Good Data, Better Technology, Best Practices: How LA Metro Uses GIS
In this episode, host Stephen Goldsmith interviews Anika-Aduesa Smart, the director of GIS at LA Metro. Smart shares her path to this work and how her extensive experience informs her people-first approach - and her mantra "good data, better technology, best practices." She advocates for empowering employees and democratizing access to GIS tools while making a strong case for geo-spatial business intelligence. Smart also provides a succinct set of recommendations for other city governments or large agencies looking to replicate LA Metro's success.
Listen below, or wherever you get your podcasts, to learn more. And be sure to read our companion piece, Pioneering GIS Excellence at LA Metro. Transcript available here.
About the Author
Betsy Gardner
Betsy Gardner is the editor of Data-Smart City Solutions and the producer of the Data-Smart City Pod. Prior to this, Betsy worked in a variety of roles in higher education, focusing on deconstructing racial and gender inequality through research, writing, and facilitation. She also researched government spending and transparency at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Betsy holds a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Policy from Northeastern University, a bachelor’s degree in Art History from Boston University, and a graduate certificate in Digital Storytelling from the Harvard Extension School.