Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance Program ICTAP

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Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance
Program(ICTAP)
Prepared for the State of Idaho Statewide
Interoperability Executive Council (SIEC)

• 18 November 2004

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ICTAP Status

• 700 MHz Feasibility Study
• Site Surveys
• Boise County
• Canyon County
• Boundary County
• Next Steps

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700 MHz Feasibility Study

• The final feasibility study report is on schedule
  to be completed by 15 December 2004
• ICTAP will deliver the report to the SIEC at the
  16 December meeting
• ICTAP will be ready to review the report with
  SIEC members at the 27 January 2005 SIEC meeting

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Site Surveys

• All data has been collected
• Most of the 51 site surveys reports are in final
  draft
• Remaining reports are in initial draft
• All 51 site survey reports will be delivered to
  the SIEC at the 27 January 2005 SIEC meeting
• ICTAP will provide a hardcopy of each report and
  2 CD sets

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Boise County

• ICTAP staff met with Sheriff Bodie
• ICTAP will
• Review the M/A-COM proposal for accuracy and
  consistency
• Provide a written response to Sheriff Bodie
  detailing the proposal specifics and provide
  alternative options to scale the system back
• This includes comparing coverage analysis
  provided in the proposal to ComSite Design
• Draft report was completed on 15 November
• Final report will be delivered to SIEC at the 16
  December 2004 meeting

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Canyon County

• ICTAP staff met with Lorraine Elfering and Roger
  Sharp
• ICTAP will
• Review the Gem State Communication proposal in
  terms of equipment proposed and verifying /
  comparing the provided coverage with COMSite
  Design
• Due Date 26 November 2004
• ICTAP will
• Compare and contrast the countys 700 MHz
  feasibility study (expected ETA end of January,
  2005)
• Provide the county with suggestions to create an
  RFI for upgraded communications as well as how to
  be interoperable with the state
• Due date three weeks after ICTAP receives Gem
  State 700 MHz feasibility study

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Boundary County

• ICTAP staff met with
• Bob Graham, Incident Commander County Disaster
  Services
• Dave Kramer, Bonner Ferry Police Chief
• Greg Sprungl, Boundary County Interim Sheriff
• Stan Rodwick, Civil / Marine Deputy Sheriff
• ICTAP will
• Review current documentation / information
  concerning countys current communications system
  
• Create suggestions for an RFI to upgrade their
  communications system based on their budget,
  interoperability, and P25 standards
• Due Date 15 February 2005

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Next Steps

• Provide additional data and technical support to
  the SIEC as required for long range planning
• ICTAP can provide operational support
• To an operational work group
• Help document operational processes / procedures
• Provide gap analysis through table top exercises
• Identify possible near term solutions to fill
  interoperability gaps

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