It becomes possible to relate many records, activities and events from a single geographic feature, location or region to each other. GIS technology provides a mechanism for bringing about greater efficiency and effectiveness for land and infrastructure administration. This is especially important in the current economic climate where most municipalities have a limited number of staff with which to perform the myriad land related functions. Even large municipalities are under pressure to be more efficient with existing staff and individual staff members must often perform many functions. Below follow some illustrative examples of applications and common problems which occur.
Notification Is often a legal requirement.
Also do not want to over-notify which can lead to higher costs. A fundamental municipal operation. There can be many factors which hinder our effective use of data and the integration of data. Often, within the municipal environment these are organizational. But, just as often, our use of data can be hindered by our understanding or conceptualizing of the data.