[AT] OT Need Software Suggestions

[charlie hill]

H.L.  We have had E911 and a county wide "GIS" mapping system for a number 
of years now too.    Lots of counties in NC have that but the smaller, more 
rural counties can't afford to do it.

Travis,  the software that comes with a lot of hand held GPS units will plot 
those sorts of maps.  You can buy a hand held GPS for a couple of hundred 
bucks and use to set "waypoints" at the locations you need to map.  Then the 
waypoints can be downloaded to the map software.  It would be a poor man's 
version of the "GIS" system and would probably have limitations in number of 
waypoints and accuracy but it's better than nothing.    You might also want 
to look at the "placemarking" capability of  Google Earth or Terra Server.

Charlie

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From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Need Software Suggestions



Travis----I have been told that the post office is eventuality going to
eliminate all rural route box numbers and that every location will be given
a physical address. The new address will also be used as part of the 911
location system.  In our county we recently voted for enhanced 911 and for
cell phone locater for emergency help.

The county is now in the process of assigning every location a new address
with a GPS map location at the drive way turnoff.

The point of this ramble is somewhere in the 911 system may be just what you
need, or at least someone that can help.

BTW we may be way behing the rest of you.

H. L.




 2/8/2006 8:35:17 AM, travis Register (yestergears at filter.intrstar.net) 
wrote: > I am looking for a computer program that will allow me to plot the 
 > location of members of an organizations homes on a map and give me > 
directions to the home if necessary. We are working on some > emergency 
preparedness plans and I am in charge of being able to have > the data 
available to allow anyone unfamiliar with certain areas of > the county to 
locate the members homes in case of an emergency. We > would like to be able 
to print the info in a notebook so we would > have it if the power was down 
but also have the data base in the computer. > > Anyone out there familiar 
with something they would suggest? > Thanks > Travis > > > 
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