{"id":188551,"date":"2013-01-31T20:54:33","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T20:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=188551"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:29:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:29:56","slug":"a-recap-of-the-arcgis-for-local-government-solution-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-solutions\/local-government\/a-recap-of-the-arcgis-for-local-government-solution-in-2012","title":{"rendered":"A Recap of the ArcGIS for Local Government Solution in 2012"},"author":4881,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22841,24371,23051],"tags":[23921,24421,23101],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36551,42661],"class_list":["post-188551","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-government","category-public-safety","category-water","tag-arcgis-for-local-government","tag-templates","tag-water-utilities","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-online","product-arcgis-solutions"],"acf":{"short_description":"As the New Year kicks in to high gear, we wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for their participation and feedback in 2012. ","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>As the New Year kicks in to high gear, we wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for their participation and feedback in 2012. We really appreciate the ongoing dialog with our local government users and look forward to working with each and every one of you in the near future.\u00a0 It\u2019s been really exciting to see the community embrace\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/en\/communities\/local-government\/index.html\">ArcGIS for Local Government<\/a>\u00a0and provide feedback that will ultimately make geographic information more valuable in local government.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, we\u2019re excited to incorporate both your feedback from 2012 and the emerging functionality across the ArcGIS platform into the ArcGIS for Local Government solution. But, before we dive into 2013, let\u2019s take a minute (or a few paragraphs) to recap what we\u2019ve collectively accomplished as a community in 2012.\u00a0 In the fall of 2012, we crossed the 100,000 download mark and more than 100 maps and apps are now being downloaded every day. \u00a0Strong user communities are emerging in each of the Local Government segments which provides us with a tremendous amount of feedback and really help us evolve the content in the solution.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, we continued to improve the existing maps and apps and we also worked to add new maps and apps to the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.\u00a0 Here is a quick overview of just a few:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=9c31136ff6f54dfb90edbc74f08573ed\">Executive Dashboard<\/a>: An HTML 5 \/ JavaScript application used by local government leaders to view critical metrics, identify trends, raise questions, and proactively devise new management strategies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/ExecDashboard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25017 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/ExecDashboard-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=4dd603a16e794b59968cf6479f709017\">My Government Services<\/a>: An HTML 5 \/ JavaScript application that helps residents locate several different types of government facilities and obtain information about services provided by a government agency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=aa2071ab53964216bfca7bd9eed057f2\">Pre-Fire Planning<\/a>: An editing map and set of editing workflows and tools for collecting and managing pre-fire or pre-incident data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/PreFire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25026\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/PreFire.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=b38c6c3fff844eda9b33ff54b24a349b\">Fire Run Book<\/a>: A map document\u00a0and set of tools\u00a0that can be used to\u00a0produce individual map pages, a street index, and a Fire Run Book.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=ec98e216084b453a8f5614025cc8141f\">Community Addressing<\/a>:\u00a0 A web application that allows the general public to contribute missing site address locations and provide citizen contact information for current addresses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=cccbeaf26239459fbdbac4c7c87cd2ec\">Tax Parcel Viewer<\/a>: An HTML 5 \/ JavaScript application that provides the general public and other interested parties local government property tax and assessment information. Additionally, the application supplements tax and assessment information with lifestyle and internet broadband information for a given neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/TaxParcelViewer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25018 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/TaxParcelViewer-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=43e8ad99d7bc4280b1b837b8644a1a9e\">Election Polling Place<\/a>: An HTML 5 \/ JavaScript application that helps citizens locate their election polling place, provide feedback on conditions at the polling place, and obtain information about current elected officials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=9f4e787df21f4d2b9a932ea0d07c899a\">Election Results<\/a>: An HTML 5 \/ JavaScript application that provides election results information to the general public and other interested parties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=bebbfc44c1724d9da0d41039cf4706df\">Flood Planning<\/a>:\u00a0 An editing map and set of editing workflows and tools for creating and managing flood response plans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/FloodPlanning.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25028\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/FloodPlanning.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to expanding the map and app offerings, we launched the 10.1 release of the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.\u00a0 It included an update to each application and the local government information model that can be used with your ArcGIS 10.1 deployment.\u00a0\u00a0 The 10.1 release also marked the start of a consistent release schedule for the solution.<\/p>\n<p>The ArcGIS for Local Government\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/en\/help\/localgovernment\/10.1\/index.html#\/\/028s00000023000000\">Online Help<\/a>\u00a0system was also released in 2012. The help system consolidated documentation previously provided in each download and provides a single destination for documentation you need to deploy the ArcGIS for Local Government solution.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/Help.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25019 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.esri.com\/esri\/arcgis\/files\/2013\/01\/Help-1024x705.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Esri Partner offerings played a much larger role in the ArcGIS for Local Government solution. Several\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/resources.arcgis.com\/en\/communities\/local-government\/01n40000003w000000.htm#GUID-501A7438-63BF-4898-9D08-0039F4C5892C\">Esri Partners<\/a>\u00a0have been working with Esri users across the country to implement ArcGIS for Local Government in their organization.\u00a0 Furthermore, Partners have evolved their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?owner=ArcGISTeamLocalGov&amp;title=ArcGIS%20for%20Local%20Government%20Partners\">application offerings<\/a>\u00a0to take advantage of the ArcGIS for Local Government solution and their maps and apps are now a part of our growing ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with a growing collection of applications, we wanted to make it easier for the developer community to access the code base for each application and participate in the development of Esri\u2019s local government apps. \u00a0So, we launched a series of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/search?q=username%3Aesri+local+government\">ArcGIS for Local Government GitHub repositories<\/a>\u00a0to share source code for our web, desktop, and mobile applications.\u00a0 As a team, we\u2019re using the GitHub platform to manage our development efforts and collaborate with developers inside Esri and across the local government community. We\u2019ve started with eighteen applications and should have the rest of our applications available via GitHub in early 2013.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not a developer, don\u2019t worry, we will continue to ship supported versions of the ArcGIS for Local Government maps and apps via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?owner=ArcGISTeamLocalGov&amp;title=ArcGIS%20for%20Local%20Government&amp;t=group\">ArcGIS.com<\/a>\u00a0along with this new channel for our developer community.<\/p>\n<p>We are delighted that many of you took the time to download the ArcGIS for Local Government maps and apps, attend the sessions we had at the UC, and provide the team with feedback. \u00a0\u00a0Please continue to use utilize Technical Support for help, use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forums.arcgis.com\/forums\/212-Local-Government\">Forums<\/a>\u00a0to provide feedback, and share your experiences with others.\u00a0\u00a0 Your contribution will ultimately make the solution more valuable for every local government user.<\/p>\n<p>Well, now that 2012 is a wrap, we\u2019d like to look ahead to 2013 and share our plans for the ArcGIS for Local Government solution in the coming year. Our primary goal for this year will be to continue to support the Community, embrace emerging technology, and to ensure that we continue to make it easier for you to deploy ArcGIS. We are very excited to roll ArcGIS Online into our solution and to show you how to incorporate the vast suite of capabilities that will improve and enhance the offerings you provide.\u00a0 Keep an eye out for our next post that will focus on the work we are doing with ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":4881,"user_firstname":"Scott","user_lastname":"Oppmann","nickname":"Scott Oppmann","user_nicename":"scot6032","display_name":"Scott Oppmann","user_email":"SOppmann@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:16:29","user_description":"Scott is the ArcGIS Solutions Director and also leads the development of ArcGIS Solutions for State and Local Governments.  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