The document discusses how governments are making open data available through initiatives like Data.gov and how GIS technology can unlock the potential of open data. It provides examples of government agencies like the FCC and Department of Agriculture that are using interactive maps and applications to communicate open data in a spatial context and engage citizens. This facilitates open government through increased transparency, collaboration and efficiency.
Esri News for State & Local Government Fall 2013 newsletterEsri
Local governments in Wilson County, Tennessee are meeting the challenge of efficiently delivering GIS services to both power users and casual users through a combination of on-premises and cloud-based GIS technologies. For power users, nightly data replication between local geodatabases and a centralized cloud repository ensures timely sharing of updated data. For casual users, focused web applications built with ArcGIS Online directly support specific business needs like reviewing liquor license applications and identifying residents not enrolled in an emergency notification program. This hybrid approach increases GIS adoption and drives efficiency within local government operations.
The City of Atlanta implemented a series of initiatives to improve its aging water infrastructure and increase system control. This included an ambitious project from 2009-2012 to inventory, repair, and document over 80,000 valves and fire hydrants using ArcGIS technology. To make full use of the collected asset data, Atlanta commissioned professionals to migrate the data to a GIS database. This allowed the creation of web-based maps and reports to better manage the water system assets.
This document summarizes an interview with Jack Dangermond, President of Esri, about how the ArcGIS platform is transforming government. Key points:
- ArcGIS provides a cloud-based platform for mapping, data analysis, and application development through ArcGIS Online. This has made GIS more accessible across devices and to non-experts.
- ArcGIS Online facilitates improved collaboration within and across agencies by allowing users to access and share maps, data, and applications.
- Esri has supported developers by providing tools and hosting events to promote building applications using ArcGIS APIs and geoservices. This helps organizations more broadly adopt and integrate GIS.
The document discusses how GIS technology is helping to fight trachoma, the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. A new system uses smartphones and Esri software to collect data on trachoma prevalence in remote areas, transfer the data in real time to servers, and display the results on interactive maps. This helps identify communities in need of treatment and track progress towards eliminating trachoma globally by 2020. The system was tested in Ethiopia and provides an efficient way to gather and visualize geographic data on neglected tropical diseases.
The document discusses how geographic information system (GIS) technology helps community leaders make more informed decisions and take real-time action. It provides four key ways GIS does this: 1) Real-time dashboards visualize real-time data to help allocate resources efficiently during emergencies; 2) Story maps improve communication and understanding with stakeholders; 3) Map analysis helps communities understand and combat issues like the opioid epidemic; 4) Field accessibility allows workers to make better remote decisions and assign help without delay.
The Mapping Revolution: Incorporating Geographic Information Systems in Gover...GovLoop
Since the beginning of civilization, humans have used images as a means to tell stories. We have used images to educate, entertain or to build a just and moral society. Our ancient ancestors would use images to remember stories and archive information for future generations. Similar to our ancient ancestors, we use images today to convey meaning, understand complex relationships and improve communication.
The use of mapping and geospatial technology is at the heart of story telling and improved communications. As the challenges of the public sector continue to grow in complexity, efficient and effective communication tools are essential. Today, government is more interconnected than ever before, and the complexity has led to increased integration between state, local and federal officials. At all levels of government, agencies are looking for solutions to find value and improve public sector decision-making through data. http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/govloop-guide-the-mapping-revolution-incorporating-geographic-inf
Esri News for State and Local Government Winter 2012/2013 issueEsri
The document discusses how Utah County, Utah updated its GIS data model using the ArcGIS for Local Government Information Model. Patrick Wawro, the GIS manager, decided to abandon his individual efforts to update the data model and instead model the data on the information model, which is built on best practices from governments around the US. This standardized and modernized the county's work. Using the information model also makes it easier for cities to take advantage of ArcGIS for Local Government templates and allows the county to easily adopt new technologies. The county is now taking advantage of templates for applications like an election polling places app and developing other apps based on templates.
Esri News for State & Local Government Fall 2013 newsletterEsri
Local governments in Wilson County, Tennessee are meeting the challenge of efficiently delivering GIS services to both power users and casual users through a combination of on-premises and cloud-based GIS technologies. For power users, nightly data replication between local geodatabases and a centralized cloud repository ensures timely sharing of updated data. For casual users, focused web applications built with ArcGIS Online directly support specific business needs like reviewing liquor license applications and identifying residents not enrolled in an emergency notification program. This hybrid approach increases GIS adoption and drives efficiency within local government operations.
The City of Atlanta implemented a series of initiatives to improve its aging water infrastructure and increase system control. This included an ambitious project from 2009-2012 to inventory, repair, and document over 80,000 valves and fire hydrants using ArcGIS technology. To make full use of the collected asset data, Atlanta commissioned professionals to migrate the data to a GIS database. This allowed the creation of web-based maps and reports to better manage the water system assets.
This document summarizes an interview with Jack Dangermond, President of Esri, about how the ArcGIS platform is transforming government. Key points:
- ArcGIS provides a cloud-based platform for mapping, data analysis, and application development through ArcGIS Online. This has made GIS more accessible across devices and to non-experts.
- ArcGIS Online facilitates improved collaboration within and across agencies by allowing users to access and share maps, data, and applications.
- Esri has supported developers by providing tools and hosting events to promote building applications using ArcGIS APIs and geoservices. This helps organizations more broadly adopt and integrate GIS.
The document discusses how GIS technology is helping to fight trachoma, the world's leading cause of preventable blindness. A new system uses smartphones and Esri software to collect data on trachoma prevalence in remote areas, transfer the data in real time to servers, and display the results on interactive maps. This helps identify communities in need of treatment and track progress towards eliminating trachoma globally by 2020. The system was tested in Ethiopia and provides an efficient way to gather and visualize geographic data on neglected tropical diseases.
The document discusses how geographic information system (GIS) technology helps community leaders make more informed decisions and take real-time action. It provides four key ways GIS does this: 1) Real-time dashboards visualize real-time data to help allocate resources efficiently during emergencies; 2) Story maps improve communication and understanding with stakeholders; 3) Map analysis helps communities understand and combat issues like the opioid epidemic; 4) Field accessibility allows workers to make better remote decisions and assign help without delay.
The Mapping Revolution: Incorporating Geographic Information Systems in Gover...GovLoop
Since the beginning of civilization, humans have used images as a means to tell stories. We have used images to educate, entertain or to build a just and moral society. Our ancient ancestors would use images to remember stories and archive information for future generations. Similar to our ancient ancestors, we use images today to convey meaning, understand complex relationships and improve communication.
The use of mapping and geospatial technology is at the heart of story telling and improved communications. As the challenges of the public sector continue to grow in complexity, efficient and effective communication tools are essential. Today, government is more interconnected than ever before, and the complexity has led to increased integration between state, local and federal officials. At all levels of government, agencies are looking for solutions to find value and improve public sector decision-making through data. http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/govloop-guide-the-mapping-revolution-incorporating-geographic-inf
Esri News for State and Local Government Winter 2012/2013 issueEsri
The document discusses how Utah County, Utah updated its GIS data model using the ArcGIS for Local Government Information Model. Patrick Wawro, the GIS manager, decided to abandon his individual efforts to update the data model and instead model the data on the information model, which is built on best practices from governments around the US. This standardized and modernized the county's work. Using the information model also makes it easier for cities to take advantage of ArcGIS for Local Government templates and allows the county to easily adopt new technologies. The county is now taking advantage of templates for applications like an election polling places app and developing other apps based on templates.
The Chicago Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) uses ArcGIS to deliver transit planning and asset information through web-based applications. RTA staff created applications using ArcGIS Viewer for Flex to allow internal and external users to access and analyze transit data without specialized GIS knowledge. The applications provide interactive maps and tools to help with tasks like ADA service planning and analyzing demographic data to identify areas with potential for high transit ridership. The use of ArcGIS has replaced static paper maps and improved accessibility of transit data.
SeaSketch is a new online geospatial planning tool developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara that incorporates ArcGIS technologies. It allows stakeholders to collaboratively plan marine resource use by sketching out proposals, analyzing impacts, and producing reports in an online workspace. SeaSketch improves on previous tools by being less expensive, easier to maintain, and faster to deploy for marine spatial planning projects. It leverages existing ArcGIS for Server map services and ArcGIS Online data to provide users with robust analytical capabilities and large amounts of geospatial data.
The Dirección General del Catastro Territorial (DGCT) in Formosa, Argentina launched a new territorial information system to modernize its land registry administration. It selected Aeroterra S.A., an Esri distributor, to build a web-integrated GIS to manage, maintain and update its geographic and legal information on 160,000 parcels. The new system provides reliable, accessible land information to support land use planning, property taxes, and more. It allows DGCT to fulfill its responsibilities through an efficient, digital cadastre.
The EPA has launched EPA GeoPlatform, built on Esri's ArcGIS Online infrastructure, to serve geospatial data, maps, and reports to EPA staff. EPA GeoPlatform provides a standardized framework for coordinating EPA's geospatial activities, applications, and data. It allows all EPA employees to access and build applications on a common platform. EPA cites benefits like increased access to decision-making tools, a standardized look and feel for maps, cost savings from reduced duplication, and improved environmental decision making. EPA GeoPlatform supports various EPA programs and provides data and maps to staff for their community work.
The Los Angeles Unified School District uses a smartphone app integrated with its GIS to allow students and faculty to report maintenance issues like graffiti or broken equipment. When an issue is reported, details are sent to the district's asset management system to generate a work order. The app is part of the district's effort to expand GIS use and involve the community in facility upkeep.
The document discusses how GIS software, specifically ArcGIS, can be used to better manage facilities and buildings. ArcGIS allows facilities managers to design and operate buildings from a single database, perform spatial analysis, and model asset usage over time. It also improves various business functions related to facilities management like planning, asset management, safety and security, and energy management. ArcGIS provides templates and applications to get started easily and helps exchange data with CAD systems.
Esri News for Federal Government Winter 2012/2013 issueEsri
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has built a map service called EPA GeoPlatform on Esri's ArcGIS Online for Organizations to make geospatial data and tools more accessible to EPA staff. EPA GeoPlatform includes public and private cloud components to share internal and external data. It supports EPA activities like enforcement targeting and environmental justice screening. EPA sees benefits like increased access to decision-making tools and cost savings from standardization. EPA GeoPlatform serves as the agency's centralized hub for hosted map services.
Tracking the Anonymous GIS User in King CountyGreg Babinski
This presentation analyzes 6 years of detailed GIS-based web mapping application user statistics within 35 King County (WA) departments and offices. It also compares King County web mapping application usage growth compared to other municipal jurisdictions accross the US.
Web GIS is a transformational architecture that opens, integrates, and simplifies GIS systems. It connects GIS professionals with more users across organizations through simple apps and mobile access. This allows for better geographic understanding and more informed decisions. Examples at the user conference showed how the Atlanta airport uses web GIS and mobile apps to inspect and maintain facilities in 3D. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director discussed sharing open data to aid humanitarian efforts. A new Young Professionals Network was launched to connect emerging GIS professionals.
Web Mapping - exploiting location based information through eGovernmentDavid Hayward
eGovernment conference presentation:
Government has huge amounts of information but how can this be effectively managed and delivered through the web? This session will ‘lift the lid’ on web mapping technology and identify some of the key issues that must be addressed to achieve a successful outcome.
The NSW government SIX Viewer web mapping portal will be used as a case study to demonstrate how terabytes of data can be integrated and delivered via the Internet.
Esri News for Telecommunications 2013 newsletterEsri
Bell Aliant aimed to offer fiber to the home to over 650,000 customers by 2012 but faced challenges with their time-consuming manual design process. They implemented a GIS-based solution from Telcordia and Esri to automate network design and data collection. This reduced fiber serving area design times by 40% and helped Bell Aliant scale their fiber rollout to meet aggressive expansion targets in a cost-effective manner.
The State of Social Media in Federal Government - April 2012GovLoop
The document discusses the increasing use of social media in government to improve transparency, engage citizens, and respond to issues in real-time. It provides statistics on how Americans use social media and highlights 5 mega trends transforming government, including demands for transparency, citizen engagement, humanizing government interactions, crisis management, and real-time response. The document also offers tips for integrating social media and leveraging existing resources.
Esri News for State and Local Government Spring 2013 issueEsri
The US population continued to grow more diverse in 2012, with rising racial/ethnic diversity and changes in household composition. While the housing market recovery remained slow overall, signs of recovery were seen in some areas. Housing growth varied across the country, driven by factors like military presence in some areas and economic growth in others. Traditional husband-wife families with children continued to decline as a share of households.
Esri News for Facilities Winter 2012/2013 newsletterEsri
The University of Washington automated the process of translating CAD floor plans to GIS formats to improve efficiency. Previously, the manual process took over a dozen steps but the new process reduces it to fewer than three steps. UW uses Esri software including ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcSDE. A key challenge was resolving conflicts between CAD and GIS requirements for georeferencing. The solution uses a single world file per building to allow for automatic georeferencing during translation. Standards were also important for the automation process. The new system provides an efficient way to manage space and allows easy access and updating of floor plans and capital projects information.
GIS Needs Assessment & Planning for Community & Human ServicesGreg Babinski
This presentation was made at the 2007 URISA GIS for Public Health Conference in New Orleans. It outlines a methodology to determine GIS business needs within municipal public health or community services departments and to develop a basic GIS implementation plan.
Esri News for Petroleum Winter 2012/2013 newsletterEsri
The document discusses how Michael Baker Jr. Corporation (MBJ) uses GIS technology, including Esri software, to support oil and gas exploration and pipeline projects in Alaska. MBJ has over 45 years of experience providing engineering and mapping services for projects in Alaska, including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. MBJ uses GIS tools like ArcGIS to evaluate potential pipeline routes, conduct environmental impact assessments, and organize project data. MBJ emphasizes building authoritative geospatial foundations and establishing data management standards when designing GIS solutions to support multi-disciplinary oil and gas and pipeline projects in Alaska's rugged Arctic terrain.
Esri software provides a geospatial platform for analyzing multi-intelligence data from various sources like imagery, video, sensors, and social media. It allows users to manage, analyze, visualize, and fuse this data on maps. The software also enables real-time situational awareness, powerful analysis tools, and easy information sharing capabilities to produce timely and actionable intelligence.
ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based platform for creating and sharing maps, applications, and geographic data. It allows users to create web maps using various data sources, make maps from Excel data, access ready-to-use basemaps and services, publish hosted services, collaborate and share content, access maps on mobile devices, and customize ArcGIS Online through subscription plans. Administrators can manage users and the ArcGIS Online organization.
The document discusses the National Informatics Centre's (NIC) initiatives on visualization through maps and images from 1990 onwards. It provides details on NIC's Multi-Layer GIS Platform called NICMAPS which provides seamless countrywide base maps, satellite images, and hybrid maps aligned to global standards. NICMAPS serves as an essential component of Digital India for electronic delivery of services for planning and governance. It provides maps and layers at different scales along with terrain maps and supports geo-coding of locations. The document outlines NIC's role in developing digital GIS assets and standards-based multi-layer GIS framework involving various stakeholders for use in e-governance applications.
The document summarizes Cook County, Illinois' open government plan, which aims to increase transparency and public participation through an open data portal. It outlines the county's open government ordinance requiring agencies to publish at least 3 high-value datasets to the portal within 120 days. The plan discusses the county's open data categories and initiatives to improve transparency, such as publishing budgets, calendars and check registers online. It also notes the county contracted with Socrata to host the open data portal to provide pre-built tools and functionality.
US EPA OSWER Linked Data Workshop 1-Feb-20133 Round Stones
Overview of US EPA's Linked Data Service to launch in early 2013. Open data published using the Linked Data model increases search engines' ability to find and display high value data sets. Linked Data enables policy makers, analysts and developers to more readily access and re-use data.
The Chicago Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) uses ArcGIS to deliver transit planning and asset information through web-based applications. RTA staff created applications using ArcGIS Viewer for Flex to allow internal and external users to access and analyze transit data without specialized GIS knowledge. The applications provide interactive maps and tools to help with tasks like ADA service planning and analyzing demographic data to identify areas with potential for high transit ridership. The use of ArcGIS has replaced static paper maps and improved accessibility of transit data.
SeaSketch is a new online geospatial planning tool developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara that incorporates ArcGIS technologies. It allows stakeholders to collaboratively plan marine resource use by sketching out proposals, analyzing impacts, and producing reports in an online workspace. SeaSketch improves on previous tools by being less expensive, easier to maintain, and faster to deploy for marine spatial planning projects. It leverages existing ArcGIS for Server map services and ArcGIS Online data to provide users with robust analytical capabilities and large amounts of geospatial data.
The Dirección General del Catastro Territorial (DGCT) in Formosa, Argentina launched a new territorial information system to modernize its land registry administration. It selected Aeroterra S.A., an Esri distributor, to build a web-integrated GIS to manage, maintain and update its geographic and legal information on 160,000 parcels. The new system provides reliable, accessible land information to support land use planning, property taxes, and more. It allows DGCT to fulfill its responsibilities through an efficient, digital cadastre.
The EPA has launched EPA GeoPlatform, built on Esri's ArcGIS Online infrastructure, to serve geospatial data, maps, and reports to EPA staff. EPA GeoPlatform provides a standardized framework for coordinating EPA's geospatial activities, applications, and data. It allows all EPA employees to access and build applications on a common platform. EPA cites benefits like increased access to decision-making tools, a standardized look and feel for maps, cost savings from reduced duplication, and improved environmental decision making. EPA GeoPlatform supports various EPA programs and provides data and maps to staff for their community work.
The Los Angeles Unified School District uses a smartphone app integrated with its GIS to allow students and faculty to report maintenance issues like graffiti or broken equipment. When an issue is reported, details are sent to the district's asset management system to generate a work order. The app is part of the district's effort to expand GIS use and involve the community in facility upkeep.
The document discusses how GIS software, specifically ArcGIS, can be used to better manage facilities and buildings. ArcGIS allows facilities managers to design and operate buildings from a single database, perform spatial analysis, and model asset usage over time. It also improves various business functions related to facilities management like planning, asset management, safety and security, and energy management. ArcGIS provides templates and applications to get started easily and helps exchange data with CAD systems.
Esri News for Federal Government Winter 2012/2013 issueEsri
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has built a map service called EPA GeoPlatform on Esri's ArcGIS Online for Organizations to make geospatial data and tools more accessible to EPA staff. EPA GeoPlatform includes public and private cloud components to share internal and external data. It supports EPA activities like enforcement targeting and environmental justice screening. EPA sees benefits like increased access to decision-making tools and cost savings from standardization. EPA GeoPlatform serves as the agency's centralized hub for hosted map services.
Tracking the Anonymous GIS User in King CountyGreg Babinski
This presentation analyzes 6 years of detailed GIS-based web mapping application user statistics within 35 King County (WA) departments and offices. It also compares King County web mapping application usage growth compared to other municipal jurisdictions accross the US.
Web GIS is a transformational architecture that opens, integrates, and simplifies GIS systems. It connects GIS professionals with more users across organizations through simple apps and mobile access. This allows for better geographic understanding and more informed decisions. Examples at the user conference showed how the Atlanta airport uses web GIS and mobile apps to inspect and maintain facilities in 3D. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director discussed sharing open data to aid humanitarian efforts. A new Young Professionals Network was launched to connect emerging GIS professionals.
Web Mapping - exploiting location based information through eGovernmentDavid Hayward
eGovernment conference presentation:
Government has huge amounts of information but how can this be effectively managed and delivered through the web? This session will ‘lift the lid’ on web mapping technology and identify some of the key issues that must be addressed to achieve a successful outcome.
The NSW government SIX Viewer web mapping portal will be used as a case study to demonstrate how terabytes of data can be integrated and delivered via the Internet.
Esri News for Telecommunications 2013 newsletterEsri
Bell Aliant aimed to offer fiber to the home to over 650,000 customers by 2012 but faced challenges with their time-consuming manual design process. They implemented a GIS-based solution from Telcordia and Esri to automate network design and data collection. This reduced fiber serving area design times by 40% and helped Bell Aliant scale their fiber rollout to meet aggressive expansion targets in a cost-effective manner.
The State of Social Media in Federal Government - April 2012GovLoop
The document discusses the increasing use of social media in government to improve transparency, engage citizens, and respond to issues in real-time. It provides statistics on how Americans use social media and highlights 5 mega trends transforming government, including demands for transparency, citizen engagement, humanizing government interactions, crisis management, and real-time response. The document also offers tips for integrating social media and leveraging existing resources.
Esri News for State and Local Government Spring 2013 issueEsri
The US population continued to grow more diverse in 2012, with rising racial/ethnic diversity and changes in household composition. While the housing market recovery remained slow overall, signs of recovery were seen in some areas. Housing growth varied across the country, driven by factors like military presence in some areas and economic growth in others. Traditional husband-wife families with children continued to decline as a share of households.
Esri News for Facilities Winter 2012/2013 newsletterEsri
The University of Washington automated the process of translating CAD floor plans to GIS formats to improve efficiency. Previously, the manual process took over a dozen steps but the new process reduces it to fewer than three steps. UW uses Esri software including ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS for Desktop and ArcSDE. A key challenge was resolving conflicts between CAD and GIS requirements for georeferencing. The solution uses a single world file per building to allow for automatic georeferencing during translation. Standards were also important for the automation process. The new system provides an efficient way to manage space and allows easy access and updating of floor plans and capital projects information.
GIS Needs Assessment & Planning for Community & Human ServicesGreg Babinski
This presentation was made at the 2007 URISA GIS for Public Health Conference in New Orleans. It outlines a methodology to determine GIS business needs within municipal public health or community services departments and to develop a basic GIS implementation plan.
Esri News for Petroleum Winter 2012/2013 newsletterEsri
The document discusses how Michael Baker Jr. Corporation (MBJ) uses GIS technology, including Esri software, to support oil and gas exploration and pipeline projects in Alaska. MBJ has over 45 years of experience providing engineering and mapping services for projects in Alaska, including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. MBJ uses GIS tools like ArcGIS to evaluate potential pipeline routes, conduct environmental impact assessments, and organize project data. MBJ emphasizes building authoritative geospatial foundations and establishing data management standards when designing GIS solutions to support multi-disciplinary oil and gas and pipeline projects in Alaska's rugged Arctic terrain.
Esri software provides a geospatial platform for analyzing multi-intelligence data from various sources like imagery, video, sensors, and social media. It allows users to manage, analyze, visualize, and fuse this data on maps. The software also enables real-time situational awareness, powerful analysis tools, and easy information sharing capabilities to produce timely and actionable intelligence.
ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based platform for creating and sharing maps, applications, and geographic data. It allows users to create web maps using various data sources, make maps from Excel data, access ready-to-use basemaps and services, publish hosted services, collaborate and share content, access maps on mobile devices, and customize ArcGIS Online through subscription plans. Administrators can manage users and the ArcGIS Online organization.
The document discusses the National Informatics Centre's (NIC) initiatives on visualization through maps and images from 1990 onwards. It provides details on NIC's Multi-Layer GIS Platform called NICMAPS which provides seamless countrywide base maps, satellite images, and hybrid maps aligned to global standards. NICMAPS serves as an essential component of Digital India for electronic delivery of services for planning and governance. It provides maps and layers at different scales along with terrain maps and supports geo-coding of locations. The document outlines NIC's role in developing digital GIS assets and standards-based multi-layer GIS framework involving various stakeholders for use in e-governance applications.
The document summarizes Cook County, Illinois' open government plan, which aims to increase transparency and public participation through an open data portal. It outlines the county's open government ordinance requiring agencies to publish at least 3 high-value datasets to the portal within 120 days. The plan discusses the county's open data categories and initiatives to improve transparency, such as publishing budgets, calendars and check registers online. It also notes the county contracted with Socrata to host the open data portal to provide pre-built tools and functionality.
US EPA OSWER Linked Data Workshop 1-Feb-20133 Round Stones
Overview of US EPA's Linked Data Service to launch in early 2013. Open data published using the Linked Data model increases search engines' ability to find and display high value data sets. Linked Data enables policy makers, analysts and developers to more readily access and re-use data.
Enhanced Social Accountability through Open Access to DataSoren Gigler
The document discusses the World Bank's efforts to promote open access to development data and greater social accountability through its Mapping for Results platform. The platform geocodes over 16,000 World Bank project locations and makes them available through interactive maps, allowing citizens to see how funds are spent and project results. The goal is to empower citizens and local communities to participate in development by providing feedback between citizens, governments, and donors using mobile and social media technologies. This convergence of technologies is reshaping development by making more data accessible in real time to those it affects.
The document discusses how technology trends are transforming the relationship between governments and citizens. It highlights issues like service delivery, efficiency, transparency and quality of service facing governments. It argues that governments that leverage technology to connect with citizens, share information internally, and collaborate can provide better services and accountability. It provides examples of governments and agencies using cloud computing and mobile technologies to engage citizens, improve productivity, and make environmental data more accessible.
Data has the potential to create value and empower citizens but can also concentrate economic and political power if misused. An integrated national data system is needed where high-quality data is produced and shared safely among government, civil society, and private sector to inform policies and decisions. Such a system requires stakeholder collaboration, data literacy, and a social contract to ensure data benefits are equitably shared and risks of misuse are mitigated. A global consensus may also be required to realize data's development benefits while protecting security, privacy, and human rights across borders.
US National Archives & Open Government Data3 Round Stones
Presentation to the US National Archives on the use of Linked Data by US Government. Linked Data increases access and re-use opportunities for publishers and data consumers.
W3C TPAC 2012 Breakout Session on Government Linked Data3 Round Stones
The document summarizes the activities and deliverables of the W3C Government Linked Data working group. The working group aims to provide standards and information to help governments publish data as usable Linked Open Data using Semantic Web technologies. It discusses key terms like Linked Data and Linked Open Data. The goal is to improve access to government data and encourage innovative uses by applying best practices for publishing structured data on the web.
Ghana has made progress toward developing an integrated national data system to support data-driven decision making and development. Key steps include passing a Statistical Service Act in 2019 to establish standards, opening a data center, and initiating data sharing between government agencies and civil society through open data portals. Ghana's statistical system underwent reforms that increased its reported GDP by 63% and it now scores highly on statistical performance indicators compared to other African nations. Still, continued multi-stakeholder collaboration is needed to fully realize the vision of an integrated system that makes high-quality data accessible while protecting privacy.
Connected Gov Engaging Stakeholders In the Digital AgeMillennialDen2020
The document examines how several federal agencies are using social media and digital technologies to better engage stakeholders and further their missions. It profiles 7 agency programs that are employing tools like social media, mobile apps, and wikis. The case studies explore the challenges faced, actions taken to overcome challenges, results achieved, and lessons learned from using these technologies. The aim is to inspire other government programs to adopt innovative uses of social media to strengthen relationships and improve performance.
The presentation analyses the open data movement across the world and in India. The current experiments in benchmarking open data initiatives are also briefly mentioned.
Government agencies are increasingly using multiple digital channels like websites, email, social media, and text messaging to communicate with citizens. However, integrating these various channels effectively remains a challenge. An integrated platform like GovDelivery allows government to automatically send alerts about updated information across websites, YouTube, Twitter, blogs and more. This helps agencies like the Driving Standards Agency better engage citizens and increase awareness of important updates.
Big data from mobile phone use has potential to help international development by providing insights into people's needs, behaviors, and crisis responses. However, privacy concerns, lack of data sharing incentives, and limited human capital for advanced analysis pose challenges. Some organizations are working to address these issues through data sharing partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit sectors and by creating incentives for individuals and companies to contribute anonymized data for social good. If these obstacles can be overcome, mobile data analysis could help governments and aid groups improve services, target resources more efficiently, and respond faster to trends and emergencies.
Transparency and Open Public Data on Greek Local Authorities. Why we are goin...FOTIOS ZYGOULIS
Transparency and Open Public Data on Greek Local Authorities. Why we are going to fail in the implementation of European Funds processes and reengineering.
1) The document discusses how government use of the web has evolved from static HTML pages with limited content and participation in 1997 to today's highly interactive services, rich multimedia, and encouragement of citizen participation through Web 2.0 technologies.
2) It provides definitions of Web 2.0 and discusses how Web 2.0 can help increase government transparency, citizen involvement, and public-private collaboration through tools like mashups, wikis, blogs, and data sharing.
3) Key challenges discussed include balancing security needs with open data sharing, understanding changing user demographics, and measuring the success of Web 2.0 initiatives.
E democracy and open data info sphere in greece.pps (2)FOTIOS ZYGOULIS
This presentation discusses the Diavgeia application in Greece, which publishes government administrative acts online. It proposes linking Diavgeia to an open spending application called CitizenBudget that would allow citizens to vote on specific acts. This could improve accountability by incorporating citizen feedback into government decision making. The presentation argues transparency alone is not enough and citizens must have a way to directly participate in and influence spending policies.
The document discusses the creation of a Public Information Infrastructure (PII) in India to strengthen democracy. Key elements of the PII include building a National Knowledge Network (NKN) to connect universities and research institutions, providing broadband connectivity to all 250,000 panchayats, establishing a unique identification (UID) system for citizens, creating a National GIS to integrate mapping data from different sources, setting up standardized national and state data centers, and ensuring cyber security. The PII aims to make information a public good that empowers citizens, improves governance and public service delivery, and drives social and economic development.
This document discusses how analyzing large amounts of data from mobile phone usage can provide insights to help address challenges in international development. Specifically, patterns in mobile money transactions, call records, social media posts and other digital activities can help governments and organizations better understand public needs, predict crises, and target services. However, privacy concerns and lack of data sharing incentives currently limit these benefits. The document outlines opportunities and obstacles to establishing a "data commons" where information is openly and responsibly shared between public, private and nonprofit sectors for social good.
(public) Smart Cities How the Internet is Changing the Way Local Governments...Sharie Blanton
1. The document discusses how internet technologies are changing citizen engagement with local government. Open data initiatives and internet of things technologies provide new opportunities for citizens to access information and provide feedback that can improve services.
2. Citizen hacktivists are now analyzing open government data to develop policy recommendations and identify budgeting priorities. Technologies like smart parking and gunshot detection sensors provide data that can help governments optimize services.
3. Greater connectivity through internet of things devices and open data platforms can allow governments to be more proactive in addressing issues. However, challenges remain in fully engaging groups without internet access or language barriers.
INIA- CISA: Análisis de las amenazas en la fauna silvestreEsri
El documento describe cómo un centro de investigación utilizó herramientas SIG para analizar datos sobre animales silvestres ingresados en un centro de recuperación con el fin de identificar especies, áreas y períodos con mayor riesgo de amenazas y sus relaciones con factores humanos y ambientales. Esto permitió enfocar medidas correctivas de manera más eficiente para conservar la fauna silvestre y prevenir amenazas. En particular, se analizó el riesgo de colisión de rapaces nocturnas con vehículos, identificando las zonas de mayor
Aena Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez-Barajas crea potentes aplicaciones para sus cli...Esri
Aena Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez-Barajas creó aplicaciones personalizadas para sus clientes internos utilizando ArcGIS, aprovechando su experiencia previa. Estas nuevas aplicaciones son fáciles de usar y gestionar, y permiten responder más rápidamente a las necesidades de los usuarios. Ahora los usuarios internos y externos tienen acceso a herramientas de mapeo actualizadas que mejoran la eficiencia de las operaciones en el aeropuerto.
El Ayuntamiento de Móstoles implementó una plataforma Smart City utilizando ArcGIS para mejorar la eficiencia, permitir la participación ciudadana y gestionar los activos municipales en tiempo real. La solución integró toda la información municipal en una sola plataforma e incorporó sensores para supervisar servicios como el alumbrado público. Además, una aplicación permite a los ciudadanos reportar incidencias y el ayuntamiento responder más rápido, ahorrando costos.
ArcGIS Online es una plataforma en la nube que permite crear y compartir mapas, aplicaciones y datos geográficos. Los usuarios pueden publicar y almacenar servicios web en la nube, crear mapas interactivos a partir de datos como hojas de cálculo, y colaborar y compartir contenido con otros mediante grupos privados o públicos.
Portal for ArcGIS is a content management system that provides a framework to easily manage and secure geographic assets within an organization. It extends the reach of GIS to everyone in an organization, enabling better decision making. Portal for ArcGIS can be used to implement web GIS on-premises or in the cloud for organizations with specialized security requirements. It will be included with ArcGIS for Server Standard and Advanced starting at version 10.3.
GIS-Based Web Services Provide Rapid Analysis and Dissemination of Maritime DataEsri
The Royal Australian Navy's Hydrography, Meteorology and Oceanography Branch is responsible for collecting, managing, analyzing, and disseminating meteorological and oceanographic data to enable defense users to properly consider environmental impacts. This data comes in large volumes and various formats. Using ArcGIS for Server and custom scripts, the branch can serve this data as OGC web services, including nautical charts and bathymetry as WMS and netCDF weather data as WMS and WCS. This allows for rapid analysis and dissemination of data to gain knowledge of the battlespace and environment.
An Effective Tool for Drinking Water ProtectionEsri
The document discusses ICWater, a tool developed by Leidos to predict the spread and impact of hazardous material releases in river systems. ICWater forecasts (1) where contaminants will travel, (2) if they will reach drinking water intakes, (3) when they will arrive, and (4) if concentrations will threaten human health. It interfaces with USGS stream gauges and databases on infrastructure to provide timely information to decision makers. ICWater successfully modeled the 2014 Elk River chemical spill in West Virginia to advise authorities and protect drinking water.
GeoCollector for ArcPad is a mobile GIS solution that combines Esri's ArcPad software with Trimble GPS hardware to improve the accuracy of collected location data. It provides field workers with a rugged tablet equipped with an integrated GPS receiver and ArcPad software for mapping and data collection. This solution allows organizations to make timely decisions based on reliable location information gathered by field staff.
GeoCollector for ArcGIS for Windows Mobile is a mobile GIS solution that combines Esri's GIS software with Trimble's GPS hardware to improve the accuracy of collected data. It allows field workers to visualize maps, collect geo-located data, and integrate accurate location information into organizational decision making. The solution includes a Trimble Geo 7X handheld device with integrated GPS receiver and ArcGIS for Windows Mobile software for mobile field mapping and data collection with minimal training.
Data Appliance for ArcGIS is an enterprise solution that provides high performance and secure access to terabytes of preloaded geospatial data stored on a network-attached storage device. It includes global basemaps that allow users to immediately build mapping applications. Organizations can publish maps and build apps to share securely behind their firewall. A server bundle is also available for organizations that do not have ArcGIS for Server.
This document describes new premium imagery services from Esri and BlackBridge that provide continuously updated 5-band, 5-meter imagery for use in ArcGIS. The services include a Living Image Basemap service sourced from BlackBridge's RapidEye constellation, regional Mosaics services with virtually cloud-free hand-picked images, and a Living Image Multispectral service providing temporal multispectral imagery through online services.
GeoPlanner for ArcGIS is a web-based app that helps users create, assess, and share planning designs using the geographic knowledge and tools of the ArcGIS platform. It allows users to bring in their own planning data, sketch design plans, compare alternative designs using dashboards, and enable collaboration throughout the planning process. GeoPlanner incorporates each aspect of a geodesign workflow into a single app so that designers, evaluators, and the public can assess the impacts of various scenarios. The app runs on both desktop and mobile devices with touch-enabled tools, supporting planning and design access from anywhere.
This document summarizes an Esri and AccuWeather partnership that provides weather data and warnings through ArcGIS Online. It allows key personnel to access real-time weather reports and warnings to communicate updates. The partnership protects people, property, and assets from severe weather threats with AccuWeather warnings developed by meteorologists. ArcGIS tools can analyze weather data to understand weather impacts and help determine emergency procedures. AccuWeather aims to provide the earliest warnings to enact procedures and save lives.
Esri and Airbus Defense & Space provide imagery products and services including thematic imagery layers with region-specific basemaps and fresh 50cm resolution orthorectified imagery. Their site monitoring service analyzes changes at targeted sites on a daily, weekly or monthly basis and delivers a detailed change detection report as an ArcGIS image service and Story Map app. Their satellite tasking and archive app allows users to task Airbus Defense & Space satellites to acquire new imagery over areas of interest or order images from the archive, with images delivered as an ArcGIS image service.
This document provides a summary of various US demographic and business data sources available from Esri, including descriptions, frequencies of updates, and data vintages. It describes datasets covering topics such as population, households, income, businesses, retail sales, crime, banking and demographics. The data comes from sources including the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dun & Bradstreet and other public and private organizations. Most datasets are updated annually, with some updated decennially, quarterly or semiannually.
ArcGIS for Server on Microsoft Azure JumpstartEsri
This document discusses ArcGIS for Server on Microsoft Azure and the ArcGIS for Server on Microsoft Azure Jumpstart offering from Esri. It provides an overview of deploying ArcGIS for Server in the Microsoft Azure cloud, including advantages such as lower hardware costs, automatic scaling, and leveraging the Azure management portal. It then describes the Jumpstart as providing on-site support and training to help customers get started with ArcGIS Server on Azure, including orientation, VM setup, data loading, service creation, and custom VM configuration. It notes that Esri Professional Services can determine if the Jumpstart is a good fit or provide custom services if additional needs exist. The Jumpstart can be purchased through Esri Professional Services or a customer's
ArcGIS provides tools and capabilities to enable naval units to operate self-sufficiently in remote locations with limited bandwidth. It allows warfighters to access and analyze geospatial data through familiar applications like dashboards and Microsoft Office. The ArcGIS platform delivers low-cost and interoperable solutions to support maritime operations and command and control decisions. It helps transform raw data into actionable intelligence through geoanalytics and visualization.
Esri Geoportal Server is an open source product that enables discovery and use of geospatial resources like datasets, rasters, and web services. It helps organizations manage and publish metadata for their geospatial resources so users can discover and connect to those resources. Key features include supporting international standards, cataloging GIS resources regardless of location or type, and facilitating discovery through a customizable geoportal web interface.
GeoEvent Extension for Server allows users to connect streaming sensor data to GIS applications in real time to monitor assets and alert personnel of specified conditions. It can process and filter multiple data streams using user-defined rules, and includes connectors for common sensors. Key benefits include incorporating real-time data into existing GIS systems to show updated information and detect important spatial or attribute events. The software can be integrated with various monitoring applications and deployed on-premises or in the cloud.
"Choosing proper type of scaling", Olena SyrotaFwdays
Imagine an IoT processing system that is already quite mature and production-ready and for which client coverage is growing and scaling and performance aspects are life and death questions. The system has Redis, MongoDB, and stream processing based on ksqldb. In this talk, firstly, we will analyze scaling approaches and then select the proper ones for our system.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
LF Energy Webinar: Carbon Data Specifications: Mechanisms to Improve Data Acc...DanBrown980551
This LF Energy webinar took place June 20, 2024. It featured:
-Alex Thornton, LF Energy
-Hallie Cramer, Google
-Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI
-Henry Richardson, WattTime
In response to the urgency and scale required to effectively address climate change, open source solutions offer significant potential for driving innovation and progress. Currently, there is a growing demand for standardization and interoperability in energy data and modeling. Open source standards and specifications within the energy sector can also alleviate challenges associated with data fragmentation, transparency, and accessibility. At the same time, it is crucial to consider privacy and security concerns throughout the development of open source platforms.
This webinar will delve into the motivations behind establishing LF Energy’s Carbon Data Specification Consortium. It will provide an overview of the draft specifications and the ongoing progress made by the respective working groups.
Three primary specifications will be discussed:
-Discovery and client registration, emphasizing transparent processes and secure and private access
-Customer data, centering around customer tariffs, bills, energy usage, and full consumption disclosure
-Power systems data, focusing on grid data, inclusive of transmission and distribution networks, generation, intergrid power flows, and market settlement data
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
Must Know Postgres Extension for DBA and Developer during MigrationMydbops
Mydbops Opensource Database Meetup 16
Topic: Must-Know PostgreSQL Extensions for Developers and DBAs During Migration
Speaker: Deepak Mahto, Founder of DataCloudGaze Consulting
Date & Time: 8th June | 10 AM - 1 PM IST
Venue: Bangalore International Centre, Bangalore
Abstract: Discover how PostgreSQL extensions can be your secret weapon! This talk explores how key extensions enhance database capabilities and streamline the migration process for users moving from other relational databases like Oracle.
Key Takeaways:
* Learn about crucial extensions like oracle_fdw, pgtt, and pg_audit that ease migration complexities.
* Gain valuable strategies for implementing these extensions in PostgreSQL to achieve license freedom.
* Discover how these key extensions can empower both developers and DBAs during the migration process.
* Don't miss this chance to gain practical knowledge from an industry expert and stay updated on the latest open-source database trends.
Mydbops Managed Services specializes in taking the pain out of database management while optimizing performance. Since 2015, we have been providing top-notch support and assistance for the top three open-source databases: MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
Our team offers a wide range of services, including assistance, support, consulting, 24/7 operations, and expertise in all relevant technologies. We help organizations improve their database's performance, scalability, efficiency, and availability.
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The Microsoft 365 Migration Tutorial For Beginner.pptxoperationspcvita
This presentation will help you understand the power of Microsoft 365. However, we have mentioned every productivity app included in Office 365. Additionally, we have suggested the migration situation related to Office 365 and how we can help you.
You can also read: https://www.systoolsgroup.com/updates/office-365-tenant-to-tenant-migration-step-by-step-complete-guide/
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
👉 Check out our full 'Africa Series - Automation Student Developers (EN)' page to register for the full program:
https://bit.ly/Automation_Student_Kickstart
In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
📕 Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
👉 Register here for our upcoming Session 2 on June 20: Introduction to UiPath Studio Fundamentals: https://community.uipath.com/events/details/uipath-lagos-presents-session-2-introduction-to-uipath-studio-fundamentals/
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/temporal-event-neural-networks-a-more-efficient-alternative-to-the-transformer-a-presentation-from-brainchip/
Chris Jones, Director of Product Management at BrainChip , presents the “Temporal Event Neural Networks: A More Efficient Alternative to the Transformer” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
The expansion of AI services necessitates enhanced computational capabilities on edge devices. Temporal Event Neural Networks (TENNs), developed by BrainChip, represent a novel and highly efficient state-space network. TENNs demonstrate exceptional proficiency in handling multi-dimensional streaming data, facilitating advancements in object detection, action recognition, speech enhancement and language model/sequence generation. Through the utilization of polynomial-based continuous convolutions, TENNs streamline models, expedite training processes and significantly diminish memory requirements, achieving notable reductions of up to 50x in parameters and 5,000x in energy consumption compared to prevailing methodologies like transformers.
Integration with BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic hardware IP further enhances TENNs’ capabilities, enabling the realization of highly capable, portable and passively cooled edge devices. This presentation delves into the technical innovations underlying TENNs, presents real-world benchmarks, and elucidates how this cutting-edge approach is positioned to revolutionize edge AI across diverse applications.
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
What is an RPA CoE? Session 1 – CoE VisionDianaGray10
In the first session, we will review the organization's vision and how this has an impact on the COE Structure.
Topics covered:
• The role of a steering committee
• How do the organization’s priorities determine CoE Structure?
Speaker:
Chris Bolin, Senior Intelligent Automation Architect Anika Systems
"Frontline Battles with DDoS: Best practices and Lessons Learned", Igor IvaniukFwdays
At this talk we will discuss DDoS protection tools and best practices, discuss network architectures and what AWS has to offer. Also, we will look into one of the largest DDoS attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure that happened in February 2022. We'll see, what techniques helped to keep the web resources available for Ukrainians and how AWS improved DDoS protection for all customers based on Ukraine experience
This talk will cover ScyllaDB Architecture from the cluster-level view and zoom in on data distribution and internal node architecture. In the process, we will learn the secret sauce used to get ScyllaDB's high availability and superior performance. We will also touch on the upcoming changes to ScyllaDB architecture, moving to strongly consistent metadata and tablets.
2. “Publishing data as map services is one of the most valuable ways to communicate
and collaborate. Maps enable an immediate understanding of the patterns and
relationships the information portrays.” —Esri President Jack Dangermond
Make the Most of
Open Data with GIS
Open government initiatives are bringing a new wealth
of public data to the open Web, enabling citizens
and government to share a common picture of the
intelligence that drives decisions across the nation. Like
the Gov 2.0 movement, open government promotes
transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement
and recognizes that Web 2.0 technologies allow
stakeholders to access information and collaborate
online as never before.
The true value of opening government
data lies in how agencies and the public
put it to use. Providing access to data is
an essential first step, but sharing it in an
informative format is the key to fostering a
new level of government communication and
efficiency. Geographic information system (GIS)
technology unlocks the potential of open data
by bringing it into an enlightening spatial context,
enabling individuals and government to better
understand their world and take informed action.
For decades, the U.S. government has relied on Esri’s
GIS platform to support mission-critical tasks and
daily operations. Now government and the private
sector are leveraging GIS resources to map and share
vast amounts of newly available data—a vital step in
facilitating open government.
esri.com/gov20
3. BroadbandStat displays Ohio’s current broadband coverage on an interactive map.
The Power of Authoritative Data
With the launch of Data.gov, an abundance of authoritative authoritative data, stakeholders can depend on them to
government datasets is now readily available online. The identify factors that impact them, support informed decision
government has invested in the creation and maintenance of making, and contribute to a more informed public dialog.
a large reserve of U.S. geographic information. Included are
census findings, geological surveys, conservation and land-use
information, infrastructure assessments, tax records, health Federal Communications Commission
statistics, and education data.
With funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Besides fostering open government, the release of this Act (ARRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
information spurs innovation as open data is brought to life is using Esri’s BroadbandStat application to develop a Web-
through the creation of new tools and applications. Online based map showing broadband coverage across the country.
mapping applications are proving to be one of the most As part of FCC’s National Broadband Plan, the map will guide
effective vehicles for communicating government data. The initiatives to improve high-speed Internet access for residents
federal government acknowledged the value of geospatial and businesses in an effort to stimulate economic growth
data visualization through its Data.gov GEO Viewer, which and boost capabilities in education, health care, homeland
enables anyone to view and combine datasets on an security, and more.
interactive map. Because these applications are based on
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4. Anatomy of a Gov 2.0 Open Data Solution
1 2
Government Creates and Governments Share
Maintains Authoritative Data Public Datasets
Government’s extensive geospatial Open government initiatives drive
data resources provide the most agencies to publish their datasets on sites
accurate picture of the complex like Data.gov and ArcGIS.com, opening
factors at work throughout the world. access to a new wealth of information.
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5. 3 4
New Applications Bring Government and
Data into Context Citizens Collaborate
Developers use APIs to create online Data-rich Web applications enable
mapping applications that communicate increased transparency, communication,
complex government data in an easy-to- and efficiency.
understand geographic format.
esri.com/gov20
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6. From Open Data to Open Government
A geographic perspective brings issues into context, engages the public, and improves transparency. Using GIS technology,
government and citizens can map datasets and create mashups of data layers to compare different factors and their relationships.
By sharing the information behind the decision-making process, government can more clearly convey its intentions and empower
an informed, constructive public response.
Department of Agriculture Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research The Environmental Protection Agency’s MyEnvironment
Service pooled over 90 indicators of health and lifestyle to Web site offers an easy-to-use online interface that provides
create its Web-based Food Environment Atlas. This visual the public with environmental information such as air and
interface allows the public to layer and analyze variables water quality. This tool incorporates federal, state, local, and
that impact Americans’ access to healthy food and reveals private data sources to provide a comprehensive snapshot of
“food deserts” where services are most needed. The Food environmental indicators. Citizens can create maps, charts,
Environment Atlas integrates existing government data from and reports on the environmental factors that impact them.
a variety of agencies, supporting transparency and creating a
practical public resource.
Nationwide adult diabetes rates are depicted on a scale from 3.2 percent MyEnvironment links directly to relevant data sources and presents the
to 17.4 percent (light green to dark green, respectively). information in several formats.
mapping citizen engagement clo
open government
social media collaboration
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7. Delivering Open Data from the Cloud
Accessing GIS technology and open data in the cloud is making agencies more flexible and resilient. Cloud computing cuts costs
and supports broad variations in demand. When disaster strikes, spatial data can be readily accessed to assess a situation and
execute a response regardless of material damage on the ground. In effect, open data and online GIS technology are fostering the
development of authoritative, centralized geographic information resources that are available to anyone at any time.
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board City of Miami
Recovery.gov became the first government-wide system to As part of the Miami 21 initiative to improve urban planning
move to a cloud computing infrastructure, allowing more practices for the 21st century, the City of Miami developed
efficient computer operations, improved security, and an interactive land development application that provides
reduced costs. The Recovery.gov Web site features a map real estate data on properties within the city. The application
that tracks spending of the $787 million economic stimulus is refined continuously and enables the public to view a
package established by ARRA. The dynamic map shows variety of data layers showing land-use designations, historic
where ARRA funds have been awarded and provides details preservation sites, zoning details for each property, and more.
on each recipient. This cloud-based tool provides business owners and residents
with a clear picture of the city’s land-use status and goals.
Esri’s GIS technology drives Recovery.gov’s dynamic cloud-based online Citizens can access land-use details online to make more informed
mapping tool. decisions when purchasing a home or starting a business.
oud computing accountability
transparency apps
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8. Open and Map Public Data in Two Steps
Publish authoritative
1 geospatial datasets
Data-sharing repositories, such as
ArcGIS.com and Data.gov, make it easy
to upload and access authoritative
public data.
Bring meaning to the
2 data through maps
ArcGIS.com provides a platform for
delivering your authoritative content.
Even those without GIS knowledge
can create maps, integrate data from
different sources, and share maps with
specific contacts or the public.
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9. Visit ArcGIS.com to access free,
configurable applications that help meet
business and agency needs. For example,
anyone can download a mobile application
that allows them to report public issues
such as damaged roads.
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10. Create a Custom
Mapping Application
Esri’s online resources facilitate fast Web
application development so you can make the
most of authoritative and crowdsourced data
while supporting operationally critical systems
and government directives. ArcGIS is the platform
government uses for Gov 2.0 initiatives because
it supports delivery of mapping services and
applications across the Web. Accessible on
premises or in the cloud, this technology provides
a foundation for leveraging geospatial investments
and effectively managing data, conducting spatial
analysis, and deploying mobile services.
Esri GIS Services
Available on Apps.gov
Federal government employees can purchase
Esri® ArcGIS Online services on Apps.gov, the
SM
U.S. General Services Administration’s source
for cloud-based IT services. Search “Esri” to
find world satellite imagery, geocoding services,
datasets, and more.
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11. To learn more about
GIS and open data,
visit esri.com/gov20.
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