Washington D.C., Sep 18, 2014 -- The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation’s Board of Directors has unanimously selected the recipient of the 2014 Award for Excellence in Public Safety GIS.  NAPSG’s Board Chairman, Chief Rand Napoli, presented the award on September 13, 2014, to Mr. David Alexander, Director, Geospatial Management Office, US Department of Homeland Security.

In presenting the award, Chief Napoli highlighted Mr. Alexander’s many accomplishments at the Federal and State levels.  NAPSG’s Board voted specifically to recognize the actions that Mr. Alexander has taken to spearhead and drive the Homeland Security Geospatial Concept of

Operations ( GeoCONOPS ).  Through Mr. Alexander’s leadership, the Homeland Security GeoCONOPS has become the Nation’s strategic roadmap to understanding, and improving, the use of location-enabled technology and information across the entire public safety and homeland security community. 

Chief Napoli highlighted the importance of the GeoCONOPS and Mr. Alexander’s accomplishments, “NAPSG’s mission is to equip public safety nationwide with the tools, education, training, and exercises necessary to operationalize geospatial resources for day-to-day use and for major events.  Mr. Alexander’s steadfast leadership has been essential in developing and evolving the GeoCONOPS over the past several years to become the framework for how public safety works together across all levels of government to employ geospatial technology and information.  NAPSG remains committed to continuing to work with Mr. Alexander and his team to refine and further align NAPSG’s guidance documents, trainings, and best practices to the GeoCONOPS.”  

NAPSG Foundation is pleased to announce Mr. David Alexander as its recipient of the 2014 Award for Excellence in Public Safety GIS. 

About NAPSG Foundation – www.napsgfoundation.org 

The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the public safety & homeland security community in advancing the use of geospatial technology for enhanced community resiliency.  The mission is achieved through nationwide regional coordination lead by local & state public safety leaders supporting all of NAPSG’s core program areas: education & training, tools & guidance, exercises, and technical assistance.

For more information on NAPSG Foundation contact Peter O’Rourke at Email Contact, phone at 202-895-1711.