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
