Las Vegas Metro Police Comm Center

We visited the 32,000 square-foot LVMPD comm center during IWCE 2001 and were quite impressed.
The center opened in August 2000, and its architecture mirrors the desert's colors and has a "curve" theme.
The huge dispatch floor (above) features a workstation arrangement, and
includes 53 positions that aren't being used--they're designed for expansion.

The center uses Printrak CAD, Plant Equipment Inc.'s VESTA for phones and
console applications by Orbacom to integrate most functions on one screen.
The center is served by an OC-12 phone link that has a capacity of 600 lines.
LVMPD continues to use a conventional UHF radio system and has no plans
to move to 800 MHz or trunked. The center handles an 8,000 square-mile
service area and fields over 3 million phone calls a year.
Also check the official LVMPD Comm Center Web site.

Some of the following photos are courtesy of Orbacom Systems Inc.

entrance to LVMPD center	the decorative outdoor sign	reception area of center
remote radio receiver controls	interior of equipment rack for Orbacom consoles	equipment room patch panel
master clock (top) and logging recorder (below)	equipment room--telephone switch	equipment room gear
Orbacom electronics bays	rear of equipment bays	radio shop service bays
rear of center with radio shop service bays	MDT being installed	older style MDT--about 100 still in service
typical radio shop lab	another typical radio shop lab	radio shop service area
overall view of dispatch floor	hallway--note the curve motif in the ceiling and flooring	dispatch workstation
typical admin office	dispatch console	radio dispatch workstations
break room	classroom with trainees	another view showing curved wall
	simulator room for CAD training

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