Why is GIS important to local government?
One of the main benefits of GIS is improved integration and management of an organization and its resources. Since over 80% of government data is considered locational, a GIScan link data sets together by common locational data, such as addresses or parcels, which helps departments and agencies share their information. By creating a shared database, one department can benefit from the work of another; data can be collected once and used many times.
