Robert Horne

The Case for CAD-to-GIS Integration — And How to Achieve It

Imagine that a hostage situation is unfolding at a business. It’s the result of a domestic dispute, so it’s ...
July 22, 2025

Industry Standards Pertaining to GIS Data in NGCS Need Strengthening — Here’s What to Do in the Meantime

When it comes to technology implementations in the public-safety/justice ecosystem, industry standards are ...
April 24, 2023

Busting a Few Myths Regarding GIS Data and NG911 Readiness

Geographic information systems (GIS) have been leveraged to great advantage by public-safety organizations ...
November 8, 2022

Geographic Information Systems Are Great Tools for Public Safety, But Usually Need Refinement

Geographic information systems (GIS) play a vital role in the Next Generation 911 (NG911) environment. ...
September 13, 2022

Getting GIS Data Ready for NG911 is Laborious and Time Consuming—and Essential

Many emergency communications centers (ECCs) across the United States are migrating toward Next Generation ...
July 7, 2020

How to Keep GIS Institutional Knowledge From Walking Out the Door

Every once in a while, the geographic information system (GIS) professional working for one of our clients ...
May 19, 2020

Why COOP/DR Plans Need to Consider GIS Data Maintenance

A couple of weeks ago, MCP’s Richard Gaston posted about why it is critically important for every ...
April 17, 2020