Back in 1992, with plans under way to build a citywide geographic information system (GIS), officials from Visalia, Calif., went looking for municipalities with a successful GIS they could emulate.
With more than 20 years of experience covering state and local government, Tod previously was the editor of Public CIO, e.Republic’s award-winning publication for information technology executives in the public sector. He is now a senior editor for Government Technology and a columnist at Governing magazine.