GIS-Pro 2026

This GPN Certified Workshop is aimed at the GIS professional who is currently supporting or may support their emergency communications division in the future. In a fully operational next generation 9-1-1 system, GIS is the core component in determining how a 9-1-1 call is routed to the correct public safety answering point (PSAP).

This technology shift will have profound impacts on local data maintenance workflows, local data access, and data fidelity. We recognize there is a sincere lack of education available aimed at the GIS professional who may not be as versed with the 9-1-1 terminology or needs. This workshop is intended to provide an overview of next generation 9-1-1, GIS’ role in such a system, the implications on local workflows, and to illustrate common pain points and sources of errors in local GIS datasets.

Learning Objectives:

Become familiar with basic next generation 9-1-1 terminology and concepts
Recognize GIS’ role in a fully operational next generation 9-1-1 system
Understand the implications on local GIS workflows to meet the demands of a next generation 9-1-1 system
Begin to understand immediate steps that can be taken in preparing GIS assets for next generation 9-1-1

Intended Audience: GIS Managers, Emergency Management and Public Safety professionals.

Cost: One full-day or one half-day workshop is included with full conference registration. The cost to add a second half-day workshop is $100 member/$125 nonmember.

Does the word “statistics” scare you? It doesn't have to. This short course is about how spatial statistics help you see patterns: Are things are clustered, spread out, or related to what’s around them, and if that relationship matters. ArcGIS Pro’s Spatial Statistics toolbox contains tools for analyzing spatial distributions, patterns, processes, and relationships. A classic question spatial statistics can answer is: "Is the pattern I'm seeing on this map a real trend, or is it just happening by chance?" While anyone can look at a map and see "clusters" of points, humans are naturally biased to find patterns even when they aren't there. Spatial statistics can prove if those patterns are statistically significant, that is, are they meaningful or not. This course is about understanding what spatial stats can tell us, not the math behind them. We’ll examine use cases and begin to learn to interpret the results of the spatial statistics. No previous statistics background is required.
 Keywords: Spatial analysis, Spatial statistics

Attendance at technical short courses is included with full conference registration and pre-registration is not required. Note that seats are available on a first-come/first-served basis. 

Accurate synchronization between GIS datasets and legacy 9-1-1 databases is essential for a successful NG9-1-1 environment. Aligning Address Points, Road Centerlines, MSAG, and ALI supports precise call routing and reduces errors that impact emergency response.


Keywords: NG9-1-1 Data Synchronization ArcGIS Pro Geoprocessing Workflows

Attendance at technical short courses is included with full conference registration and pre-registration is not required. Note that seats are available on a first-come/first-served basis.