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Beltrami County says GIS overhaul and NextGen 9‑1‑1 work will change how emergency calls are routed
Summary
County GIS director Kevin Trapp briefed the board on NextGen 9‑1‑1: about 88% of calls are wireless, GIS data must be standardized for routing (roughly 20,000 address points and 10,000 road segments), the county submitted data to the state on March 5, and a June 22, 2025 satellite text‑to‑911 case highlighted operational benefits.
County GIS director Kevin Trapp and communications staff updated the board on the county's NextGen 9‑1‑1 transition, emphasizing that geographic information system (GIS) data is now a core element of call routing, location validation and emergency service determination rather than only a visual display.
Trapp told the board that about 88% of Beltrami County's 9‑1‑1 calls last year came from wireless devices and that the legacy E‑9‑1‑1 system was not built to ingest device location or multimedia. He said the county completed a major data standardization effort and submitted address points,…
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