[Scan-DC] MCPD 800 Digital

Sat, 3 May 2003 11:10:53 -0400

  Hi,

The cut over has been postponed. Currently there is no switchover date 
as of yet. There are various reasons why switchover has not occurred. 
Some have to do with the Map system and automatic vehicle locator 
systems coming up w/ some anomolies where it would show a unit on a 
parallel street instead of the street it's actually on and other issues 
where 2 units are close to eachother. Some other issues have to do with 
dispatching. What they have done w/ both police and fire rescue is have 
dispatchers sit at the new ECC which will now be called the PSCC or 
Public Safety Communications Center - and while the live dispatchers are 
working in Rockville, the dispatcher at the new center in gaithersburg 
would mirror them. What's happened is that w/ everything that has to 
occur w/ the new system, while better and more efficient - the learning 
curve is greater than expected. The dispatchers in the mirror situation 
at the new center were not able to keep up w/ those in rockville. They 
just need more time - so more training and more practice.

It's currently being said that we are 2 - 3 weeks away - but there is no 
solid date set as of yet.

As soon as a new date is set - I will try to post it.

Thanks,

Joe

Cathy Drzyzgula wrote:

 > I'm pretty sure someone posted earlier about a new cut-over date of
 > May 11,
 > but I can't find the posting to verify or give proper credit.  I just
 > remember the date.
 >
 > Cathy
 > At 07:11 AM 5/3/2003 -0400, William D. Rossiter III wrote:
 > >Okay, I'm sorry everyone, but I havent been paying attention.  Does
 > anyone
 > >know when the new 800 digital system will go on line, and be in use
 > by the
 > >MCPD?
 > >
 > >73,
 > >Bill (KB3ITA)
 > >
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