Transcript Project History - Wireless Internet Institute

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 Department
Country: Snohomish
Email: [email protected] 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
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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
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Cost structure:
Project Economics
– $100,000 local law enforcement block grant pilot project.
– $1,000,000 Interoperable communications grant $300,000 city cost shared by all
city agencies.
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Investment Sources/ Funding Sources
– Grant funding, I.T. budget, normal M&O funds for Maintenance
– Roughly 1.2 Million currently invested
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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.
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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
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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
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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
SERS Radio
Towers and
Water
Towers
802.11 BG
Hotzones
802.11
Bridging
802.11 or
4.9Ghz
Bridging
Fire Stations
Leased
Lines
Metro IP Optical
Ring
Public Works
Fixed
Infrastructure/Applications
Deployment
• Timeline:
– Past:
• 2001 Site visits – Illinois and California
– Buffalo Grove Illinois
– Cook County Illinois
– San Jose Cisco Campus
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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
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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
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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