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**EDIT by mciupa- This article is a copy of the original article found here: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/rcmp-saskatchewan-f-division-year-review-2015-2016?wbdisable=true Scroll about 2/3 of the way down the page**
RCMP F-Division Information Technology Support Services (ITSS)
ITSS is responsible for maintaining and managing the Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network (PPSTN). This network is a system of radio sites that all emergency providers (police, fire, ambulance) use to communicate. RCMP members use them to communicate with each other and with the Division Operational Communication Centre (DOCC).
Due to the geography of the province and the dispersion of the population, radio coverage is better in some areas than others. In order to improve radio coverage throughout the province, the RCMP, in partnership with the Government of Saskatchewan and SaskPower, added 15 radio sites in high-risk communities in the 2015-17 fiscal years. This means there are now approximately 275 radio sites in the province that allow emergency personnel to communicate.
ITSS is also working on implementing other innovative and cost effective solutions to improve portable radio communications coverage.
ITSS installed Vehicular Repeater System (VRS) technology into police vehicles in the North Battleford and the Shellbrook detachment areas. The VRS uses an in-vehicle communications system to strengthen the signal between the portable radio the member is carrying and the radio tower. This allows RCMP members to send and receive high quality radio messages in places where it is difficult to communicate via portable radio.
ITSS is also piloting a new innovative satellite push-to-talk radio-like technology to provide communications in the Loon Lake detachment area. These satellite phones also allow members to communicate in parts of the province where the radios are less effective. This is critical to ensuring that we can provide the best response to the people of Saskatchewan, even in the most remote areas.
ITSS is also collaborating with the municipal police services to implement a system that will interconnect their radio system with the PPSTN. Once fully implemented, this system will allow radios to roam between the systems and enhance radio portable communication for our members within city boundaries. This new innovative technology will improve communications and enhance the safety of our members and the public they serve to protect.
Sometimes police work also takes our members beyond our own provincial borders into Manitoba and Alberta. In the past, when an "F" Division member crossed into Manitoba or Alberta, the member would lose communication with the "F" Division DOCC and would only be able to communicate with the DOCC in the province they were in. To ensure seamless service delivery and officer safety, ITSS implemented a system that would allow "F" Division members to remain connected with "F" Division DOCC while in Manitoba. This technology will soon be implemented in Alberta.
RCMP F-Division Information Technology Support Services (ITSS)
ITSS is responsible for maintaining and managing the Provincial Public Safety Telecommunications Network (PPSTN). This network is a system of radio sites that all emergency providers (police, fire, ambulance) use to communicate. RCMP members use them to communicate with each other and with the Division Operational Communication Centre (DOCC).
Due to the geography of the province and the dispersion of the population, radio coverage is better in some areas than others. In order to improve radio coverage throughout the province, the RCMP, in partnership with the Government of Saskatchewan and SaskPower, added 15 radio sites in high-risk communities in the 2015-17 fiscal years. This means there are now approximately 275 radio sites in the province that allow emergency personnel to communicate.
ITSS is also working on implementing other innovative and cost effective solutions to improve portable radio communications coverage.
ITSS installed Vehicular Repeater System (VRS) technology into police vehicles in the North Battleford and the Shellbrook detachment areas. The VRS uses an in-vehicle communications system to strengthen the signal between the portable radio the member is carrying and the radio tower. This allows RCMP members to send and receive high quality radio messages in places where it is difficult to communicate via portable radio.
ITSS is also piloting a new innovative satellite push-to-talk radio-like technology to provide communications in the Loon Lake detachment area. These satellite phones also allow members to communicate in parts of the province where the radios are less effective. This is critical to ensuring that we can provide the best response to the people of Saskatchewan, even in the most remote areas.
ITSS is also collaborating with the municipal police services to implement a system that will interconnect their radio system with the PPSTN. Once fully implemented, this system will allow radios to roam between the systems and enhance radio portable communication for our members within city boundaries. This new innovative technology will improve communications and enhance the safety of our members and the public they serve to protect.
Sometimes police work also takes our members beyond our own provincial borders into Manitoba and Alberta. In the past, when an "F" Division member crossed into Manitoba or Alberta, the member would lose communication with the "F" Division DOCC and would only be able to communicate with the DOCC in the province they were in. To ensure seamless service delivery and officer safety, ITSS implemented a system that would allow "F" Division members to remain connected with "F" Division DOCC while in Manitoba. This technology will soon be implemented in Alberta.
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