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Inside Tennessee’s GIS-Powered Conservation Efforts

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As rapid population growth pressures Tennessee's natural resources and parklands, the state is leveraging advanced GIS technology and real-time data to balance urban development with conservation, streamline park operations, and foster cross-agency...

GIS for Accountability

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August 29, 2013 GIS This post is part of the Regulatory Reform for the 21st Century City project. Despite years of considerable economic growth, India continues to suffer from massive corruption. Furthermore, while the country has a plethora of social and...

#DataSmart Resources: GIS

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March 25, 2016 GIS Our #DataSmart Resources series curates links and examples for those looking for an introduction to a particular civic data topic. With the proliferation of the open data cities have made available, there is renewed interest in finding...

GIS in Focus

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March 25, 2016 GIS Geospatial data is increasingly central to the conversation about civic data. From map-based visualizations of open data to applications layering location-based datasets to unlock insights, cities and their residents are relying on GIS...

#DataSmart News: GIS

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March 21, 2016 GIS Our #DataReads News series curates relevant news from our #ThisWeekInData posts for updates on different policy areas and civic data topics. March 11, 2016: A Look Into Government Usage of GIS GCN detailed some of the myriad ways...

Pioneering GIS Excellence at LA Metro

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Some of the world’s best discoveries have been accidents; sticky notes, penicillin, the chocolate chip cookie. For Anika-Aduesa Smart, one of her best professional discoveries was an accident as well, one that she built into an impressive career in...

GIS’s Evolving Promise for Local Government

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August 16, 2016 GIS This post originally appeared on the Better, Faster, Cheaper blog on Governing.com. When Washington Dulles International Airport opened in 1962 in Loudoun County, Va., the county was mostly rural. It was only after local industry...

Map Monday: GIS in San Diego

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February 3, 2020 Data Visualization Map: Small Cell Availability Suite Geographic Area: San Diego Goal: To map the infrastructure assets available for new 5G equipment and track the permitting for these assets. Datasets: Multiple city datasets, including...

Philadelphia GIS Structure Drives Deeper Data Insights

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April 16, 2021 Data Visualization This article originally appeared in Government Technology. In many ways, “doing more with less” is the mantra of city government, and in the modern smart city, more cities are trying to pull more analytic power and...

Enabling Accessible, Efficient, Transparent, and Safe Elections with GIS

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November 2, 2020 GIS With one day to go to the general election, local election offices and volunteers are hard at work preparing for, to put things lightly, one of the most turbulent election seasons in history. Between concerns about social distancing...

Maryland’s GIS- and Data-Driven Governance Model for Pandemic Response

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December 11, 2020 COVID-19 There are a whole host of use cases for GIS in government services. Unfortunately, GIS resources in local, county and state government are often disparate and siloed, and we rarely see collaboration and sharing of technological...

Jack Dangermond on Multi-Dimension GIS and Equity

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July 21, 2021 GIS In this episode, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Jack Dangermond, the founder and president of Esri. They talk about the way cities can utilize multi-dimension GIS, how important mapping is for equity-focused organizations, and the...