The City of Albany and Dougherty County, located southwest of Atlanta, Ga., has announced it is implementing the Justice Data Exchange (JDX), Justice Inquiry System (JIS) and Justice First Appearance (JFA) applications from Metatomix Inc., Dedham, Mass., a provider of semantic solutions to justice and public safety. The Metatomix applications will form the foundation of the County's Criminal Justice Information Sharing project.

Dougherty County, with a population of approximately 100,000, will begin integrating phase one of the project immediately and expects all phases to be complete in less than three years. The project will allow nearly 30 local law enforcement agencies and courts to share pertinent information seamlessly by simplifying current processes, facilitating data movement and governing data access. As a result, the county expects to systematically improve the operational efficiency of the existing criminal justice systems by streamlining information and data entry.

Source: Metatomix Inc.