Blair Seeks Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement For 911 Addressing

In an effort to provide continued accurate and timely 911 dispatching services to its residents and assist those who use mobile/broadband based communication devices, Blair County is being proactive in its response to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's upcoming transition from the current dispatching technology, Enhanced 911 (E911) to what is called Next Generation 911 (NG911 ).

Unlike E911, that is dependent on tabular data and supplemented with GIS data, NG911 will be dependent on GIS data for everything from connecting the caller to the correct dispatch center, to providing dispatchers with...