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...
Where Insights Meet Action: Mapping at the Core of Public Safety Technology
At IWCE 2026, TJ Kennedy of GeoComm delivered a powerful keynote on why trusted, real-time location intelligence is essential to the future of public safety. As emergency response continues to evolve, accurate indoor and outdoor location data is becoming more important than ever. From strengthening situational awareness to improving responder coordination and supporting faster decision-making,...
How Iowa Built a Statewide School Safety Mapping Program
What does it take to protect every student, teacher, and staff member across an entire state? In Iowa, it started with a shared vision and the right partnerships to bring it to life. Through collaboration between state leaders, local school districts, GeoComm, and technology partner Esri, Iowa launched a first-of-its-kind statewide school safety mapping program....
GeoComm Featured on WHO 13 News: Advancing School Safety in Iowa
Iowa schools are strengthening emergency preparedness with advanced 9-1-1 mapping and call-forwarding technology designed to give first responders faster, clearer situational awareness when every second matters. Through the statewide Critical Incident Mapping initiative, more than 1,400 schools across Iowa now have access to accurate, up-to-date indoor maps that support improved communication between school staff, 9-1-1...
Iowa’s School Safety Initiative: Critical Incident Mapping & 9-1-1 Emergency Response at Scale
Overview: Iowa School Safety Initiative As part of Governor Reynolds’ School Safety Initiative, GeoComm partnered with the Iowa Department of Education to implement Critical Incident Mapping (CIM) for more than 1,400 schools statewide. Nationally, schools generate an estimated 2,250 emergency calls to 9-1-1 each year, underscoring how often responders are asked to navigate complex, unfamiliar...
