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01 Maps for first responders

Faster to scene.
Smarter on arrival

Navigation that reduces response times. Real-time operational overlays. Built for the needs of first responders, for use on your existing devices.

Trusted across fire, police & EMS
Same journey in two apps: Google Maps routes 20 minutes over 4.4 miles, while Blue Light Maps finds a 6 minute, 1.8 mile emergency route.

Trusted by

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue
West Midlands Counter Terrorism
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue
South Wales Fire & Rescue

Chosen personally by

3,400+

Police officers, fire fighters and medics who pay for it themselves.

02 Capabilities

Mapping built for the front line.

Six capabilities that make Blue Light Maps indispensable to emergency response.

Blue Light Routing

Developed alongside emergency crews, our routing algorithms understand what helps first responders get to scene quicker.

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Blue Light Alert®

We can pre-warn nearby drivers that a blue-light vehicle is approaching, so traffic reacts sooner and clears the path for emergency vehicles.

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Trusted data

The geospatial data your control room trusts, on the responder's map.

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04 Case study

"It has made a positive difference in reaching incidents more quickly and effectively."

DG
Daniel Grew
OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGER · DORSET & WILTSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
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In numbers

40
Specialist vehicles deployed to
1.45 million
Residents covered
2
Live data overlay types
OS
Base map building data

05 Trusted data

Built on data your crews already trust.

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what3words

Three-word address handoffs from CAD to the cab in one tap.

Addressing

Google Street View

Photo of incident location shown as responders approach scene.

Imagery

OpenStreetMap

The global standard for base data used by TomTom, Garmin, etc.

Base Map

06 Ready when you are

Equip responders with smarter maps.

30-minute walkthrough. Trial in your area.
No commitment until your team is sold.

Trusted by responders · Operationally proven

Summary

Blue Light Maps offers operational mapping solutions for first responders, focusing on reducing response times and enhancing situational awareness with real-time overlays. The service is trusted by multiple fire, police, and ambulance services, with a significant number of individual responders also subscribing. It provides specialized features like custom routing, alerts, and data sharing across various platforms, built upon reliable geospatial data.

Key Facts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blue Light Maps?

Blue Light Maps provides navigation that reduces response times and offers real-time operational overlays, built for the needs of first responders on their existing devices.

What are the key capabilities of Blue Light Maps?

Key capabilities include Blue Light Routing, Blue Light Alert® to pre-warn traffic, trusted geospatial data, custom data layers, shared overlays for real-time syncing, and multi-platform support across Android, iOS, and Windows.

How is Blue Light Maps used by different emergency services?

For Fire & Rescue, it offers hydrant overlays and risk data. For Police, it provides unit positions and pursuit overlays. For Ambulance services, it includes smooth-route preferences and hospital diversion layers.

What data sources does Blue Light Maps use?

It is built on trusted data sources such as what3words for addressing, Google Street View for imagery, and OpenStreetMap for base map data.

Related Entities

People
Daniel Grew
Companies
Blue Light Maps, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue, West Midlands Counter Terrorism, Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue, South Wales Fire & Rescue, Airbus
Products
Blue Light Maps, Blue Light Alert®, ScGuide
Locations
Olympia, London, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Midlands, Buckinghamshire, South Wales
Technologies
what3words, Google Street View, OpenStreetMap, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, CAD