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Subject: WiFi or Wireless LAN applications being used in Public Safety
Category: Computers > Wireless and Mobile
Asked by: mdoble-ga
List Price: $200.00
Posted: 16 Feb 2004 12:11 PST
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Question ID: 307369
I?m  looking for several (>20) white papers/case studies/articles  on
different WiFi or Wireless LAN applications being used in Public
Safety (911-Centers, Law Enforcement Agencies, Emergency Medical
services, Fire Departments, Emergency management Centers, Forestry
services, Public Safety Departments).  I?m also looking for white
papers/case studies on different WiFi or Wireless LAN applications
being used by government agencies (Federal, State, County, City).
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Subject: Re: WiFi or Wireless LAN applications being used in Public Safety
Answered By: easterangel-ga on 16 Feb 2004 21:22 PST
 
Hi! Thanks for the question.

I have found the following white papers, case studies and articles for
you as regards to Public Safety and also federal, state, county and
city level wifi/wireless lan projects.

Public Safety:

1. ?City of Aurora Adds Wi-Fi to Deliver Vital Public Safety Data and
Services More Efficiently?
http://www.80211bnews.com/publications/page207-671903.asp 

2. ?City-Net: The future of wireless?
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,89492,00.html?SKC=mobile-89492

3. ?Case Study: Wireless Laptops, Hot Spots Take Bite Out Of Crime?
http://www.crn.com/sections/News/top_news.asp?ArticleID=44755

4. ?Emergency wireless network on tap for D.C. area?
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/0823emer.html

5. ?Enterprise Air and Police Central announce strategic partnership?
http://www.enterpriseair.com/pr_20020302.shtml

6. ?Transportation Management and Public Safety Integration?
http://www.capwin.org/extras/reports/Best_Practices.pdf

7. ?Capital Wireless Integrated Network Demonstration Project (CapWIN)?
http://www.capwin.org/extras/reports/Study_of_Best_Practices.pdf

8. ?Public Safety Wireless Solutions Guide?
http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps430/c1031/ccmigration_09186a00801263d5.pdf

9. ?Wireless Network Helps Yakima County Protect Community?
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao340ap/profiles/lnfyc_cp.pdf

10. ?City of Seal Beach Police Department?
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao350ap/profiles/sealb_cp.pdf

11. ?RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT?
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/library/library/dgo2001/DGOMAC/MEDIA/MIDKIFF.PDF

12. ?Wireless LAN in Public Safety 802.11b?
http://www.it.northropgrumman.com/NGIT/files/CCLIBRARYFILES/FileName/complete_mobile.pdf

13. ?Commercial Wireless Technologies For Public Safety Users?
http://www.mitretek.org/its_new/wireless/wirelessforpublicsafety.pdf 

14. ?The Spokane Fire Department and iCareMobility?
http://www.netmotionwireless.com/assets/spokane_fd.pdf

15. ?Florida?s First Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Mesh Network for Law Enforcement?
http://www.tropos.com/company/releases/NMBPD_release.pdf 

16. ?City of Aurora Police and Fire Deploy Wavelink Avalanche and
Mobile Manager to Update Mobile Laptops on the Fly?
http://www.wavelink.com/downloads/pdf/wl_cs_cityofaurora.pdf

17. ?City of Oakland Police Department: Case Study?
http://www.xcellenet.com/files/COLLATERAL/Case%20Study%20-%20Oakland%20PD.pdf

18. ?Wireless Nets Set to Grow as Security Improves?
http://www.gcn.com/research_results/netcomm4.html

19. ?LA Police Build Wireless LANs?
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109945,00.asp

20. ?Public safety applications for 802.11b?
http://industryclick.com/magazinearticle.asp?magazineid=3&releaseid=10073&magazinearticleid=146023&siteid=29

21. ?Sierra helps secure public safety in Philadelphia?
http://www.sierrawireless.com/Solutions/philly.asp 

22. ?Utah Police - Unwired: State-wide Cellular Data Law Enforcement Effort?
http://www.sierrawireless.com/Solutions/utah.asp

23. ?Cops Pick Tropos WiFi?
http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=40341

24. ?Wi-Fi Crime Fighters?
http://www.cio.com/archive/070103/tl_wireless.html 

25. ?Can we count on WiFi in emergencies??
http://www.zdnetindia.com/biztech/telecom/stories/66158.html 

26. ?Saving lives with roving LANs?
http://www.nwfusion.com/reviews/2001/0205bgside.html 


----------------------------
City:

?Lemon Grove School District?
http://www.lgsd.k12.ca.us/lemonlink/About.htm

?Calif. city plans wireless LAN for critical communications?
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,68431,00.html

?Cerritos aims for citywide Wi-Fi?
http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:Fs29gyBMmJQJ:journals2.iranscience.net:800/www.fcw.com/www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2003/1208/web-cerritos-12-08-03.asp+wifi+government+%22white+paper%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

?City of Orange County Case Study?
http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:wZNI1P8U5PUJ:www.cisco.com/warp/public/345/eso/public_sector/docs/OrangeCountyCaseStudy.pdf+802.11b+county+%22case+study%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

?Town of Enfield, Connecticut?
http://www.enterasys.com/solutions/success/wireless/enfield.html

?Colo. city gases up WiFi hot spots?
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/mobile-wireless/24482-1.html

?Wireless LANs gain over cellular?
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,68982,00.html 

?For Greensboro, Wireless Network Is Like Adding Unpaid Staff?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4570/prod_business_case09186a00800a9131.html


----------------------------
County:

?Case Study: Franklin County District Goes Wireless?
http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4022.cfm

?The Bay Area Wireless Research Network?
http://www.barwn.org/docs/White_Paper.pdf

?Cisco Aironet Wireless Provides Mobility for Orange County Employees?
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao350ap/profiles/gtong_cp.pdf

?ON THE MOVE with Mobility and leading public safety organizations?
http://www.netmotionwireless.com/assets/csps_excerpts.pdf 
?Vocera Speeds Up Customer Service for Public Library System ?Orange
County Library System, FL?
http://www.pptinc.net/Wireless_Docs/orange_user_scenario.pdf

?San Diego wireless net installs 72-mile, 2.4-GHz link?
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,75830,00.html

?Wireless Networking: Flexible Teaching Options and Fast Internet
Access for Calhoun County Schools?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4570/prod_business_case09186a00800a9130.html

?Cisco Wireless Network Connects Dorchester County LANs?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4570/prod_business_case09186a00800a8532.html


-----------------------------
State:

?California State University, Fresno Extends Secure Internet
Connectivity to Students,
Faculty Using Cisco Mobile Office Solutions?
http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps4950/c1042/ccmigration_09186a00801630a5.pdf

?New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) Mental Health Provider
Streamlines Incident Reporting with Tablet PCs ?
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/casestudies/CaseStudy.asp?CaseStudyID=13576

?Cisco Wireless Network Gets Bipartisan Support in South Dakota Legislature?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4570/prod_business_case09186a00800a9dde.html


----------------------------
Federal:

?IGOV APPROACH TO WLAN DEPLOYMENT?
http://www.igov.com/services/WLAN.asp

?Secure WLAN Product for Government, Military Announced?
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/918231 

?Navy Prepares to Navigate With Wireless LANs?
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109053,00.asp

?On Alert with Mobile IP at the Coast Guard?
http://www.western-data.com/documents/USCG.pdf 


Search terms used:
Wifi wlan 802.11b ?public safety? ?law enforcement? ?fire department?
police city county state federal government

I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
you would need further information.
                 
Thanks for visiting us.                
                 
Regards,                 
Easterangel-ga                 
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