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Author:   Cory Fleming
Publisher:   ESRI Press
Imprint:   ESRI Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9781589482722

ISBN 10:   1589482727
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   28 February 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part 1. Understanding GISGeographic Information Systems (GIS) technology offers vast analytic capability. Part 1 highlights the evolution of GIS technology and includes interviews with leaders in government who discuss advances in the use of GIS technology for a wide variety of purposes. Part 2. Using GIS to Support Policy DecisionsFrom making decisions about land use planning or managing natural resources to identifying where food deserts exist in an urban area, GIS gives decision makers an important tool for better understanding the impacts of their decisions and explaining those decisions to their constituents. Part 2 features case studies that highlight the many different GIS applications that governments at all levels have developed to make better policy. Part 3. Streamlining Government Operations with GISPart 3 focuses on how GIS technology can help streamline government operations. From a ground-breaking study that explores return on investment (ROI) resulting from the development of the GIS program in King County, Washington, to numerous examples of how new efficiencies were achieved using GIS, the case studies in this section offer important lessons in what can be accomplished with a little creativity and innovation. Part 4. Building a Strong GIS ProgramThe final section to this volume outlines what elected officials need to know in order to provide much needed support to their own GIS program. Decisions makers need not become technical wizards in order to make decisions that result in a robust GIS program.

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Cory Fleming directs ICMA's 311/CRM Technical Assistance Services, providing contract services to local governments implementing 311/CRM systems including community readiness assessments, definition of system requirements, RFP development, and system planning. Fleming has written about the use of data for improved local government service delivery and performance measurement in various capacities. She taught survey management for the George Washington University's Survey Design and Analysis Graduate Certificate Program from 2002-2004. She served as the editor of The GIS Guide for Local Government Officials, a joint publication produced by ESRI and ICMA released in 2005.

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