Agencies' information systems such as computer-aided dispatch systems (CAD) and records management systems (RMS) functioned largely in isolation, so-called "information islands."
各个机构的信息系统，诸如计算机辅助调度系统（computer-aided dispatch systems，CAD）和档案管理系统（records management systems，RMS），在很大程度上都是孤立地发挥着各自的作用，即处于所谓的“信息孤岛（information islands）”状态。