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EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 26 MIN

Ep. 7 Part 2: The Technical Gauntlet of 911: An Inside Look at the PSAP with Ty Wooten

from Mahesh the Geek · host Motorola Solutions

"The fact that Uber and Domino's can literally know where you're standing to pick you up on the corner, and the fact that we don't still have that level of accuracy in location natively in 911, is probably the most frustrating part ..."What actually happens after you dial 911 and press the green button? In part two of our deep dive with emergency communications expert Ty Wooten, ENP, we pull back the curtain on the hidden, high-stakes choreography inside the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).Far from a clean, single-screen interface, a 911 dispatcher operates inside a high-intensity "technical gauntlet." Ty walks us through the rapid-fire sequence of call classification, the mental heavy lifting of "switchtasking" across 15+ standalone applications and the modern paradox of 911 technology — where food delivery apps can pinpoint your location better than a legacy emergency network. We also look ahead at the ongoing challenge of the internet of things and wearable data, and how AI might just be the game-changer dispatchers need to clear the noise and focus on what matters most.Let's geek out.Follow Mahesh on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maheshsaptharishiFollow Motorola Solutions on socialLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/motorolasolutionsX: x.com/MotoSolutionsInstagram: instagram.com/motorolasolutionsFacebook: facebook.com/MotorolaSolutionsYouTube: youtube.com/MotorolaSolutionsNever miss an episode by subscribing.Please leave us a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts if you liked what you heard!

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"The fact that Uber and Domino's can literally know where you're standing to pick you up on the corner, and the fact that we don't still have that level of accuracy in location natively in 911, is probably the most frustrating part ..." What actually happens after you dial 911 and press the green button? In part two of our deep dive with emergency communications expert Ty Wooten, ENP, we pull back the curtain on the hidden, high-stakes choreography inside the Public Safety Answering Point (PS...

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