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Programs, Organizations and Committees
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After-Action Documents
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| U.S. Department of Justice - National Institute of Justice |
| AGILE Program. Advanced Generation of Interoperability for Law Enforcement |
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AGILE Calendar of Events |
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National Task Force on Interoperability (NTFI). The mission of NTFI was to help public safety achieve communications interoperability. To accomplish this, NTFI provided education/information to state and local elected and appointed officials and their representative associations regarding the benefits of interoperability, and provided a forum for public policy makers to partner their efforts with the efforts of the public safety community to address interoperability issues in a more comprehensive way. |
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Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CAPWIN). A mobile computing interoperability solution for the Washington Metropolitan Region. |
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National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC). Formed May 1, 1997, the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) is a federation of associations representing public safety telecommunications. The purpose of NPSTC is to follow up on the recommendations of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC). |
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NPSTC, through NLECTC, supports "statewide interoperability executive councils," which were an FCC creation for oversight of 700 MHz interoperability spectrum — a resource not yet in use around the United States. NPSTC maintains an SIEC resource page directed toward them. A few states have created SIECs to deal with the more general issue of communications interoperability, though, and there is a growing trend in this direction. Examples include Washington and Montana. |
| NLECTC Public Safety Communications Program. The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) maintains an office providing technical assistance for public safety agencies, support for NPSTC and other communications initiatives. |
| Communications Interoperability/Information Sharing Program (OJP). NIJ sponsors technology research, evaluation and demonstration projects to address criminal justice and public safety agency communications and information sharing needs. |
| NPSTC |
| National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC). NPSTC is a federation of associations representing public safety telecommunications. The purpose of NPSTC is to follow up on the recommendations of the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC). In addition, NPSTC acts as a resource and advocate for public safety telecommunications issues. |
| PSWN |
| Public Safety Wireless Network Program (PSWN). The PSWN Program was formed to promote effective public safety communications and to foster interoperability among local, state, federal and tribal communications systems. The program is jointly sponsored by the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury. |
| PSWN is in a transitional period now due to creation of DHS and changes in funding streams. For the first time in recent memory, no future PSWN symposia are scheduled. See their news page. |
| PSWN's systems planning documents are its broadest contributions to communications interoperability efforts. |
| Public Safety Wireless Interoperability National Strategy (Public Safety WINS). A PSWN interactive Website spunoff to highlight strategy, in contrast to PSWN's more programmatic and project oriented efforts over the past several years. It highlights a "State of Interoperability" report characterizing states based on six metrics of communications interoperability. Also see Key Issue Areas on the home page. |
| U.S. Department of Commerce - NTIA and NIST/OLES |
| NTIA Public Safety Division. The Public Safety Program was established to coordinate the various spectrum and telecommunications related activities and programs within the Federal Government as it relates to public safety. In June 2003, the Public Safety Program became the Public Safety Division as a result of a reorganization of the Office of Spectrum Management. |
| Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee (PSWAC). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) established the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee ... to evaluate the wireless communications needs of federal, state, and local Public Safety agencies through the year 2010 and to recommend possible solutions. |
| PSWAC no longer exists. It was followed by the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC). |
| Office of Law Enforcement Standards Public Safety Communications Standards Program. OLES' Public Safety Communications Standards program is dedicated to supporting AGILE. The program is developing standards for voice, data, image and video transfers, drawing on existing standards, discussions with end users regarding their requirements and participation in IT and wireless standards committees. To meet the needs of law enforcement and public safety agencies until standards are in place, the program is evaluating commercial devices and services that can provide interim interoperability. (NIST and AGILE). |
| APCO |
| Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, Intl. (APCO). APCO is a member driven association of communications professionals that provides leadership; influences public safety communications decisions of government and industry; promotes professional development; and fosters the development and use of technology for the benefit of the public. |
| APCO has over 16,000 members internationally. Its Automated Frequency Coordination subsidiary is by far the largest frequency coordinator — an official FCC designation — for public safety, processing nearly two thirds of all such license applications in the United States. |
| Project MESA |
| Project MESA. Project MESA is an international partnership producing globally applicable technical specifications for digital mobile broadband technology, aimed initially at the sectors of public safety and disaster response. The project is supported by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the United States' Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). |
| Project 25 |
| Project 25 began as an APCO project in 1989 to create radio standards for digital public safety systems. As documents became formalized and accepted through the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and, finally, through ANSI, the standards suite came to be known more simply as 'Project 25'. |
| The Website is largely inactive. Formal standards documents are available for a fee through TIA. This document gives a brief rundown on the project and its products. |
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NTFI Brochure on Communications Interoperability (450 KB)
When They Can't Talk, Lives Are Lost
Produced by AGILE for the NTFI, February 2003.
Recent brochure produced to accompany the NTFI Guide. Intended primarily for public officials, it contains simple explanations of issues.
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NTFI Guide to Communications Interoperability (1.6 MB)
Why Can't We Talk? Working Together To Bridge the Communications Gap To Save Lives
Produced by AGILE for the NTFI, February 2003.
Publicized by the NGA Center for Best Practices shortly after release.
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PSWN Systems Planning Guide (2.5 MB)
How-to Guide for Managing the Radio System Life Cycle
This guide is designed to assist public safety agencies in navigating the radio system life cycle. It covers issues essential to successful planning, design, procurement, implementation, operations and maintenance of a regional or statewide radio communications system.
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PSWN Roadmap (900 KB)
Public Safety Land Mobile Radio — A Road Map for Systems Development
A large-format document intended for commercial paper production.
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State and Local Law Enforcement Wireless Communications and Interoperability
State and Local Law Enforcement Wireless Communications and Interoperability: A Quantitative Analysis
Produced by NLECTC- Rocky Mtn Region, January 1998.
The definitive study on communications interoperability capabilities and needs.
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PSWAC Final Report (2.6 MB)
PSWAC Final Report to the FCC and NTIA
Produced by the Public Safety Wireless Advisory Committee for the FCC and NTIA, September 11, 1996.
The seminal work on public safety wireless communications needs. See the Interoperability Subcommittee Summary on p. 44. The full report is included as Appendix A.
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Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety (2.6 MB)
Understanding Wireless Communications in Public Safety: A Guidebook to Technology, Issues, Planning, and Management
Produced by NLECTC- Rocky Mtn Region, January 2003.
A mix of high-level and technical materials.
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Interoperable Communications User's Handbook (1 MB)
Developing Multi-Agency Interoperability Communications Systems: User's Handbook
Produced by Community Research Associates, Inc., 2001, for AGILE.
Focuses on the ACU-1000 and its transportable counterpart, the TRP-1000, devices that allow different radio channels to be patched together either semi-permanently at a fixed location or dynamically at the scene of an incident. A good overview of interconnection technology. Discusses examples in Chicago (IL), Orlando (FL) and Arapahoe County (CO).
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Technical Evaluation of the TRP-1000 and ACU-1000 (700 KB)
Technical Evaluation of the TRP-1000 and ACU-1000 — Test Procedures and Results, Document No. TE-00-02-01
Produced by NTIA Institute for Telecommunications Sciences, August 2000, for AGILE.
Technical evaluation.
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