Patent ID: 8024461

Claim:
In a computer system, a method comprising: a) collecting agency data that identifies local, state, and federal entities in a geographic region; b) collecting communication asset data that identifies the communication equipment used by each entity in the geographic region; c) calculating interoperability data based upon the collected communication asset data, wherein the interoperability data represents the interoperability of the communication equipment used by emergency and first responders between the various entities in the geographic region, including prioritizing interoperability communications to provide a communication need vs ability analysis between the various agencies; d) storing the agency data, the communication asset data, and the interoperability data in a computer database; e) receiving a request from a user to display the agency data, the communication asset data, and the interoperability data for the geographic region; and f) displaying the agency data, the communication asset data, and the interoperability data for the geographic region to the user on a geo-spatial referenced map, including displaying the prioritized interoperability communications.