ALI (Automatic Location Identification)

The automatic display at the PSAP of the caller’s telephone number, the address/location of the telephone and supplementary emergency services information of the location from which a call originates.

Related Terms:

• ALI Request A query for an ALI record sent from the PSAP to the ALI database.
• ALI Retrieval The process by which a PSAP queries an ALI database with an ALI Request and receives a response with location and other available information.