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What are some local applications of GIS?

Last Updated: August 07, 2009

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GIS can support a wide array of local government applications. These applications include, but are certainly not limited to, the following:
(broken into general categories)

Emergency & Disaster Management
---E-911 Mapping
---Facilities Expansion Planning Application
---Fire and Emergency Response: Pre-planning
---Fire Management and Response Application
---Flood Assessment and Prediction Application
---Damage Assessment Reporting Application
---Regional Response Application
---Reverse E-911 Mapping
---Search and Rescue Application
---Shelter Mapping Application
---Hazardous Materials Spill Tracking Application
---Hazardous Materials Response Application
---Hazmat Assessment and Evacuation Planning Application

Infrastructure & Asset Management
---Asset Inventory Mapping (Parks and Recreation)
---Cemetery-Plots Mapping Application
---Critical Infrastructure and Facilities Mapping Application
---Fire Hydrant Inventory and Maintenance Application
---Private Sign Inventory and Replacement Application
---Trail Design and Recreation Planning (Parks and Recreation)
---Transportation Planning

Community & Economic Development
---County Attraction Mapping Application (External Application)
---Economic Development (External/Public Application)
---Economic Development (Internal Application)
---Online Facilities Reservation Application (Parks + Recreation Application)
---Tourism Trend Assessment Application

Municipal Government
---Building Code Enforcement
---Complaint Tracking
---Conditional Use Application Support
---Deed Mapping Application
---Dog Kennel Mapping Application
---Dog Tag Registration and Renewal Mapping Application
---Long-Range Planning
---Neighborhood Planning
---Property Identification Application
---Proposed Subdivision Tracking Application
---Public Notice Application
---Public Improvement Project Mapping Application
---Tax/Parcel Maintenance + Mapping
---Voting - Location and Precinct Map (Web-based)
---Voting - Redistricting
---Zoning Map Application

Schools Management
---Future School Planning and Site Location Assessment
---School Bus Navigation Application
---School Bus Routing Application
---School Bus Tracking Application
---School Census - Data Acquisition Support
---School Property - Facilities Mapping
---Teacher Residence Analysis (historic + current)

Utility Management
---Landfill Gas Venting Reporting Application
---Gas Probe Reporting Application
---Landfill Water Monitoring Application
---Refuse Collection and Routing Application
---Drainage Monitoring
---Sanitary Service Line Mapping Program
---Water System Upgrades
---Water Source Mapping Application

Code Enforcement
---Biosolids Mapping Application
---Erosion and Sediment Control Violation Tracking + Enforcement
---Impervious Surface Mapping Application
---Junk Yard Mapping
---Livestock Containment Reporting Application

Law Enforcement
---Crime Mapping/Resource Allocation Application
---Police Raid Application
---Rabid Animal Mapping Application
---Sex Offender Registry Mapping Application
---Vicious Dog Mapping
---Vehicle Tracking Application

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