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IntroductionIntroduction
Steve Ambrosini – Director of Operations, IJIS Institute
Major Topic AreasThe APCO / IJIS PartnershipInformation Sharing ImperativePublic Safety Data InteroperabilityRelevant National ProgramsResources and Information
The IJIS InstituteThe IJIS Institute
Joining the resources of industry with the interests of
government to improve the systems that provide critical
information to the justice and public safety professionals
that protect and serve our communities.
A non-profit consortium representing industry’s leading companies
Funded by a combination of industry contributions and federal grants
Providing services to local, state, tribal and federal organizations
Helping justice and public safety fully realize the power of information
The APCO IJIS AllianceThe APCO IJIS Alliance
Our Alliance: In January of 2006, APCO and IJIS established an Alliance Partnership for the purpose of collaboratively addressing the public safety data interoperability issue.
Our Joint Mission: Ensure that the approximately 6,500 emergency communications centers are an effective and integral component of the national public safety and homeland security information sharing environment
Our Joint InitiativeOur Joint Initiative
No Communications Center Left Behind Advancing standards based information sharing in the
emergency communications domain Encompass the full range of public safety emergency
communications disciplines, including other relevant homeland security domains
Provide a critical linkages to the Emergency and Disaster Management domains being addressed by the Department of Homeland Security
Explore the appropriate use of emerging national standards (i.e. NIEM, EDXL, etc.))
Campaign to raise awareness as to the value of standards for data interoperability
Build upon the work of the IJIS Public Safety Technology Standards Council (IPSTSC
Strategy and PlanStrategy and PlanUtilize the IJIS Public Safety Technology Standards
Council (IPSTSC) as a foundation Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and delivered by
an IJIS consortium that included APCO, IACP LEITSC and other industry and government partners.
ISPTSC has set the basis for future cross-domain information sharing with the broader Fire and EMS “first responder” community
IJIS and APCO intend to continue to work in conjunction with BJA and allied organizations to raise awareness and advance information sharing in emergency response
Endorsement and active involvement of the relevant national industry organizations will continue
Submitted a joint grant to the BJA, as part of the 2007 Byrne grant solicitation, seeking funding to advance public safety data interoperability.
Information sharing is a national imperativeInformation sharing is a national imperative
In detecting, preventing, responding to and investigating crimes, disasters and terrorist acts, the exchange of information among multiple engaged agencies must be timely and accurate and therefore highly automated.
Most existing computer systems are not designed to facilitate information sharing across disciplines and jurisdictions.
Automated information sharing between agencies requires the definition of common standards for linking disparate systems.
Local, state, tribal, and Federal agencies need to adopt common information sharing standards to facilitate information sharing
The Power of InformationThe Power of Information
Helping justice and public safety organizations reduce the impact of crime, terrorism and natural disasterSaving livesMinimizing injury and property damageHelping victims copeRestoring orderPreventing terrorismSolving crimes and prosecuting criminalsImproving the quality of life in America
National Program FundingNational Program Funding
Over $2 billion in DOJ and DHS grants will be distributed to justice and public safety in 2007
A major portion of this funding is relevant to interoperability, information sharing and technology, supporting major national programs:
National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)Intelligence FusionFBI National Data Exchange (N-DEx)Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC)
What is Data Interoperability?What is Data Interoperability?
The ability to exchange information between and among public safety computer systems – cross discipline, cross jurisdiction, cross sector.
Key Assumptions:1. Exchanges would benefit one or more agencies2. Philosophy of “need to know” is replaced by
“responsibility to provide” (ODNI’s 100 Day Plan)
Potential ScenariosPotential Scenarios
Non-Technical Willingness Collaboration MOU’s Security
Considerations Privacy
Considerations Governance
Technical Infrastructure
Public - WebPublic Safety - Nlets,
RISS
Data StandardsGJXDMNIEMEDXL iEEE
How is Data Interoperability Accomplished?How is Data Interoperability Accomplished?
Where have we been?Where have we been?
Automating call-taking and dispatching functions
Implementing Enhanced 9-1-1 services in PSAP’s
Enabling field communications Implementing records and case
management systems Implementing state and national criminal
information systems and networks
Where are we today?Where are we today?
Widespread automation of call-taking and dispatching
E9-1-1 in the majority of U.S. jurisdictions Advanced radio communications, including
interoperable voice and data infrastructure Records and Case Management systems available
from a broad group of industry suppliers Advanced data sharing networks on a national
level, with supporting standards for information sharing (NIEM/ GJXDM, iEEE, EDXL, NIMS)
Where are we going?Where are we going?
Analog to digital communications – NG9-1-1 Cross discipline, cross jurisdictional and
cross sector information sharing Advancing national standards for public
safety and justice information sharing with all relevant business domains
Leveraging communications and technology infrastructures to support effective data exchange services
Most public safety professionals agree that CAD interoperability is essential.Standards play a key roleEmerging standards provide directionRequires support and contributions from
industry and practitioners
National Standards for PSAP TechnologiesNational Standards for PSAP Technologies
National Perspective: Most calls for assistance start with 9-1-1 Incidents are Multi –Jurisdictional CAD Data flows to other responders:
Federal, State, Local, Tribal,
Secondary Responders – DOT,
CDC, Emergency Management
Why data standards for PSAP’s?Why data standards for PSAP’s?
Why data standards for PSAP’s?Why data standards for PSAP’s?
Operational Perspective: COST Effective way to share data
Fewer Custom InterfacesLess Manual Intervention
Technical Support is easier for PSAP Vendors have common standards Federal Funding driving standards
What we need to do:What we need to do:
Raise awareness nationally, keep moving forward:Educate the majority of PSAP’sEducate the majority of Fire & EMSEducate the majority of elected officials Continue to push at association levelExpand Functional Specifications for CAD and RMSBuild upon the IPSTSC accomplishments
Relevant National InitiativesRelevant National Initiatives
GJXDM – Global Justice XML Data Model
NIEM – National Information Exchange Model
CAP – Common Alerting Protocol
EDXL – Emergency Data eXchange Language
Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM)Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) XML based data reference model
Global IS Initiative/ISWG, XSTF, GTRI
Sponsored by DOJ/OJP/BJA
Common language, vocabulary, methodology
Justice and public safety specific
National Standard independent of technology
Widely utilized today – Government/Industry
National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Built upon GJXDM
Global Information Sharing Initiative
Sponsored by DOJ, DHS, ODNI
Embraces technology and application characteristics of GJXDM Common Language, vocabulary, methodology
Designed to extend the reach of Justice and public safety to all relevant domains
Release 2.0 now available
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) OASIS/ EMTC
Sponsored by DHS/FEMA
Partners include Emergency Interoperability Consortium (Industry)
Format for exchanging all-hazard emergency alerts and public warnings independent of technology and networks
Stand-alone protocol and payload for EDXL messages
Emergency Data eXchange Language (EDXL)Emergency Data eXchange Language (EDXL) OASIS EMTC
Sponsored by DHS/FEMA
XML based application
Integrated framework designed for broad EM data exchange application
Provides a standard message distribution framework
Utilized over all data transport technologies (SOAP HTTP)
Facilitates routing of XML formatted emergency messages
Why Standards MatterWhy Standards Matter
Common Language and Understanding
Coordinated Approach
Modular Development
Cost Savings and Reuse
Support Infrastructure
Current Status of Programs and ProjectsCurrent Status of Programs and Projects National Standards Initiatives
LEITSC Functional Specifications for CAD and RMS
IPSTSC CAD IEPD Project
ITS/PS Information Exchange Project (Transportation to Public Safety)
LEITSC Functional Specifications for CAD and RMSLEITSC Functional Specifications for CAD and RMS Law Enforcement Information Technology
Standards Council Major CAD Functions:
Law Enforcement Dispatch
CAD System Administration
Support Services
Call Management & Management Reporting
Interfaces (internal and external)
Benefits of Standard Functional SpecificationsBenefits of Standard Functional Specifications
Serve as a basis for assessing the effectiveness of business processes and existing IT systems
Ensure customer satisfaction by decreasing gaps in communication between solution provider and LE customer
Facilitate better responses to RFP because the product will relate to the Functional Standards
Serve as a guide to build to and help reduce the proliferation of systems that are expensive for both agency and vendor
Help identify common data and exchange points for sharing information with other agencies
Serve as a tool to ensure integration between law enforcement CAD and RMS Systems.
IPSTSC CAD IEPD ProjectIPSTSC CAD IEPD Project
IJIS Public Safety Technology Standards Council
Promotes and contributes to the development of technical and functional standards for public safety IT components
Provides industry input and policy review on technical matters facing the public safety community
Serves as the industry counterpart to the public sector’s Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council (LEITSC).
IEPD LifecycleIEPD Lifecycle
A NIEM information exchange begins with a business need for
sharing information by a Community of Interest (COI)
within and across organizational and jurisdictional boundaries
A NIEM IEPD can also be reused in whole or in part to speed development and lower the cost of defining new information exchanges
The Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD)
is used to define how an exchange should be expressed
using NIEM
The IEPD Life Cycle provides a consistent process for introducing new elements to NIEM
and for reusing existing ones.
IEPD documents the Information Exchange Package (IEP) that will be implemented to support the information sharing needs for COI’s.
Business Driven Information Exchange
IPSTSC CAD IEPD ProjectIPSTSC CAD IEPD Project CAD to CAD IEPD’s
Initial CFS Transfer Query resource availability Respond to resource availability Subscribe to Unit Update Unit Updates Request Resource Respond to resource request CAD to RMS
Some Additional IEPD definition efforts: Extension to Fire and EMS External Alerts & Request for Service CAD to RMS (transfers and queries) RMS to RMS Victim Notification Prescription Drugs
ITS / Public Safety Exchange ProjectITS / Public Safety Exchange ProjectPublic Safety to Transportation Partnership between the Department of
Justice and Transportation to standardize information exchanges between systems
Supports highway incident responders and traffic managers.Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)State and large metropolitan Public Safety agencies
Transportation to Public Safety ExchangesTransportation to Public Safety Exchanges Notification of an Incident
AccidentLane obstruction
Requesting assistance Requesting an asset (resource)
Traffic ControlWrecker
Incident and Resource Updates Notification of an Event
ParadeA one time planned event
Request for Road Conditions
Where we want to be?Where we want to be?
Practitioners and Industry involved!Practitioners and Industry involved!
Links and ReferencesAPCO ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS
WWW.APCOINTL.ORG
BJA BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
WWW.OJP.USDOJ.GOV/BJA
EDXL EMERGENCY DATA EXCHANGE LANGUAGE
WWW.OASIS-OPEN.ORG GJXDM GLOBAL JUSTICE XML DATA MODEL
WWW.IT.OJP.GOV
IJIS IJIS INSTITUTE
WWW.IJIS.ORG
LEITSC LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS COUNCIL
WWW.LEITSC.ORG
Links and ReferencesNIEM NATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE MODEL
WWW.NIEM.GOV
NIMS NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
WWW.FEMA.GOV
NISS HELP DESKNATIONAL INFORMATION SHARING STANDARDS HELP DESK
HTTP://IT.OJP.GOV/NISS/HELPDESK
OJP OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, US DOJ
WWW.IT.OJP.GOV
IACP TECHNOLOGY CLEARINGHOUSE
WWW.IACPTECHNOLOGY.ORG
IEPD CLEARINGHOUSE
HTTP://IT.OJP.GOV/IEPD
ITS/PS INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROJECTWWW.ITS.DOT.GOV/PS_TRANSINFOEXCHANGE
ContactsSteve Ambrosini
IJIS Institute
703-726-1908
This project was supported by Grant No. 2003-LD-BX-0007 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.
