Facilitator
Alan Leidner, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
PTI Strategic Advisor

PTI Staff Member
Dale Bowen, Director of Professional Development, 202-626-2456

08-01-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Council Leadership  Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)     Print version

The efforts of Santa Clara County, CA to charge high fees for public access to its GIS basemap culminated in a court-ordered, $500,000 payment to a citizens’ organization that sued the county.

A copy of a key 2009 court decision in this case is available at the link below.

Members: Read more    10-20-2009

The following is a successful application for Innovation Lab recognition.

Montgomery County, MD: Implementing Configuration Management Practices in GIS

Members: Read more    04-23-2009

April 23, 2009—Public Technology Institute (PTI) has named Montgomery County, Maryland an Innovation Lab for the county’s implementation of configuration management practices in a geographic information systems (GIS) environment.

PTI’s Innovation Lab program - a “mark of excellence” - recognizes a local government for the successful deployment of a technology solution or practice.

Read more    04-23-2009

2007-2008 Technology Solutions Awards: Geospatial Information Systems provides examples of how several PTI member local governments are employing GIS technology.

Each example describes the problem or issue the local government needed to solve, details of how it addressed the problem, and the results of that solution or implementation.

These projects were submitted in the PTI 2007-2008 Technology Solutions Award competition. This annual program recognizes PTI members that have demonstrated how, through the use of technology, government has improved community services, improved internal operations or reduced costs.

Read more    06-20-2008

Local government advocates for enterprise geographic information systems (E-GIS) are often vigorously challenged by budget managers and elected officials to justify their proposals.

Faced with the demand to document benefits, proponents seeking to quantify or estimate E-GIS benefits can have a difficult time coming up with reliable and convincing numbers.

The purpose of this assemblage of support documents is to give GIS managers at the local government level help in justifying funding for the development, enhancement and maintenance of E-GIS systems.

Members: Read more    11-07-2007

2006-2007 Technology Solutions: GIS provides examples of how PTI member local governments are using geospatial information systems (GIS) technology to enhance the delivery of programs and services.

Each example describes the problem or issue the local government needed to solve, details of how it addressed the problem, and the results of that solution or implementation.

These projects were submitted in the PTI 2006-2007 Technology Solutions Award competition. This annual program recognizes PTI members that have demonstrated how, through the use of technology, government has improved community services, improved internal operations or reduced costs.

Examples contained in this report:

Read more    10-01-2007

Successful Response Starts with a Map:
Improving Geospatial Support for Disaster Management

Committee on Planning for Catastrophe:
A Blueprint for Improving Geospatial Data, Tools, and Infrastructure
Mapping Science Committee, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council

This report is about the maps that are an essential part of search-and-rescue operations.

Read more    08-24-2007

Exploring the Synergy between GIS and Web Services looks at the many different GIS applications that local governments are providing via their Web sites.

"With this publication, PTI hopes to show local officials how, by taking advantage of their investment in GIS technology and applications, and by making these GIS-based services available to the community via the web, city and county governments are providing a powerful resource to the public," according to PTI Executive Director Alan Shark.

Price: $20.00 for members and $40.00 for nonmembers.

Buy this publication with a credit card. See How to Use the PTI Store for ordering information.

10-01-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)  Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)     Print version

The purpose of this forum is to provide governments with awareness and knowledge about the benefits and best practices of Enterprise GIS services. The forum is designed to accommodate the needs and perspective of multiple audiences including elected and appointed officials, management, business users and GIS practitioners.

The PTI staff contact for this council is Dale Bowen, Director for Professional Development, 202-626-2456, E-mail: dbowen@pti.org.

07-31-2006     Send a link     Topics:  Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)     Print version