We don't use NCIC, all we do is take 911 calls. If they are SO related
they get transferred to the sO dispatch, if they are medical or fire
related we keep them and dispatch the needed units. What they have done
before is purchase the software outright with a contract for updates.
There usually is a 6 month period to see if it is usable for our needs.
The last one we got from IBM. The only problems were, win 98SE, and who
ever wrote the code messed it up pretty bad, and IBM stated they would
not work on the code for the needed changes. Something like that,
anyway. No insurance is needed by the vendor selling the software. The
liability is stricly ours, the call takers and the dispatchers. We are
suppose to be able to do our job with or without the software. Most of
us have been there before CAD so we can operate without it. We also
have a huge backup generator and UPS on all the stations. I was just
hoping that someone knew about a CAD in Linux. I'll just keep looking.
Too bad I wasn't a programmer, I'd write one myself. But thanks anyway.
Maureen
R P Herrold wrote:
>
> CAD usually connotes Computer Aided Design -- but the trade
> for another 'CAD" exists, in doing a Google search
>
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Maureen L. Thomas wrote:
>
> > I work for Pasco county in the 911 call taker/fire rescue dispatch. We
>
> Interesting: L A County has theirs on line seemingly in real
> time:
> http://cad.chp.ca.gov/
>
> The market is characterized as 'fiercely competetive' by one
> vendor:
> http://www.intergraph.com/pubsafety/
>
> I was collaterally involved with a Apache/PHP/MySQL Linux back
> end for a rural county Sheriff's office -- but it was in no
> way real time, or even near real time.
>
> It would seem that significant liability issues for outages
> and errors exist, and a vendor could look forward to
> significant liability insurance expenses (and of course,
> qualification of the product to GET the insurance issued).
>
> Cross ties to NCIC and state and surronding jurisdiction data
> usually have certain encryption and security standards ... and
> 'qualifying' a system could be pricey.
>
> > to present them with some information regarding Linux CAD programs but
> > have been unable to locate any agency or group who already has a Linux
> > CAD system. Do any of you know of this type of program, or someone who
> > might have one already to be installed.
>
> For the foregoing reasons, it seems unlikely that a general
> comercial system exists -- the vertical market slice is too
> slim and the development costs too high to limit to a Linux
> solution -- A 'big iron' Unix system would not surprise me,
> though ... the reliability and easier record locking would
> greatly simplify impelmentation
>
> -- I'll quote a custom interface on Time and Materials against
> a Requirements docuemnt or fair (non-vendor tilted) RFP... but
> it won't be cheap <gentle smile>.
>
> -- Russ
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