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Illinois NG9-1-1 GIS Grants announced for FY2025

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Illinois NG9-1-1 GIS Grants announced for FY2025

The Illinois Statewide 9-1-1 Administrator has released information for  FY2025. There is $12 million available for funding GIS projects with a submission deadline of February 20th, 2024. The grant now covers the creation of indoor school (K-12) map data layers, while still supporting projects for required GIS data layers. The state’s prioritization of Indoor school mapping is an exciting development that Cloudpoint fully supports. Cloudpoint has already developed incredible Indoor data for schools and we are ready to assist Illinois PSAPs in vastly improving their school building emergency data.

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Showing off GIS in the Show-Me State

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Showing off GIS in the Show-Me State

Daniel and I made it back earlier this week from presenting and exhibiting at the Missouri Public Safety Communications Conference (MPSCC) in Branson, MO. As the push for Next Generation 9-1-1 services throughout the United Sates continues, Missouri sits primed and ready for help with their GIS data.

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Taking Emergency Response to the Next Level

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Taking Emergency Response to the Next Level

With the State of Illinois’ impending transition to a Next Generation 9-1-1 system (NG911), many 911 agencies are currently working to update their GIS data. Agencies are required to have GIS data for their emergency service boundaries, road centerlines, and…