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GIS Technology Strategy for Indiana
White Paper This white paper recommends a strategic direction for Indiana geographic information systems (GIS). It is intended to be a reference during Indiana government restructuring and the drafting of GIS... [05 Apr 2005]
GIS Vehicle Tracking System
White Paper Being a geospatial solution, GIS Vehicle Tracking System allows the customer to effectively use the synergy of geographically-referenced data with modern information technologies. Intellias has successfully implemented a... [03 May 2007]
GIS for the Fire Service: HP Services National and Public Safety Solutions
White Paper That's why the professionals at HP and ESRI developed the GIS Solution Set for the Fire Service. When a fire occurs, a few minute's delay in response time can make the difference between containment and conflagration ? [13 Jan 2005]
GIS Indexed Engineering Drawing Repository on the Internet with Markup: City of LA Case Study
White Paper The systems is designed to support (modeled as a map layer) an approximately 50 billion pixel 8 bit GIS registered digital orthophotographic image (6 inch pixels, 468 square miles, 2 1/2 foot contour lines) (the image is... [25 Feb 2004]
Tacoma Economic Development: GIS Diversity, SAP Addresses and 3D Visualization
White Paper In order to promote economic development, measure growth, and create comprehensive plans, the Tacoma Economic Development Department requires GIS data from most of the other city, utility, regional, and state agencies. [23 Aug 2005]
GIS Based Enterprise Solutions with WebSphere Server and ArcGIS Server
White Paper Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a role in the process of solving critical business problems in industries such as government, utilities, retail, banking, insurance, oil and gas, transportation, and health. [31 Oct 2007]
GIS and Human Services Program Management in San Diego County of San Diego
White Paper Generally, local governments utilize GIS for applications in planning and land use, environmental services, or public works but rarely apply it in social service departments. This paper presents the use of... [23 Aug 2005]
Federal Government: GIS Solutions for the Public Sector
White Paper Forward thinking government agencies have found GIS essential for the management of the business of government such as law enforcement, emergency response, health care, education, transportation, the environment, and the... [23 Aug 2005]
GIS Technology Designed for User Benefit: How Vendor Use of IT Standards and Mainstream Capability Helps Users Communicate and Interoperate
White Paper This white paper addresses how vendor use of information technology (IT) standards and mainstream GIS technology helps users better communicate and interoperate. Key interoperability concepts are explained from a user... [23 Aug 2005]
E-Government Architecture: GIS
White Paper This paper discusses the role of an enterprisewide GIS system in a cooperative e-government architecture to support operational efficiency and constituency-centered service. Governments are jurisdictional and, by their... [30 Aug 2005]
Geographic Information System (GIS) Information Enhanced Land Use Planning
White Paper Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are the combination of spatially referenced data, appropriate computer hardware and software, and users competent to employ the data and technology to solve problems. [01 Sep 2005]
GIS "Cookbook" for Local Government: Strategies for Information Gathering and Integration
White Paper The deployment of GIS in local government is revolutionizing how government works. This paper is both a case study of ESRI's progress in GIS implementation at the County of Sonoma and a "cookbook" for... [23 Aug 2005]
The Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Support Homeland Security: Recommendations for Emergency Management and Bioterrorism Response in Nebraska
White Paper This article shows how GIS technology provides the tools for displaying and analyzing spatial data in order to answer questions based on location of critical facilities, resources, and several areas. Emergency management... [05 Jan 2005]
The Emerging Strategic Resource for Government - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
White Paper While Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has been widely adopted in government, it is primarily used as a transactional and tactical resource. GIS offers governments much more than mapping capabilities. [11 Aug 2006]
GIS Topology
White Paper A GIS topology is a set of rules and behaviors that model how points, lines, and polygons share geometry. Topology has long been a key GIS requirement for data management and integrity. In general, a... [23 Aug 2005]