Beginning April 13, GeoComm vehicles will be collecting road centerline and habitable structure addresses throughout Iberia Parish. The following is the press release:
March 24, 2011
For Immediate Release: Countywide
Contact: Prescott Marshall, 9-1-1 Director
(337) 369-4427
Iberia Parish enhances Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for County Emergency Dispatch System
Iberia Parish, in order to continue to provide a high level of public safety services, will be undertaking a GIS project to develop accurate digital road and address point data. This data will be used to assist 9-1-1 dispatchers and first responders with finding 9-1-1 callers throughout the county.
Iberia Parish has entered into a contract with GeoComm, Inc. of Saint Cloud, Minnesota to assist with GIS map data development. The contract involves GeoComm staff performing GPS fieldwork throughout the county. GeoComm’s main purpose during fieldwork is to collect GPS coordinates for all roads and habitable structures in Iberia Parish. This data will be imported into the County’s 9-1-1 system to help with locating 9-1-1 callers.
During the months of April and May, GeoComm representatives will be driving every road in Iberia Parish collecting this data. Their vehicles are marked with the GeoComm logo and contact information along with a sign that they are doing official 9-1-1 business. In addition, the workers have identification badges.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact GeoComm at (888) 436-2666 and ask for the Iberia Parish project team, or contact Prescott Marshall, 9-1-1 Director, Iberia Parish, at (337) 369-4427.
About GeoComm:
GeoComm is an integrated GIS and public safety consulting firm that creates systems for 9-1-1. These systems are comprised of three core elements: accurate GIS and 9-1-1 data development and management, public safety-centric GIS software, and comprehensive consulting services ranging from wireless Phase I and II planning to two-way radio and networking to CPE, RFP, and PSAP consolidation studies. Over the past 15 years, GeoComm has successfully deployed thousands of licenses of public safety GIS software at different sites throughout 42 states. (www.geo-comm.com)
