What is DATAMARK®?
DATAMARK is the go-to authority on GIS data for Public Safety, supporting addressing authorities, PSAPs and GIS analysts in the successful transition to NG9-1-1. Its data-forward, purpose-built and configurable solutions provide the highest levels of public safety GIS data completeness and accuracy needed to support the requirements for any NG9-1-1 system. DATAMARK, the Public Safety GIS team of Michael Baker International, has longstanding expertise in providing quality GIS services that are mission critical to call routing, dispatch and response.
Products
DATAMARK VEP is the only solution built specifically with Public Safety and GIS data maintenance for NG9-1-1 in mind. The SaaS solution maintains data quality control metrics to support NG9-1-1 ESInet services and quality control requirements for PSAP systems (CAD, CAD Mapping, AVL, and other business systems), which is critical now that NG9-1-1 requires only one source of location data used in call routing and dispatch workflows. DATAMARK VEP integrates location data validation functionality and advanced editing capabilities into a platform that is accessed anywhere with an internet connection.
DATAMARK®’s (SaaS) Solutions
DATAMARK's VEP (Validate - Edit - Provision) SaaS solution ensures easy and consistently dependable access to mission-critical information in life-critical situations, simplifying the transition to NG9-1-1 for addressing authorities as well as GIS and PSAP stakeholders. Your agency can use DATAMARK VEP to conduct GIS data aggregation and reconciliation for not only your own GIS datasets, but also among neighboring jurisdictions to ensure jurisdictional boundaries are seamless. Further, DATAMARK VEP allows for the reconciliation of NG9-1-1 GIS data with legacy 9-1-1 databases and related GIS datasets.
In The News
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DATAMARK Selected to Support NG9-1-1 Transition in Florida Region 1
Twelve-County Regional Pilot Program Includes GIS Data Creation, Remediation and Validation Services
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DATAMARK Selected to Support NG9-1-1 Preparedness and Completeness Needs in Wood County, Wisconsin
Firm to Provide Address Comparison and Evaluation Services
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DATAMARK Selected to Support Alabama 9-1-1 Board’s NG9-1-1 GIS Needs
Firm to Aggregate Public Safety GIS data from 85 Emergency Communication Districts
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DATAMARK Selected to Support Oklahoma’s NG9-1-1 GIS Needs
Contract with Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services will provide public safety data solutions and services
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DATAMARK Selected by Maine for NG9-1-1 GIS Data Enhancement
Project will move Maine toward a statewide, comprehensive GIS address point layer and road centerline layer for use in life-critical situations
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for NG9-1-1 Expertise and Solutions
The Indiana county and city take steps to ensure quality GIS data for use in life-critical public safety call routing
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John Joseph, ENP, Joins DATAMARK from Motorola and GeoComm
A public safety, GIS and NG9-1-1 expert, Mr. Joseph will lead business development for DATAMARK’s western region
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Six Maryland Counties Select DATAMARK for NG9-1-1 GIS Services
Grant-funded and other projects will assure the quality of GIS data for use in life-critical situations
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Florida’s Jackson County Chooses DATAMARK to Solve NG9-1-1 GIS Challenges in Wake of Natural Disaster
DATAMARK solutions and services will support this rural county with significant addressing challenges following Hurricane Michael
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Walton County, Florida Selects DATAMARK for NG9-1-1 GIS Solution, Consulting and Technical Services
Rural county signs on for addressing validation, editing and provisioning
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Florida’s Washington County Engages DATAMARK for GIS and NG9-1-1 Preparedness
Six-month project includes DATAMARK QAP, ACE and VEP
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New Public Safety GIS Data Validation, Reporting Enhancements Unveiled in Latest DATAMARK® VEP Solution
SaaS-based GIS Solution and Services Upgrades Make it Easier to Check Locations, Edit Addressing Data
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San Mateo County Entrusts NG9-1-1 GIS Implementation Project to DATAMARK
Five-year project will implement current and future requirements for 9-1-1 public safety communications
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Merced County Selects DATAMARK Public Safety and GIS Expert Team for NG9-1-1 Preparation
Synchronized, accurate master road and address data will benefit public safety organizations as well as enterprise planning groups
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DATAMARK Expands NG9-1-1 Public Safety Workshops to California
Eight workshops to be held statewide for 9-1-1 call center and PSAP professionals, GIS professionals and addressing authorities
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DATAMARK Conducts NG9-1-1 Public Safety Workshops in Arizona
Seven workshops to be held statewide for 9-1-1 center and PSAP personnel, public safety GIS managers and addressing authorities
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DATAMARK Expands Public Safety Team Expertise with the Appointment of Sandy Dyre
DATAMARK, a team of public safety geographic information services (GIS) experts and the go-to authority on GIS solutions and services for public safety, today welcomes Sandy Dyre.
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The Call, the official publication of NENA: the 9-1-1 association
DATAMARK Public Safety GIS Expert at Michael Baker International, Jeff Ledbetter, GISP, PMP, and Beth Christenson, Quality Assurance Lead for Michael Baker International, contributed to the latest issue of The Call, the official publication of NENA: the 9-1-1 association. Check out their article “Better Addressing for 9-1-1” here:
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Michael Baker International Revolutionizes Next-Generation 9-1-1 Transition with New DATAMARK® VEP GIS Solution and Services
Breakthrough SaaS-based solution, DATAMARK® VEP, provides highest levels of public safety GIS services provider readiness for NG9-1-1 in nation’s 5,000 PSAPs
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Technical Services
A primary challenge of NG9-1-1 readiness, regardless of the accuracy or completeness of GIS data, is establishing the appropriate relationships, policies and governance. While not a technical issue, the process requires experts who understand both business processes and their implications on the technical aspects of NG9-1-1. The DATAMARK team’s depth of expertise in 9-1-1 communications and public safety technology will help guide you through NG9-1-1 strategic planning, policy development, and governance coordination.
DATAMARK’s expert GIS analysts and subject-matter experts will work with your team to expand its capabilities and accomplish its goals. Tasks may include the compiling of a master address database from multiple sources, conducting a validation analysis of the data, and providing results for review and approval. Other activities include performing GIS comparisons to determine gaps, evaluating anomalies and determining errors in the data, and providing results for review and approval by a jurisdictional administrator. We can also work with your key stakeholders in developing PSAP and emergency service boundaries.