Data sharing connects 6,000 officers across US

One of the largest geographic law enforcement data sharing deployments in the world will connect over 6,000 law enforcement officers across the US.

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) is rolling out Niche Technology’s Records Management System (RMS) for the implementation of its incident management analysis and reporting system (IMARS). It will enable data sharing between more than 6,000 officers from six law enforcement agencies across one-fifth of the US’ land base.

The system will support operational policing for the DOI’s Office of Law Enforcement and Security and other bureaus, including Indian affairs, land management, reclamation, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service.

The DOI has the federal Executive Branch’s third largest police force with responsibility for protecting people, natural and cultural resources and facilities on more than 500 million acres of DOI-managed lands.

“The information sharing potential of IMARS will greatly enhance the safety of law enforcement officers and the people and lands they protect,” said Kim Thorsen, acting deputy assistant secretary for law enforcement, security and emergency management.

DOI agency members will also benefit from support for accessing information in a mobile environment, which provides access to crucial data when either connected or disconnected from wireless networks.