Groundtruth 911
Local tools for the people who maintain the maps and address data behind 911 calls.
Current state In development
The idea
The people responsible for 911 map data should be able to inspect their own work and understand what needs attention. That sounds like a reasonable starting point. It is also the reason I started Groundtruth 911.
Why it exists
I spent nearly a decade in public safety technology, working with the people who maintain data, support the software, and depend on it during an emergency. A requirement in a standard can be very clear on paper and much harder to carry out with the tools a jurisdiction actually has.
I am building for that practical gap: what does the person doing the work need in front of them to make a sound decision?
What I’m building
Groundtruth 911 is where I develop tools for Next Generation 911, or NG9-1-1. That includes a free tool for moving data between versions of the NENA data model and a separate validation tool for checking the data itself.
The validation work focuses on readable findings, the seriousness of each finding, what was checked, and what could not be checked. The tools work locally. The person responsible for the data keeps control of the decisions.
The tool advises. The human decides.
Where it stands
Active development and private testing. The validation tool is not a public release. Work continues on verification and Groundtruth 911 Home Base, a local interface for reviewing findings and seeing progress over time.
The NENA Version Conversion Tool has its own public beta and its own project record. Conversion changes a data structure; it does not establish that the data is correct.
Explore the work
Explore the NENA Version Conversion Tool