Provisioning Multi-Jurisdictional Data

This course is focused on the technical and organizational requirements for provisioning GIS data to ECRF/LVF systems that include multiple jurisdictions operating as a multi-PSAP, regional or statewide collective.  Upon completion, the user will have a basic understanding of the various deployment “patterns” that are possible using VEP to meet the data aggregation, validation and provisioning requirements for multi-jurisdictional entities.

The process of provisioning current, accurate, and authoritative GIS data to an ECRF and LVF for one PSAP can be quite complex. The technical and organizational complexity of provisioning GIS for NG9-1-1 grows exponentially for a collection of PSAPs or Counties or scaling up to a region-wide or state-wide approach. It is quite common for adjoining jurisdictions to have completely different GIS data that is updated on widely varying update cycles. The management challenge grows as you add in each adjoining jurisdiction.

VEP was designed to support a range of deployment patterns so that it could scale from the single PSAP to multi-County and upward to regional and statewide. 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 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.


 

VEP Aggregator does not require the purchase of additional software or tools and includes VEP’s validation and provisioning features. Consolidating and synchronizing local and regional databases is a seamless process using Aggregator from the VEP system dashboard. As local jurisdictions submit data into the aggregated dataset, regional GIS administrators supporting the database can use Aggregator to perform to the following tasks: 

  • Input local GIS data to an aggregated database 
  • Perform validations focused on boundary, address point, and road centerline data 
  • Identify anomalies in the data including boundary gaps, overlaps, and other anomalies 
  • Export aggregated data in the NENA NG9-1-1 GIS schema

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.