FCC Makes Proposal to Help Locate 9-1-1 Callers
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On Friday, the FCC proposed a vertical (or "z-axis") location accuracy metric of plus or minus three meters relative to the handset for 80% of indoor wireless 9-1-1 calls. The Commission tentatively concluded that such a location accuracy metric—within three meters above or below the phone—would be sufficiently accurate to identify the caller’s floor level in most cases and would be technically feasible under the timeframes established in the Commission’s Enhanced 9-1-1 rules.
"NENA applauds the FCC’s adoption of an NPRM on vertical location-accuracy metrics," said the association's Government Affairs Director, Dan Henry. "9-1-1 location-accuracy improvements—especially those that allow 9-1-1 to dispatch field responders to a specific floor in a building—will enable more exact emergency response and save countless lives when implemented. NENA thanks the FCC for its continued leadership on this critical issue."
