Emergencies happen everywhere. But, as any first responder knows, an emergency inside of a building comes with its own special set of unknowns – especially if the building is large and complex or the emergency requires tactical response. Keeping people safe in the places where they work and visit is critical – from schools to shopping malls, to places of worship and campuses of all kinds, to many other kinds of buildings. GIS-based indoor maps give telecommunicators, first responders, school resource officers, security professionals, and other public safety stakeholders quick and ready access to shared information that supports interoperable communication and coordination. Discover how GIS-based indoor maps are created and maintained, hear lessons learned from public safety leaders that began mapping their local schools and are now mapping other types of buildings, and learn how you can get started.

Takeaway

1. GIS-based indoor maps offer tremendous value in school safety. They can, and should, be used to keep many other kinds of buildings secure and offer many benefits to telecommunicators and first responders.

2. Using GIS to build and deliver indoor maps provides a common language and framework for mapping that facilitates interoperability, not just between jurisdictions but between emergency response stakeholders of all kinds.

3. Indoor maps built in GIS can be used for more than just tactical response; mission-critical systems like NG9-1-1 along with many non-mission-critical applications, like facility and space management, can use these indoor maps, eliminating data silos and reusing the investment in their map creation and maintenance.