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Emergency Preparedness, Response and Situational Awareness

Vertical Location: Making It Operational for ECCs

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 301
CEU: 1
Emergency Preparedness, Response & Situational Awareness
Level of Presentation: Beginner
Target Audience: 9-1-1 Coordinator, County/State Official, Engineer/ Technician, Manager, Supervisor, Director, Information Systems, Sworn Officers (Chiefs), Public Safety Telecommunicator

    Main Presenter(s)

  • Christina Wilson

    Domain Lead
    First Responder Network Authority
    Boulder, Colorado

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • Rodger Mann

    Chief Innovation Officer
    North Central Texas Emergency Communications District, Texas

  • Brooks Shannon, ENP

    Director of Emergency Communications Solutions
    Esri

  • Mike Domenighini

    Support Services Commander
    Brighton Police Department

This panel convenes ECC leaders, GIS/NG9-1-1 specialists, and field operations experts to trace how responder z-axis data travels from device to network to application to ECC display, and to identify what must change for it to become a reliable operational tool. Through real-world examples, panelists will highlight when vertical location improved (or would have improved) safety and decision-making, when vertical location information introduced confusion or operational friction and how agencies are redesigning workflows and training to integrate z-axis effectively

Learning Objectives:

  • Discover the technical and environmental challenges that make accurate vertical (z-axis) location difficult for first responders
  • Explore the gaps between FCC z-axis location requirements, current commercial location technologies, and real-world public safety needs
  • Gain insights from research and field evaluations to guide the future in public safety broadband and location-based services