W2i Broadband Wireless Local Stakeholders Briefing Session

City of Everett Public Safety Wireless

Project Lead: Joe Boland I.T. Director, Joel Woods Project Manager Boyd Bryant Everett Police Department

Date: 2000-2006 Organization: City of Everett Police and Fire DepartmentCountry: SnohomishEmail: boydbryant@cedarcomm.com Web site:

Background• Population 100,000 • Geographic Mountains, varied

terrain, large expanses of water• Economic: City has a significant

technology and manufacturing base including Boeing Aircraft, Intermec, Fluke Mfg., US Navy.

• Regulatory• Community: City is organized

into 12 neighborhoods with regular monthly meetings.

• IT readiness: Long term commitment to Cisco Architecture core 6509 switches, Cisco ACS, Cisco WLSE

Project History

• Project History: Project initiated by Sgt. Boyd Bryant and Chief of Police James I. Scharf as follow on to successful Internet, Intranet, and paperless documentation projects. increase time available for officers on the street while decreasing transportation related time loss. The agency also sought to develop best case decision making by increased connectivity to resource materials.

Mission

• Mission statement: The City of Everett Police

Department desires to develop broadband network connectivity to all patrol cars covering a significant portion of the city thereby extending connectivity to interagency data resources, Internet based resources, and agencies own resource documents. The project is designed to enhance overall community safety through a more knowledgeable and efficient police response.

Objectives

• The project seeks to – municipal workforce productivity – providing improved Services to Citizens– Decreasing number of trips to the police station by patrol officers during a work shift– Increasing quality of decisions by extending connection to resources

• Enhance Interoperable Communications• Enhanced NIMS• Policy and Procedures• Paperless records systems• Remote Camera Access• Remote Image Server Access• Enhanced Community Communications

• Later deployment of rich media AFR

Business Model• Community outreach

undertaken and role of various stakeholders in the process:– Neighborhood Groups– Surrounding Agencies

• Targeted users: – Police Officers and Fire Fighters– Public Works, Transit Agency– Water Department

• Partnerships: Police Cars of the Future Project

Project Economics• Cost structure: – $100,000 local law enforcement block grant pilot project.– $1,000,000 Interoperable communications grant $300,000 city cost shared by all city agencies.

• Investment Sources/ Funding Sources– Grant funding, I.T. budget, normal M&O funds for Maintenance– Roughly 1.2 Million currently invested

• Return on Investment– Initial Projection 300’ per hotspot– Resulting “HOTZONES” produced 5+megabit rates, 900KBPS internet downloads at 2.99 miles L.O.S.– Approximately 30% of city covered– End product works in motion.

• Sustainability and Scalability of the project– Router component allows for future flexibility for partnership with other networks

• Verizon or Sprint EVDO• WiMax• Partnerships with other entities

– Schools– D.O.T.– Transit Authorities– Expandes partnership with SERS– Regional Research Project

Applications

• Current applications– LInX Federal project of NCIS

– Remote camera access

– Internal web content• Online training and testing – NIMS compliance• Online communications – Email SKYPE• Remote photo upload• News Releases

• Future/ Potential applications– Replacement of aging 900MHz 9.6KbPS system

– Wide Scale Deployment of remotely controllable cams.• Transit• Public facilities

Screen Shots

Extending the Network

• ICI Network MIPTAC• MAR in a Box

– Portable Mast extends LOS coverage over greater area.

– Dual bridge MAR with Multiple Network ports

– Future Prototyping base

– Antenna testing platform

– Disaster response

– NIMS interoperability tool

Network Schematic

In-Vehicle Networks

Fixed Infrastructure/Applications

Metro IP Optical Ring

SERS Radio Towers and

Water Towers

Public Works

Leased Lines

802.11 Bridging

802.11 BG Hotzones

802.11 or 4.9Ghz Bridging

Fire Stations

Deployment

• Timeline: – Past:

• 2001 Site visits – Illinois and California– Buffalo Grove Illinois

– Cook County Illinois

– San Jose Cisco Campus

• 2000-2001 General research

• 2001-2005 Pilot Project

• 2003 grant application

• 2004 award

• 2005 vendor specification and bid award

• 2005-2006 deployment

• Deployment specifics- activities and processes

• Use existing resources to maximum efficiency

Impact Analysis

• Actual impact

Early results

Full deployment reached June 2006

Incomplete data

Early adopters – More persistently in the field

Staff training of 181 employees in progress anticipated completion October 30, 2006

• Impact greater than original goals– Change associated is fundamental!

Long Shots

Lessons Learned & Next Steps

• Change associated is fundamental!• Ergonomic Challenge• Don’t neglect BASIC computer training: Windows Task

Manager• Windows not designed for intermittent connection, time

outs of network based applications must be adjusted accordingly – importance of session persistence and quality assurance of network appliances

• Routing Capacity key for forward compatible architecture

• VPN capacity for future collaboration• Newer architecture advantage: Mesh – Large User base

Public Private Collaboration • Next Steps:

– Value adds for other city departments– Water/ public works: real time project supervision– Transit: real time video at bus stops– Collaboration with Regional Public Safety Initiative– Explore partnership with schools– Explore partnership with regional DEM