GeoComm Announces the Retirement of Kathy Liljequist, 9-1-1 GIS Industry Expert & Longtime Employee

SAINT CLOUD, Minn. - Dec. 1, 2015 - PRLog -- St. Cloud, MN - GeoComm is delighted and disheartened to announce the retirement of Kathy Liljequist.  Kathy, who joined GeoComm in 1996, has been a tremendous employee and is gifted with vast Geographic Information Systems knowledge.  Kathy pioneered our 9-1-1 GIS services and software company when it was just starting out and later developed into an informational and experienced resource for the entire GIS and 9-1-1 industry.

Through her 19 years at GeoComm, Kathy has worked on hundreds of GIS mapping projects for 9-1-1 applications where she helped develop and implement customized training programs.  She holds a master’s degree in Geography, is a certified GIS professional, and has presented at countless state, regional, and national public safety industry conferences.  In addition, Kathy has been active in several industry associations including:

• National Emergency Number Association (NENA)

• Association of Public Safety Communication Officials (APCO)

• National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)

• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)

• MidAmerica GIS Consortium (MAGIC)

Kathy has also served on various NENA NG9-1-1 workgroups and was recognized for her dedication to them at the recent NENA Development Conference. She is currently a member of the following work groups:

• Data Management Committee Co-Chair

• Data Management Chair

• NG9-1-1 GIS Data Model member

• Site Structure Address Point member

• Emergency Call Routing Function/Location Validation Function (ECRF/LVF) member

“GeoComm salutes Kathy’s career at GeoComm. Kathy’s work was instrumental during the early and formative days of GIS for 9-1-1, and over the ensuing years helped to save many lives and properties!” John Brosowsky, GeoComm Vice President of Product Management and Innovation

Kathy's retirement is our loss, but is well-deserved for her.  If you would like to leave Kathy a retirement message you can visit http://www.geo-comm.com/kathyliljequistretirement/ and add a comment at the bottom of the page. We all wish Kathy the very best.

About GeoComm: GeoComm 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.