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Interoperability

Interoperability. Rowland Monk Product Manager, NSPIS Command and Control Project Mesa Edinburgh, 26 th October 2005. Interoperability. What is Interoperability and why do we want it? What Interoperability can we see today? Where is it going?. What is Interoperability?.

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Interoperability

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  1. Interoperability Rowland Monk Product Manager, NSPIS Command and Control Project Mesa Edinburgh, 26th October 2005

  2. Interoperability • What is Interoperability and why do we want it? • What Interoperability can we see today? • Where is it going?

  3. What is Interoperability? “The ability of two systems to operate in conjunction” Not justifiable as an end in itself

  4. What is Interoperability FOR? • To facilitate • improved business processes • better co-operation between organisations • better service to the public / community

  5. What has driven Interoperability? • Hungerford, UK, 19th August 1987 • No communication between telephone and radio users •  reduced availability of information to resources on the ground • New York, USA, 11th September 2001 • No direct communication between different emergency services •  delays in communicating warnings and instructions • Increase in International Crime • Requires an increase in international co-operation

  6. What Interoperability is Occurring? • Civil Contingencies Act, 2004 • Mandates interoperability of First Response organisations • Airwave • UK Police Forces using a single, national radio network • UK Emergency Services moving towards common radio network • Ambulance Radio to be upgraded nationally to Airwave • FireLink radio upgrade currently under tender • NSPIS • National Strategy for Police Information Systems • ISS4PS • Promoting component-based development of interoperable applications

  7. Cooperative Policing Operations Cross-Border

  8. Cooperative Policing Operations Overlapping – BTP, HA Overlapping – BTP

  9. Major Events • G8 Summit – Gleneagles • Officers seconded from all over the country • All could use their own Airwave radios • Control Rooms utilised outside “host” force • Trafalgar 200 Celebrations • International Naval Event • Led by Ministry of Defence Police • Multi-Agency Involvement

  10. System Interoperability Examples • Police Voice Portal (PVP) • Voice enquiries over Airwave for Vehicle checks on PNC • Results spoken back and/or sent by text message • GPS provides officer location for audit trail • Automatic Resource Location (ARL) • GPS provides officer location • Grid References sent automatically over Airwave to C&C • C&C controls the frequency of location updates

  11. Interoperability in the Control Room Call Handling Centre Dispatch Centre C&C Browser Back Office PABX Resources PSTN Call Handling Command &Control Back Office Command &Control Call Distribution Server Other Agencies ICCS Tetra Gateway Alias Database Digital Trunk Radio Public Callers

  12. Interoperability – Conclusions • Interoperability is a Facilitator • The Technology is Available • What are the Business Processes? • Is there the Will to see it through andrealise the benefits? Rowland Monk rowland.monk@vivista.co.uk www.sungard.com/vivista

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