Geographic Information Systems Insights
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...
GeoComm and Unknot.id Partner to Deliver Advanced Indoor Location Intelligence for Public Safety and Enterprise Environments
ST. CLOUD, Minn. and ORLANDO, Fla., April 14, 2026 – GeoComm and Unknot.id have partnered to bring public-safety-grade indoor location capabilities to public safety and enterprise environments where reliable, highly accurate maps and indoor positioning are mission critical. By extending trusted location awareness indoors, the partnership helps responders and facility teams navigate complex buildings more...
Pickens County School District Strengthens School Safety with GeoComm’s Interactive Indoor Mapping Solution
Pickens County, GA, April 2, 2026: Pickens County School District has taken a major step forward in enhancing school safety by implementing GeoComm’s School Safety mapping solution. Serving approximately 4,000 students across eight campuses, the school district partnered with GeoComm to map over 875,000 square feet of indoor space. The project was completed in just...
Southwest Minnesota: Digital Geographic Information System Mapping & 9-1-1 Emergency Response
Overview In 2023, the Southwest Minnesota Emergency Communications Board (SWECB) partnered with GeoComm to launch an indoor mapping pilot project. This digital geographic information system mapping initiative transformed critical infrastructure buildings into GIS-powered indoor maps, providing first responders with precise, real-time location intelligence and the school mapping data needed to ensure effective emergency response. The...
FCC NG9-1-1 Order: Progress, Challenges & What’s Next for Public Safety GIS
Where Are We Now in the NG9-1-1 Transition? On March 25, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice announcing final approval by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the FCC’s July 2024 Report and Order advancing the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1). While this is a definite step...
NSGIC 3DEP FTN Interest Group Meeting
March 25, 2025 GeoComm Vertical Location Services: Enhancing Emergency Response with 3D Elevation Data When every second counts, knowing where an emergency caller is located—including their vertical position—is critical for first responders. GeoComm’s Vertical Location Services leverage digital elevation models to provide precise altitude data, helping emergency teams determine the correct floor, underground level, or...
Digital Mapping: Transforming the Way We Navigate and Analyze Geographic Data
Introduction Digital mapping has revolutionized the way we visualize, analyze, and interact with geographic data. Unlike traditional paper maps, digital maps are dynamic, interactive, and easily updated, enabling users to integrate multiple data layers for better decision-making. A subset of this mapping, GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping, uses specialized software to analyze and interpret spatial...
Martin County Sheriff’s Office Launches Project to Enhance 9-1-1 Services
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A project is underway to improve 911 emergency response services in Martin County. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says that from Wednesday to February 3, deputies, including field technicians from the firm GeoComm, will visit certain Martin County homes to confirm addresses and street names. A map provided by...
GeoComm Receives Esri’s GIS for Good Award at Esri Partner Conference for Exceptional Achievement
GeoComm received Esri’s GIS is for Good award at the 2024 Esri Partner Conference (EPC) held March 10–11, 2024 in Palm Springs, California. This award was presented to GeoComm for compelling use of Esri technology to make an impact on current issues around the world, such as sustainable development, climate change, diversity and social equity, and humanitarian aid.
GeoComm and RapidSOS Empower Emergency Communications Centers with Indoor Maps Creating Enhanced Emergency Response Location Information
GeoComm, provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence®, and RapidSOS, creator of the world’s first intelligent safety platform, are excited to announce the integration of GeoComm Indoor Maps into RapidSOS premium.
Carbon County 9-1-1 Indoor Maps Project
The Carbon County Pennsylvania Communications Center recently partnered with GeoComm to create GIS-based indoor maps for buildings throughout their county. These indoor maps would be valuable and vital pieces of information for their dispatchers and first responders to aid in improving situational awareness and decreasing response times. Carbon County Communications Center dispatchers access their indoor maps in RapidSOS Portal, provided by GeoComm partner RapidSOS.
Indoor Maps Pilot Project Completed in Burt and Cuming County, Nebraska
GeoComm, provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence®, has completed a pilot project with the Burt County Sheriff’s Office and Cuming County E911 Dispatch in Nebraska to integrate GIS-based indoor maps for one school in each county into their GeoComm Dispatch Map software.
