Florida Agencies who use SmartCOP grows with DeFuniak Springs PD

DeFuniak Springs Police Department

DeFuniak Springs PD in Florida has chosen market leader, SmartCOP, Inc., as their Public Safety Software solution.

DeFuniak Springs Police Department is one of large list of Florida law enforcement agencies that utilize SmartCOP software products to keep their community safe. DeFuniak Springs PD chose the following software solutions to implement at their agency.

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FAU PD Chooses SmartCOP for Public Safety Software Solution

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PENSACOLA, FL — Florida Atlantic University Police Department has chosen market leader, SmartCOP, Inc., as their Public Safety Software solution. 

As of mid-July, Florida Atlantic University Police Department is utilizing the following software products to keep their community safe. 

  • Record Management System (SmartRMS) with the Evidence module
  • Computer-Aided Dispatch (SmartCAD)
  • Mobile Computing & Field Based Reporting with Integrated Mapping (SmartMOBILE)
  • Administrative Support Function (SmartADMIN)

Florida Atlantic University Police Department joins an ever-growing cadre of law enforcement professionals and universities throughout the State of Florida who trust and rely upon SmartCOP for our expertise and the ease of use of our Public Safety Software solution platforms to help keep their communities safe while working in the most efficient way possible. 

With an established footprint throughout the Southeastern United States and beyond, SmartCOP is the public safety software vendor of choice for over 30 federal and state agencies, 60 municipalities, 55 county agencies, and 7 universities throughout the region. 

Our agencies range in size from small municipalities with ten officers to state agencies with 2,500 officers. SmartCOP offers a full suite of Public Safety Software solution products for your organization. All of our products can be fully integrated into your system, making the user experience simple and seamless. 

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About SmartCOP, Inc.

SmartCOP (www.smartcop.com), an innovator in public safety software since 1999, offers cost-effective, fully integrated, and scalable technologies that maximize the effectiveness of law enforcement agencies of all sizes in the United States. Offerings include Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Law Enforcement Records Management System (RMS), Mobile Computer and Field Based Reporting (FBR), and Jail Management Systems (JMS).

SmartCOP Enters Strategic Partnership with Chief360

A Strategic Partnership

SmartCOP, Inc., a public safety software provider of Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management, and Jail Management Software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Chief360, an emergency technology company that provides life-saving emergency data to first responders.  SmartCOP’s mobile software, provides deployed personnel with full system access from their laptops, phones, and tablets. However, with the Chief360 partnership, specialized tools unique to fire and EMS are now available.

SmartCOP’s Computer Aided Dispatch(SmartCAD) system integrates with Chief360’s Chief Mobile App to provide alerts and notifications to responding fire and EMS units. Once the app receives an alert, a push notification will display on the device that provides detailed information about the incident, such as call for service location, knox box information, notes and medical information, hydrant locations, crew makeup, responding status, as well as mapping and turn by turn directions. 

SmartCOP and Chief360 believe this partnership will ultimately help lead to faster first responder response times which will help save more lives.  This partnership is a part of our mission at SmartCOP – to constantly strive to provide more efficient software solutions for the public’s safety.  Together, our companies can do just that, and we are both excited for the opportunities available to our current and future customers due to our joining forces. 

About SmartCOP  

SmartCOP engages in system development, implementation, and support services for a fully integrated suite of public safety products including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS), Mobile Computing with Field Based Reporting (FBR), and Jail Management System (JMS). Our solution is a field-proven public safety system designed to respond, without fail, to first response demands.  

About Chief360 

Chief 360 is a fully integrated multiple system Response and Alerting platform built for Fire, EMS, and all public safety responders by former and current Firefighters, EMS, and Law Enforcement personnel. Chief 360 systems include Mobile App response Notification, Employee Scheduling, Tone Alerting, Digital Dashboards, Fire Station Alerting Systems, and our Chief Commander Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) for apparatus. Our solutions are designed with Firefighters in mind. Chief 360 offers quick and easy to use systems that make notification and navigation for Fire & EMS seamless and without stress. 

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on SmartCOP’s Product Line

Monroe County Sheriff's Office - Florida

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, serving the Florida Keys, has been a customer of CTS/SmartCOP for about 20 years – Beginning the conversion from an antiquated COBOL based system to the robust software suite that CTS/SmartCOP offered in 1999. Our agency was primarily interested in the Computer Aided Dispatch program, which was brought online in early 2000, then the other modules soon followed.

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Priority Dispatch Certifies SmartCOP’s CAD

SmartCAD Certified Platinum for ProQA 5.1

Published December 3rd, 2018

Pensacola, FL – SmartCOP, a premier provider of public safety software, announces Priority Dispatch certified SmartCAD at the Platinum level for integration into ProQA Emergency Dispatch Software Program Version 5.1.

“This certification further demonstrates SmartCOP’s commitment to public safety agencies and first responders.   The integration of ProQA with our multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional SmartCAD seamlessly provides the dispatcher with an efficient way to serve the public with industry standard protocols and procedures.   Most importantly, everyone in the agency benefits. Data entered in ProQA seamlessly flows into SmartCAD and is available to SmartMCT users.” Says Steve Williams, SmartCOP’s Vice President of Operations.

According to Brett Williams, Priority Dispatch’s CAD Liaison, “By achieving our Platinum Certification level, SmartCOP has shown their software works seamlessly with our Medical, Fire, and Police Protocol software allowing call takers to perform at the highest standards in the industry.   Interfacing with the Priority Dispatch System means that SmartCOP has partnered with the only dispatch system provider with an in-house research and development organization and the approval of a recognized body of industry experts, the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED).”

With this certification, SmartCAD users have the ability to:

  • Open a new case when ProQA, based on answers provided, recommends further action (i.e., Fire, EMS, or PD Case).
  • Clone the existing case, create a new one, append the existing or do nothing.
  • Enter a timeframe in which the event occurred (i.e., happened right now, less than 6 hours, more than 6 hours, etc.).
  • Generate a note automatically to the CAD incident if people, vehicle, or vessels are added to a case.

 About SmartCOP

1SmartCOP, Inc., a business unit of the Harris Operating Group of Constellation Software, Inc. Harris Systems USA, Inc. is a member of the Harris Operating Group and is one of the legal entities that markets and distributes software products and services under the SmartCOP platform. SmartCOP engages in system development, implementation, and support services for a fully integrated suite of public safety products including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Records Management System (RMS), Mobile Computing with Field Based Reporting (FBR), and Jail Management System (JMS). Our solution is a field-proven public safety system designed to respond, without fail, to first response demands.

About ProQA

ProQA™ is a premier Emergency Dispatch (ED) software package for medical, fire, and law enforcement agencies. It offers automated tools utilized to provide the very best public service and patient care. During the course of an emergency call, ProQA guides the dispatcher through the process of collecting vital information from the caller, obtaining victim status, choosing an appropriate dispatch level, and instructing the caller with industry-approved protocols until the dispatched units arrive at the scene.

ProQA is based on the Emergency Priority Dispatch System™ (EPDS™) and provides a standardized format for carrying out the practice of priority dispatching. It is an automated system, which operates by evaluating incoming information according to logical rules built on expert industry knowledge. Those using this system must have the very best in dispatch training, must have a firm understanding of the Priority Dispatch systems, and must operate within a quality assurance and improvement environment.

About Priority Dispatch Corporation

Priority Dispatch Corp. is a unique research company. While others have attempted to provide products and training for emergency call taking centers, it is the only one that has used a comprehensive systems approach. Evolved from Medical Priority Consultants Inc., the company’s Medical Priority Dispatch System has been in use for 35 years with frequent and substantial updates. Historical data shows that the system reduces costs and risk. Users of the fire and police dispatching protocols have seen great success since being introduced in the early 2000s.