Mission Critical Partners to Assess Hawaiis Next Generation 911 Readiness
Summary
In addition, geospatial data is used to locate callers in this environment, an approach that is much more accurate than the databases used by legacy 911 systems, reducing response times and leading to more lives being saved. MAPS is based on standards developed by organizations such as the FCCs Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point Architecture (TFOPA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO), as well as industry best practices and the firms collective expertise. Geographic information systems — In the NG911 environment, emergency callers will be located based on geospatial data generated by GIS. "Next Generation 911 represents a vast and exciting improvement in the level of emergency response that can be provided by the 911 community," said Darrin Reilly, MCPs president and CEO. Our comprehensive experience and vendor-agnostic approach help us develop modernized solutions for our clients to maximize value and create optimal efficiency while mitigating risk.