County Sheriff
data maintenance and management services to County Sheriff agencies.
Using GIS In Your Job
WTH has over 20 years of experience in providing GIS services for local law enforcement and public safety response.
Some benefits of using GIS in your Work:
- Better performance in responding to emergency events
- The ability to record events in real time and share this information with 911 dispatch, first responders and public officials.
- The ability to create preplans for schools, businesses, high-risk facilities, and large planned events such as fairs and festivals.
- The ability to track vehicles while on patrol or responding to an event.
WTH uses locally available Aerial Photography and the best local GIS data – WTH builds maps for Sheriff Departments that include the most accurate and currently available County and State aerial photography and local GIS layers rather than rely on generic national maps
Experienced 911 GIS technical support – WTH has a service support staff that averages over 18 years of GIS technical experience. We know that a local law enforcement agency operates 24/7 under stressful conditions. WTH is part of your team to maintain your GIS system at all times and under the worst of conditions.
GIS Software System Design – Each community has its own unique public safety priorities and the kinds of events that it must prepare for. WTH assists Sheriff Departments to select the best mix of software and hardware for their unique needs. WTH has experience in integrating WTH’s mapping products with Third Party Dispatch and Law Enforcement Records software.
GIS Products and Services
WTH GIS products that are used by Sheriff Departments include the following:
Think GIS User for 911 Response Mapping – Think GIS User allows for viewing on laptops in Sheriff vehicles that can receive current 911 information. The software can operate with or without an Internet connection, so your map is always working.
Think GIS Editor - Think GIS Editor has full mapping and editing capability and can be used for mapping crime areas, event pre-plans, Sheriff sale properties, accident mapping, and other public safety mapping.
ThinkGIS.com – ThinkGIS.com is a Cloud based version of Think GIS that allows for viewing GIS layers on any computer device that has an Internet connection including smart phones and tablets.
Event Manager – Event Manager is a WTH software product for mapping emergency events in real time, and the communication of response activities to 911 PSAPs, first responders, and elected officials. There is also the option of displaying information on a public WebGIS Site.
Think AVL – Think AVL is Automatic Vehicle Location software that can track up to 300 vehicles of different types and display them on your Think GIS map. You can know where your vehicles are deployed in real time and set notifications for speed limits and service area boundaries.
Crime Mapper – Think GIS Crime Mapper allows for filtered crime searches to target and map various kinds of crime activity. Crime Mapper allows for customized searches by date, crime type, or other crime feature.