Results - Topic: Mapping Systems

Cassidian Communications releases new version of GeoCast Web solution

Cassidian Communications (formerly PlantCML), an EADS North America company and industry leader in mission critical communications, has announced the general availability of version 1.7 of its map-driven emergency notification solution, GeoCast Web. Feature-rich, this adaptation delivers new functionality and greater communications capacity, augmenting the crisis communications efforts of public- and private- sector organizations globally.

DeLorme Assisting in Development of Disaster Relief Mapping in Pacific Rim Region of Asia To Support Rapid Response Capabilities When Natural Disasters Strike

DeLorme is currently assisting the Government of Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the development of a disaster relief mapping service to enable rapid response capabilities in the event of a natural disaster in the Asia Pacific Rim.

GeoComm Participates in NENA's Industry Collaboration Event 4

NENA held the Industry Collaboration Event #4 (ICE 4) in Irving, Texas at the AT&T Center for Learning the week of 11/14/11. The focus of the event was emergency call routing based on the LoST hierarchy. This is the core function required to assure reliable and predictable emergency call routing and location validation regardless of the media type or device being used to place a call

New 9-1-1 Consortium in Muskogee County, OK implements New World's Public Safety Software

The Muskogee City/County Enhanced 9-1-1 Trust Authority (OK) is implementing new technology that will enable information sharing and improve communication between all county public safety agencies. The Trust Authority recently signed a contract to license New World Systems' Aegis Suite of Public Safety software on the Microsoft platform to replace multiple disparate systems at public safety agencies throughout Muskogee County.

New ELA Program Assists Smaller Public Safety Agencies

Esri has launched a new enterprise licensing program designed to make acquiring Esri technology easy and affordable for small public safety agencies. The Small Public Safety (SPS) Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) gives fire, law enforcement, corrections, probation, and emergency management departments the same benefits that larger organizations have realized from traditional Esri ELA programs. Created for agencies in the United States serving populations of 100,000 or fewer, the SPS ELA...

Police Collisions

Imagine you are home alone when you hear a very heated argument from the couple who live next door. You become very concerned when you start to hear items breaking; and then, the wife starts screaming. You make the 9-1-1 call to the police, hoping that within minutes, she will be safe.

Seeing the Scene

Video Systems in Public Safety Call Taking and Response

Spillman Pictometry interface enhances planning, surveillance capabilities

Spillman’s Pictometry Interface allows users to view a structure from multiple angles and measure its dimensions on an electronic map. The images are captured using high-resolution aerial photography and can be viewed from five different perspectives: north, south, east, west, and from above. Personnel can also see all sides of a structure as well as measure its height, area, pitch, and distance from other objects.

The Underlying Problem With 9-1-1: Rescuers Can't Help Citizens If They Can't Locate Them

Most 9-1-1 map data is flawed across the country. It’s inaccurate and outdated - missing new streets, closed roads and sometimes whole new developments. It frustrates first responders who have to double-back on roads searching for an address that’s out of numerical order. It can be life-threatening to citizens who need assistance, yet their location cannot be identified quickly or with spot-on precision.