Roadmap for Implementing NG911 GIS Data Model, Part 2

Best Practices in Creating and Managing Road Centerline and Site/Structure Address Points for NG9-1-1 (August 2020)
Moderator: Keri Brennan, GISP, ENP - URISA President

Presenters:

Melissa Liebert, GIS Analyst, Comtech Telecommunication Inc., Seattle, Washington
Melissa Liebert is a GIS Analyst for Comtech Telecommunication Corp. Before moving to the private sector, Melissa was chair of the Washington State NG 9-1-1 GIS Subcommittee and was involved in developing NENA documents including NG GIS Data Stewardship, Standards for the Provisioning and Maintenance of GIS Data to ECRF and LVFs, and the GIS Data Model Template. She has presented at WAURISA and URISA GIS-Pro conferences on topics surrounding Next Generation 9-1-1 and best practices for data development and maintenance. Melissa serves on URISA’s NG 9-1-1 Taskforce and still sits on several NENA working groups. At Comtech, she is one of the top advisors for NG 9-1-1 GIS state deployments and works with state and local governments to ensure smooth transitions into NG 9-1-1

Hillary Palmer, E911 Addressing Specialist, Mat-Su Borough GIS, Alaska
Hillary is the local government addressing authority for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska, which is about an hour’s drive north of Anchorage. She landed in the public safety realm after 10+ years of GIS experience in a variety of sectors and has enjoyed feeling her work is important and could help save lives. Hillary is the first in Alaska to implement the NENA Next Gen 9-1-1 GIS Data Model and also serves on URISA’s NG 9-1-1 Taskforce.