Alexandria, VA –The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from ANSI on December 13, 2013 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies a list of “common disposition codes for data exchange.”

APCO ANS 1.111.1-2013 focuses on providing a standardized list of disposition codes to facilitate effective incident exchange between Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) PSAPs and other authorized agencies.  The ability to efficiently share incident information and the outcome between disparate PSAPs and other authorized agencies is a critical component of public safety interoperability.  An agency that has completed an active incident must provide a disposition code so that the outcome of the situation being shared is understood.  Creating a standardized list of disposition codes does not mean that an agency must change the codes they use internally.  The intent is to have each agency map their internal codes to the standardized list.

“A standardized list of disposition codes is a significant step forward in facilitating effective data exchange between PSAPs who wish to share incident information.  As NG9-1-1 systems deploy, data interoperability will become increasingly important,” said APCO President Gigi Smith.

The standard can be downloaded at http://www.apcointl.org/standards/apco-standards-for-download.html.

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