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The Putnam County 911 Department is using GIS technology to map enough space for Tucker Stadium high school graduation.
911 Assistant Director Brandon Smith said it made sense for the department to use their GIS system for this cause.
“We use GIS Mapping a lot in the 911 center to assign addresses, maintain the street’s databases for the county and help lay down the basic maps for responders,” Smith said. “So GIS provided us a natural opportunity to use measurement tools and overhead imagery, topography, and really look at Tennessee Tech and see what would help make this as safe of an event as possible.”
Smith said after reviewing GIS mapping, social distancing will be achievable for the over 700 seniors.
“In this situation, we just took the measurement tools and we measured out what the sizes of the bleachers and stadium were, what the spacing would look like for traffic flow of both cars, especially pedestrian traffic once they got in,” Smith said.
Measurements were taken to ensure enough space between each senior in the field.
“We do this as part of our responsibility for school safety and public safety,” Smith said. “It’s just one of the many tools we have at our disposal for public safety so we absorb that as part of our 911 budget and use the tools that we already have.”
Graduation will take place June 12 and 13 for three high schools. The Cookeville High School has 500 graduates, Upperman 170, and Monterey 90. Livingston Academy will graduate June 14 at Tennessee Tech.
