Computer Aided Dispatch

More data, yet we can see things better

In Computer Aided Dispatch, Law Enforcement, Sales & Marketing, crisis mapping, examples, mapping, solutions, visualization on 24 March 2010 with no comments

A colleague forwarded me the link to a great IBM ad that encapsulates what businesses are dealing with today as far as data. We don’t have that type of ad budget at SpatialKey, but if we did, our message would certainly be in line with IBM’s. The future is not less data, but more. And this [...]

Where are the Loud Neighbors? Late Night Noise in Sacramento, CA

In Computer Aided Dispatch, Law Enforcement, Sacramento, data import, examples, mapping, solutions, visualization on 2 November 2009 with no comments

The Sacramento Police Department makes their dispatch database publicly available via monthly text files.  These files are exported from Sacramento’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, which supports police dispatch and response functions in their 911 center.  These files include information about each dispatch, including details like date and time, type of call – from homicides [...]