Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, associated statewide geographic data layers, and location-based system components are the cornerstone of a Next Generation 911 (NG911) system.
Kansas NG911 GIS Committee
| Name (Title) | Organization |
|---|---|
| Ken Nelson (Chair) | State of Kansas Geographic Information Officer (GIO) Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas Data Access & Support Center (DASC) |
| Sherry Massey (Co-Chair) | IT Director, Dickinson County GIS Specialist, Kansas 911 Coordinating Council |
| Eileen Battles | Kansas Data Access & Support Center (DASC) |
| Eamonn Coveney | City of Hays Ellis County |
| Mike D’Attilio | Kansas Adjutant General’s Department Division of Emergency Management |
| Kyle Gonterwitz | Kansas Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Planning |
| Saralyn Hayes | Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) |
| Jack Joseph | Sedgwick County Geographic Information Services |
| Keith Shaw | AIMS Johnson County |
| Sherie Taylor | Riley County IT/GIS |
| Will Trimble | Shawnee County |
| Mark Whelan | Johnson County Emergency Management & Communications |
The NG911 GIS Committee is comprised of Council members and external GIS subject matter experts.
- Tasked with recommending GIS data standards and protocols for use by PSAPs, telecommunications carriers, and GIS service providers.
- Oversees RFI and RFP’s issued on behalf of the Council and recommends selection of vendors and services.
- Provides oversight of GIS service contracts approved by the Council and coordinates work of GIS providers with PSAPs and other NG911 system stakeholders.
- Coordinates state level NG911 database administration with database administrator and NG911 stakeholders.
Standards
NG911 GIS Data Model Templates
Policies & Documentation
Reference Standards
GIS Tools & Scripts
GIS Pilot Study
In 2011, a GIS Pilot Study was performed to determine the scope of work. The available GIS data for three contiguous counties were evaluated for quality, consistency and interagency alignment. Those counties included: Sedgwick (pop. 500k), Reno (64k) and Kingman (7k).
The GIS Pilot Study results include:
- Wide range of data quality even within a single jurisdiction
- Widely variance in available data and in the structure of common layers
- Relatively poor alignment with the MSAG/ALI Database
- Primary recommendation: “Construction of a statewide GIS database should begin as soon as possible, beginning with adopting GIS standards…“
GIS Enhancement Project
The GIS Enhancement Project was a three-phase project to get PSAP GIS data ready for NG911. An RFP was issued in Q3 2013 and awarded in Q4 2013.
- Project A: Gap Analysis
- The QA vendor evaluated all of the submitted GIS data and reported the results along with a rough estimate on remediation costs.
- Project B: Data Remediation
- PSAPs selected from five remediation vendors or chose to do the work in-house
- Fully remediated data was submitted back to the QA vendor for re-evaluation
- Project C: Quality Assurance
- Every “error” had to be fixed or commented on before it passed QA
Coinciding with the GIS Enhancement Project, the Kansas GIS Data Model was created and statewide imagery was obtained to support the project.
Statewide NG911 Imagery
2015
The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council acquired statewide, 1 foot resolution, leaf-off, natural color imagery that was flown during the winters of 2013-2015 to support the NG911 GIS Enhancement project. This imagery is available for download and as an image service in the Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC) GIS data catalog.
2018
The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council, along with state agency partners, acquired statewide 1 foot resolution, leaf-off, 4 band imagery that was flown during the winter of 2017-2018. This imagery is a licensed product and is available by request on the Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC) website.
As part of this new acquisition, our imagery partner (Surdex) is offering a local buy up option. Please contact Eileen Battles for more information.
Hosted Solution Status Map
Map showing the status of Kansas PSAPs being brought onto the Hosted Solution.
Upcoming GIS Events
(Click on event for more information and to register.)
2019 NG911 GIS Data Maintainer Certification Class
GIS Training Videos
Evolution of 911
NG911 GIS Training Series: Data Model Attributes
NG911 GIS Training Series: Loading Data into the Template GeoDatabase
NG911 GIS Training Series: Data Model Topology
NG911 Toolbox Time: Compare Road Names
NG911 Toolbox Time: TN Lists Tools
NG911 Toolbox Time: Geodatabase conversion v2.0 to v2.1
The Group has quarterly webinar meetings and meets in person annually at the Kansas Association of Mappers (KAM) conference.
2016 |
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| Q4 – October (KAM Conference) | Presentation | |
2017 |
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| Q1 – February | Presentation | |
| Q2 – May | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q3 – August | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q4 – October (KAM Conference) | Presentation | |
2018 |
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| Q1 – February | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q2 – May | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q3 – August | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q4 – October (KAM Conference) | Presentation | |
2019 |
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| Q1 – February | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q2 – May | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q3 – September | Presentation | Webinar recording |
| Q4 – October (KAM Conference) | Presentation | |
