About GIS in local government
People in local government use GIS every day to help them solve
problems. Often the data collected and used by one agency or department can be used
by another. To see how you can use GIS to help you solve your problems, look at the
examples below.
You can use GIS to
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Assess the Effects of Land Use Changes
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A GIS can be used to find areas that will be affected by changes in existing land use or
zoning.
The City of Albuquerque's Planning Department uses a GIS to find all the parcels that
will be affected by the development of a new mall. The GIS can display the current
land use and zoning for those same parcels and provide the names and addresses of the
owners.
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Track Cadastral Information
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The GIS database can be used to store and display parcel information such as legal
descriptions, ownership, assessment, and tax information.
The City of Taganog, Russia, uses a GIS to differentiate land use types,
track tax payments, and improve the quality of public services.
In addition, the cadastral maps developed using the GIS can be used as basemaps for water, electric, gas, or other public utilities.
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Clark County, Nevada, uses GIS to manage the spatial aspects of their appraisal
system. Appraised parcels are displayed with their current land use (shown in different
colors).
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Assist Community Development
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Census data displayed using a GIS show trends or patterns that exist within
a population.
The City of Louisville uses GIS to show community development block grants. This example
shows low- and moderate-income level households that may be potential recipients
for federally insured home loans.
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Aid in Crime Prevention
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Because a GIS can display patterns and trends in data, law enforcement uses GIS to
show the location and frequency of different crimes.
The City of Yakima uses GIS to classify and display preventable crimes, analyze
trends (spatial and temporal) and look for correlations between crimes and areas with "block watch" programs
in place.
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More Local Government Examples
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There are many other ways you can use a GIS to help your organization. Visit ESRI's
Local Government vertical
market page and learn how you can use GIS to solve environmental problems, or return to the
About GIS main page
for more examples of how GIS is being used
every day to solve a variety of problems.
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