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The NG9-1-1 environment requires GIS data with the highest level of completeness and accuracy possible. DATAMARK VEP’s Validation Rules flags address anomalies.

The Critical Role of GIS in NG9-1-1

Drew Fioranelli, GISP, Public Safety GIS Market Maker, and Annie Cahill, Public Safety GIS Technical Manager with DATAMARK, discuss the history of 9-1-1 infrastructure as well as the foundational role of GIS and GIS professionals in the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) .

Predicting Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Crises through GIS

by Rebecca Maxwell

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants to create a data-rich map with its proposed Project GeoAnalytics that takes into account not only the physical characteristics of certain locations around the globe but also include supplementary information about its people and the political situation.