What Makes Your Community a Smart One?
The biggest developments in the smart communities movement is shifting from the idea of a single application to a series of interrelated technologies.
Posts Tagged: GIS
Tempe CIO ‘De-Geeks’ Digital Equity, Geolocators & IT Hiring
Under the direction of CIO Mark Wittenburg, Tempe, Arizona’s IT department has spent the last year promoting innovation while excelling at the basics.
Asset Management Systems in Natural Resource Management
With our work in natural resource and surface water, we utilize our asset management system in many ways. The ability to spatially conceptualize data helps our team make more effective policy decisions and communicate environmental and resource issues with better clarity.
The Science of Where in Smart States
Smart states understand that smart is a journey, not a destination, and with GIS technology they can solve current challenges.
Chipping Away at a $1.6 Trillion Problem With GIS
The government needs a way to understand the complex interactions between its citizens and the environment. This is where GIS comes in.
Innovator Profile: Maryland Geographic Information Officer Julia Fischer
Under the leadership of Geographic Information Officer (GIO) Julia Fischer, Maryland has used GIS as the basis for many exciting, constituent-focused projects.
These Counties Respond to Disaster With One Common Tool: GIS
Three county leaders explained how they’ve responded to various disasters with the assistance of geographic information system (GIS) technology.
In San Diego, Augmented Reality and GIS Go Hand in Hand
The city government of San Diego serves 1.4 million residents by using GIS as a core technology. The city adopted GIS 30 years ago.
In a City of Change, Las Vegas IT Director Finds Common Ground
When Michael Sherwood, Director of Technology and Innovation for Las Vegas, assumed his role about three years ago, he was tasked with improving the city’s outlook for the future.
How to Modernize GIS in the Cloud
An agency’s decision to move to cloud can be complicated if an agency doesn’t quite understand the implications of cloud on everyday operations.