Federal program grants $1 million to City and Esri Canada for partnership Guelph, Ont., February 9, 2023– The City of Guelph was selected, alongside its partner Esri Canada, as the Canadian city to lead the development of a next-generation emergency services geographic information system (GIS) database. This innovative partnership was awarded $1.017 million in federal grant funding and will support critical enhancements in public safety in Guelph and across Canada, as the country implements a modernized Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) emergency response system. “This database will improve critical elements of all emergency responses,” said Michael Bartholomew, program manager, GIS and Data, Projects, Strategy and Digital, City of Guelph. “This includes more accurate call-routing and patient and incident location information which will help reduce emergency response… Continue reading City of Guelph chosen Canadian city to lead development of next-generation emergency services database
