CITIG eNews: Maritime Milestone and Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders

CITIG eNews
August 13, 2010

Maritime Milestone
Earlier today, a Request for Proposals for the Maritime Radio Communications System (MRCS) was jointly issued by New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island searching for a private sector partner to engage in a unique public-private partnership (P3) to design, build, own, finance, operate and maintain the System for an integrated public safety radio communications system across the Maritime Region. We are proud of the role CPRC and its CITIG program has played in moving this world class project forward. Tender documents are located at: https://www.gov.ns.ca/tenders/search/search_notice_new.asp?XX=10-08-1312:40:33PM&msl=2&mtender_id=60140428&mdata=1.

Precision Personnel Location Project Workshop an Eye-Opener
In early August, CPRC funded two CITIG representatives (including one selected by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs) to attend the 2010 Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders, Fifth Annual International Technology Workshop at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. The Workshop focused on the important area of indoor location and tracking of emergency response personnel, and the workshop materials will surely be of interest to all first responders. The 2010 workshop presentations are available to view on-line on the PPL workshop Web page at: http://www.wpi.edu/academics/ece/ppl/2010workshop.html.

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Don’t miss these upcoming event:
• Canada-U.S. Cross Border Interoperable Communications Workshop, September 13 to 15, 2010 in Windsor, Ontario visit http://www.cacp.ca/index/eventscontent?contentId=940 for complete information.
• Third First Responder Vendor Outreach Forum, September 28 and 29 in Halifax — Visit http://www.cata.ca/Media_and_Events/FR_VOF/AltCan/default.html for detailed information.
• Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec Regional Interoperability Meeting, October 19 in Pembroke, Ontario – details and registration at www.citig.ca.
• Fourth Canadian Public Safety Interoperability Workshop, December 5 to 8, 2010 in Victoria, British Columbia – registration information now available at http://www.cacp.ca/index/eventscontent?contentId=851.

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Inspector Lance Valcour (Ret.) O.O.M.
Canadian Police Research Centre
Lance.valcour@cprc.org
613-371-7808