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A narrow forecasting model scoped to dispatch alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Aimed at public safety compliance leads, writing down what only one person knows.
In short: Dispatch for Public safety, Run by Forecasting is a forecasting model aimed at public safety compliance leads, covering dispatch. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (97) and held back by feasibility (38). Typical pricing is $3.1k–$81k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $40k–$105k.
Public safety teams lose routing decisions made from memory at 6am. In most public safety businesses this job has never had software written for it. Most operators assume this is simply the cost of doing business.
A narrow forecasting model scoped to dispatch alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Revenue is per-vehicle, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $351M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 14% |
| Annual contract value | $3.1k – $81k |
| Pricing model | Per-vehicle |
| Time to first revenue | 59 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $40k – $105k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. Public safety is growing at roughly 14% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
The incumbent is a person, and displacing a person is a change-management problem.
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