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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Study Examines Successful Deployment of Wireless Location Enhanced 911 Services
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Oct. 14 -- TruePosition, Inc., a
leading provider of location-based technologies and solutions, today announced
the availability of a case study revealing positive progress in the deployment
of wireless location for an Enhanced 911 system (E-911) or Phase II of the
FCC's E-911 Mandate. The case study examines the Spartanburg County PSAP
(Public Safety Answering Point) in South Carolina and demonstrates how
cooperation and collaboration between all parties involved proved instrumental
to the successful and timely implementation.
Spartanburg County, located along the rapidly expanding Interstate 85
corridor, covers 814 square miles and has a population of over 260,000. With
the growth of wireless phone subscribers, Spartanburg's wireless E-911 call
volume more than doubled from 18 percent in 1999 to nearly 50 percent in 2004.
In FY2003 the county received more than 95,000 wireless emergency calls.
Because location information becomes so critical when callers are in an
emergency situation, the Spartanburg County PSAP set out to implement Phase
II, automatic wireless location information, as rapidly as possible.
The case study highlights how David Jones, Spartanburg's Director of
Emergency Services, and Jim Rion, the wireless program manager for the state's
9-1-1 office, developed a cooperative strategy to bring the PSAP into
partnership with the wireless carriers servicing the county. Both were
committed to the successful implementation of emergency location services
across the entire coverage area.
"Spartanburg County should be an inspiration to PSAPs across the United
States and the world," said Mike Amarosa, Sr. Vice President of Public Affairs
for TruePosition. "Spartanburg highlights how wireless location can be
implemented for E-911, successfully and cooperatively. TruePosition is proud
to see its technology being used to improve and save lives in Spartanburg and
across the US."
Spartanburg County's PSAP currently staffs 76 employees to handle
dispatching and call taking for approximately 80 public safety agencies in the
county including 42 fire departments, one EMS, 14 police departments, one
sheriff's office, 12 rescue squads and one medical helicopter unit.
About TruePosition, Inc.
TruePosition is the world's largest company solely dedicated to the
development and implementation of wireless location products and services,
providing a complete end-to-end solution to support the wireless location
needs for several markets and industries.
TruePosition offers the broadest base of wireless location products and
services. With standards compliant technologies, TruePosition's solutions
uniquely support all leading positioning methods and operate with network
equipment from all of the major infrastructure vendors.
In addition to industry leading technologies, TruePosition supports all
levels of the wireless location value chain. Whether it's location systems
design, position determining equipment, applications, or maintenance and
support, TruePosition's turnkey offering makes it easy to capitalize on the
opportunities that wireless location makes possible.
TruePosition's location solutions provide the performance and quality of
service requirements for all location-based services. A flexible,
demand-driven approach makes TruePosition the premier partner for implementing
and delivering location-based services for consumer, enterprise and government
markets.
TruePosition is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L,
LMC.B).
For more information, visit http://www.trueposition.com.
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