How do I use GJXDM and NIEM?
Projects begin with definition of event-driven data-exchange needs or goals. Useful modeling tools for justice, like JIEM, help define the business rules for exchanges. GJXDM and NIEM define the data naming conventions, and the business rules define the data exchange.
The exchange saves time and improves accuracy while lessening the likelihood of human error. An exchange automates a data-transfer process that currently exists in some other fashion, perhaps by telephone, fax or another mechanism. These are measurable and results-driven activities. To achieve the desired automation, users must take part in the development, directing the technology efforts.
The secure web-services architecture inherent to GJXDM improves, rather than
replaces, existing systems. This dramatically reduces the costs of implementation,
considering the training and lost productivity that occurs when systems are
replaced. In the end, the computer becomes a tool interacting with the data
in other related organizations. New automated exchanges tear down the silos
or stovepipes of data. By allowing public-safety workforces to focus more on
roles and less on computer entry, GJXDM and NIEM help carry out the goal of
improving public safety.