2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Use of GIS for Automated Vehicle Location, Newton Police Department Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Author(s): Thomas Geagan, Mansour Raad, Ewe-Leng Lim The Police Department of the City of Newton, Massachusetts has recently implemented an Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) application utilizing the city's pre-existing GPS/AVL hardware. The implemented solution leverages the city's existing GIS map data to provide a rich display of thematic map information critical to the emergency responders. The application not only allows dispatchers to view current vehicle activity in real time against a map display but allows police personnel to view the same information in police cars and record activity for replay. In addition, the application will pull call incidents in real time from a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system to display incident locations and police units that are dispatched to respond to those calls. The final application will allow dispatch personnel to know where all police units are located at all times and where incident calls are coming from to make better judgment on which units are best assigned to respond to those calls. Thomas Geagan Newton Police Department Information Technology Bureau 1321 Washington Street Newton , MA 02465 US Phone: 617 796-2105 Fax: 617-796-3683 E-mail: tgeagan@CI.NEWTON.MA.US Mansour Raad Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 165-M, New Boston Street Suite 240 Woburn , MA 01801 US Phone: 781 933 9633 E-mail: mraad@e-iit.com Ewe-Leng Lim Institute of Information Technology, Inc. 165-M New Boston Street, Suite 240 Woburn , MA 01801 US Phone: 781-933-9633 E-mail: elim@e-iit.com |
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