Regional Interoperability

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Regional Interoperability
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Advantages of Regional System

• Less expensive (estimated)
• York County 12.5 million
• James City County 14.5 million
• Collective savings 5 - 7 million
• Coverage from sites overlap providing better
  in-building coverage
• Combined common infrastructure
• E911 Communication Centers significantly improve
  back-up services

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Advantages of Regional System

• One communications site failure will have less
  impact because it will be back-filled by other
  sites
• Provides more channel capacity and spectrum
• Provides for day-to-day interoperability
• Supports use of regional interoperability grant
  funding
• Regional Purchasing Authority
• Competitive Bid Process
• Future Add Cities of Poquoson Williamsburg

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The Process

• Hired consultant (Fred Griffin, P.C.)
• Organized County-wide study group
• Conducted County-wide interviews with consultant
  (inc. Williamsburg Poquoson)
• Received Phase 1 study defined need

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Consultant Conclusions

• Inadequate radio coverage
• Interoperability
• Age life expectancy of current systems
  technologies
• Channel capacity / spectrum
• Radio interference
• Frequency refarming (FCC)
• CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) / IBR (Incident
  Based Reporting) / Multiple Computer Platforms

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Consultant Conclusions

• Phase I Phase II Wireless / Mapping
• MDT (Mobile Data Terminals)
• Identified need benefits of regional approach
  to include York / James City / Williamsburg /
  Poquoson
• Provided budgetary cost estimate
• Recommended regional system

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The System

• Includes
• Motorola 800 MHz single integrated simulcast
  system
• 20-channel (multiple talk groups)
• 9-communication tower sites
• State-of-the-art looped Microwave network
• 800/700 MHz cross-compatible mobiles and
  portables
• Digital /analog compatible equipment
• P25 open-architecture system that will allow for
  interoperability (current/future)
• ADP / Digital Encryption

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System Diagram
James City ECC
Roy Lane I64
Owens Brockway
York High School
Master Site
JCC Landfill
Regional Jail
Berkeley School
York ECC
Poquoson
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Additional Regional Interoperability

• Adding Now
• Colonial National Park Service
• Yorktown/Jamestown
• College of William Mary

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Current Interoperability Installations

• Regional Grant will allow regional
  interoperability
• City of Newport News
• City of Hampton
• Counties of York James City

• Additional Interoperability
• Public Service Public Safety from each agency
• Langley AFB
• Gloucester County
• Naval Weapons Station
• SIRs

250,000 Grant Funding Received
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HRPDC

• Port Security Monies - 6 million
• 3.2 million to be utilized for communications

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HRPDC

• Port Security Monies - 6 million
• This system will provide the southside with
  several ASU 1000 systems equal the
  compatibility of the peninsula. The next step
  will be linking all microwave networks together
  on the southside peninsula large microwave
  pipe across water complete regional
  interoperability.
• Additional initiatives
• Conduct video conferencing over microwave
  network.
• Have dedicated circuits to each EOC ECC to be
  utilized for voice data.

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Regional Interoperability
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