Methods and apparatus for connecting computer aided dispatch systems and internet-of-things systems for providing emergency response services

A system for communicating emergency information, comprising:

• a hosting center;
• a plurality of public safety access points (PSAPs);
• a processor coupled to the hosting center and each of the plurality of PSAPs;
• and
• a memory, coupled to the processor, including instructions stored thereupon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor cause the processor to:
• connect to a first PSAP and a second PSAP, wherein an information exchange interface associated with the PSAP is incompatible with an information exchange interface associated with the second PSAP;
• and
• perform, using a common user interface overlay, the following operations:
• receive an indication of an emergency situation,
• transmit a list of available assets to the first PSAP, wherein the list of available assets comprises at least a set of available assets that are controlled by the second PSAP,
• receive, from the first PSAP, a set of active assets designated to respond to the emergency situation, wherein the set of active assets is selected from the list of available assets, and
• transmit, to the second PSAP, the set of active assets.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon for communicating emergency information, comprising:

• instructions for connecting to a first computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system and a second CAD system, wherein an information exchange interface associated with the first CAD system is incompatible with an information exchange interface associated with the second CAD system;
• instructions for performing, using a common user interface overlay, the following operations:
• receiving an indication of an emergency situation,
• transmitting a list of available assets to the first CAD system, wherein the list of available assets comprises at least a set of available assets that are controlled by the second CAD system,
• receiving, from the first CAD system, a set of active assets designated to respond to the emergency situation, wherein the set of active assets is selected from the list of available assets, and
• transmitting, to the second CAD system, the set of active assets.