The Ottawa Police Service is very proactive in the area of Community Oriented Policing and have been looking for a way to more effectively mine the vast amounts of data they produce to support proactive law enforcement.  The Ottawa Police Service is quite familiar with GIS and has been leveraging it successfully to conduct every day operations from deploying front line officers to supporting analytical work that effectively makes their community a safer place. 

"Our decision to assess this advanced GIS-based solution came in recognition of the technology's ability to integrate complex datasets and create highly accurate and intelligence-led crime maps to support policing operations," said Rob Conlin, Senior Systems Analyst, Ottawa Police Service. "There is no doubt that GIS has a significant place in police operations and we have found that the Crime Analyst extension for ArcGIS extends the power of our mission critical applications."

"Crime Analyst for ArcGIS provides us with the ability to deliver strategic, tactical, temporal, and spatial analysis for accurate and evidence based operational support," said Kevin Mason, Manager, Problem Crime Analysis Unit, Ottawa Police Service. "We have found that the extension creates a structured GIS workflow model for our Crime Analysts, which has contributed significantly towards reducing the amount of time spent on victim-offender profiling and comparative case analysis." 

Crime Analyst for ArcGIS is a specialized extension for ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop products. It is designed to provide advanced tools that law enforcement professionals need to fully understand and make sense of their data. Trends in criminal behavior can be assessed and visualized through a range of advanced spatial analysis techniques including spatial modeling and temporal investigation.

About ESRI Canada:
Established in 1984, ESRI Canada is a Canadian owned company specializing in geographic information systems (GIS) solutions. ESRI Canada distributes the world's leading GIS software solutions from ESRI Inc., Miner and Miner, and Azteca. In order to provide organizations with complete industry-specific solutions ESRI Canada has established an extensive business partner program that includes more than 125 Canadian organizations. ESRI Canada also provides professional services including consulting, training, technical support, and enterprise GIS implementation. ESRI Canada is a leader in providing world-class enterprise GIS solutions for many industries including local government, utilities, public safety and defence, business demographics, education, natural resources, and transportation. ESRI Canada has fifteen regional offices across the country, with headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, please visit www.esricanada.com or call 1-800-447-9778.

About Ottawa Police Service:
Since its creation in 1995, the Ottawa Police has dedicated itself to providing excellent service. Almost 1,500 officers and civilians respond to an average of 231,000 calls every year. Our city has three divisions, comprised of six police districts where officers are assigned to respond to police emergencies and work with residents to solve community problems. We are committed to working together for a safer community.

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John Waite
GIS Marketing Specialist
ESRI Canada
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