In April 2001, MaPS, Inc. resurrected Granite County’s uncompleted E-911 & GPS/GIS project that was started by Miller Mgmt./Benchmark GIS of Missoula, MT several years earlier.  The County’s infrastructure was re-collected with GPS (all roads and structure locations) and digital photographs taken of each addressable structure.  All of the field data was processed and integrated to create a comprehensive GIS for the County.  The E-911 project included a comprehensive re-addressing effort, standardizing road names and re-assigning any addresses that did not “fit” the GIS data and culminated with Postal coordination and address notifications sent out county-wide.  An atlas was developed and distributed to all of the emergency response agencies, including being sold from the Courthouse.  Wall maps are also slated for development.

The County’s E-911 System was turned “live” in late August 2007 using Bulberry System Inc.’s Insight (ArcGIS 9.2 platform) software based on MaPS, Inc.’s GIS data – all relying on CenturyTel, the County’s E-911 Database Provider, to provide ALI data.  MaPS, Inc. then worked with the local wireless carriers and Intrado to implement Phase 2 Wireless for the County.  An updated atlas with integrated USFS road network data has also recently been completed. 

Contact information:

Mike Kahoe, Asst. to the Commissioners
(406) 859-3771
mike@co.granite.mt.us

Sheriff Steve Immenschuh
(406)-859-3251
sheriff@co.granite.mt.us
 

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