couger77
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Is it possible to get a copy of the Map Page that dispatch/officers use?
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T90A
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Sure, just go in to the police dept. and ask for one. 
The worst that can happen is they look at you strange and tell you no.
If all goes well you get a map and maybe a new friend inside the police dept.
I'm not sure about your area but I have asked a cop around here for info.
He gave me a list of codes and freq.
I already had all the freq. but the code list was kind of cool.
He is a ham like myself so I think that helped. :wink:
The worst that can happen is they look at you strange and tell you no.
If all goes well you get a map and maybe a new friend inside the police dept.
I'm not sure about your area but I have asked a cop around here for info.
He gave me a list of codes and freq.
I already had all the freq. but the code list was kind of cool.
He is a ham like myself so I think that helped. :wink:
n4yek
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T90A said:
One day I had a copy of codes with me and saw an officer
eating lunch at a local establishment. After kindly letting him
finish his lunch, I walked over and ask if he could give me
a little help. I showed him the code list I had and asked if
he would tell me if it was correct or not.
He looked over it, Changed a few with a pen and added some
I didn't have.
We talked a bit more and I thanked him for the changes, and
even paid for his lunch. (help an officer who will put his life on the
line for you)
Never hurts to try, all he could have said was I can't do that for
you. (or think I'm a terrorist and lock me up.... :lol: )
Danny
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barnett25
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My police's FOP website site actually had thier 10 codes and signals as well as alot of frequencies for police, fire, and ambulance in the area. I thought that was really cool.
I don't know how it is in Kansas but here in California, the map page always refers to the map in the Thomas Brother's Guide for the county. If Thomas Brother's publishes map books for Kansas, that's the first place I'd look.
TXFirefighter112
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Down here everyone uses Mapsco, but the FD does have their own Box Map that is really strangely configured. They wouldnt give me my own, so using a little guess work combined with my scanner and a crap load of patience, I have been drawing them into my map book. :lol:
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N_Jay
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SAR2401 said:
Most places ue a standard published map book.
Try Thomases, American Map, Rand McNally, or ADC.
unitcharlie
a Kentucky DB Admin...
might look in the local fone book and see if there is a GIS office listed in the local government listings... if there is one i bet they are the ones who have the maps in use by police, fire and emergency management.... my town sells an atlas for 30 bucks with every street (at publishing) liwted with a number of cross-referenced locaters....
couger77
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Great responses everyone. Thanks for the help!
JD
JD
http://www.google.com/search?q=GIS&...=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Google is your freind. First link
Google is your freind. First link
When I took an AutoCad course a few years ago I remember hearing something about more advanced classes being taught in depth about GIS, but I never got to far into it. I always equated GIS with computers(software) and civil engineering, as a way to visualize and display spatial data, not an actual brick and mortar office. The example we were taught with was plotting a table of dill cores at a gold mine to visually see the veigns of gold in 3D. then we coluld analyze the best way to remove overburden. Thats why I asked what is a GIS office, not what is GIS. I don't ever remember running down to the GIS office, like I might run to the post office or the SSA. anyway, I guess I'll go look in the phone book to see whrere the local GIS office is. maybe I've driven past it and didn't realize thats what is was.
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N_Jay
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BJ_NORTON said:
It is usually a department in teh state or local government, like (or part of) the Planning department, or sometimes the IT department, or general service department (Office of General Services)
couger77
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BJ_NORTON said:as a side note GIS is also the stock ticker of General Mills Inc :wink: which closed on friday at 51.74 down .43
Guess someone didn't eat there Wheaties!
N_Jay that was lightning fast!
I always thought of the USGS (United States Geological Survey) as the maker of maps, but I suppose local governments might also need to make maps. thanks for the tip I was going to start with public works, but I like you suggestions better, besides, Planning department comes before public works !!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
I always thought of the USGS (United States Geological Survey) as the maker of maps, but I suppose local governments might also need to make maps. thanks for the tip I was going to start with public works, but I like you suggestions better, besides, Planning department comes before public works !!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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N_Jay
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BJ_NORTON said:
GIS is government is a big thing these days.
unitcharlie
a Kentucky DB Admin...
with all the advances in computing power and mapping software many city governments have their own mapping offices to produce a plethora of maps... everything from really accurate street level maps to county-wide maps showing everything from watershed to underground gas pipelines....
here is where i found answers when the office in town opened a few years ago: http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.html
here is where i found answers when the office in town opened a few years ago: http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.html
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