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Smarter policing increases productivity of front-line officers
Bedfordshire Police is currently rolling out 1100 BlackBerry smartphones to front-line officers in a move to increase efficiency. Dawn Davison-Read talks to Insp. Jim Hitch, Project Manager, Bedfordshire Police and Graham Baker, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Research in Motion, to identify how the use of these mobile handsets are helping to keep officers out on the beat...
interoperability - the case for ensuring joined-up communications
In an exclusive article for the BAPCO Journal, Dave Rogers, Airwave's fleetmapping consultant & interoperability adviser, discusses the potential benefits of communication between Britain's emergency and council services
Planning and responding for the good of public safety
The time of the year is fast approaching when the Executive Committee meet with the Regional Chairs and Secretaries to discuss future plans and discuss any changes that we feel need to take place to both enable the association to carry out its current role as a leader in Public Safety communications and IT advisors and also update the longer term plans for the Association. I would urge all of our members to pass on any thoughts or observations that they have to their regional representatives for discussion and assist the Executive in delivering the aims and objectives of the Organisation. This year the meeting will take place on the 19th and 20th September and I urge anyone with ideas or thoughts that may be relevant to let us know.
Setting the record straight
During August there was an abundance of press coverage claiming that the London Assembly report into the 7/7 bombings had highlighted problems and delays with Airwave. The BAPCO Journal talks to Jeff Parris, Director, Airwave about the issues raised...
Commanding collaboration
In order to meet Civil Contingency responsibilities sharing of information and the most efficient means in which to achieve this will impact upon command and control systems. In order to identify just what this means to both industry and user, The BAPCO Journal raises the issue with a number of suppliers and asks what impact collaboration will have on command and control and how it can be addressed...
Driving command and control for safer roads
SunGard’s DS2000 Integrated Communication Control System coupled with its NSPIS Command and Control system has been central in helping the Highways Agency deliver on its commitment to the public to provide safer roads, more reliable journey times and better informed drivers. The BAPCO Journal reports...
Custodian CCTV footage
Continuing with our series of 'Did You Know?” articles, Tim Giles, Product Marketing Manager, NiceVision EMEA, NICE Systems, UK, explains how high-quality CCTV images can play a vital role inside the police station…
Mobile email for efficient community policing
Humberside Police is about to begin trialing ‘smart phones’ from Orange as part of its Neighbourhood Policing Pathfinder Project. Dawn Davison-Read discusses the project with Roy Macdona, Computer Development Manager, Humberside Police and reports on why the decision to arm its neighbourhood beat officers with mobile email is likely to prove beneficial...
Controlling cross agency collaboration
Gloucestershire Police is about to begin a trial with Extent Software’s Collaborator application, which is designed to help share data and manage incidents across agencies. Currently the trial is being rolled out to include the force and the Highways Agency, The BAPCO Journal speaks to Stuart Ashdown, Command and Control Applications Manager, Gloucestershire Police to identify what the trial aims to achieve…