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...
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.
GeoComm Appoints TJ Kennedy as CEO to Lead Next Chapter in Public Safety Innovation
St. Cloud, MN – October 22, 2025 – GeoComm, today announced new executive leadership to accelerate its transformation as the nation’s most trusted provider of public safety GIS and indoor mapping. TJ Kennedy has been named Chief Executive Officer bringing decades of expertise to advance GeoComm’s mission of delivering life-saving location intelligence for first responders,...
3 Ways to Make Sure Your District is Ready for School Safety Mapping Funding
School safety mapping funding is becoming a critical resource for districts working to strengthen emergency preparedness. But when opportunities open, schools often have limited time to apply and competition is high. By preparing ahead of time, your district can be ready to act quickly and increase the chances of securing this vital funding. Why School...
Comprehensive School Safety Plan California: What Every School Needs to Know
School safety is one of the most important responsibilities of California educators and administrators. From natural disasters to campus threats, every school must be ready to protect students and staff. That’s why the Comprehensive School Safety Plan California (CSSP) requirement exists. Every public K–12 school in the state must have a CSSP that is updated...
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...
Maryland School Mapping Data Requirements and SB 540 Grant Explained
Why Maryland Is Taking Action on School Mapping Data In a continued effort to enhance school safety, the state of Maryland has introduced groundbreaking legislation designed to provide Maryland school mapping data to every public school with detailed, accurate, and interoperable facility maps. With the passage of Senate Bill 540 (SB 540), Maryland schools are...
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. ...
GeoComm Featured on KTLA 5 News: Advancing the Future of 9-1-1 Response
GeoComm was recently spotlighted by KTLA 5 News in a segment highlighting the innovative technologies shaping the future of 9-1-1 and emergency response. The story showcases how GeoComm’s indoor mapping solutions are transforming emergency response by providing first responders with fast, accurate, and actionable location information. At the 2:08 mark, GeoComm’s Vice President of Sales...
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. ...
