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Brookline MA Track Coyotes and other Crowdsourcing GIS News

Yes, coyotes in Brookline, MA. The GIS challenge: offer an online form for citizens where they can post sightings and see a map of them (up and running) or tap into the 311 reporting app called BrookOnLine as one selectman proposed. - Brookline Patch Wentzville...Read more

Macon County Hazard Map Has Hearing and other Government GIS News

Macon County, NC had a hearing on Feb 14 to determine if it should keep its recent hazard maps as part of its county ordinances. The maps were complex to make and issue of accuracy and scalability have been raised. This is one technical article for the local paper;...Read more

A Manager’s Guide to Evaluating Citizen Participation

The report (pdf) by Tina Nabatchi, is a new IBM Center for the Business of Government report. Abstract: The Obama administration’s Open Government Initiative is now three years old. But is it making a difference?  Dr. Nabatchi’s report is a practical guide for...Read more

Quote of the Week - 2/16/12

Geospatial Information Services rules in Mecklenburg County. http://t.co/PP2FvwBd Geoportal is kind of like Siri without the voice. #GIS - @MeckCounty

The 2012 NENA Development Conference—From the Viewpoint of an Attendee

Patrick Melancon, Public Safety GIS manager for the state of Tennessee, attended the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) development conference last week in Orlando, Florida. He was pleased by the focus on GIS for Next Gen 9-1-1, but fears not all are as prepared as they...Read more

Find Salaries of Nearby Pols and other LBS News

For The Good of Illinois, an open-government group founded by former gubernatorial hopeful Adam Andrzejewski, has a free iPhone and iPad app that, with the touch of a button, will show you the salaries of government employees in your area. Using your...Read more

AP Human Geography Test Takers Up and other Education GIS News

AP Human Geography test takers had the highest jump from 2010 to 2011 in the subjects listed in the blog post: • "Human Geography" was up 30.3 percent, to 45,229 For context: Of the 37 subjects tested, participation rates climbed in all but six for the...Read more

Namibia Municipal GIS and other International GIS News

Namibia Ephraim Katjatjena, the spokesperson of the Omururu Municipality, said the town recently launched its Geographical Information System (GIS) in conjunction with the Polytechnic of Namibia and the Tavastia Vocational Training College in Finland.  This...Read more