Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Overland Park, Kansas, Improves Multi-Jurisdictional Communications

police officer Located in Johnson County, a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, Overland Park has a daytime population estimated at 455,000. Each city in Johnson County has its own police department, and the larger cities have their own dispatch centers. To improve communications between the various law enforcement agencies in the area, Overland Park partnered with Intergraph to integrate their public safety systems.Intergraph first conducted an initial needs-assessment and analysis of funding avenues. The Overland Park Police Department was chosen to serve as the hub of the configuration and implemented Intergraph’s suite of public safety products. Today, participating agencies include the city of Olathe, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, and the city of Leawood. As a result of Intergraph’s configuration, Overland Park, Kansas, and the surrounding areas saved funding dollars through the integrated, shared systems and can now communicate critical information faster and more efficiently.

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