VA Interoperability Conference October 2004

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Presentation to Virginia Interoperability
Conference October 20, 2004
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Todays Presentation

• CapWIN Background Vision
• Operational Status Current Participants
• Recent Operational Events/Exercises
• System Overview Development Roadmap
• CapWIN Live System
• Questions

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What is CapWIN?

• CapWIN is
• A backend Communications Bridge Providing
  Interoperability Across Jurisdictions and First
  Responder Disciplines
• A Complex Structure that Includes Technical and
  Operational Components, Academia, Governance and
  Partnerships

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Benefits for First Responders

• Access to CapWIN Global Directory (411 for First
  Responders)
• Incident Management Coordination Across
  Jurisdictions and Disciplines
• One-to-One/Group Communication (Chat/Email) for
  First Responders

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Benefits for First Responders

• Access to Criminal Justice Databases
• Access to HazMat Data Sources
• Traffic Management Center Interfaces
• Reduction of On-Scene Time
• Enhanced Safety
• Additional Mobile Data/Computing Capabilities

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CapWINs User Community

• Primary Public Safety First Responders
• DC, MD, VA, Federal
• 45 agencies
• Fire
• EMS
• Police
• Transportation
• Secondary Non First Responders
• Traffic Management Centers
• Emergency Operations Centers

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CapWINs Structure

• Technical and Operational
• Full time staff is made up of IT professionals
  and public safety practitioners
• Technical and Operational Committees members come
  from user community
• IAFC and IACP provide technical assistance,
  outreach, project support and evaluation
  activities
• Integrator - IBM

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CapWIN Governance Voting Structure
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CapWIN CommissionersOctober 2004
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Sponsors

• Virginia Department of Transportation
• Maryland State Highway Administration
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
  Programs, National Institute of Justice
• Office for Domestic Preparedness, DHS
• Project SAFECOM, DHS
• National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Todays Presentation

• CapWIN Background Vision
• Operational Status Current Participants
• Recent Operational Events/Exercises
• System Overview Development Roadmap
• CapWIN Live System
• Questions

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Current Operations

• Production Operations Began in June 2004
• Approximately 300 Users from 20 Agencies Across
  the NCR Can Now Access CapWIN Through Current and
  New Mobile Data Systems

Federal
Virginia
Maryland

• US Park Pol.
• FBI/WFO
• Pent. Force PA
• CBRN

• VA State Pol.
• Alex. PD
• Fairfax PD
• Fairfax Fire
• VDOT
• Waynesboro PD

• MD State Pol.
• PG Cty. PD
• PG Fire
• MDOT
• MSHA

D.C.
Other

• Met. PD
• DC Fire/EMS
• DDOT

• MWAA PD
• MWAA Fire
• IACP

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Current Functionality

• Global Directory Across all Participants,
  Including Name/Agency/ Skill-based Searches, and
  My Contacts
• Multi-Level Incident Management
• Law Enforcement Queries (VCIN) WALES MILES in
  Final Testing
• One-to-One Group Instant Messaging (Public
  Private Discussions)
• Logging and Detailed Reports

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Current Operational Uses

• Law enforcement queries
• Incident Management and Monitoring During
  Localized and NCR Impacting Events (Greatest Use
  by Transportation Agencies)
• Cross Jurisdictional and Cross Discipline
  Coordination (In Support of Law Enforcement
  Activities and CapWIN Incidents)

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Todays Presentation

• CapWIN Background Vision
• Operational Status Current Participants
• Recent Operational Events/Exercises
• System Overview Development Roadmap
• CapWIN Live System
• Questions

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Recent Operational Events

• Operation Gallant Fox II
• Pentagon Exercise Involving Multiple
  Agencies/Jurisdictions (7 Agencies)
• CapWIN Used for Individual and Group
  Communication Across Agency Mobile Units
  Utilized Multi-Level Discussions (Public and
  Private)
• World War II Memorial Dedication
• CapWIN Used for Communication and Coordination
  Across Participating Agencies (11)
• Provided Detailed Logging of Key Events in
  Support of Law Enforcement Activities and
  Transportation Management
• Reagan Funeral
• Used in Support of Transportation Coordination
  (Primarily DDOT) as well as FBI/WFO Participation
  in Law Enforcement Activities

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Ongoing Operations

• CapWIN Continues to be Used Daily by the 20
  Participating Agencies
• Beyond Planned Events Exercises, the Benefits
  of Interoperability are Already Being Realized
  Through CapWIN, Including Cross Jurisdictional
  Law Enforcement Coordination, Incident
  Participation and Monitoring, and Global
  Directory Use (Easily Identifying Resources
  Across Agencies)

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Todays Presentation

• CapWIN Background Vision
• Operational Status Current Participants
• Recent Operational Events/Exercises
• System Overview Development Roadmap
• CapWIN Live System
• Questions

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Technology Considerations

• Minimal impact on existing systems
• Cant afford to modify or replace systems
• Extensive use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS)
  software
• Technology Standards
• TCP/IP, XML, HTML, IEEE 1512
• Open, scalable, reliable Web-based architecture.
• Efficient use of limited bandwidth for wireless
  systems.

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Communications Methods

• Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD)
• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
• Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
• Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)
• General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
• 1xRTT / 1xEVDO
• Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) 802.11
• Radio Frequency (RF)
• 800 MHz (high frequency)

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Security

• CapWIN Login
• FIPS 140-2 Compliant (Federal Information
  Processing Standard)
• Strong Encryption (256)
• VPN
• Law Enforcement Login
• WALES, MILES, VCIN

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Communications Workflow
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Task 1 Messaging/Email

• Incident Management
• User Directory
• My Contacts
• Groups
• Units

• Instant Messaging
• Chat Rooms
• Email
• Attachments
• Document
• Photo
• Floorplans
• Other

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Law Enforcement Queries
Task 1
WALES, MILES, VCIN, NCIC, NLETS

• Name
• Registration
• License
• Local Files
• Local Warrants
• Protection Orders
• Concealed Weapons Permits
• Future Files

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Incident Management Support
Task 1

• Incident Name
• Location
• Incident Types and Sub Types
• Incident Description
• Messaging
• Chat Rooms
• File Sharing

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Automatic Notifications
Task 1

• Notification Types
• Triggers
• Location
• Recipients
• Notification List
• Notification Subscriptions

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Task Two

• Planning and design that will allow mobile access
  to regional transportation (traffic) management
  centers in Virginia and Maryland
• Provides for planning and design for access to
  hazardous materials information

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Transportation
Task 2

• Traffic Events
• Traffic Cameras
• Speed Sensors
• Weather Sensors
• Alerts

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Hazardous Materials Queries
Task 2

• WISER Integration
• CHEMTREC
• Chemical Name
• Placard
• CAS
• CHRIS Code
• DOT Label
• UN/NA

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CHEMTREC
Task 2

• Notification
• Email/Chat
• CHEMTREC Form
• Attach Form Containing all Required Information
  Necessary for CHEMTREC to Initiate Action
• Automated completion of form based on HAZMAT
  query results

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Task Three

• Provides an open standard interface to CapWIN for
  existing mobile computing systems in Maryland,
  Virginia and the District of Columbia.
• Actual open standard interface for one existing
  mobile system in the region, selected by CapWIN,
  with minimal impact to the participating agency.

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Recent Decisions

• Release of CapWIN software as Open Source to
  allow for National Distribution and to Facilitate
  System Development and Enhancement
• Development of Web Services Client Designed to
  Improve Performance on Slower Wireless Networks
  and to Better Compliment Users with Existing
  Mobile Data Systems

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Todays Presentation

• CapWIN Background Vision
• Operational Status Current Participants
• Recent Operational Events/Exercises
• System Overview Development Roadmap
• CapWIN Live System
• Questions

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Access CapWIN

• Quick System Demonstration

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Questions
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• Roddy Moscoso
• Client Relations and Marketing Manager
• Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN)
• 6305 Ivy Lane Suite 300Capital Office
  ParkGreenbelt, MD 20770
• 301.614.3728
• www.CapWIN.org