Best Practices

Integrating Geography With Information Technology

You will find abundant evidence of the important contributions that GIS technology can make toward improving our quality of life and supporting more analytical decision making. Learn how digital geography impacts our society.

• GIS—The Geographic Approach—by Jack Dangermond, President, ESRI
• Geography Matters - White paper [PDF]
• Removing the Guesswork: Mapping and Managing Assets Across Local Government Operations [PDF]
• GIS Solutions for Economic Development [PDF]
• GIS Solutions for Community Development and Public Works [PDF]
• Measuring Up: The Business Case for GIS - ESRI Press book

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