Basics of Provisioning Data Using VEP

This course introduces the basic approach to provisioning data to the Spatial Interface (SI) for use in the ECRF/LVF using VEP.

VEP Validator and Editor licensing both include VEP’s GIS data provisioning functions and features. Implementation of VEP includes provisioning to your native GIS schema and to the NENA NG9-1-1 GIS schema. VEP is platform-agnostic and capable of provisioning GIS data into the DATAMARK Spatial Interface and into other Spatial Interface (SI) systems. 

VEP's download function offers the ability to effectively field map the default database into a custom schema of choice. This functionality enables the client to support multiple public safety and government enterprise systems without needing to change business practices, systems, and data schemas. Examples of relevant output schemas include: 

  • CAD Systems (to potentially include regional stakeholders’) 
  • Transportation
  • Asset Management
  • Permitting
  • Field Data Collection

VEP Validator and Editor can be deployed to accommodate the specific provisioning requirements of a single PSAP, a regional approach or a statewide collective. VEP Validator and Editor can be deployed with VEP Aggregator to provide regional or statewide GIS stakeholders VEP’s validation and provisioning features for managing multi-jurisdiction implementations. Aggregator is not meant to replace VEP Validator or Editor for the management of individual local or regional datasets. Clients who currently use VEP to manage local GIS data can efficiently and easily submit their GIS into the aggregated dataset.

VEP Aggregator provides regional public safety GIS stakeholders with solutions for consolidating GIS data from multiple sources into a single database, perform cross-jurisdictional validations on the aggregated dataset, identify anomalies in the data, and export the dataset. After anomalies are identified and, before they are exported, they are sent back to the original jurisdiction for review, correction, and resubmission. Centralized, regional management and ongoing validation of the aggregated GIS dataset streamlines its use across public safety platforms, including legacy 9-1-1, NG9-1-1, Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD), and others.

When deployed in combination, VEP Validator, Editor and Aggregator provide an end-to-end solution for meeting the complex requirements of multi-jurisdictional GIS data provisioning for NG9-1-1.