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Pioneering mapping technology has been launched to optimise emergency services’ response to incidents, enabling blue light teams to reach locations rapidly with pinpoint accuracy.

Hull-based APD Communications has launched APD Maps - a cutting-edge cloud-based software platform.

It will empower police, fire, ambulance and other critical services to better serve and protect the public, allowing them to deploy the right resources, to the right locations, at the right time.

The latest innovation launched by the control room technology leader, APD Maps locates emergency responders, callers, vehicles, incidents, points of interest and even the nearest defibrillators anywhere at the touch of a button, providing enhanced visibility for both control room dispatchers and frontline teams.

It comes after high profile scrutiny of responses to the likes of the Manchester Arena bombing and Grenfell Tower inferno.

Mike Isherwood, managing director of the Home Office-serving firm, said: “We’re excited to launch this world-leading solution which combines multiple data and intelligence sources to support informed and confident decision-making.

“Using APD Maps, control room personnel can dispatch multiple emergency services and public agencies to the same incident, by sharing a single coordinate pin to ensure they all receive the same information.

“Estimated times of arrival can be clearly viewed and provide the operator with immediate and accurate details in real time, supporting them to reassure the caller until help arrives. It can also help plot the quickest route to an incident, saving time and potentially lives.”