Public Safety GIS Program

The Public Safety GIS program supports all aspects of law enforcement and criminal justice agency spatial data and analysis needs, by creating and maintaining consistent, standardized GIS data for use in public safety and 911 dispatching.

As 911 transitions from its traditional hard-wired networks, Next Generation 91 (NG911) will introduce automated call routing using a caller’s real-time location for landline and cellular calls.  This system requires extremely accurate GIS data to provide the system the ability to route a call to the correct Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) for the caller’s location, reducing the chance of a misdirected call and the time for a call taker to dispatch first responders based on closest car.

This Program coordinates GIS within the New York State Police (NYSP) and other Public Safety agencies.  The NYSP uses GIS in multiple aspects of its operations including search and rescue, environmental disaster response, crime analysis, and support to exhibits for criminal prosecution.  This program also supports GIS data in Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems used in NYSP units hosted by counties throughout New York State.  These CAD deployments use NYS GIS data to display events and public safety assets.

For questions or more information, please contact Jason Baum at 518-242-5175 .