HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 16, 2014 – South Sound 9-1-1, an interlocal agency created in an effort to consolidate public safety answering points (PSAPs) in Pierce County, Washington, has selected Intergraph’s public safety solutions to replace multiple disparate systems and support multi-site, multi-jurisdictional, multi-discipline response.  The project includes multiple PSAPs for police, fire and EMS in Washington state’s second most populous county.

Intergraph’s industry-leading computer-aided dispatch system, I/CAD, will enable South Sound 9-1-1 call-takers and dispatchers to communicate incident information and view police and fire units on a map, while Intergraph’s mobile technologies for laptops, tablets and smartphones will allow field personnel to receive and acknowledge dispatch messages, view incident details and query databases.

“Interoperability, information sharing, and standardization are some of the key capabilities we sought to support South Sound 9-1-1’s mission and vision,” said Andrew Neiditz, executive director of South Sound 9-1-1. “This technology will allow us to assign resources from any or all agencies to a single incident providing better protection for our first responders and safer communities.”

Through its member agencies —Pierce County, the City of Tacoma, the City of Lakewood, the City of Fife and West Pierce Fire & Rescue— South Sound 9-1-1 will provide combined 9-1-1 and dispatch services for 16 law enforcement agencies and 22 fire departments. Five 9-1-1 centers are consolidating or collocating under the initiative.

“When your business is saving lives, access to real-time information is crucial,” said Jay Stinson, vice president, Intergraph SG&I. “With Intergraph’s solutions, the South Sound 9-1-1 agencies can share critical information and make smarter decisions resulting in better communications and shorter response times.”

In addition to I/CAD, Intergraph’s Mobile Responder, Mobile for Public Safety, I/Netviewer, I/NetDispatcher and I/Tracker provide South Sound 9-1-1 with web and mobile dispatching capabilities, while BI Direct and Incident Analyst enable reporting and analytical capabilities for proactive operations. Intergraph’s EdgeFrontier integration software will enable easier interfacing and seamless integration between the public safety agencies.

More than 2,500 public safety and security agencies around the world rely on Intergraph software. To learn more, please visit www.intergraph.com/publicsafety/.

About South Sound 9-1-1
South Sound 9-1-1 is the result of collaborative problem-solving efforts between 9-1-1 centers and the community. In November 2011, residents of Pierce County voted for a 0.1% sales tax increase to support public safety. With the community’s support, five 9-1-1 centers are consolidating or collocating under South Sound 9-1-1, and an integrated, reliable radio system will be built to provide better protection for first responders – and safer communities.

A voter-approved interlocal agency, South Sound 9-1-1 supports public safety throughout Pierce County through 9-1-1 and dispatch, records and technology services, and a regional, interoperable first responder radio system.

About Intergraph
Intergraph helps the world work smarter. The company’s software and solutions improve the lives of millions of people through better facilities, safer communities and more reliable operations.

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) is the world’s leading provider of enterprise engineering software enabling smarter design and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) is the leader in smart solutions for emergency response, utilities, transportation and other global challenges. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.

Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B; www.hexagon.com), a leading global provider of design, measurement, and visualization technologies that enable customers to design, measure and position objects, and process and present data.