State of California enterprise IT systems
Encyclopedia
This is a partial list of State of California enterprise computing systems:
Department: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
Function: Tracks licensing information of health care facilities in the State of California. This includes clinics, acute care hospitals, and other in-patent facilities. Does not cover dentists or other private medical practices.
Details: none.
Exists as of: 2007.
purchased PSI.
Department: Resources Agency, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CDF).
Function: Computer-assisted dispatch
system manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
Details: Each dispatching center has a stand-alone system. Systems are customizable to meet local needs. Replaces a system called CalCAD.
Summary of stated purpose: To manage on-duty staff and pending requests for service. The system records incidents, resources, and aids in the efficient use of staff. It includes stored geographic information
including maps, street centerlines, routing based on centerlines, and addresses.
Exists as of: 2006.
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Function: Tracks the serial numbers of every firearm owned by government, observed by law enforcement, seized, destroyed, held in evidence, reported stolen, recovered, voluntarily registered, or handled by a firearms dealer (except most long guns).
Details: Data are collected from field checks of firearms.
Summary of stated purpose: Identifies lost or stolen firearms and connects firearms with persons.
Exists as of: 1990
DOS
-based computer-aided dispatch system replaced by Altaris CAD in 2005. No geographic verification was built in. Uploads data from Ranger Units to statewide CAIRS system for analysis of trends and costs.
Function: Tracks statistical information on fires and other requests for service so the data can be analyzed in preventing fires.
Details: This is a web-based system provided by a vendor named CompuPro. Rollout was set for Summer 2006.
Summary of stated purpose: It provides reports usable by all parts of the CDF organization to analyze trends and improve service. The primary purpose was to comply with a regulatory requirement (California Health and Safety Code
Section 13110.5) intended to reduce costs and loss of life from fire and other events.
Exists as of: 2006
(EDD)
Function: stores the names, addresses, and Social Security number
s of every new employee in the state.
Details: Every employer is required to report the above facts for every new employee to the EDD. Data are uploaded to a similar national system.
Summary of stated purpose: Used to track employment statistics and to locate persons in arrears on child support
payments.
Exists as of: 2008
Department: Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, California Department of Justice.
Function: Enterprise system that stores records about persons including fingerprints and criminal history information.
Details: System is designed to reveal minimal information about a query unless the person making the query asks for more details. Also used to collect and associate innuendo of criminal wrongdoing with persons who have no convictions.
Summary of stated purpose: Allows law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to review a person's criminal history. Used to check applicants for employment at cities, counties, and special districts for criminal convictions. Used to check the conviction records of individuals who work in jobs with minor
s.
Exists as of: 1989
Department: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Function: Allows the DMV to manage the issuance and renewal of driver licenses and California Identification Cards.
Details: System uses a Series 1 or RS6000 terminal.
Summary of stated purpose: Manages driver license
records to comply with legislated rules.
Exists as of: 2006.
Department: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
Function: Tracks in-patient hospital and emerency room demographic data for California hospitals.
Details: none.
Exists as of: 2007.
Function: Records the presence of obstructions to fish passage in about 3,000 coastal streams.
Details: Funded by DFG but operated by a public-private partnership.
Summary of stated purpose: Creates a catalog of obstructions to the path of spawning
fish
in coastal streams so the obstructions can be removed over time. Feeds planning and development processes in coastal communities so new bridges and roads are fish friendly. This feeds a process to remove obstructions to fish and also loads geographic information system
s to map them.
Exists as of: 2006
Function: Evaluates the traffic in precursor chemical
s of potential use in making illegal drugs.
Details: none.
Summary of stated purpose: Manages system of permit issuance to businesses handling such chemicals.
Exists as of: 1992
Department: Department of General Services (DoGS)
Function: Satisfies legislative requirement to track contract
s over $5,000.
Details: Does contract tracking for state purchases of $5,000 and up. Tracks and identifies vendors who are offering services to state agencies or have successfully bid on state contracts. Includes some public access functions: extratced spreadsheets show large lists of contracts and reveal the winners.
Summary of stated purpose: Links potential contractors, and contractors, with buyers from state government agencies.
Exists as of: 2007.
Department: California Highway Patrol
Function: undetermined.
Details:
Summary of stated purpose:
Exists as of: 2006
Function: Tracks a catalog of information about bridges and viaducts on State-maintained roadways.
Details: Stores information including bridge
number, county, route, bridge name. May store information about planned maintenance, earthquake
risk, and earthquake retrofit plans.
Summary of stated purpose:
Exists as of: 1989
Department: Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Function: Collects data on car crashes and allows analysis of them.
Details: Includes portions called Accident Data Base (AXDB) and query system called TASAS Selective Accident Retrieval (TSAR).
Summary of stated purpose: To comply with federal law, which requires statistical analysis of auto accidents in order to reduce the occurrence of collisions.
Exists as of: 2006.
Department: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Function: manages vessel and vehicle registration
as required by legislation.
Details: System uses a Series 1 or RS6000 terminal.
Summary of stated purpose:
Exists as of: 2006
Automated Licensing Information and Report Tracking System
Variant names: ALIRTSDepartment: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
Function: Tracks licensing information of health care facilities in the State of California. This includes clinics, acute care hospitals, and other in-patent facilities. Does not cover dentists or other private medical practices.
Details: none.
Exists as of: 2007.
Altaris CAD
Variant names: Sometimes referred to as PSI CAD, PSI being the company that designed the system. Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
purchased PSI.
Department: Resources Agency, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is the State of California's agency responsible for fire protection in State Responsibility Areas of California as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests. It is often referred to as The California Department of...
(CDF).
Function: Computer-assisted dispatch
Computer-assisted dispatch
Computer-assisted dispatch, also called Computer Aided Dispatch , is a method of dispatching taxicabs, couriers, field service technicians, or emergency services assisted by computer. It can either be used to send messages to the dispatchee via a mobile data terminal and/or used to store and...
system manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
Details: Each dispatching center has a stand-alone system. Systems are customizable to meet local needs. Replaces a system called CalCAD.
Summary of stated purpose: To manage on-duty staff and pending requests for service. The system records incidents, resources, and aids in the efficient use of staff. It includes stored geographic information
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
including maps, street centerlines, routing based on centerlines, and addresses.
Exists as of: 2006.
Automated Firearms System (AFS)
Department: Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, California Department of JusticeCalifornia Department of Justice
The California Department of Justice is the department in the California executive branch under the leadership of the California Attorney General.-Description:It has 5344 employees and a budget of $791 million...
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Function: Tracks the serial numbers of every firearm owned by government, observed by law enforcement, seized, destroyed, held in evidence, reported stolen, recovered, voluntarily registered, or handled by a firearms dealer (except most long guns).
Details: Data are collected from field checks of firearms.
Summary of stated purpose: Identifies lost or stolen firearms and connects firearms with persons.
Exists as of: 1990
CalCAD
Obsolete California Department of Forestry and Fire ProtectionCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is the State of California's agency responsible for fire protection in State Responsibility Areas of California as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests. It is often referred to as The California Department of...
DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
-based computer-aided dispatch system replaced by Altaris CAD in 2005. No geographic verification was built in. Uploads data from Ranger Units to statewide CAIRS system for analysis of trends and costs.
California All Incident Reporting System (CAIRS)
Department: Resources Agency, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF)Function: Tracks statistical information on fires and other requests for service so the data can be analyzed in preventing fires.
Details: This is a web-based system provided by a vendor named CompuPro. Rollout was set for Summer 2006.
Summary of stated purpose: It provides reports usable by all parts of the CDF organization to analyze trends and improve service. The primary purpose was to comply with a regulatory requirement (California Health and Safety Code
California Health and Safety Code
California Law consists of 29 codes, covering various subject areas, the State Constitution and Statutes. The California Health and Safety Code is the code covering the subject areas of health and safety.-External links:...
Section 13110.5) intended to reduce costs and loss of life from fire and other events.
Exists as of: 2006
California New Employee Registry
Department: Employment Development DepartmentEmployment Development Department
The Employment Development Department is part of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency of the executive branch of the State of California. EDD offers a variety of services to millions of Californians under the Job Service, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Workforce Investment,...
(EDD)
Function: stores the names, addresses, and Social Security number
Social Security number
In the United States, a Social Security number is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents under section 205 of the Social Security Act, codified as . The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent...
s of every new employee in the state.
Details: Every employer is required to report the above facts for every new employee to the EDD. Data are uploaded to a similar national system.
Summary of stated purpose: Used to track employment statistics and to locate persons in arrears on child support
Child support
In family law and public policy, child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child following the end of a marriage or other relationship...
payments.
Exists as of: 2008
Criminal Justice Information System
Variant names: CI&IDepartment: Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, California Department of Justice.
Function: Enterprise system that stores records about persons including fingerprints and criminal history information.
Details: System is designed to reveal minimal information about a query unless the person making the query asks for more details. Also used to collect and associate innuendo of criminal wrongdoing with persons who have no convictions.
Summary of stated purpose: Allows law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to review a person's criminal history. Used to check applicants for employment at cities, counties, and special districts for criminal convictions. Used to check the conviction records of individuals who work in jobs with minor
Minor (law)
In law, a minor is a person under a certain age — the age of majority — which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood; the age depends upon jurisdiction and application, but is typically 18...
s.
Exists as of: 1989
Driver License Automated Record System
Variant names: DL, DL automated record systemDepartment: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Function: Allows the DMV to manage the issuance and renewal of driver licenses and California Identification Cards.
Details: System uses a Series 1 or RS6000 terminal.
Summary of stated purpose: Manages driver license
Driver's license
A driver's license/licence , or driving licence is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus, on a public roadway. Most U.S...
records to comply with legislated rules.
Exists as of: 2006.
Medical Information Reporting for California
Variant names: MIRCalDepartment: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
Function: Tracks in-patient hospital and emerency room demographic data for California hospitals.
Details: none.
Exists as of: 2007.
Passage Assessment Database
Department: Resources Agency, Department of Fish and Game (DFG)Function: Records the presence of obstructions to fish passage in about 3,000 coastal streams.
Details: Funded by DFG but operated by a public-private partnership.
Summary of stated purpose: Creates a catalog of obstructions to the path of spawning
Spawn (biology)
Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm, also called spawning...
fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in coastal streams so the obstructions can be removed over time. Feeds planning and development processes in coastal communities so new bridges and roads are fish friendly. This feeds a process to remove obstructions to fish and also loads geographic information system
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
s to map them.
Exists as of: 2006
Precursor Compliance System
Department: Clandestine Laboratories Coordinator, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, California Department of JusticeFunction: Evaluates the traffic in precursor chemical
Chemical substance
In chemistry, a chemical substance is a form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. It cannot be separated into components by physical separation methods, i.e. without breaking chemical bonds. They can be solids, liquids or gases.Chemical substances are...
s of potential use in making illegal drugs.
Details: none.
Summary of stated purpose: Manages system of permit issuance to businesses handling such chemicals.
Exists as of: 1992
State Contract and Procurement Registration System
Variant name: SCPRSDepartment: Department of General Services (DoGS)
Function: Satisfies legislative requirement to track contract
Contract
A contract is an agreement entered into by two parties or more with the intention of creating a legal obligation, which may have elements in writing. Contracts can be made orally. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" or compensation of money. In equity, the remedy can be specific...
s over $5,000.
Details: Does contract tracking for state purchases of $5,000 and up. Tracks and identifies vendors who are offering services to state agencies or have successfully bid on state contracts. Includes some public access functions: extratced spreadsheets show large lists of contracts and reveal the winners.
Summary of stated purpose: Links potential contractors, and contractors, with buyers from state government agencies.
Exists as of: 2007.
Statewide Integrated Traffic Record Systems
Variant name: SWITRSDepartment: California Highway Patrol
Function: undetermined.
Details:
Summary of stated purpose:
Exists as of: 2006
Structures Maintenance System
Department: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)Function: Tracks a catalog of information about bridges and viaducts on State-maintained roadways.
Details: Stores information including bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
number, county, route, bridge name. May store information about planned maintenance, earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
risk, and earthquake retrofit plans.
Summary of stated purpose:
Exists as of: 1989
Traffic Accident Surveillance and Analysis System
Variant name: TASASDepartment: Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Function: Collects data on car crashes and allows analysis of them.
Details: Includes portions called Accident Data Base (AXDB) and query system called TASAS Selective Accident Retrieval (TSAR).
Summary of stated purpose: To comply with federal law, which requires statistical analysis of auto accidents in order to reduce the occurrence of collisions.
Exists as of: 2006.
Vehicle Registration Automated Record Systems
Variant names: VR, VR automated record systemDepartment: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Function: manages vessel and vehicle registration
License
The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license or licence refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.A license may be granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement...
as required by legislation.
Details: System uses a Series 1 or RS6000 terminal.
Summary of stated purpose:
Exists as of: 2006