Geospatial

CIO Steve Reneker Discusses How Riverside, Calif., Fights Graffiti with GPS-Enabled Cameras

June 6, 2010 - Graffiti abatement tool uses GPS data to help link taggers to graffiti elsewhere in Riverside.

Open Source Web-Mapping App in Douglas County, Nev., Offers Aerial View of Local Data

May 18, 2010 - Interactive mapping tool gives residents and businesses 24-hour access to property data such as floodplains, public lands, trails, zoning and more.

California CIO Teri Takai Lays Out Her Wish List for State's IT

May 11, 2010 - There's no timetable for California CIO Teri Takai's departure, says it's possible she could be on board until the end of the gubernatorial term in November.

GPS-Enabled Devices Enhance Florida's Foster Care Recordkeeping

April 29, 2010 - Florida's caseworkers use digital imagery that stamps the date, time and GPS-marked location.

Seattle Announces Open Data Web Site

March 1, 2010 - Seattle deploys Web site offering city data sets to programmers for creating applications that can be used by the public.

California DMV App Helps iPhone Users Avoid Long Lines

February 25, 2010 - Mobile application gives iPhone users California DMV wait times and educational tools.

Best of Texas Winners Announced

February 18, 2010 - Winners of the Center for Digital Government's Best of Texas awards announced.

911 Mapping System Pinpoints Cell Phone Callers

February 2, 2010 - New GIS software eliminates steps and isolates location of 911 callers on a map.

Alabama CIO Jim Burns Discusses Transparency Web Portal

January 15, 2010 - Citizens can access state spending and map data on Open.alabama.gov.

Houston's My City Consolidates GIS Data from City Agencies

January 6, 2010 - Enterprise GIS makes more accurate maps available to citizens and city departments.

California CIO's Office Wins $4.7 Million Grant

December 24, 2009 - Federal funding will help state enhance cyber-security projects, boost emergency management operations.

Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road

December 16, 2009 - Six years in the making, the state and counties teamed to create the Washington Statewide Transportation Framework -- a massive project that required data integration and conversion, software integration and application development.

Web-Based System Simplifies South Carolina's Disaster Data Collection

December 9, 2009 - South Carolina's Web-based data management system simplifies the HAZUS updating process and provides redundancy in case of disaster.

2009 Best of California Award Winners Announced

December 3, 2009 - California state and local officials took home technology accolades at the Center for Digital Government's Best of California awards ceremony.

Utah CTO David Fletcher on the State's Use of Geo-IP Technology

November 23, 2009 - Geo-IP displays link content that's customized to a citizen's physical location.

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes RFID Privacy Bill

November 12, 2009 - Restricted use of RFID capabilities to track children and motorists without a warrant.

New York City Ferry Passengers get GPS Bus Schedule Data

October 28, 2009 - A cellular-based GPS system.

San Diego Upgrades Towing System

October 19, 2009 - "Will shorten tow response times and reduce the administrative burden on our Police Department."

State Broadband Mapping Grants Announced

October 6, 2009 - Grant Program to fund activities in California, Indiana, North Carolina and Vermont.

Virginia County to Premier In-House Reassessment Tool

September 17, 2009 - Gloucester County brings its property reassessment process in-house after dumping vendor.