# Latest **URL:** https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/latest.md [Latest](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/tags.md) --- ## [Community Guidelines](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/community-guidelines/12)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/community-guidelines/12 "2026-08-31T16:08:00Z")
The Aggregation Point is meant to be useful, candid, and vendor-neutral. Ask freely. There is no penalty for not knowing something. Questions that feel basic to one person are often exactly what someone else is searchin… --- ## [Start Here: Welcome to The Aggregation Point](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/start-here-welcome-to-the-aggregation-point/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/start-here-welcome-to-the-aggregation-point/5 "2026-08-19T23:32:26Z")
Welcome to The Aggregation Point, a vendor-neutral community for the people who build and maintain the address, road, boundary, and related GIS data that NG9-1-1 depends on. The goal is simple: ask real questions, compa… --- ## [NENA Schema Converter v0.9.0-rc1: public beta](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/nena-schema-converter-v0-9-0-rc1-public-beta/18)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/nena-schema-converter-v0-9-0-rc1-public-beta/18 "2026-09-10T15:08:49Z")
I built the NENA Schema Converter through Groundtruth 911 and I’m sharing it here as a free public beta. This is the first real-world testing round. It has been tested with simulated data, but it has not yet been throug… --- ## [Why I’m building The Aggregation Point](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/why-i-m-building-the-aggregation-point/17)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/why-i-m-building-the-aggregation-point/17 "2026-09-01T21:51:02Z")
I want to be transparent about where I’m coming from. I’m a GIS professional and MPH student building my way toward entrepreneurship. The Aggregation Point is a personal venture that I own and maintain. I am also buildi… --- ## [What problem keeps coming back in your NG9-1-1 data?](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/what-problem-keeps-coming-back-in-your-ng9-1-1-data/16)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/what-problem-keeps-coming-back-in-your-ng9-1-1-data/16 "2026-08-31T16:12:18Z")
Not necessarily the hardest problem—the one that keeps showing back up. Boundary mismatches? Address ranges? Schema interpretation? Source data from other departments? Vendor exports? Local conventions? Something else? … --- ## [Share a tool, script, template, or workflow](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/share-a-tool-script-template-or-workflow/15)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/share-a-tool-script-template-or-workflow/15 "2026-08-31T16:11:36Z")
Built something that made the work easier? Share it here. Scripts, ModelBuilder tools, FME workflows, field-calculation tricks, checklists, spreadsheets, templates, converters, documentation, small utilities, and open b… --- ## [What does "required" mean in the NENA data model?](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/what-does-required-mean-in-the-nena-data-model/14)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/what-does-required-mean-in-the-nena-data-model/14 "2026-08-31T16:11:05Z")
One recurring source of confusion in NG9-1-1 data work is the word required. Depending on what someone is looking at, they may be mixing together whether a field must exist, whether it allows nulls, whether a value is c… --- ## [Introduce yourself](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/introduce-yourself/13)
**Author:** [@kaitlinquinn](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/u/kaitlinquinn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://www.theaggregationpoint.org/t/introduce-yourself/13 "2026-08-31T16:10:18Z")
Who are you, what part of the NG9-1-1 and data world do you work in, and what kind of problems do you usually end up solving? You do not need to include your employer or jurisdiction if you would rather not. Your role, …