In January 2007 the Palm Bay, FL Police Department and DNA:SI LABSSM started collaborating in an ongoing effort to develop a unique and practical DNA based investigative tool for all police departments to use in investigating everyday crime. This partnership created LODIS™ (Local DNA Index System). Created as an innovative integration of disparate disciplines, human identification by DNA and advanced computer database science, LODIS brings the power of DNA identification directly to the desktops and vehicles of detectives and patrol officers. LODIS is the only application of its kind existing in law enforcement today. It brings readily usable DNA information quickly to investigators at their desks or in their cars. LODIS establishes new standards for timeliness and utility of DNA information. Palm Bay Police Department and DNA:SI LABS created processes that deliver readily usable data directly to investigators in less than two weeks.