Geographic Information Systems Insights

GIS data plays a key role accurate emergency response it important for 9-1-1 to implement Public Safety Grade GIS data.  These mission critical life safety systems and applications rely on GIS data to drive emergency response - helping to save lives and protect property.  This GIS data must be highly accurate, highly secure, highly available, up-to-date, and commonly accessible to all mission critical life safety applications across 9-1-1 and public safety organizations.

Today, in honor of 2021 GIS Day, we want to share some interesting facts about our team of dedicated GIS professionals. We appreciate our team working their hardest each day utilizing GIS technology and their GIS expertise to help our customers and thank all of the GIS professionals out there who use the power of GIS to improve lives.

With Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data playing a key role across E9-1-1, NG9-1-1, ECC and responder tactical mapping systems and applications, and now indoor and vertical 9-1-1 caller location, it has become an imperative for 9-1-1 to implement Public Safety Grade GIS data. These mission critical life safety systems and applications rely on GIS data to drive emergency response - helping to save lives and protect property. This GIS data must be highly accurate, highly secure, highly available, up-to-date, and commonly accessible to all mission critical life safety applications across 9-1-1 and public safety organizations. 

As an administrator of your agency's public safety information technology infrastructure, you are responsible for coordinating minimal impact updates on your critical software applications.  This can sometimes require careful planning and scheduling due to the time-sensitive updates and software patches which need immediate attention.  What if you could eliminate the interruption and get these enhancements to users sooner?  Cloud-native applications to the rescue.  

On Friday, March 5, 2021, GeoComm hosted a webinar titled, “Embarking on your NG9-1-1 GIS Migration.”   GeoComm’s Jessica Frye, ENP, GIS Project manager and Kathy Liljequist, GIS Consultant offered attendees the opportunity to learn more about critical GIS data maintenance workflow decisions that 9-1-1 and GIS departments face as they embark on the NG9-1-1 GIS migration. 

2020 was a year that changed the world, creating unique and stressful situations for everyone.  We know frontline workers faced many additional obstacles throughout the uncertain time, and we remain grateful for their ongoing commitment and dedication to helping the communities they serve.

On Tuesday, December 8th, 2020, GeoComm and RapidSOS hosted a webinar titled Advancing Location Intelligence:  Accessing Indoor Maps from RapidSOS Portal. GeoComm's John Brosowsky, Vice President of Innovation and RapidSOS' Karin Marquez, Senior Director of Public Safety sat down to discuss: why now is the right time to equip 9-1-1 call takers and emergency responders with indoor location intelligence, the value indoor maps offer when combined with improved 9-1-1 caller location coordinates and Esri’s industry-leading mapping technology, and how to leverage location intelligence through RapidSOS Portal to create unprecedented situational awareness.

We know that in an emergency every second counts and have spent the last 25 years helping our customers save lives and protect property by providing essential, innovative, location-based solutions to public safety professionals.

GeoComm, a leading provider of geographic information and communication systems, has been awarded a Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract DIR-TSO-3441 for GeoComm’s public safety software.