Public Safety GIS Program

NYS Geospatial Services significantly enhances public safety by providing critical spatial data and analysis tools. Emergency response like EMS, fire departments, and police utilize NYS Geospatial Services GIS data and expertise to quickly assess incident locations, identify optimal response routes, and dispatch resources.  Also, NYS Geospatial Services foundational data programs are leveraged in a way that empowers public safety personnel with accurate, up-to-date geospatial information, creating an environment where NYS Geospatial Services helps save lives and protect communities.

As 911 transitions from its traditional hard-wired networks, Next Generation 911 (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.