April is Emergency Communications Month. Cloudpoint recognizes the often unacknowledged critical public service our nation's emergency dispatch and response personnel perform each day. Cloudpoint’s NG9-1-1 team proudly assists public safety stakeholders in implementing Next Generation 9-1-1 by preparing GIS data for NG9-1-1 from the current 9-1-1 technology. This implementation process, while systematic, is highly dependent upon the present status of an area’s GIS, ALI, and MSAG data. Therefore, each PSAP…
NG9-1-1: Common CAD Questions
The completed Next Generation 9-1-1 network will be national, state implemented, and operated by local entities. These multiple scales and the numerous agencies involved make the complexity of building such a network obvious…This blog endeavors to clarify some recurring areas of uncertainty, by examining both the local impacts of NG9-1-1 and the system rationale underlying NG9-1-1 requirements…
Help for the Helpers: NG9-1-1 GIS Grants (UPDATED for FY 2022)
Funding Updates
So much goes into transitioning a 911 system to NG911, from changing state policies to buying appropriate equipment to updating GIS data. This upgrade comes with a large price tag. There are a lot of variables and scenarios were calculated in the report to Congress, but we’re talking in the ballpark of $14 billion dollars nation-wide. Available funding varies widely by state, but…