Title: Addressing: Where Do We Start
1Addressing Where Do We Start?
Presentation for West Virginia Emergency
Telecommunicators Conference January 16, 2003 by
Marc Levesque Addressing Project Lead Baker
Project Management Team
2Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
3Introduction Marc Levesque
- Addressing Project Lead for WVSAMB
- Member, Baker Project Management Team
- Former project manager, Maine E9-1-1 statewide
addressing project - Managed 7.5 year E9-1-1 addressing effort.
- Addressing guidebook for local governments.
- Interfaced with Verizon, USPS, GIS office.
- Worked with public safety agencies.
4Introduction Jeff Bice
- Manager, Addressing Management Systems
- U.S. Postal Service, Charleston office
- All counties, except four in northern panhandle
5Glossary of Terms
- ANI Automatic Number Identification
- ALI Automatic Location identification
- MSAG Master Street Address Guide
- ESZ Emergency Service Zone
- ESN Emergency Service Number
6Glossary of Terms
- TN/Site Matching Linking a telephone subscriber
number to a physical location (street address) - PSAP Public Safety Answering Point
- NENA National Emergency Number Association
- E9-1-1 Enhanced 911 emergency telephone service
that automatically displays the physical location
of a caller
7Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
8West Virginia E9-1-1 Addressing and Mapping
Project Overview
9West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping
Board
- Created by WV Legislature in 2001.
- Advance WV infrastructure
- Statewide digital mapping
- Standard city-style (street) addressing
- Manage 9-1-1 addressing and mapping fund.
- Adopt appropriate rules and standards.
- Provide advice and support.
10Key Project Goals
- Create statewide E9-1-1 mapping layers.
- Develop digital road centerlines with attributes.
- Create 500,000 to 600,000 street addresses.
- Review quality of existing street addresses.
- Convert addresses for E9-1-1, tax files, post
office, telephone companies, utilities, etc. - Develop MSAG and ESZs.
- Create addressing mapping maintenance
infrastructure.
11Photogrammetric Base Maps
- Orthophotography creates accurate maps.
- Create road centerlines, building footprints, and
address points. - Include driveways, bridges, streams, and other
items that help to navigate. - Road centerlines to meet Census and NENA formats.
12Orthophoto Map
13Road Layer
14Road Names Address Ranges
15Address Points
16Maps Addresses
- Goal is to link each telephone number to a
permanent, unique address that clearly identifies
where a caller is physically located. - Maps are helpful to show emergency service zones,
jurisdictions, place names, and especially the
callers location (landline and wireless).
17Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
18WV E9-1-1 Addressing Process
- Develop standards.
- Design overall addressing process.
- Map essential layers for addressing.
- Enlist county and municipal cooperation.
- Support local government.
- Encourage address ordinance adoption.
19WV E9-1-1 Addressing Process
- Addressing contractor activities.
- Old to new address linking.
- USPS address conversion.
- TN/Site Matching for ALI.
- MSAG and ESZ development.
- Address and mapping maintenance.
20West Virginia E9-1-1Addressing Process
21Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
22Roles and Responsibilities
- WV Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board
- Project Manager
- Contractors for Mapping Addressing
- Counties Municipalities
- Verizon Other Telcos
- US Postal Service
- Emergency Response Agencies
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24West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping
Board
- Set standards.
- Establish process.
- Serve as advocate.
- Hire contractors.
- Provide support.
25WVSAMB Activities
- Hired project management team.
- Hiring mapping and addressing contractors.
- Adopted emergency rules.
- Adopted addressing standards.
- Designing overall addressing process.
- Seeking local government cooperation.
26WVSAMB Rules
- Emergency Rules adopted December 2002.
- Outline roles and responsibilities.
- Include 9-1-1 addressing standards.
- Valid until April 2004.
- Refined rules submitted by July 2003.
- Input welcomed by Board.
27Addressing Standards
- Based on 1999 WV, USPS, NENA standards.
- Road naming
- Property numbering
- Number posting
- Road name suffixes
- Road signs
- In WV 9-1-1 Addressing Handbook
28Road Naming
- For new roads or those to be renamed.
- Avoid duplicate names.
- Avoid similar sounding names.
- Input from residents.
- Existing names OK if no conflicts.
29Property Numbering
- Parity odd L, even R.
- Numbering interval 10.56 (1000 s/mile).
- Options for starting point.
- Guidelines for apartments, businesses,etc.
- Many other guidelines.
30Project Management Team
- Advise and support the WVSAMB.
- Design the system.
- Assist w/ standards, specs, and process.
- Monitor and QA/QC contractors.
31Mapping Contractor
- Accurate statewide mapping layers
- Orthophoto base maps (1 400, 2 res, 4 acc)
- Elevation grid
- Road centerlines
- Building footprints
- Address points
- Based on national and state standards.
- Attributes that meet appropriate standards.
32Addressing Contractor
- Attribute road centerlines.
- Assign address ranges.
- Create new addresses for building points.
- Work with local governments.
- Will need close and timely cooperation.
33Addressing Contractor
- Key function is new-to-old address linking
- TN/Site Matching for ALI
- USPS address conversion
- Assist with
- MSAG development
- ESZ creation
- Intersection address range identification
34Local Government
- Commit to process. (Letter by 07/01/03)
- Assign an addressing manager.
- Adopt addressing standards.
- Enact addressing ordinance.
- Educate and involve residents.
- Complete road naming property numbering.
35Local Government
- Update mailing addresses.
- USPS address conversion.
- TN/Site Matching for ALI.
- MSAG and ESZ development.
- Issue new addresses as needed.
- Address and mapping maintenance.
36Addressing Manager
- Key contact person.
- Involved in process.
- Work with contractor.
- Approval authority?
- Who? Already have?
37Citizen Education
- Key element to process.
- Why addresses needed.
- Standards what and why.
- Input on road names.
- Importance of road signs and property number
posting.
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39Tax Database
- Important element in linking old to new.
- Part of digital process.
- Current mailing addresses?
- Request edit sheets from USPS.
40Postal Address Conversion
- Integral part of process.
- Contact AMS office.
- Address conversion package requirements
- Conversion list
- Range map
- Road list (MSAG)
41U.S. Postal Service
- Provide current postal address edit sheets.
- Will require signing confidentiality letter.
- Guidance on addressing standards.
- Assist with linking new to old addresses.
- Adopt new addresses in timely fashion.
42ALI MSAG
- Automatic Location Identification (ALI)
- Physical address for telephone
- ALI is E9-1-1 address at PSAP
- Master Street Address Guide (MSAG)
- Official road names
- Gross address ranges
43Telephone Companies
- Provide telephone subscriber lists for TN/Site
Matching to create ALI. - Maintain MSAG and ESZ databases.
- Updates from counties or municipalities.
44Emergency Service Zones
- Unique combination of emergency responders.
- Clearly defined boundaries.
- Identified by roads and address ranges.
- Key to PSAP routing and efficient response.
45Emergency Services and Other Organizations
- Provide input into process.
- Key role in ESZ identification.
- Power company and utilities should adopt new
addresses.
46Maintenance Infrastructure
- Centralized addressing authority.
- Centralized spatial data maintenance.
- Maintenance process and procedures.
47Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
48How to Get Started
- Those without street addresses
- Those with street addresses
49No Street Addresses
- Assign an addressing manager form committee.
- Contact adjacent counties municipalities.
- Adopt addressing standards enact ordinance.
- Educate and involve residents.
- Start road name review.
- Update tax database with latest postal addresses.
50With Street Addresses
- Assign an addressing manager.
- Establish/verify addressing standards.
- Enact addressing ordinance.
- Eliminate road name conflicts.
- Verify road names.
- Eliminate postal address inconsistencies.
- Identify intersection address ranges.
51WV Addressing Handbook
- Addressing process
- Addressing standards
- Roles responsibilities
- Sample ordinances
- Telephone database updating
- Maintenance procedures
52Handbook Availability
- First edition available Feb 2003.
- Key to successful project.
- Contact WVSAMB for copy.
53Advantages to Cooperation
- Consistent standardized addresses.
- Part of a seamless statewide system.
- Continuity across borders.
- Better information improves response time.
- Decrease in misdirected or abandoned 911 calls.
54Advantages to Cooperation
- Potential hazards are pre-identified.
- Potential litigation reduced.
- County saves money.
- Taxpayer dollars are saved.
- Lives are saved !!!
55Other potential benefits
- Rural health care delivery services.
- Land use planning and parcel mapping.
- Emergency preparedness and planning.
- School bus routing.
- Water and sewer infrastructure planning.
56Other potential benefits
- Flood plain mapping.
- Utilities (i.e., Call Before You Dig).
- Crime pattern analysis.
- Voting precinct mapping.
- Economic development.
57Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
58Timeline
- Project management team hired 09/02.
- Rules and standards adopted 12/02.
- Handbook available 02/03.
- Mapping starts 03/03.
- Permanent rules submitted 07/03.
- Addressing contractor hired summer 2003.
- First map products end of 2003.
59Keys to Success
- Local involvement from beginning.
- Consistent, clear addressing standards.
- Well-defined addressing process.
- Thorough training and clear expectations.
- Support, support, and more support.
- USPS and Verizon and telco cooperation.
- Digital process as much as possible.
60Other Observations
- This is a collaborative partnership.
- Huge, complex, and long effort.
- Need for clear vision and constant education.
- Staff funding essential.
- Support and training crucial.
- 90 people, 10 technology.
- Perseverance is a must.
61Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
62Handbook, Standards, Rules
- West Virginia Statewide
- Addressing and Mapping Board
- Greenbrooke Building
- 1124 Smith Street, Room LM-10
- Charleston, WV 25301
- 304-558-4218
- Craig Neidig, Chair
63 64Contact Information USPS
- Jeff Bice, Manager
- Address Management Systems
- U.S. Postal Service
- P.O. Box 59321
- Charleston, WV 25350-9321
- 304-561-1121
- jbice_at_email.usps.gov
65Contact Information USPSNorthern Panhandle
Counties Only
- James (Jim) Gloeckl, Manager
- Address Management Systems
- U.S. Postal Service
- 1001 California Avenue Room 2063
- Pittsburgh, PA 15290-9321
- 412-359-7862
- jgloeckl_at_email.usps.gov
66Presentation Topics
- Introductions
- WV addressing project overview
- E9-1-1 addressing process
- Roles and responsibilities
- How to get started
- Timeline and observations
- Contact information
- Summary and questions
67Summary
- Statewide E9-1-1 addressing process is underway.
- Addressing standards are available.
- Addressing support is being assembled.
- Local government needs to get started.
- Please join us your citizens will benefit!
E9-1-1 addressing is a responsible act of local
government.
68The End Thank You