South Dakota Selects GeoComm to Provide Statewide NG9-1-1 GIS Managed Services

SAINT CLOUD, Minn. - Nov. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- The State of South Dakota has selected GeoComm to provide statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) GIS Managed Services.  Under a multi-year contract GeoComm will provide 9-1-1 GIS managed services including data analysis, aggregation and transformation into a statewide dataset, QA/QC processing and performance monitoring, and ongoing provisioning to upcoming NG9-1-1 Emergency Services IP Network (ESInet) location based 9-1-1 call routing and location validation systems.  GeoComm’s GIS Managed Services will enable the state and the local 9-1-1 authorities to:

Combine existing GIS data from individual counties into a new statewide NG9-1-1 GIS dataset
Process on-going daily updates from locally authoritative sources into the statewide GIS dataset
Provision critical GIS updates to core NG9-1-1 call routing and location validation systems
Provide performance measurements and monitoring of the statewide 9-1-1 GIS dataset

“With this contract, the State of South Dakota has put into place a core component of Next Generation 9-1-1; a professionally managed and operated daily 9-1-1 GIS data update system that will serve the State for many years to come.  GeoComm is honored to be selected by the State to provide these mission critical GIS services.” said John Brosowsky, GeoComm’s VP of Product Management & Innovation.

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 19 years, the company has grown to serve more than 12,000 dispatchers in 750 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 and communication systems.  The company's systems route emergency calls to the appropriate call center, display caller locations on 9-1-1 call takers answering positions, and guide emergency responders to emergency incidents.

For more information about GIS Managed Services visit: http://www.geo-comm.com/ng9-1-1/ng9-1-1-managed-services/