GeoComm Publishes eBook on the Key Steps for Assessing Mission Critical Data for 9-1-1

SAINT CLOUD, Minn. - Aug. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- St. Cloud, MN: GeoComm is pleased to announce the release of an eBook focusing on assessing GIS data for an NG9-1-1 system.  In an NG9-1-1 system, GIS data development, accuracy, and maintenance are vital, and GeoComm approaches NG9-1-1 readiness in three steps:  Assess, Improve, and Maintain.  This eBook, titled Key Steps for Assessing Mission Critical Data for 9-1-1, focuses on the Assess step.

GeoComm approaches GIS data assessment by first identifying the current state your GIS Data.  NG9-1-1 GIS assessment can be completed by:

Educating Stakeholders
Developing Standards
Reviewing and analyzing GIS Data

In addition to outlining the tasks for each of these three steps, this eBook includes an example of how the State of Iowa approached their NG9-1-1 GIS data assessment.

Today is the day to begin preparing GIS data for its key role in a successful NG9-1-1 system.  Whether you are tackling your GIS data assessment yourself, working with outside jurisdictions, or partner with a vendor; this eBook provides a valuable guide to accomplish your GIS data assessment. Visit http://www.geo-comm.com/assess-mission-critical-data/  to read the eBook.

About GeoComm: GeoComm (http://www.geo-comm.com) was founded in 1995 to provide county governments with turnkey emergency 9-1-1 development services.  Over the subsequent 20 years, the company has grown to serve more than 12,000 dispatchers in 800 emergency 9-1-1 call centers in the United States, helping to keep more than 84 million people safe.  Today, GeoComm has a national reputation as a leading provider of geographic information systems (GIS) and services for local, regional, and state 9-1-1 agencies.  The company's systems route emergency calls to the appropriate call center, map the caller’s location on a dispatchers map, and guide emergency responders to the accident on mobile displays within police, fire, and ambulance vehicles.  GeoComm’s GIS services provide standardized processes for ensuring timely GIS data delivery and current, accurate data produced by public safety GIS experts using current and emerging NG9-1-1 GIS data standards.