Iways Projects

"Through a seamless communication network, the State will be able to improve incident response."
  Ocie Adams, M&O ITS
  Coordinator ADOT&PF

Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR)

photo Motorola radioThe State of Alaska and the Department of Defense, through a coordinated effort, are working to improve communications. In the past years, natural disasters have occurred in the state that were not easily addressed, due in part, to the lack of interoperable radio communication systems between responding federal, state and local public safety agencies. Public safety requires, however reliable communications and coordination are not guaranteed. The goal of the Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR) project is to build a cost shared P25 TIA 102 trunked land mobile radio communications system by 2006.

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities photo Motorola radioAlaska Land Mobile Radio: The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is working with the statewide effort to deploy a Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR) of subscriber units to support Maintenance and Operations forces. The ADOT&PF's LMRS will integrate with the ALMR project so that both data and voice move seamless among the various public safety agencies.

ALMR serves several purposes:
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 Enhance personnel safety and operational capabilities
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 Create a cooperative partnership across federal, state and local jurisdictions
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 Transmit real-time information among the ADOT&PF and public safety agencies like police and fire
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 Cost share infrastructure cost among the federal, state and local governments
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 Improve security, emergency response and operational efficiency statewide

Deployment: The ADOT&PF conducted a successful beta testing in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau in June 2003 and plans for a complete installation by August 2006. The ADOT&PF began installing ALMR radios in vehicles in February 2004.

Contact:
 Ocie Adams
 
 ADOT&PF, M&O
 
Phone(907) 465-6940
 

 

 

 

 

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Phone 907-465-8952