Title
Technology Purchase for Renovation of the Gainesville Police Department's Data Trac Room and new Joint Crime Analysis Center (B)
This item involves a request for the City Commission to authorize the selection of AVI SPL as the vendor to renovate the Police Data Trac Room
Explanation
The current technology in the Data Trac room at GPD Headquarters needs to be upgraded. Originally designed and constructed in 2001, the technology has changed as advances in audio and video graphics have become superior to existing equipment and software configuration. The displaying of multiple data streams and numerous computer terminals cannot be accomplished simultaneously with existing software. As the role of Crime Analysis and Information Led Policing moves police management to a new era of directing limited resources, the need for such abilities is magnified.
Locating a vendor to supply these services and provide the critical expertise and design has been problematic. As to date, three different vendors have installed and attempted to implement a comprehensive audio/video configuration capable of handling multiple data sources, with the ability to project onto numerous screens. In all three instances the programs have failed to work as advertised and the original vendor was unable to correct the deficiency. GPD, after a lengthy search, located AVI SPL who had the required expertise to correct the deficiency and maintain the existing technology.
Research to upgrade the technology for Data Trac and Crime Analysis led staff to contact AVI SPL. Staff visited several sites where AVI SPL had installed the technology desired by GPD in both the Data Trac and soon to be constructed Joint Crime Analysis Center. The configuration, technology and support were evident in a network operations center that would mirror the capabilities of what GPD desires to accomplish. The private company, much like GPD, had a different company install technology in a netwo...
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