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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Topics A-Z
Topics A-Z listing of examples showing the use of geographic information systems - GIS - and geospatial data in the provision of egovernment services.
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- Why we believe in geospatial data sharing
- Posted by Dylan Lorimer, Strategic Partnerships Team. Google Public Policy Blog, Tuesday, March 17, 2009. "In several recent posts, we've highlighted our ongoing efforts to partner with public sector organizations to add their map content to Google Maps and Google Earth. We undertake these partnerships because, by definition, organizations like local governments are the most authoritative source of geospatial data for their jurisdiction..."
Added: 19 March 2009;
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- 70pc of government agencies to implement GIS applications
- By John Kennedy. Silicon.com, March 17, 2009. "Nearly three quarters of government agencies in Europe and North America have, or plan to, implement geographic information systems (GIS), with over half of agencies surveyed having implemented GIS in the past 12 months..."
Added: 19 March 2009;
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- Google Maps & Twitter Search for Ski Party
- posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania Blog, Monday, March 2, 2009. Search parties in the Alps used a combination of Twitter and Google maps to locate missing skiers. "...It seems that the party were able to call the missing skiers on their mobile phones. The lost skiers were then able to use Google Maps to generate a latitude and longitude of their position before sending it back to the group who then passed it on to Mountain Rescue..."
Added: 5 March 2009;
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- Officials eye a geospatial 'Virtual USA'
- By Ben Bain. Federal Computer Week, February 25, 2009. "Federal and state authorities are collaborating on a project that would allow state and local caches of geospatial data to be interoperable and more useful with the goal of creating a "Virtual USA" for emergency response purposes..."
Added: 26 February 2009;
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- Septic Tanks Targeted by GIS Maps in Topeka, Kansas
- By Andy Opsahl, Features Editor. Government Technology, February 25, 2009. "Officials in Topeka, Kan. want septic tanks gone, so they use GIS maps to locate households capable of switching to the municipal sewer system. The project has been ongoing since the city passed an ordinance in 1997 mandating that homes close to the sewer system remove their septic tanks, said Kyle Tjelmeland, GIS system analyst for Topeka..."
Added: 26 February 2009;
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- Map Maker Added to Google Maps API
- posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Thursday, February 19, 2009. "... Google have also now officially announced that the tiles from Map Maker are available as new map types in both the Google Maps API (v2.146) and the Static Maps API as new map types..."
Added: 23 February 2009;
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- Sentinel bushfire monitoring system
- Geoscience Australia. "Sentinel is a national bushfire monitoring system that provides timely information about hotspots to emergency service managers across Australia. The mapping system allows users to identify fire locations with a potential risk to communities and property..."
Added: 18 February 2009;
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- Google Maps the Potholes
- posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Monday, February 16, 2009. Discusses Google Map examples including: UK Fix My Street, Detroit Free Press Pothole Map, Better Pune - to help improve the condition of roads in Pune, India, FillThatHole - to report a road hazard in the UK.
Added: 17 February 2009;
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- Geospatial Coordination Web Site Launched by California
- Government Technology, February 6, 2008. "California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Mike Chrisman and State Chief Information Officer Teri Takai yesterday announced the launch of a new Cal-Atlas Geospatial Clearinghouse Web site to help government agencies better coordinate their geospatial efforts and allow public access to geospatial data..."
Added: 10 February 2009;
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- Victorian fires update
- Posted by Alan Noble, Raul Vera and Pamela Fox, Google Engineering. Official Google Australia Blog, Tuesday, February 10, 2009. "To follow up our post on Sunday and with the tragedy in Victoria continuing, we've updated our map of the Victorian fires to incorporate the latest available satellite imagery from the Modis Rapid Response project at NASA/GSFC. You can toggle the button "Show Imagery" to see their most recent satellite imagery of some affected parts of Victoria..."
Added: 10 February 2009;
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- City of Tigard Completes Enterprise GIS Implementation
- Government Technology, December 8, 2008. "The city of Tigard, located in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan area, recently completed a 24-month enterprise GIS implementation resulting in a centralized corporate geodatabase environment with a suite of desktop and Web applications integrated with the city's key business systems..."
Added: 11 December 2008;
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- Winners of 2007 & 2008 Open Spatial User 'Excellence Awards'
- The Open Spatial 2008 Excellence Award Winner was Peter Collins of Eurobodalla Shire Council. Peter was nominated for his development of the AutoCAD Work-as-Executed input application and asset information and management application ESCAM. The Inaugural 2007 Excellence Award Winner was Suzanne McFarlane of Barwon Region Water Corporation. Suzanne successfully completed seven integrations with Barwon Water's replacement GIS from Open Spatial that helped in streamlining their business processes enabling improved efficiencies and maximising usage of their GIS. Open Spatial Australia Pty Ltd.
Added: 4 December 2008;
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- Google launches Street View in New Zealand
- Trade Me embraces street-level imagery of local cities, towns and regions, By Computerworld staff. Computerworld, Tuesday, 2 December, 2008. "Google today launched Street View on Google Maps in New Zealand and picked up a major user in Trade Me. Street View lets users view and navigate 360 degree street-level imagery of local cities, towns, regions and remote areas..."
Added: 2 December 2008;
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- Address management system helps connect public services in County Durham
- Public Technology, 24 November 2008. "GGP Systems is helping the District of Easington Council transform public services in County Durham. Using a specially developed address management system, Easington Council is feeding up-to-date property records to the countywide Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service as part of an innovative E-Government project..."
Added: 27 November 2008;
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- MyGeoPosition
- posted by Keir Clarke. Google Maps Mania, Thursday, November 20, 2008. "MyGeoPosition is a great application to help you geo-code a single address. From my limited testing it seems very accurate. Apart from its accuracy, the site offers a number of really useful facilities for geo-coding a position and for how you might then want to use the data..."
Added: 21 November 2008;
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