Geographic Information Management in Local Government - Chapter 2 pot

... This led to a Tradable Information Initiative Working Group (TIIWG) being established in 1989, comprising all government departments using or holding geographic data. In conjunction with the ... maximising and adding value to existing information without high technical or financial overhead. Source: Extracted from Local Government Management Board (1994) Information for Ca...

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... of a multi-sup- plier/authority-wide GIS, using the terminology that we introduced in Chapter 8. It currently has a mix of software from ESRI (ArcInfo 7; ArcView, and MapExplorer2), MapInfo Corporation ... project in 19 72) . While the hub file of over 20 0,000 BSUs was established by mid-1973, including the digitizing of BLPU centroids, the work required to create the links to the busi...

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... toward single-supplier/authority-wide GIS status Main GIS products in use: Originally Sysdeco Records/GI3S linked to ICL PLANES, now disbanded in favor of MapInfo with text data captured in MS ... terminology that we introduced in Chapter 8. However, the authority is now in transition toward single-supplier/authority-wide GIS status. In the past, it began by developing systems b...

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... 20 04 910¢ .28 5—dc 22 2004043851 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 G...

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... IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT? In addition to the government s expectations, there are a number of drivers for changing GIM in local government. These arise from both internal and external sources. 20 04 ... 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,...

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... http://www.ordnancesurvey.gov.uk/businessportfolio> ;20 02/ listing.htm (accessed Feb- ruary 17, 20 03). B OX 4 .2 Ordnance Survey Business Portfolio 20 02 — Product List (continued) 20 04 by CRC Press LLC In local government, the OS’s ... e -government initiatives, both service providers and users are increasingly requir- ing spatial data around-the-clock and in a form that r...

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... buying, installing, and maintaining the software locally as well as having ready access to up-to-date data and programs. 20 04 by CRC Press LLC • Geography Markup Language (GML), which is the geographic ... 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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... the key areas of use within local government. Part 3 of this book contains nine detailed case studies of how individual local authorities have put GIM into practice. The main purpose of the case ... the first local authorities to implement Web-based GIS within the framework of a strong corporate approach Planning Building control Environmental health Local land charges Shoreline...

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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-1990s that forced the council to be imaginative in looking at how improveme...

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... multi- supplier/authority-wide GIS, using the terminology that we introducedin Chapter 8. Its experience of GIS since 1997 has focused initially on the introduction of software from MapInfo Corporation’s ... workstations, training, and development, including the installation of further seats within the highways and transportation division. Rich in CAD, 3-D, and solid modeling functionalit...

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