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The Board received an update on the 911 Addressing Project. <br /> Orange County GIS Director Steve Averett made this PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 911 Addressing Project <br /> History <br /> - MOAD (Master Orange Address Database) <br /> - Effective 1999-2007 <br /> - Microsoft Access database <br /> - Not suitable for spatial or visual analysis using GIS tools <br /> - 911 CAD (computer Aided Dispatch_wasn't capable of using GIS address points <br /> - Updates often took months <br /> GTG Address Verification Project <br /> - 2003-2007 <br /> - GTG was to create a GIS based address point layer for Orange County and <br /> reconcile that with the 911 MSAG (Master Street Address Guide) provided by the <br /> phone companies and MOAD <br /> - GTG sent crews in the field to verify existing addresses and streets, GPS missing <br /> addresses and streets, and document ambiguities and inconsistencies <br /> - Results: 65,745 addressable structures; 10,000+ unverified addresses; 2625 that <br /> needed readdressing <br /> - GTG recommended that Orange County adopt an address ordinance giving staff <br /> the authority to correct addressing discrepancies and outlining a methodology to <br /> assign addresses in the future <br /> Database Design and Municipal Integration <br /> - 2007-2009 <br /> - Prior to GTG contract, a final database design and maintenance plan was not <br /> agreed upon between the addressing jurisdictions <br /> - GIS Director began an initiative to involve all primary addressing jurisdictions and <br /> County departments in the development of a comprehensive data model <br /> - In May of 2008, ES contracted with its CAD vendor, Logisys, to upgrade its 911 <br /> CAD with the capabilities to validate calls using the County's new address points <br /> - CAD requirements provided a baseline for the data model, then all customers <br /> provided input and feedback for the final database design <br /> - GIS staff worked with staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro to <br /> implement a methodology for maintaining addresses and streets <br /> - GIS enterprise technology allows editors in Chapel Hill and Carrboro to maintain <br /> replicas of the data on their servers and immediately synchronize all finalized <br /> changes to the County's servers <br /> - Logisys went live using the new address database model in January 2009 <br /> - Now 911 dispatchers can view addresses immediately after they are assigned <br /> - First example in North Carolina of this type of intergovernmental, cross-jurisdictional <br /> address maintenance <br /> - Our data model and maintenance methodology have garnered positive feedback <br /> and interest from several local, state, and private agencies <br /> BENEFITS <br />