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How Does Local Government Benefit from GIS?

By Patty Zurita, Community Writer
September 24, 2014 at 01:02pm. Views: 79

Approximately 80% of all services provided by local governments are geographic in nature. Emergency responses by fire and police, sidewalk repairs, property taxes, code violations, building permits, potholes, among others are services that demand efficient GIS products to provide the best possible quality of life to constituents. The University of Redlands’ Center for Business GIS and Spatial Analysis (GISAB) will host a presentation on Sept. 17 at 12 p.m. which will outline the various ways a local city uses GIS technology. City of Rancho Cucamonga’s Ingrid Bruce, GIS/Special District manager, and Solomon Nimako Sr. GIS Analyst will be the speakers for this event. The city of Rancho Cucamonga has a population of 171,058 with daytime population of 187,567. As the city’s population increases and residents demand prompt response from their leaders, there is a need for simple but effective GIS products for local governments to meet these challenges. The scalability of GIS across departments enables local governments to handle these new challenges. Ingrid Bruce is the GIS/Special District manager for the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Ingrid has been working for the city for almost 28 years. In addition to GIS, she oversees the Special Districts Division which is responsible for placing special assessments of approximately $30 million annually to the County of San Bernardino tax roll. Solomon Nimako is a Sr. GIS Analyst for the City of Rancho Cucamonga. Solomon is responsible for identifying & overseeing the implementation of GIS applications to all city departments and is credited with being on the cutting edge of developing four Dashboards that are used extensively by the City Manager and the Executive team. Solomon graduated from the University of Redlands with a Masters in GIS and has been working with the city since 2006. He teaches GIS at UCR Extension, Loma Linda University and San Bernardino Valley College. The event will take place at University of Redlands in the Hall of Letters 100 located at 1200 East Colton Ave, Redlands, CA 92373. This event is free and open to public.

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