Law Enforcement Technology - September 2009
Interoperability in Action
By Lt. Wallace Colcord
The widespread growth of consolidation and collocation of public safety communication services has arisen out of a need for interoperability and regional communications. PCSO and CPD have proven that a strong partnership can achieve mutually beneficial goals. The implementation of flexible technology makes these goals achievable while both agencies can still maintain their jurisdictional autonomy and control.
The advanced CAD-to-CAD empowers two separate law enforcement agencies to operate on their own systems according to their own business rules, yet have the ability to seamlessly exchange incident information and share this information with the units in the field. This new platform for information sharing ensures efficient inter-agency communication and response, resulting in better service to the public.
