GeoComm Vertical Location Services & GeoComm Vertical Location Content
Convert raw position measurements for cell phones into building, floor, and room level 9-1-1 dispatchable locations.
GeoComm Vertical Location Services is available as an API to convert raw positioning measurements from 9-1-1 callers’ cell phones into dispatchable locations and is available to authorized vendors who serve the public safety industry.
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Useful Tool for 9-1-1 Telecommunicators
Due to recent FCC rules and regulatory enforcement actions, wireless carriers are now providing z-axis elevation information, when available, for 9-1-1 calls from cell phones. Z-axis location may be provided as raw Height Above Ellipsoid (HAE) measurements, which must be converted by PSAP systems into actionable dispatchable locations.
GeoComm’s Vertical Location Services provide useful tools to 9-1-1 PSAPs for converting raw position measurements including z-axis elevation data into dispatchable locations including building names, street addresses, and floor levels.
Vertical Location Content
With Vertical Location Content, you can increase the accuracy and precision of vertical location translations by leveraging additional information about indoor spaces. This includes returning results from Indoor Maps created in your jurisdiction, and in the future will include opportunities to increase the accuracy of your vertical location estimates by surveying key buildings for floor level elevation. Emergency responders will be able to leverage the authoritative data to increase confidence in the dispatchable location, and also includes floor labels that will match signage at the caller’s location to eliminate any confusion about the caller’s location.
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Z-Axis Location Information – The Next Frontier of Public Safety Location Intelligence®
What is z-axis and how does it improve in public safety emergency response? Many Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) have started to notice that raw z-axis information is now available to them, but what should be done with that information and how can it be made actionable?
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GeoComm Vertical Location Services Delivers Actionable Z-Axis Data for Public Safety Partners
GeoComm, provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence®, is announcing the general availability of GeoComm Vertical Location Services, building upon the early adopter program that was announced in August 2022. GeoComm Vertical Location Services is a web API which converts raw positioning measurements from 9-1-1 callers’ cell phones into dispatchable locations and is available to authorized vendors who serve the public safety industry.
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GeoComm Announces Early Release Program for New Vertical Location Service Aimed at Making 9-1-1 Caller Z-Axis Positioning Actionable
GeoComm is leading the way into the vertical frontier of Public Safety Location Intelligence® with the release of a new product, GeoComm Vertical Location Services. This offering provides the missing link to making the z-axis actionable during 9-1-1 calls by converting raw positioning measurements from 9-1-1 callers’ cell phones into dispatchable locations including building name, street address, height above the ground, and probable floor level, while also generating a 3D visualization of the caller’s location inside a building.
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The Next Frontier of 9-1-1 Mapping – Indoors
For many years the focus for Public Safety Grade GIS has been on site structure address points, road centerlines, service boundaries, and PSAP boundaries for routing 9-1-1 calls in a NG 9-1-1 systems. As we progress towards full NG9-1-1 implementations, having indoor context about the location of calls within indoor spaces will be critical for telecommunicators and first on scene responders.
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GeoComm Webinar: What is Dispatchable Location?
Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) are now receiving raw z-axis position measurements of cell phones during 9-1-1 calls. GeoComm Vertical Location Services and Indoor Maps can convert these raw measurements into actionable dispatchable locations for 9-1-1 telecommunicators, dispatchers, and emergency responders.
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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.
