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2021 GIS Day

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.

November 17, 2021

GIS Resources

AI Needs GIS

By John Brosowsky, SVP of Innovation, GeoComm Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping PSAP operations. From handling non-emergency calls to enabling real-time 9-1-1 transcription, translation, keyword detection, and call taker assistance, AI is becoming an integral part of modern emergency communications. But AI is not inherently intelligent; it identifies patterns and relationships within the information it has been trained on...

FCC’s NG9-1-1 Reliability and Interoperability Initiative: Why It Matters and What it Means for GIS and Location Data 

The Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing efforts to strengthen Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) reliability and interoperability represent an important step toward ensuring that emergency communications systems can meet the needs of communities across the United States.  As NG9-1-1 deployments continue to expand, the industry’s focus must extend beyond simply connecting networks. True interoperability requires consistent, reliable, and trusted location data and maps that...

Drone as First Responder Programs Need Indoor Maps Too

By John Brosowsky, SVP of Innovation, and Tracy “Mac” McElvaney, Chief Product & Innovation Officer, GeoComm  Bridging the Gap Between Aerial and Interior Response Drone as First Responder programs are increasingly becoming part of modern public safety operations. They can provide rapid aerial situational awareness, help agencies assess scenes sooner, and give commanders and field responders more context before personnel...