How HIGH are you? Cellular Altitude - Part 2
Mark J. Fletcher, ENP
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Mark J. Fletcher, ENP
VP Public Safety | 911inform, NG911 SME - Federal MLTS Expert on Kari's Law | RAY BAUM'S Act | Alyssa's Law. NENA Northeast Regional Director
In my blog last week, I reported on the FCC initiative requiring carriers to provide what is called the Z-axis on cellular calls to 911. For those of you who don't know, the z-axis reports altitude. Knowing this elevation, calculating the floor that a person is on in a multi-story building is possible and delivered to first responders. This blog sparked many questions, with several people wondering why this has been such a problem? [READ MORE]
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3 年"Mark (Fletch) Fletcher, ENP Hey, nothing worth having comes easily!"?? So true, so true!
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3 年well done; thanks for the clarification on a long over due topic
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3 年Love the TV analogy, for me, understanding elevation is one thing but it would be so much better to say ‘5th floor’ rather than 100ft elevation. Only the beacons/access points can make that possible and it’s probably going to require ‘the next big thing’ for tech in that area, combined with a legal requirement to store elevation information, before we have it readily available… Then, if the device can read the info it can be passed to ECC via the likes of AML/ELS or a third party solution like EmergencyLocate or RapidSOS
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3 年I remember when we spoke a year ago and told me of this situation how surprised I was. Having never thought of it being a “thing”. Thanks for breaking this down and sharing and I miss Lucy.