Attendees will leave this session with practical insights spanning the full journey toward modern, reliable geospatial data for service delivery and emergency response. Through real-world case studies and frameworks, the session covers foundational address and building identification system development, legacy system modernization, streamlined editing workflows, improved geocoding accuracy, and cross-agency collaboration. Attendees will also explore practical approaches to GIS data stewardship — including how to maintain, improve, document, and automate data processes and workflows — before concluding with a statewide update on Wisconsin's NG9-1-1 project and the steps local agencies need to take toward full implementation.
Keywords: Location Services, Modernization, Collaboration, Addressing, Parcels, Data Maintenance, Data Governance, Automation, NG911, 911
Modernizing the Foundation: Indianapolis' Address and Parcel Modernization Initiative
Emily Simms, GIS Tower Lead, City of Indianapolis-Marion County, Indianapolis, IN - USA
Ashley Hitt, GISP, PMP, COO, Cultivate Geospatial Solutions, Louisville, KY – USA
MIDAS: Pathways for GIS Gold
Matt Gerike, PhD, GISP, Geospatial Program Manager, Virginia 9-1-1 & Geospatial Services, North Chesterfield, VA – USA
The Barbados Building ID: A Game‑Changer for Geospatial Intelligence
Paul Collymore, Manager Information Systems, Barbados Lands and Surveys Department, Warrens, St Michael – Barbados
GIS for NG911 in Wisconsin. Where We Stand and What's Next.
Zachary Hassler, GISP, GIS Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Madison, WI - USA
Speakers 
GIS Tower Lead, City of Indianapolis-Marion County
COO, Cultivate Geospatial Solutions LLC
Ashley Hitt helps government agencies and private firms execute successful GIS/geospatial projects and software development using PMI (Project Management Institute) principles to manage scope, schedule, and budget. She takes advantage of over 20 years of GIS experience to inform her...
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Geospatial Program Manager, Virginia 9-1-1 & Geospatial Services
Matt Gerike is Geospatial Program Manager for 9-1-1 GIS at the Virginia Geographic Information Network where he supports localities across the commonwealth. He has managed GIS offices and projects in local government, worked with state level GIS clearinghouses and data development...
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Manager Information Systems, Barbados Lands and Surveys Department
Paul Collymore is the Manager of Information Systems at the Lands and Surveys Department in Barbados. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and an MSc in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and brings over 20 years of combined experience in GIS and Information Technology.
In his current role, Paul leads the development, implementation, and training of GIS solutions that address spatial data‑management challenges across the Barbados Government and selected private-sector organizations. His work focuses on modernizing geospatial workflows, improvin...
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GIS Specialist, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs
As the GIS Specialist for the Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications my focus is couching, and advising the 73 data NG911 GIS data providing agencies spread across the state as well as managing our statewide efforts to provide QA, and data management support for those data providers...
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