School shootings prompt more US states to fund digital maps for first responders

Blodgett discusses digital mapping of school facilities at his office in Middleton, Wisconsin. Digital maps can be used by law enforcement and others who are responding to emergencies. — AP

When a motion detector went off overnight at Kromrey Middle School, a police dispatcher called up a digital map of the building, pinpointed the detector, clicked on a live feed from the nearest camera and relayed the intruder’s location to responding police.

Within moments, they captured the culprit: a teenager, dressed in dark clothes and a ski mask but carrying no weapon.