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[OTTER]

Our local P.D. is now sending most of its juicy info across I beleive they call it NBC. I think its to thier laptops. Anybody know anything about this? Thanks!

 

[SCPD]

Try "MDT".
:roll:

 

[N_Jay]

MDT Mobile Dtaa Terminal
MDC Mobile Data Computer

 

[califzeph]

I believe they are made by Kustom Data Systems Co. I remember going on ride-alongs with Sacramento County SO a few times in my college years, and was very interested in these mobile terminals. The officers had a way to send car-to-car personal messages over it, but the techs disabled this feature because the deputies were spending too much time playing around with this early form of "instand messaging". To their credit, however, they figured out a way in the field to overcome the software limitation with a few creative key strokes and were back in business sending each other their jokes and fast food orders!

 

[JnglMassiv]

Be aware that MDC and MDT are both communication systems terms you might encounter on the radio. MDC-600 or MDC-1200 are Motorola signalling formats. MDC is a little out of context for the usage you heard on the radio.

MDTs are the squadcar mounted computers. Private or sensitive data is frequently sent to the computers, which are believed to be secure (Some are, some aren't).

 

[K5MAR]

It could be most any type of system. My local PD uses a metal-cased laptop computer in each unit running XP, and custom software written by a couple of the local officers along with a relative of one who has a local ISP. Said to be well-encrypted (256 bit key, I think?). This came about after they found that a commercial package the PD bought was essentially worthless. The custom software includes mapping from the city engineer's office of all the streets and intersections (for diagraming accidents), plus electronic versions of all the forms and supplementals for report-writing. All this plus text-messaging, group or all stations messaging, plus in-state DL and veh. registration checks. At the end of the shift, all the officer has to do is pull a floppy out of the drive and he takes all his reports, emails, etc. with them. It's referred to on the air as MDC.

Mark S.

 

[Tramagod]

The system Mark describes sounds like the one my agency uses, we have Panasonic Tough Books, metal cased lap-tops, running XP professional. I'm told about $7000 a pop x about 30 vehicles, Impala's and Tahoe's. The system works great, you really feel lost when the system goes down for whatever reason or the car you draw doesn't have one in it due to repairs or upgrade reasons.

 

[lgentle]

What about KDT? I hear that quiet a bit here.

Keyboard Data Terminal ??

 

[mlevin]

Yup, all the same thing.