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[thepolishdude]

I wonder if this will be a trunked system.  If so, will other states 
try to do this?  Also, is it possible that this is a fore runner to a 
NATIONAL trunked system?  I mean, some Cell phone companies already 
make it possible to have national calling plans.  So why NOT a 
national trunked Public Safet system.  Eh?

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                  The Capital Wireless Integrated Network (CapWIN) 
project is a partnership between the States of Maryland and Virginia 
and the District of Columbia to develop an integrated transportation 
and criminal justice information wireless network. This  unique 
project will integrate transportation and public safety data and voice 
communication systems in two states and the District of Columbia and 
will be the first multi-state transportation and public safety 
integrated wireless network in the United States. The project will 
have national implications in technology transfer including 
image/video transmission and the inclusion of transportation 
applications in an integrated system. National observers will be able 
to monitor the progress and development of the system during the 
evolution of the project. This project can potentially build a 
foundation for networks throughout the United States and other 
countries. The project will be done in two phases: initial strategic 
planning phase currently underway (year 1) and the implementation 
phase (years 2 and 3). 

                  A pilot test will be initiated during the strategic 
planning phase of the project. The pilot will include a minimum of 
six, and up to fourteen, in-vehicle systems that will allow messaging 
between police vehicles in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.; 
transportation vehicles in Maryland and Virginia; and local fire 
vehicles. These mobile platforms and other developed transportation 
and public safety systems will be operationally tested during this 
project. Ultimately, a network will be implemented that supports 
multiple in-vehicle platforms. In the second year of the project the 
goal is to have at least 30 vehicles communicating on the network 
using multiple mobile data platforms. These will include additional 
state and local police, fire, and EMS vehicles as well as state DOT 
service patrols. The goal for the third year will be to, at a minimum, 
double the year two-vehicle deployment. 

                  A strategic plan is being developed with input from 
transportation and public safety agencies (federal, state, local) 
serving the Washington Metropolitan area to determine the following: 
functions needed, system requirements, security requirements, 
information priorities, evaluation methodology, a multi-year phased 
implementation strategy, and a long-term business plan that will 
address ongoing operations and maintenance. 
                 
                    
                 
                 

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