ATF Deploys Spanish eTrace to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced the recent release of eTrace 4.0, the newest version of ATF’s web-based firearms tracing software, to the governments of Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. The bilingual edition, commonly called Spanish eTrace, will allow law enforcement agencies in those countries to easily capitalize on the full benefits of eTrace in Spanish or English, and will provide data conventions in accordance with international standards.

ATF is now working with Belgium for their use of this powerful law enforcement system that allows global data sharing in accordance with international data standards.

InterImage provided the requirements, application design and software development expertise for eTrace 4.0. Prior to this release, ATF’s National Tracing Center (NTC) conducted firearms tracing for numerous governments world-wide using a painstaking, manual English-only process. The new software was produced initially at the request of Spanish-speaking countries, so those users can input and retrieve data in their native language in real-time. All information entered is retrievable and searchable in English by the NTC.

ATF Deputy Director Kenneth E. Melson stated that “Spanish eTrace marks the beginning of a new stage of cooperation between ATF and its international partners”, adding “comprehensive tracing of all recovered crime guns is the first step by law enforcement in stopping the violence that plagues many communities inside and outside the United States."

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