UC TODAY A Penton Media Property February 4, 2010 Vol. 8, No. 10 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/mobileradiotech/v/598 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ou will leave this webinar understanding: * The state of the P25 standards. * Interface definitions and other work completed to date. * Additional standards efforts currently underway. * How completion of that work currently in progress is being accelerated. http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=172481&s=1&k=78CD94BCAF75FCD6656FF6305752CB96&partnerref=ucwebod ---------------------------------------- WAVELENGTHS --States, DHS pushing to make virtual tools a reality By Donny Jackson For years, I've attended trade shows and conferences that have featured speakers bemoaning the fact that first responders in real life do not have nearly the data capabilities used by emergency-response personnel depicted on popular TV shows. However, there are some encouraging signs that the gap could be narrowing quickly. One of the most impressive presentations at last week's Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Winter Summit was a description of the Virtual Alabama online information-sharing project given by Jim Walker, the state's director of homeland security. Leveraging the Google Earth platform as a visual background,Virtual Alabama can provide a wealth of information with a click of a mouse to agencies responding to an incident. The location of fire hydrants, gas stations, electrical lines and gas lines can be displayed graphically to quickly show sources of potential resources -- or hazards, if the infrastructure has been damaged during an event. Tax records have been integrated into the system, so damage estimates needed for federal aid can be delivered within hours of an incident, instead of weeks later. To view the full article go to: http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/commentary/virtual-alabama-information-sharing-20100204/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT You'll learn who's affected by the FCC's narrowbanding mandate, what needs to be done and how to make the transition. A must for anyone responsible for executing the narrowband migration. Click here to register. http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=171631&s=1&k=ACFA2474C9080D6591C55873AF3D296A&partnerref=ucwebod ---------------------------------------- IN THE NEWS --DHS announces new information-sharing efforts By Donny Jackson A second phase of Virtual USA and a new online collaboration tool are among the initiatives to enhance information-sharing efforts among first-responder agencies that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security science and technology (DHS S&T) directorate announced this week. To view the full article go to: http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/dhs-virtual-usa-20100204/ --APCO proposes Haitian emergency-calling plan By Donny Jackson A U.S.-based remote public-safety answering point (PSAP) and an eventual portable PSAP are key components of a proposal to restore emergency calling in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, a representative from the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) said this week. To view the full article go to: http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/apco-haiti-calling-plan-20100204/ ON THE WEB --Find more content online Find more content at www.urgentcomm.com (http://www.urgentcomm.com), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Urgent-Communications/55732540756#/pages/Urgent-Communications/55732540756?v=wall&viewas=1136067143) and Twitter (