URISA Exemplary Systems in Government Compendium

URISA Exemplary Systems in Government Compendium

For many years now the annual URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in the successful development and application of spatial systems and technologies around the world. With this in mind, and given that each award winner represents a best practice case study in project implementation and management, URISA is now showcasing some of the best award recipients from the years 2000-2005.

ESIG awards are handed out in two categories: Single Process Systems and Enterprise Systems.

• Single Process award winners are outstanding and working examples of applying information system technology to automate a specific SINGLE process or operation involving one department or sub-unit of an agency. The system application results in extended and/or improved government services that are more efficient and/or save money.
• Enterprise Systems are outstanding and working examples of using information systems technology in a multi-department environment as part of an integrated process. These systems exemplify effective use of technology yielding widespread improvements in the process(es) and/ or service(s) involved and/or cost savings to the organization.

Managers of the systems presented in the publication were contacted and asked if they could rework their original applications into short, sharp articles and also update readers on their latest system developments. The results are published in this publication.

In this publication, past ESIG winners are featured from Alberta, Ontario, Washington DC, Kentucky, North Carolina, Minnesota, Washington State, California, Florida, Victoria (Australia) and Nevada, plus 2005 winners from Ontario, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Maryland.

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