Commuters in a New Jersey County Can Now Consult One Public Transit Map
Hudson County, New Jersey’s public-facing interactive, GIS-powered transit map lets users search destinations, view schedules and routes.
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Redrawn: How Baltimore Police Department Used Data to Rethink Territory and Officer Workloads
Using geolocation data, the Baltimore Police Department has transformed how it anticipates, responds to, and prevents crime — by providing integrated, spatial, timely data.
When “Full Coverage” Isn’t Full: Why Rancho Mirage Is Mapping Wireless Gaps
Rancho Mirage uses GIS to uncover wireless coverage gaps. The city’s maps of cellular performance helped residents understand service quality, guide infrastructure planning, and accelerate collaboration with wireless carriers to expand reliable connectivity across a fast-growing desert resort community.
How Carlsbad, California Attracts New Businesses
Carlsbad, California’s approach to economic storytelling, based on geospatial data, is a blueprint for how local governments can use the tools they already have to build the communities they envision.
The Enterprise Tech Driving Nashville’s Historic Growth
Nashville, TN, is growing fast, and that’s led to transformative projects. Here’s how a GIS system helps it stay ahead of change.
How Riverside County Is Revolutionizing Human Services Strategy With GIS Technology
It’s a formidable challenge. Deliver human services to nearly 2.5 million people across the 7,000-square-mile expanse of Riverside County, California — and do it effectively and efficiently. From bustling urban centers to remote desert locales, the county’s needs are as varied as its geography. To meet those diverse needs, county officials recently adopted an integratedRead… Read more »
The Future of Voting — Accurate and Transparent — in Saint Louis County
GIS mapping helps St. Louis county conduct elections more safely and efficiently.
Tucson’s Innovative Approach to Achieving Equity Through Data Visualization
Initiating an equity strategy in Tucson would require cross-departmental collaboration and deep public engagement. The new chief equity officer had to make a nuanced and complicated topic — equity — approachable and easy to understand. By establishing an authoritative source of data, the Office of Equity created a strategic way to understand vulnerable communities.
Smart Maps Help Open Tight US Housing Market to Buyers in the Margins
Ginnie Mae used GIS-based analysis to find new opportunities for lenders and investors to make loans available to underrepresented borrowers.
Tampa Mapped Its Most Dangerous Roads to Reduce Deadly Incidents
In Tampa, GIS technology was used to model hazardous traffic corridors. With pedestrians especially at risk of death and injury, leaders wanted to find root causes and design solutions with equity in mind.