A new petition has been added to the Whitehouse.gov petitions resource, a public resource where people can petition the government for action. This petition is titled “Support access to geographic information systems technology and training in local governments”. Some details…
Geographic Information Systems technology is becoming a foundation technology for providing services effectively and efficiently in local government. It is ubiquitous in everyday life, even. if you use GPS or online maps, look at maps on election night, or ever dialed 911, you’ve been a GIS consumer. GIS is useful in every service that uses an address. GIS can help fuel economy for school buses, allow police study crime trends, let parents to check for nearby predators, and it lets you get directions from here to there. GIS can help analyze social trends. It’s critical in economic development efforts, and land, infrastructure and transit planning.