Coordinating security for the Super Bowl will require the JSO to instantly share information between multiple agencies -- from the more than 1,800 JSO personnel around the city to the 53 federal and local agencies participating in securing the event. With E-Sponder, commanders have complete visibility of all planned tasks and can instantly identify any unplanned event.
The portal, combined with the familiarity of the Office desktop programs, streamlines the flow of information between field personnel and the operations center, enabling commanders to quickly deploy first responders from multiple agencies and rapidly respond to any incident. For instance, should a car accident occur near the stadium, all relevant agencies with responsibility for that security zone will be notified instantaneously to determine the appropriate level of response and the role for each agency involved. Agents based in the operations command center can view this activity on two screens simultaneously, monitoring a real-time display of what is supposed to be happening and one that shows what is actually happening, ensuring greater coordination and cooperation.
"With a limited time frame and so many stakeholders, we needed a solution that could be deployed quickly and did not require extensive training for our personnel to use effectively," said Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford. "E-Sponder gives the personnel in our command center the ability to coordinate all the agencies involved and manage the thousands of tasks that need to be completed, and provides us the confidence that all of our personnel is in place so we can ensure a safe event for our citizens and visitors."
E-Sponder is based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, utilizing the .NET Framework, and relies on Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003 on the desktop. Electronic forms built using Microsoft Office InfoPath
