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Emergency Response Management Network Data Sharing Agreement This Data Sharing Agreement defines the policies and practices for the common use of data owned and maintained by the participating agencies for the management of public safety response activities during both emergencies and non-emergency operations. The Participants and the software that facilitates the data sharing will be known as the Emergency Response Management Network (ERMN). ERMN will enable public safety agencies to simultaneously share and display information so that there is a common operational picture of emergency situations. The Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) and the California Department of Transportation (CaITrans) are the founding Participants of ERMN Project, which is funded by the Federal Department of Homeland Security. OES is the Managing Participant of ERMN. This agreement is between OES and the individual participants who enter into this agreement. 1. Purpose The Participants who sign this Agreement agree to share specific and selected data, among any and all Participants, for the operations of ERMN. 2. Definitions For this Agreement, the following terms are defined as: a) Agreement - This Data Sharing Agreement b) Authorized Agent - A designated representative of a Participant who is authorized to participate in the governance and operation of ERMN, and to commit their agency's resources to ERMN. c) CalTrans - California Department of Transportation, a founding Participant of ERMN d) COP - Common Operational Picture software that allows the Participants to integrate and render their own and shared data in a manner that enables rapid visual assimilation of information to support decision makers in the participating agencies e) Data - Any information controlled by a Participant that is shared through the ERMN COP under the terms of this Agreement, including geospatial data, metadata, and images....... July 5, 2005