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Project (41) LOCATE-VoIP
APCO Project 41 - LOCATE – VoIP and Emerging Technology Location Delivery Challenges (LOCATE-VoIP) was created to address the impact upon operational practices facing the public safety communications industry specific to voice over internet protocol and related technologies.
In August 2006, the APCO Project LOCATE Committee recommended that the APCO International Executive Council establish a new project – APCO Project 41 - LOCATE – VoIP and Emerging Technology Location Delivery Challenges (LOCATE-VoIP) to address the impact upon operational practices facing our members specific to voice over internet protocol and related technologies.
The Committee recognized that, as the title of the Project implies – Locate Our Citizens At Times of Emergency – it must acknowledge the new and expanding challenges related to location data delivery of emerging technologies that will continue to involve the public safety community and APCO members. The Committee further recognized that the general public consumer, while eagerly embracing alternatives to traditional telephone functionality will not recognize the danger of actual delays and/or denial of prompt emergency services, based upon location information errors within such systems until the crisis is theirs.
- Provide the APCO Board of Officers timely public policy position recommendations related to current and emerging technologies and their impact on public safety communications with specific emphasis on location challenges.
- Establish strategies to ensure public safety interests related to deployment of non-traditional technologies, funding concerns, location challenges, etc. are effectively represented in various forums.
- Establish effective educational strategies for public safety personnel and elected officials related to current and emerging technology, location challenges, funding concerns, current public and private strategies and APCO activities
The APCO Board proposed and the Executive Council approved the establishment of Project 41 at the Annual Conference in August 2006. Project 41 was established with funding from the PSFA. The Project was led by a Board appointed Steering Committee that coordinated the efforts of the below sub-committees:
Technical Operations & Deployment
Education & Outreach
The Steering also coordinated efforts with the APCO/NENA PSAP Operational & Survivability Workgroup.
During 2008 the APCO Board undertook a review of the objectives and deliverables of the Project. Subsequent to the review the Board re-tooled the functional components of the Project work in a manner that was intended to assure a strong and consistent level of staff support while also including the expertise of the many volunteer subject matter experts of the Project 41 Steering Committee and the sub-committees.
Effective January 1, 2009 APCO added an additional staff position that will coordinate all NG and Emerging Technology efforts of APCO while continuing to be guided by the APCO Strategic Plan and the original objectives as defined by the Project 41 Steering Committee.
RESOURCES
Project 41 Overview VoIP Deployment V2
VoIP Policy Positions 3-20-06
Project 41 Summary NENA 58-502 VoIP Funding and Regulatory Issues
Imagine vs. Reality PSAP Level Doc Jul 12, 07
Imagine vs. Reality Links
Project 41 VoIP Information Bibliography 010108
Summary of NENA VoIP I2 Standard Doc for P41
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