Groundtruth 911
My commercial company, building NG9-1-1 GIS tools for the people responsible for the geographic data behind 911.
The tools
- Validation Workbench NG9-1-1 GIS validation
- Schema Bridge Free public beta
The project index
Projects
Maps, tools, research, gatherings, and a few things I couldn’t leave alone.
Groundtruth 911 is my commercial company. CALL WAITING is an independent investigation of emergency response. The Portland Porch is my broader geographic publication, and The Aggregation Point is a vendor-neutral practitioner community.
Writing, music, creative experiments, and earlier work belong here too. The cards below show how the work connects. Finished and retired projects stay here, with their histories and limits intact.
Active
The places I’m building and the questions I’m following, with related work kept together.
CALL WAITING
Following the time, infrastructure, and public decisions between a 911 call and help arriving in Portland.
The Portland Porch
Come look at Portland with me. Maps, local questions, useful resources, and investigations, with room for whatever catches my attention next.
On the Porch
The Aggregation Point
A public place for NG9-1-1 practitioners to compare notes, ask specific questions, and share useful work.
Complete
These reached what they were meant to become. The work is still here.
All Hands, No Jobs
A free Portland gathering for people whose employment status does not tell you who they are. Complete for now; another gathering is possible, but nothing is scheduled.
Open to read Reuse materials planned
The tiny brand publisher
A small offline publisher that remembers the brand decisions I had already made.
Personal use
La Luna en Mí
A folded paper field book and companion essay about observing your own menstrual cycle.
Published field book
Retired
Work I chose to stop or supersede. The ideas, attempts, and lessons remain part of the record.
Portland TRAP
A dated archive of Portland’s Transportation Recovery and Accountability Plan request and reusable framework. Active work ended October 25, 2026.
Dated archiveStarter kit available
Found Hanging
An archived map and research record of reported cases of Black people found hanging in the United States. Active work ended October 25, 2026.
Dated archive
Pact
An intentional communication platform built around voice notes you could pause, answer in context, and resume without losing your place.
Dated archive
Reading the record
Where things stand
Active means I’m giving the work attention. On hold means I’ve paused. Complete means it reached what I intended. Retired means I’ve chosen to stop.
A project’s main link takes you to its current home. “About this project” keeps the story of my involvement here.