Government Technology

Bill McGarigle

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Recent Articles

Pest Patrol
April 16, 2002 - Texas is using GIS to reduce the boll weevil infestation responsible for destroying billions of dollars worth of crops.

Drawing Better Boundaries
September 13, 2001 - Minnesota is using new software to make redistricting easier and more transparent.

GIS Tracks a Moving Target
August 01, 2001 - Smaller, lower-cost GIS systems provide faster, more practical ways to map fast-moving wildfires.

Mapping Mass Transit
June 08, 2001 - An in-house experiment demonstrates the benefits of portal access to enterprise-wide mass transit data in California.

Mapping A Broader Appeal
March 03, 2001 - Technology helps expand horizons for a group of Hispanic girls in Carson City, Nev.

Pinpoint Accuracy: Delivering Relief in Kosovo
October 31, 1999 - International Rescue Committee adopts GIS to speed aid to returning refugees.

Slicing Up the Geo-Political Pie
July 31, 1999 - A homemade GIS application dramatically simplifies redistricting.

Oysters Abound in Cajun Country
May 31, 1999 - GIS helps Louisiana officials chart oyster-bed leases in the state's 400,000 acres of "bottom waters."

GIS Speaks for the Bay
June 30, 1998 - Modeling the impact of human activity on the upper Chesapeake.

GIS Speaks for the Bay
June 30, 1998 - Modeling the impact of human activity on the upper Chesapeake.

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Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

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Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality
 

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