FINDER will soon share data with other states...

By December, the Florida Integrated Network for Data Exchange and Retrieval (FINDER) system, which now 122 local police and sheriff's offices and some state agencies use, will comply with the Global Justice XML Data model.  Compliance will enable FINDER participants to share data with agencies in other states through a common language.

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                 Useful Links

Law Enforcement Data Sharing Consortium Information Guide

Participating Agencies

Minutes From Meetings

New Contribution Schedule

FINDER Demonstration Model

New FINDER BETA Version 4.0 Demonstration Model

FINDER Users Guide

Federal Legislation

Executive Summary 2005

May 2005 Presentation on FINDER

Memorandum of Understanding

     FINDER Wins National Award!

In October, FINDER was recognized with a 2005 Homeland Security Award from the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation which was created by Congress and whose board is appointed by the President of the United States.  The purpose of the foundation and its awards program is "to encourage and support research, study, and labor designed to produce new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind."  For more see the November newsletter.