Classes are being offered across the state in Garden City, Wichita & Topeka.
To register, access the DASC>Initiatives>NG911 webpage (link below). Click on the Training tab:
http://www.kansasgis.org/initiatives/NG911/index.cfm
The class listing and registration links are also available on the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council’s website (https://www.kansas911.org/gis/) under GIS>GIS Training.
Every PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) must have a certified Local GIS Data Steward and GIS Data Maintainer.
The class materials are continuously updated, so even if you attended in the past, we encourage you to attend again.
A full class description, along with FAQs, can be found on the class registration page.
Thanks,
Sherry Massey, GIS Committee Co-Chair
NG911 Grants for Kansas PSAPs
NewsThe Kansas 911 Coordinating Council’s (the Council’s) recent efforts have focused on providing affordable, NG911 capable call handling to the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) in Kansas, but many of them are operating on old or outdated equipment in other critical areas. Some of the systems needed to process NG911 calls can be very expensive and require large up-front expenditures of funds that are simply not available to many Kansas PSAPs, almost half of which operate on only $60,000 per year in 911 fees. Most of that money is taken up by regular recurring costs like phone lines, utility bills, and maintenance fees. Building up the reserves to tackle a large expenditure can be burdensome in any PSAP and impossible in some. Many PSAPs in Kansas need NG911 compliant voice recorders, new or updated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems, updated computer hardware and broadband data infrastructure, or wish to start Emergency Medical Dispatch systems but cannot afford the implementation costs.
To address this need, the Council applied to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s 911 Grant Program and received funding for a subgrant project that can provide PSAPs with the funds to help cover the costs of hardware, software, and training associated with the processing and dispatching of NG911 calls.
See the document below for more information.
https://www.kansas911.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NG911-Grants-for-Kansas-PSAPS.pdf
Save the Date for Admin Day
NewsMake sure you save the date, November 13th, 2019 to attend Admin Day!
Once again we will be at the Meridian Center in Newton, Kansas
0900-1600 hours and lunch will be provided.
Updates to follow with the schedule
93rd PSAP Go Live -Riley County
News, UncategorizedRiley County cut live today, August 22, 2019 with the Hosted Vesta and ESInet.
This is a photo of Tyler Seifkes the 911 director.
Everything went well, AT&T brought the south Tiger Team to assist in getting all of the positions cutover in a timely fashion during the day.
Riley is currently an AT&T telco served area, so the conversion from the Legacy CAMA world to ESInet was straightforward. They installed 6 Vesta positions and 2 Softphones. The AT&T techs integrated the Riley Co PD Avaya phone system which was maintained by Allegiance Communications. The administrative phone integration was complex which included Plexar lines, a PRI to the Avaya and 1FB’s. The Techs did a great job working thru the details.
Welcome to the hosted system Riley County!
Google Implements New 9-1-1 Feature on Android Devices
NewsGoogle is implementing a new 911 feature on Android devices. As soon as it is released I will be testing the feature and will keep you informed on how this may affect your PSAP. A link to the article is below.
https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/newsID/18538
2019 Grant Program Awards Press Release
NewsThe federal grant has been awarded to Kansas. We will have more information on how 911 centers can apply for a grant soon. The subcommittee has a meeting this coming week to work on finalizing the requirements and approved projects.
Read more about the grant at the link below.
911-Grant-Program-Awards-Press-Release-Aug-2019
AT&T and RapidDeploy Announcement
NewsThe Kansas 911 Coordinating Council has authorized the replacement of the current Vesta
Locate call handling mapping application with RapidDeploy Radius Plus Mapping and Nimbus
Cloud Aided Dispatch (CAD). The inclusion of these cloud-based products into the Statewide
NG911 System will provide many new features and capabilities.
AT&T and RapidDeploy collaborate to deliver full suite of NG911 Integrated Solutions for Kansas 9-1-1 centers.
Read the full story below.
https://www.kansas911.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/RapidDeploy-Announcement-002.pdf
Kansas 2019 Q2 NG911 GIS Data Maintenance Submission Deadline
UncategorizedThe 2019 Q2 quarterly Kansas NG911 GIS data maintenance submission deadline is this Sunday, June 30, 2019.
If you have not made a submission, please do so by Sunday, June 30, 2019.
If no changes are needed, the Local Data Steward or Data Maintainer shall submit a “No Changes” statement via the Kansas NG911 Portal as least quarterly.
For more information on NG911 GIS data maintenance, access the DASC NG911 Initiatives webpage:
http://www.kansasgis.org/initiatives/NG911
NG911 GIS data maintenance is the responsibility of each and every PSAP, regardless of your PSAP’s status on the Hosted NG911 Network. Every PSAP must maintain and regularly submit NG911 GIS data updates using the NG911 Portal.
Please feel free to contact me or anyone on the NG911 GIS Committee with questions.
Thanks,
Eileen Battles
Kansas NG911 GIS Data Steward and GIS Data Maintainer Certification Classes
UncategorizedClasses are being offered across the state in Garden City, Wichita & Topeka.
To register, access the DASC>Initiatives>NG911 webpage (link below). Click on the Training tab:
http://www.kansasgis.org/initiatives/NG911/index.cfm
The class listing and registration links are also available on the Kansas 911 Coordinating Council’s website (https://www.kansas911.org/gis/) under GIS>GIS Training.
Every PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) must have a certified Local GIS Data Steward and GIS Data Maintainer.
The class materials are continuously updated, so even if you attended in the past, we encourage you to attend again.
A full class description, along with FAQs, can be found on the class registration page.
Thanks,
Sherry Massey, GIS Committee Co-Chair
NG911 Testing
NewsSeveral members of the Kansas NG911 team hard at work testing the ESInet at the Yoder Test and Evaluation Site.
ESInet Testing Yoder 2019
ESInet Migration at Ottawa and Saline County
UncategorizedOttawa and Saline County are the first two PSAPs to be migrated to the ESInet in 2019.
2018 was a very busy year with the Kansas hosted system deployments.
91 Sites were turned up since the first deployment in 2015 on the hosted call handling platforms (included PSAP’s, Yoder Test Center and 2 backup PSAP’s)
56 Sites were converted from legacy 911 Tandem switching to Next Generation ESInet intelligent switching (all done in 2018). Work is being done to convert to Geospatial call routing in 2019. More information to be provided on this as it becomes available.