Some government agencies use software to manage land use and community development so that parcels and permits information exist as layers on existing ESRI and Google Earth maps. What this means is that with the additional visual GIS map layers, government employees have graphical information to help with complex land use analysis, solutions and decisions. The over benefits to government agencies are:
faster services to citizens and business for building renovations, new developments, land use planning, etc.
improved productivity for staff and reduced costs
Local Government Example
Mono County and the Town of Mammoth Lakes in California both update their permits, inspections, planning and code enforcement systems each night with information from the GIS data and tax database. This updated information allows the County and Town planners, developers and policy makers better decision making around complex community planning, smart growth and sustainable development. They do this using the BasicGov web-based system integrated with GIS.
Gov 2.0 Expo was held a few weeks ago in Washington, DC. Much has been written summarizing and reflecting on this event that focused on the next generation of government technology and innovation, including cloud computing, social media and open data (just google “Gov2.0 Expo) to see many articles and blog postings).
This blog post summarizes a few highlights of the Gov2.0 Expo event and links to YouTube videos to watch the presentations.
1. Tim O’Reilly talks about government moving to platform providers and where the marketplace finds and build businesses.
2. Jack Dangermond with ESRI presented about “Geoenabling Gov2.0”. It is a fascinating presentation that talks about how GIS is evolving and becoming mapping for the masses. ESRI has launched a new website arcgis.com that is a cloud-based environment to share maps – check it out. Watch video
3.Kate Lundy with ACT, Australian Government outlined 3 pillars of Gov 2.0: democratizing data (open data format); citizen centric services (easy to use); participatory government (collaboration, consultation. Watch video
4. Marie Davie with GSA (General Services Administration) talked about how they are changing the $530B contract processes with its “better buy project” to achieve better results for tax payer money. Watch video
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