DATAMARK Insights

One truth our team has found in the work we’ve done at the local, county and state levels to help clients develop meaningful GIS data for use in NG9-1-1 is that we often don’t really know what we don’t know until we take our first steps toward NG9-1-1 GIS readiness.

Accurate addressing data is of paramount importance to all Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) stakeholders, yet confusion lingers as to who “owns” the geographic information system (GIS) data, as well as its synchronization and ongoing maintenance. Public safety and GIS staff must take a collaborative approach to creating, maintaining and managing processes for an effective information system.