Next Generation Cooperative Communications
With its first mission nearly accomplished, Indiana is ideally poised to move into the next generation of public safety communications: integrated public safety data sharing. The highly successful Project Hoosier SAFE-T process provides an ideal model for the kind of grass-roots coordination that must drive the discussion to create a public safety data integration and sharing framework.

Towards a Common Architecture
Public safety information integration and sharing is essential to improving the quality and effectiveness of local, county and state justice systems. Integrated information technology can significantly diminish the unknowns that threaten first responders and the people they serve. Access to information, including thorough, complete criminal history records, improves officer and public safety. Police, prosecution, court, and corrections officials make more informed decisions when they have timely access to useful data. Public health, environmental and geographic data are key components of effective disaster plans and response.

As a result, Indiana is working towards establishing INdata – Indiana Data Architecture Technology Alliance - as a formal committee within IPSC to coordinate, create and blend varied data information networks into a functioning and unified whole.