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Public Safety Communications

Coast Guard Vessel Transaction

The Coast Guard Vessel registration Nlets transaction provides access to boat registration information via U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Number.

Posted Friday, April 30, 2010

International Fuel Tax Association (IFTA) Transaction

The Nlets IFTA transaction identifies companies severely delinquent in paying their fuel taxes.

Posted Saturday, April 3, 2010

10 Nlets Data Sets You Need to Know About

This series covers transactions for 10 of the 100 data sets from the Nlets network.

Posted Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Training Requirements for 9-1-1

On the Thursday, Jan. 7, edition of The Today Show, NBC aired a story all APCO members and public safety telecommunicators should be aware of: “911 Emergency: Are Operators Ready for Your Call?” In this story, Jeff Rossen reported on a three-month investigation into the lack of national training standards for 9-1-1.

Posted Friday, January 15, 2010

Going Wireless with WiMax

WiMAX systems can enable citywide public safety entities to wirelessly communicate with one another. This takes place not just through radio communications, but with live video, photographs or other images in a mobile mode.

Posted Monday, November 17, 2008