Home > GIS Insights > Next Generation 9-1-1 GIS Project for the State of North Carolina and NC 911 Board
FacebookLinkedInXPinterestEmail
Dark Mode

Next Generation 9-1-1 GIS Project for the State of North Carolina and NC 911 Board

In the case of North Carolina and the NC 911 Board, the goal is to have a statewide 9-1-1 GIS synchronization and 9-1-1 database management services for routing 9-1-1 calls.  The services required need to comply with NENA i3 NG9-1-1 GIS standards and support a fully functional NG9-1-1 geo-based call routing platform.  This graphic shows how the State of North Carolina utilized and implemented GeoComm’s assess, improve, and maintain process to meet this objective.

North Carolina NG9-1-1 GIS Workflow

“The North Carolina 911 Board is very excited about the progress of our project and the active support and involvement of the PSAPs and GIS agencies in order to provide statewide 9-1-1 GIS quality,” stated Pokey Harris, North Carolina 911 Board Executive Director. “Further, working with GeoComm on our workflow processes that manage 9-1-1 data has been especially helpful in creating procedure for spatially managing the NG9-1-1 call routing.”

“We are excited to have had the opportunity to work with the State of North Carolina as they work to achieve statewide 9-1-1 GIS synchronization and 9-1-1 database management services for routing 9-1-1 calls which require compliance with NENA i3 NG9-1-1 GIS standards.  By utilizing our proven NG9-1-1 GIS readiness process the individual jurisdictions are empowered to maintain their GIS data for use at the local level and also upload it to a central system for the state to complete a series of quality control checks focused on NG9-1-1 needs prior to merging into a statewide GIS data set for use in their NG9-1-1 system.”

Jessica Beierman, GISP –  GeoComm GIS Project Manager

This project highlights how each jurisdiction’s individual GIS data goes through the assess, improve, and maintain process to meet the ultimate goal of supporting a standardized fully functional NG9-1-1 geo-based call routing platform.

Gain new perspective through a GIS data assessment by taking a complete look at the current state of your GIS data and determining its NG9-1-1 readiness.

image

530

Assess

Learn More About Our Proven Assess, Improve, and Maintain Process

image

129

Improve

GIS data improvement may include GIS data cleanup, remediation, and enhancing your GIS data with additional layers or attributes for an NG9-1-1 system.

image

531

Maintain

Once the GIS datasets are improved, maintaining the consistency and integrity of these local, regional, and statewide GIS datasets is an important element.

3

August 27, 2020

GIS Resources

Team Spotlight

GeoComm's team of industry experts are dedicated to helping public safety agencies across the United States utilize this important and valuable piece of Public Safety Location Intelligence® to enhance their emergency response situational awareness. Meet GeoComm’s team of indoor location experts.

Iowa Critical Incident Mapping (CIM) Project

GeoComm School Safety is delivering the Iowa critical incident mapping (CIM) solution for planning and responding to emergencies inside schools by providing detailed indoor maps of schools and surrounding grounds.

Life-Saving Z-Axis Data in the Emergency Communication Center

When a 9-1-1 call is placed, the caller’s location is a primary piece of information that dispatchers need to deploy emergency response personnel. Where is the caller located? What do their surroundings look like? Could something about that location be an obstacle or even hazardous to first responders?