Geographic Information Systems Insights
How New Mexico Strengthened Emergency Response with Public Safety Grade GIS Data
Ensuring Accurate Location Data Across 100+ Local Governments. Overview In New Mexico, a largely rural state with vast geographic areas and limited emergency resources, even small GIS data errors can have life-threatening consequences. With more than 100 local government agencies contributing GIS data and over 40 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) relying on that data...
GeoComm Indoor Mapping Integration with Zetron Help Strengthen Iowa Public Safety Response
Integration brings indoor building context into Zetron workflows to help public safety teams respond faster, coordinate more effectively, and improve situational awareness during indoor emergencies across Iowa. St. Cloud, Minn. – April 28, 2026 – GeoComm today announced an integration that brings GeoComm indoor mapping content into Zetron’s Map Viewer, helping support public safety agencies...
Palm Beach County Schools Strengthen Safety with Indoor Maps Across 200+ Campuses
Ensuring safety across a large school district requires more than traditional emergency plans. For the Palm Beach County School District, the tenth-largest school district in the United States, protecting students and staff means preparing for emergencies across hundreds of campuses and thousands of buildings. To strengthen situational awareness and emergency response, the district partnered with GeoComm to implement a...
How New Mexico Strengthened Emergency Response with Public Safety Grade GIS Data
Ensuring Accurate Location Data Across 100+ Local Governments. Overview In New Mexico, a largely rural state with vast geographic areas and limited emergency resources, even small GIS data errors can have life-threatening consequences. With more than 100 local government agencies contributing GIS data and over 40 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) relying on that data...
Public Safety Location Intelligence: The Future of Emergency Response
Public safety location intelligence is becoming the foundation of modern emergency response. As 9-1-1 centers, law enforcement agencies, schools, and emergency response teams adopt new technologies like indoor mapping, artificial intelligence, drones as first responders, and real-time situational awareness platforms, one thing remains essential: accurate, trusted location data. Without it, even the most advanced public...
2026 Texas DIR Contract and Pricing
GeoComm, a leading provider of geographic information and communication systems, has been awarded a Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract DIR-CPO-4499 for GeoComm’s public safety software.
Indoor Mapping for Public Safety: GeoComm’s Public Safety Content Library (PSCL)
At GeoComm, innovation meets impact. A great example of this is our groundbreaking Public Safety Content Library (PSCL). Designed to revolutionize how 9-1-1 telecommunicators, dispatchers, and emergency responders can access and use critical indoor mapping during emergencies to reduce response times, PSCL is a secure, cloud-based indoor map data warehouse purpose-built for public safety. What...
How 9-1-1 Vertical Location Accuracy Is Transforming 9-1-1 Response
What happens when you call 911 from your mobile phone inside a multi-story building? Accurate 9-1-1 vertical location accuracy becomes the difference between a rapid rescue and a costly delay. Until recently, unless you or others could verbally tell emergency responders what floor you were on, it was very difficult for them to find you quickly. ...
Don’t Wait for Data to Break: Manage Your GIS Data Proactively
Benjamin Franklin once observed, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” While the origin of this quote is debated, its relevance remains indisputable—especially in the world of public safety. When it comes to 9-1-1 GIS data management, the message is clear: waiting for problems to appear before addressing them can have serious, even life-threatening, consequences. ...
Why GIS Data Goes Out of Date Fast – And How Public Safety Agencies Can Keep It Current
Why GIS Data Becomes Outdated — Especially in Public Safety How quickly does Public Safety GIS data go out of date? The answer is… almost immediately! Let’s look at why this is the case, what the impacts to public safety are, and why effective GIS data management practices can ensure that your public safety GIS...
Indoor Maps vs. Floor Plans: 5 Reasons They’re Critical for Public Safety
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines a floor plan as “a scale diagram of a room or suite of rooms viewed from above” and a map as “ a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area.” But in the world of emergency response and public safety, what separates a traditional floor plan from a...
Avoiding 9-1-1 Call Failures: How PSAP Boundaries and NG9-1-1 Support Emergency Preparedness
As Next-Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) continues to evolve, accurate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 911 service area boundaries are more crucial than ever for emergency services. This accuracy is also a foundational component of broader emergency preparedness strategies aimed at improving public safety outcomes. Why is this so important for emergency preparedness? NG9-1-1 Emergency Call Routing Functions...
