More than 20 Years of ESIG Award Winners
Description and History of the Exemplary Systems in Government Awards
The Exemplary Systems in Government Awards, inaugurated in 1980 by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, recognize extraordinary achievement by government agencies in the use of automated information systems. This achievement is defined as the effective application of computer technology that can be measured in terms of improved government services and increased benefits to citizens. The award competition is open to all public agencies at the federal, state/provincial, regional and local levels.
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2007
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Single Process System Award
Prince William County, VA - Prince William County Parcel Maintenance Process
Enterprise System Awards
REGIS Agency, GVMC, Grand Rapids, MI – REGIS: REgional Geographic Information System
PSMA Australia – LYNX
Distinguished Systems
Distinguished Single Process System:
City of Philadelphia, PA - PhillyHistory.org
Distinguished Enterprise Systems:
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority – Infrastructure Database Management Project (IDMP)
Republic of Singapore – Integrated Planning and Land Use System (IPLAN)
2006
Single Process System Award
City of Dallas, Texas — POSSE Land Management System
Enterprise System Award
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority — GeoSource
Johnson County, kansas — myAIMS Web Portal
Washington, DC — Regional Pawn Data Sharing System (RPDSS)
Distinguished Systems
Distinguished Single Process Systems:
City of Calgary, AB - ePlans
Allegheny County Department of Human Services, PA - HumanServices.net
Badger Army Ammunition Plant - Geographic Information System
Oakland County, MI - E-Health Well & Septic Permitting System
Distinguished Enterprise Systems:
City of Calgary - 311 Program
Illinois Tollway - Lane Closure Application
Jefferson County, CO - Hart Data Resolver Application
Lucas County, OH - GIS-Enabled Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Shelby County, AL - Shelby Knowledge Suite
Victoria, Australia - Victorian Mapping and Address Service (VMAS)
Warren County, OH - Integrated Mapping System
Washington County, OR - Cadastral Ownership Registry (CORe)
2005
Single Process System Award
Baltimore City, MD - U-View
Enterprise System Award
State of Massachusetts - MassGIS Web Mapping Services
Brampton, Ontario — Enabling the Enterprise: Brampton’s Web-Based GIS Solution
Clayton County, GA - Clayton County Water Authority GIS System
Honorable Mentions
Single Process System:
Douglas County, CO - Mapping and Addressing Parcels (MAP) Enterprise System:
Delaware County, OH - Delaware County Auditor, DALIS WebEnterprise System:
Atlanta Regional Commission — Oblique Imagery & Geo—Referenced GIS Data Pilot Project
DCStat Washington, DC
Paulding County, GA — GIS Geodatabase Project
City of Loveland, CO — The Loveland Geographic Information / Cartographic (LOGIC) System
Georgia Department of Transportation — Transportation Explorer (TREX)
Province of British Columbia — Integrated Land and Resource Registry
2004
Single Process System Award
South Florida Water Management District
The Lake Okeechobee Stage-Area-Capacity Lookup Application Maryland Department of the Environment
Maryland Online Tier II Reporting System
Enterprise System Award
Victoria, Australia
Vicmap Topographic 1:30 000 City of Charlotte Enterprise GIS Program
GIS Street Centerline Enhancement ProjectSacramento County
WebGIS
Honorable Mentions
Single Process System:
Washoe County, NV Washoe County Map Warehouse District of Columbia
Emergency Information CenterEnterprise System:
District of Columbia
DC GuideCity of Fitchburg, WI
Staff AnalystJackson County, OR
Front Counter Application
2003
Single Process System Award
Tallahassee-Leon County, FL
Topographic Partnering Group/LiDAR Project
Enterprise System Award
Louisville and Jefferson County Information Consortium (LOJIC)
Honorable Mentions
Single Process System:
City of Elkhart, IN - InPlant - Interactive Plant Enterprise System:
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada - Chatham-Kent OnlineEnterprise System:
Department of the Army - The Intelligent Road/Rail Information Server (IRRIS)
2002
Single Process System Award
Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) - World Trade Center Disaster Response – GPS Recovery System
Enterprise System Award
MetroGIS Geodata Collaborative Metropolitan Council - "Serving the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area"
Honorable Mentions
Single Process System:
New York Department of IT and Telecommunications (DoITT) – Emergency Management Online Locator System (EMOLS)Enterprise System:
State of Arkansas – GeoStorChester County, PA – Land Record Modernization
2001
Single Process System Award
City of Tucson, AZ, “”City of Tucson’s Commercial Property Online”
Alberta Government Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, “The Alberta Spatial Information (SPIN) System”
Enterprise System Award
Mecklenburg County, NC, “North Carolina GIS on the Internet”
Honorable Mentions
Single Process System:
City of Columbus, OH, “Construction Drawing Imaging and Management System (CDIMS)”Enterprise System:
Land Victoria Department of Natural Resources and Environment, East Melbourne, Australia, “The Property Information Project”
2000
Single Process System Award
Atlanta, GA, “Georgia GIS Clearinghouse”
Enterprise System Award
Pierce County, WA, “Pierce County (Washington) Responder System”
Honorable Mentions
Single Process System: Colorado Springs, CO, “Colorado Springs Utilities Facilities Information Management System”
Enterprise Systems: Eugene, OR, “Lane Council of Governments”
1999
Operations Automation Systems Award
City of San Diego SWIMpen Field Computing System, City of San Diego Water & Metropolitan Wastewater Departments
Corporate Systems Award
Oakland County Enterprise Geographic Information System
Oakland County Enterprise GIS Program
Special Award
NSDI/Data Partnership Systems Award:
Land Information System, Tasmania (the LIST)
The State of Tasmania, Australia
1998
Small Municipal Systems Award
City of Loveland Community Services, City of Loveland, Colorado, “The Loveland Geographic Information/Cartographic (LOGIC) System.”
Operations Automation Systems Award
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, “Board of elections GIS.”
Corporate Systems Award
Pierce County Information Services Department, Tacoma, Washington, “CountyView.”
New Brunswick Geographic Information Corporation, Fredericton, NB, Canada, “Completing the Vision: Public Access to the Provincial Land Information Infrastructure—New Brunswick’s Real Property Information Internet Service.”
Special Award
NSDI/Data Partnership Systems Award:
New York State Library, Albany, New York, “The New York State GIS Clearinghouse.”
Honorable Mentions
Small Municipality:
Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, Kansas, “Student Enrollment Decision Support System (SEDSS)”Turtle River Watershed Conservation District, “Watershed: The System.”
Operations Automation:
Lucas County, Ohio, “Auditor’s Real Estate Information System (AREIS)”
1997
Small Municipal Systems Award
NSDI/Data Partnership Systems Award:
Egyptian Cabinet Information & Decision Support Centre, Socio-Economic Indicator and for City District Housing License and Tax Collection Information System.
Operations Automation Systems Award
City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Planning One Stop Service (POSSE)
Corporate Systems Award
City of Scottsdale, Arizona, Land and Information System (LIS)
Special Award
Public Works and Engineering Systems Award:
State of Qatar, Drainage Geographic Information Kiosk.
Honorable Mentions
The City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Mississauga Approvals Xpress (MAX) System.
1996
Small Municipal Systems Award
Burbank, California Housing Authority for the Housing Authority Section 8 Program.
Operations Automation Systems Award
Burbank, California Housing Authority for the Housing Authority Section 8 Program.
Corporate Systems Award
Irving, Texas for the City of Irving Citywide GIS.
Special Award
Public Works & Engineering Systems Award:
Johnson City, Tennessee for Street Sweeping Zoning and Routing System.NSDI/Data Partnership Systems Award:
State of Montana for Montana GIS Data Clearinghouse.
1995
Small Municipal Systems Award
Barry County, Michigan for Barry County GIS.
Operations Automation Systems Award
Albuquerque, New Mexico for Site Environmental Audit Information System (SEA).
Corporate Systems Award
San Diego, California for Regional Urban Information System (RUIS).
Special Award
Contributions to NSDI Award: Department of Natural Resources Canada for Delta-X-System 1995.
Honorable Mentions
Corporate Systems:
Queensland, Australia for Geographic Information for Public Safety (GIPS).Operations Automation:
Pinellas County, Florida for Land Information Management System (LIMS).Mecklenburg County, North Carolina for GIS Precinct Splitting Application.
Prince George’s County, Maryland for GIS-Based Flood Management Simulation Model.
1994
Small Municipal Systems Award
Wilson Automated Government Enhancement Systems (WAGES)
City of Wilson, North Carolina
Operations Automation Systems Award
Presidio Graphic Management Information System (PGMIS)
National Park Service at the Presidio, San Francisco, California
Corporate Systems Award
Executive Information System (EIS)
City of Mississauga, ON, Canada
Honorable Mentions
Operations Automation Systems:
NeighborLINE, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Corporate Systems:
Providence Plan, City of Providence, Rhode Island.
1993
Small Municipal Systems Award
City of Concord, New Hampshire, Dept. of Public Works, “Geographic Information System.”
Operations Automation Systems Award
State of North Carolina, Dept. of Public Instruction, “Transportation Information Management System.”
Corporate Systems Award
City of Edmonton, Dept. of Planning & Development, “Socio-economic and Land Use Systems.”
Honorable Mentions
Corporate Systems:
City of Phoenix, Dept. of Management Information Systems, “Geographic Information System.”Corporate Systems:
City of Minneapolis, Dept. of Public Works, “Cookbook.”
1992
Small Municipal Systems Award
City of Alhambra, California, “The City of Alhambra Geographic Information System…”
Operations Automation Systems Award
City of Calgary, Alberta, Planning & Building Dept., “Making Connections: Enhancing the City of Calgary’s Building Permit System.”
Corporate Systems Award
State of Quatar, Ministry of Industry & Public Works, “Impact of the Digital Base Map Database & GIS on the Drainage Division—Ministry of Industry and Public Works.”
Honorable Mentions
Operations Automation:
City of Houston, Public Utilities Dept., “Computer Aided Solutions to Wastewater Systems Problems: How Houston, Texas Manages Its System.”Small Municipalities:
City of Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, “City of Port Adelaide Local Information Utility.”
1991
Small Municipal Systems Award
Loudon County, Virginia, “GIS Support for Comprehensive Planning & Zoning Processes.”
Operations Automation Systems Award
Merced County, California, “Merced Automated Global Information Control System (MAGIC).”
Corporate Systems Award
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, “Environmental Affairs Systems Modernization Project.”
City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, “Electric System Construction Information System (ESCIS).”
Special Award
International Award:
Sweden Central Board of Real Estate, “The Land Data Bank System.”
Honorable Mentions
Operations Automation:
Costra Costa, California, “On-Line 278LM* On-line Welfare Case Budgeting.”North Dakota State Land Department, “North Dakota Automated Land Management System.”
Small Municipalities:
Alliance, Nebraska Police Department, “Alliance Police Department Managed Information System.”
1990
Small Municipal Systems Award
City of Greenville, South Carolina, “Hazardous Material Evacuation Model.”
Operations Automation Systems Award
Pierce County, Washington, “Development Center Information System (DCIS) for Permits and Land Services.”
Corporate Systems Award
State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, “Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Damage Assessment Subsystem.”
Special Award
International Award:
Brisbane Australia City Council, “Brisbane Integrated Map of Assets and Property (BIMAP).”
Honorable Mentions
Operations Automation:
United State Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, “TIGER System.”Corporate Systems:
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, “Montgomery County Information System.”Small Municipalities:
Inc. Village of Massapequa Park, New York, “Cost/Benefit Infrastructure Analysis and Long Range Capital Improvement Planning Program.”
1989
- State of New Hampshire Economic Development Data System (NEDDS)
- City of Hartford (Connecticut Critical Success Factor/Measure of Success Performance Evaluation System
- State of South Australia Land Information System
- City of Santa Monica (California) Public Electronic Network
- State of California Job Service Automation
- Queensland (Australia) GIS Technology Trade Centre
- City of Manchester (New Hampshire Landfill Operations System
1988
- City of Austin (Texas) Geographical Information & Policy Analysis System
- State of North Carolina Land Resources Information Service
- Government of Singapore School Link Project
- State of Queensland (Australia) Rainforest Geographic Information System
- County of Oxford, Ontario (Canada) Land Related Information System
- City of Indianapolis (Indiana) Mapping and Geographic Infrastructure System
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Economic Development Information Network
- Regional Municipality of Ottawa—Carleton, Ontario, Priority Program Management Systems
- Province of Alberta (Canada) Land Status Automated System
- City of Overland Park (Kansas) Planning and Research Tracking System
- City of Fort Collins (Colorado) Reimbursement Account Management System
1987
- Richmond (British Columbia) Property Management System
- Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Citizen Request for Service Monitoring System
- Anchorage (Alaska) Automated Mapping System (AMS)
- State of Queensland (Australia) Cadastral Mapping Project
1986
- Elk Grove Village (Illinois) Civil Defense Computer Program
- St. Petersburg (Florida) Police Portable Computer Project
- Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) Multi-User Automated Permit System
- State of Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS)
- State of Colorado Oil and Gas Information Management System (COGIMS)
- U. S. Army, Geographical Resource Analysis Support System (GRASS)
1985
- Dallas (Texas) Request for Inspection Subsystem
- Environment Canada ( Canada) Canada Land Data System
- fort Collins (Colorado) Meter Reading System
- New York (New York) Street Lighting Interactive Maintenance System (SLIMS)
- San Diego (California) Water Utility Department Work Assignment Order System
- Toronto (Ontario) Central Property Register
1984
- Cincinnati (Ohio) Planning and Management Support System
- Phoenix (Arizona) Fire Department Computer Aided Dispatch & Mobile Digital Terminal Dispatch System
- Seattle Public Schools, Seattle (Washington) Geoprocessing at the Seattle School District
- State of South Australia, Adelaide (South Australia) Land Ownership and Tenure System
- TNRIS Task Force, Austin (Texas) Texas Natural Resources Information System
- Wyandotte County, Kansas City (Kansas) A = Multi-Purpose Land Data System
1983
- Anchorage (Alaska) Parking Civil Violation Enforcement System
- Dallas (Texas) Direct Case Filing System
- DeKalb County (Georgia) Property Inventory Control System
- Edmonton (Alberta) Manpower Payroll Information System
- Forsyth County (North Carolina) Land Records Information System
- Saint Louis County (Missouri) Land Data Base System
1982
- Arlington (Texas) Building Inspection Department System
- Boston (Massachusetts) Policy Management Information System
- Hennepin County (Minnesota) Mapping and Planning System
- State of Minnesota, Minnesota Land Management Information System
- New Haven (Connecticut) Arson Information Management System
- New Orleans (Louisiana) Economic Development System
- U. S. Department of Commerce, State Data Center Program
1981
- Eugene (Oregon) fire Information Management System
- U. S. Department of Commerce, Decision Information Display System
- Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Policy Development and Management Projects
- Washington (D.C.) Municipal automated Geographic Information system
- Montgomery County (Maryland) Parking Violation System