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Morgan County, Ohio Opts for General Dynamics NextGen-911 Emergency Service Solution [Health & Beauty Close - Up](Health & Beauty Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, said that it has implemented a NextGen-911 emergency service solution for Morgan County, Ohio. In its release, General Dynamics said that the NextGen-911 solution enables Morgan County to easily accept emergency information from a variety of sources and provides first responders with faster, more accurate details to aid in response. Morgan County's NextGen-911 system is one of the first to be compliant with the National Emergency Number Association's (NENA) i3 architecture standards, which facilitate local and nationwide interoperability. General Dynamics replaced the county's traditional Enhanced 911 (E911) call-handling system with a new IP-based NextGen-911 system that will allow emergency service requests from the public networks using a variety of communication methods and devices, including text, VoIP, and video. The new NextGen-911 model ensures public safety needs can be met using these new and emerging modes of communication. The system also provides enhanced Geographical Information System data that accurately maps the caller's location information, and the ability to transfer calls and corresponding information to the most appropriate emergency response units. "Morgan County has fully moved to NextGen-911 service and has removed all legacy E911 equipment from the PSAPs," said David Bailey, Morgan County NextGen911 Coordinator. "The highly organized planning, implementation and testing provided by General Dynamics created an extremely smooth cut-over to the live system. We are elated with the system's performance and reliability, geospatial mapping and routing capabilities and ease of operation." "Morgan County is paving the way for multiple counties and the state of Ohio to benefit from the efficency and accuracy of NextGen- 911," said Charlie Plummer, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Information Technology's IT Solutions sector. "We have the right experience to help state and local first responder agencies transition from aging 911 call-handling systems to modernized systems that recognize the multitude of technologies capable of delivering emergency information - including IP-based communications, text messages, photos and video." More information and complete details: www.gdit.com www.generaldynamics.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |