Geographic information system (GIS) technology has been in use
in local government (e.g., municipalities, townships, cities,
counties) organizations for decades. In most, the GIS started in one
department then gradually gained acceptance and was adopted in others.
However, this expansion frequently resulted in isolated or, at best, loosely
related departmental systems throughout the organization. Although
efficiencies were gained within individual departments, the full potential
of GIS to the organization as an enterprise did not materialize. Both
technical and operational impediments yielded this result. This white
paper introduces a set of best practices that has been shown to minimize
and often eliminate those impediments and allow end users to benefit from
an integrated GIS that serves the entire organization as an enterprise.
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GIS Weekly Magazine
Susan Smith
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