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News release
11/18/2005
Global Justice XML Data Model
What is GJXDM?
The Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) is a data sharing standard and vocabulary designed to allow agencies across the country to share information effectively. It allows data to be shared and understood by different systems without the need to modify or replace existing systems.
What is the purpose of GJXDM?
Global Justice XML Data Model was designed to increase the ability of justice and public safety communities to share information at all levels, laying the foundation for local, state and national justice interoperability. The goal of the GJXDM is to make sharing information between law enforcement agencies and justice very easy, hence, increasing the amount of information available to everyone. As GJXDM is adopted by more agencies across the nation, effective and efficient information sharing is becoming a reality.
How does the GJXDM work?
The GJXDM version 3.0 consists of a data dictionary; a data model and a component reuse repository - or database. The data dictionary is the data model's underpinning structure. It is, in effect, a spreadsheet containing identification of data elements and the meanings or definitions of those data elements, all of which are unique. The data model builds relationships between the data elements, and the result, in simple terms, is that disparate systems connect via the unique identifiers.
Who is using the GJXDM?
The DOJ's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has tallied at least 50 fully implemented extensible markup language (XML) applications in the government justice and public safety realm thus far, including Amber Alert. The DHS and DOJ also tied use of the GJXDM to federal grants for information exchange projects in fiscal 2005, so more projects are bound to start. Federal agencies are also adopting GJXDM, coincidently encouraging the adoption by state and local agencies.
Is Ortivus North America (NA) incorporating GJXDM into their applications?
Ortivus NA is currently incorporating GJXDM into its next release of CAD and RMS products. Using GJXDM, these two products will be able to integrate seamlessly into existing or future information systems. Another benefit includes the possibility to easily access information stored in these products for exporting to state and national levels, or even third-party applications.
For more information on GJXDM, visit the Office of Justice Programs Information Technology Initiatives website.
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About Ortivus:
Ortivus offers integrated software solutions for Emergency Medical Services and Public Safety. The North American Subsidiary develops and markets the following pre-hospital applications: EMS billing, patient care reporting, computer-aided dispatch, automatic vehicle location, mobile data application, and patient vital signs monitoring and data transmission.
The Ortivus vision is to be the customer’s preferred provider of integrated information and decision-making software support systems in the Emergency Medical Service, Public Safety and Healthcare industries.
Ortivus operates out of two North American corporate office locations (Decorah, Iowa, US and Montreal, Quebec, Canada), as well as several international locations (Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Great Britain).