GATTRS Austin Police UIDs

[pbeezy]

I've been using scanners for years but never really considered tagging UIDs. In my log file, it seems like dispatch UIDs are consistent, but I don't know if the officers are consistent. In other words, is Adam 401 always going to have the same UID?

And if so, has someone already done all the hard work of documenting these that can share it with me? :-D Thanks!

 

[LeSueurC]

I've been using scanners for years but never really considered tagging UIDs. In my log file, it seems like dispatch UIDs are consistent, but I don't know if the officers are consistent. In other words, is Adam 401 always going to have the same UID?

And if so, has someone already done all the hard work of documenting these that can share it with me? :-D Thanks!

Generally PD Radio Id's or UID's are harder to track than Fire or Dispatcher UID's. PD's portables or HT's might be worth trying to catch but Mobile ID's are generally harder because that officer might not have the same vehicle everyday. Fire can be fun to track especially when you start figuring out each members portable UID. Generally when I'm tracking Fire UID's, I try to get the apparatus mobile UID first, then each crew members UID and you normally have to wait till they're on a fire and each member is doing a lot of talking

 

[rlopez28]

With APD/TCSO/AFD/EMS, their dispatch UID's are generally the same as they utilize the same consoles to dispatch. Generally starting with a 1055XXXX.
With APD, their UIDs on their portables are their Employee ID's ("AP's" for APD)/Badge ID (which we dont call them that here). Generally their "Call Sign" i.e. Adam 101 will stay the same unless they move to a different unit. So if they are off duty working a side job doing whatever, they will always key up "Adam 101".
Their vehicle UIDs are the last 4 of the vehicle they are driving. So for example if you are on the road and you see a marked unit that has the numbers 9345 on it, if that officer keys up his mobile you will see UID XXXX9345.
The Sheriffs office is just a little different. I have not yet been able to track how their mobiles are assigned, but their portables are the same as APD, Employee ID. Their patrol call signs can change but other units besides that stay the same. I.E. "Central 94" (Major Crimes) will always key up as "Central 94" unless they move to a different unit. "5B10" (patrol) may be a different person one day as the person that usually covers that sector/district has to cover a different one. But primarily patrol generally stay within the same sector/district.
If a non-specialized unit is working off duty, they just identify as their Employee ID, i.e. "3044" would just be employee 3044.

 

[pbeezy]

With APD/TCSO/AFD/EMS, their dispatch UID's are generally the same as they utilize the same consoles to dispatch. Generally starting with a 1055XXXX.
With APD, their UIDs on their portables are their Employee ID's ("AP's" for APD)/Badge ID (which we dont call them that here). Generally their "Call Sign" i.e. Adam 101 will stay the same unless they move to a different unit. So if they are off duty working a side job doing whatever, they will always key up "Adam 101".
Their vehicle UIDs are the last 4 of the vehicle they are driving. So for example if you are on the road and you see a marked unit that has the numbers 9345 on it, if that officer keys up his mobile you will see UID XXXX9345.
The Sheriffs office is just a little different. I have not yet been able to track how their mobiles are assigned, but their portables are the same as APD, Employee ID. Their patrol call signs can change but other units besides that stay the same. I.E. "Central 94" (Major Crimes) will always key up as "Central 94" unless they move to a different unit. "5B10" (patrol) may be a different person one day as the person that usually covers that sector/district has to cover a different one. But primarily patrol generally stay within the same sector/district.
If a non-specialized unit is working off duty, they just identify as their Employee ID, i.e. "3044" would just be employee 3044.

Thanks so much for the info, this helps a lot. So seems like given the fact that their Employee IDs/APs are relatively static and I can safely tag their call sign to them. Appreciate the detail thanks again!