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Authorizing the City Manager to enter into and execute a six-year contract between Eagleview Technologies, formerly known as Pictometry International, and the City of Laredo in an annual amount of $122,775.00 and for the total contract value of $736,650.00 to provide digital aerial imagery for the City of Laredo and Webb County. The contract includes six (6) flights (one every year). The aerial images will be used by 9-1-1 Regional Database and Mapping personnel, as well as the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP's) to enhance the existing level of service. Pictometry International is a Sole Source vendor, and funding is available in the Regional 9-1-1 Fund.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Laredo approved Resolution 2003-R-066, requesting that the Commission on State Emergency Communications designate the City of Laredo as the administrator of the Region’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communication System. At the February 4, 2004 meeting, the Commission on State Emergency Communications designated the City of Laredo as the Administrator for the Region’s 9-1-1 System, which became effective March 1, 2004. As administrators for the South Texas Development Council (STDC), the City of Laredo oversees the four county region of Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb and Zapata. The current agreements with these entities are contracted with the City of Laredo beginning September 1, 2025 and ending on August 31, 2027.
This aerial imagery will be purchased through Eagleview Technologies, formerly known as Pictometry International, a leader in geospatial technology. Eagleview is renowned for its geospatial data and its 3.5 billion+ imagery library, which encompasses 94 percent of the U.S. population. Eagleview’s unique technology portfolio comprises more than 300 patents, enables it to offer highly differentiated software, imagery, and analytics product...
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