Geographic Information Management in Local Government - Chapter 1 pptx

... 20040438 51 CHAPTER 1 The Background to Geographic Information Management in Local Government KEY QUESTIONS AND ISSUES • Why a book on geographic information management (GIM) in local government? • ... Information GIAG Geographic Information Advisory Group GIG Geographic Information Group GIM Geographic Information Management GINIE Geographic In...

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... as the initial “killer” application for use as a showcase to others 11 (13 9) Leeds City Council Metropolitan Borough 715 ,400 Multi-supplier/ authority-wide GIS ESRI MapInfo GGP Semi-corporate ... viewpoint, work experience, organization or a pressing prob- lem, e.g., by: •UsingTable 8 .1 to identify relevant case studies, and then reading these initially, reviewing, and if approp...

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... Enquiry into the Handling of Geographic Information, published in April 19 87, raised the whole profile of IM in local government. This committee was appointed in April 19 85 with the following terms ... GIS in Local Authorities in Great Britain Plans for GIS 19 91 Number 19 91 Percentage 19 93 Number 19 93 Percentage Already have GIS facilities 85 16 .5 14 9 29.0 P...

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... reader who is involved in implementing GIS within local government, the essence of a successful GIS is to start by thinking about your own local authorities and their citizens, about their information ... of Respondents Mentioning 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Insufficient staff to im plem ent Inadequate financial resources Insufficient aw areness Lack top-level com m itm ent No inform...

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... are 1: 1250, 12 ,500, and 1: 10,000 for large-scale mapping and 1: 50,000 for small-scale mapping. Fundamentally, maps use three basic symbol types to represent real-world fea- tures: points, lines, ... e -government initiatives, both service providers and users are increasingly requir- ing spatial data around-the-clock and in a form that readily integrates with other information. The...

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... geospatial analysis tools on a pay-per-use basis, thus avoiding the cost of buying, installing, and maintaining the software locally as well as having ready access to up-to-date data and programs. ©2004 ... MapPoint, while not groundbreaking in terms of GIS functionality, give more users practical experience in handling geographic information. 5.7 HOW DO THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN...

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... production, engineer- ing, 3-D modeling, development planning, landscaping, and property management) • MapInfo (36+ licenses) within neighborhood and housing services and environ- ment, transport, ... coun- cil’s pioneering efforts in GIM have been: • The climate of cut-backs in services in the early and mid -1 9 90s that forced the council to be imaginative in looking at how improv...

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... main phases: Stage 1 (19 80s to early 19 90s) — Piloting and rejection of IBM’s mainframe GFIS in the 19 80s, followed by initial interest, then waning commitment to Intergraph’s Micros- tation in ... multi- supplier/authority-wide GIS, using the terminology that we introducedin Chapter 8. Its experience of GIS since 19 97 has focused initially on the introduction of software from...

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... this time some links to rating, planning, and housing systems had been achieved, but the local land charges function remained unsupported. Stage 2 (19 80 to 19 91) — During the 19 80s the council ... project in 19 72). While the hub file of over 200,000 BSUs was established by mid -1 9 73, including the digitizing of BLPU centroids, the work required to create the links to the business...

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... data relating to planning history (back to 19 74) being much more protracted than originally anticipated. • Teething difficulties with the interface between the CAPS uniform planning appli- cation ... improvements in service delivery and adding strength to the case through the ability additionally to meet e -government targets • Monitoring and publicizing the actual benefits (including savi...

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