Most school administrators and parents don’t like to contemplate a fire, natural disaster, attack, or other emergency happening in their child’s school, but as recent events show, they can happen. In addition, when disaster strikes, many schools do not have building floor plans or site layouts available to first responders.

That is why MapEverywhere™, the leading provider of offline, interactive venue maps for smartphones, is partnering with the public school district in Fort Lee, New Jersey to create detailed, hand-held maps of each of its six schools. The maps will be hosted off-premises with local police and fire units, as well as with school administrators, and will serve as a vital reference tool in the event first-responders are needed.

This innovative alliance will make Fort Lee Public Schools the first school district in the country to take a comprehensive and bold step forward in school safety. Powered by MapEverywhere’s patented MapOS™ technology, the maps will provide state of the art, visually guided, turn-by-turn navigation that is not GPS or Wi-Fi dependent. As a result, the maps can be referenced during the critical first 1501 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 301 - Wayne, NJ 07470 - 973.317.2813 moments when responders are collaborating with school authorities and planning their approach and can continue to be used once safety officers enter the building.

“In Fort Lee, the safety and security of our schools is our highest priority, and as we all know, in an emergency, every second counts and may mean the ultimate difference in the situational outcome,” said Fort Lee Public Schools Superintendent Steven Engravalle. “MapEverywhere’s interactive school mapping solution helps us provide up-to-date, critical information to every emergency responder to enhance their ability to respond to crises in our schools, making our schools just that much safer in the process.”

As police and fire departments conduct first response drills in communities around the country, the lack of detailed building maps appears to be a missing link to full preparedness. According to retired Paterson, NJ police officer and tactical team leader Detective Don Reddin, “In a fire or hostage situation the most important piece of information for the first responders is a map or layout of the building.” When the Columbine High School massacre was called in to the police, it took approximately 9 minutes for them to reach the high school but there wasn’t an internal map or layout of the high school available for 90 minutes, thus delaying the effectiveness of the response.

“We are pleased to help the Fort Lee Public Schools realize their commitment to safety and emergency preparedness,” said MapEverywhere President Chuck Seergy. “My sons are still in college, and giving first responders every tool to keep them safe is very important to me, and so I applaud Fort Lee’s forward-thinking approach.”

MapEverywhere™, a Division of FastMall, LLC, is the application provider of interactive smartphone maps for venues open to visitors or long-term guests, such as airports, schools and universities, stadiums, resorts, casinos, hospitals and museums. Built on patent-­‐pending MapOS™ navigation technology, MapEverywhere maps offer users rich functionality and ease of navigation, while allowing venues to deliver targeted offerings and information alongside game-­‐ changing service and security features. For more information, visit www.mapeverywhere.com or call (973) 317-2813.

Contacts:
Stacey Crampton MapEverywhere™ - A Division of FastMall, LLC
1501 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite 301
Wayne, NJ 07470
Ph: 973.317.2813
Stacey@FastMall.com

Mr. Steven Engravalle
Interim Superintendent of Schools
Fort Lee Public Schools
255, Whiteman Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Ph: 201.585.4612
Cell: 201.563.4826
EngravaS@FortLee-BOE.net

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Lee Goldenberg

I was recently asked why I wanted to join MapEverywhere and believe me when I say I wanted to join this organization.

From the first moment, last January at the NRF Big Show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, when I sat with Chuck Seergy our President and heard about this mobile app I was hooked, smitten like a 13 year old on his first date. I thought I saw the potential of  this new piece of software that provided  turn-by-turn navigation indoors and out without the need for a GPS or Wi-Fi signal.

It wasn't until I came on-board and had the opportunity to work everyday with Sam Feuer, our Founder and CEO and Marcelo Moyano, our Chief Creative Officer and their incredibly talented team of designers and developers that I truly began to understand the true worth of this gem that we have, this diamond known as Map OS.

I've spent many years applying technology to solve business problems. Most of my time was spent in the apparel and retail industry. I've worked with some incredibly creative people, Donna Karan and Joseph Abboud to name but two.

What struck such a deep chord within me about both Donna and Joseph was the absolute and total passion they brought to their craft. Great designers like great managers inspire their staffs by what they strive to achieve. They push their people to be better than they ever thought they could be. They push themselves to reach great heights, all for the sake of their craft and that's what we do at MapEverywhere. Allday, every day.

It is this passion and dedication that I find so energizing and refreshing about our company. Our medium, software, is different than the fabrics and yarns of clothing designers, but our creativity is just as great.

Everyday I see examples of how merging the design talents of our people with the technology available to us today can continue to reap advantages not only for us but also for our clients, customers and partners.

As we rollout this amazing offering past the malls where we started with our incredibly well received FastMall app to include Airports, Retail Stores, Museums, Theme Parks, Hotels, Resorts and Casinos and Schools and Universities hopefully you too will have the chance to reap the benefits to be gained by using our products.
 

 

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