Marshal’s van that was converted with a homemade built-in wooden cabinet containing several low-band radios, which was the only bandwidth in use at...

Using ICS for Interoperability

Technology isn't the only answer to interoperability. The Department of Homeland Security is trying to get people to understand there is a "continuum of interoperability" that includes operations and exercises beyond the technology. The Incident Command System (ICS) has been at the center of many of these activities and has shown its ability to manage communications at large scale and well-integrated incidents.

Zetron's DCS-5020 Digital Console System Now Connects to iDEN Networks

Zetron, a leading provider of mission-critical communications systems, announced that the new release of its DCS-5020 Digital Console System is able to support communications on iDEN networks through Motorola i365 portable radios. This strengthens the DCS-5020's position as a leading console system that supports interoperable communications among different networks.