APCO Stresses Importance of Floor-Level Data to First Responders
APCO said many 911 directors agree they need floor-level identification and not just height above ellipsoid (HAE) data to provide first responders with the information they need to respond to wireless emergency calls. APCO reported on a meeting with an…
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aide to FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, posted Wednesday in docket 07-114. Commissioners will vote Friday on an order requiring carriers to provide vertical axis data, but not floor levels (see 1911140060). Officials from New York City; Washington, D.C.; New Orleans; Tarrant County, Texas; the Denver and Seattle areas; Richmond; and Raleigh are among those demanding floor-level data, APCO said. “Even the largest departments in the country do not have the resources to operationalize a raw vertical estimate in terms of HAE by creating and maintaining indoor maps for the buildings in their jurisdictions, nor should they be expected to do so,” APCO said: “They have also cautioned the Commission against assuming that first responders in the field will have devices capable of matching altitude measurements to those received from 9-1-1 callers.”