Book The GIS Guide for Elected officials

The GIS Guide for Elected Officials is a valuable resource for government officials who want to better understand how to use geographic information systems GIS to answer location based questions such as the following Can work crews respond efficiently to service calls Where do police and fire department calls for service originate Does citizen satisfaction with city services vary across the community Are calls for service originating from the same neighborhood about the same problem and why The use cases in The GIS Guide for Elected Officials show the wide range of problems GIS can help solve including determining potential markets for a start up business responding to the needs of a community during a disaster and identifying urban food deserts Designed to enable governments to learn from the experience of others this volume also includes a review of what it takes to build and maintain a strong GIS program in light of rapidly changing technology and shrinking government budgets The GIS Guide for Elected Officials