Editing Geographic information system (section)

===In local government===
GIS is proven as an organization-wide, enterprise and enduring technology that continues to change how local government operates.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crcpress.com/Strategic-GIS-Planning-and-Management-in-Local-Government/Holdstock/p/book/9781466556508|title=Strategic GIS Planning and Management in Local Government|website=CRC Press|language=en|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref> Government agencies have adopted GIS technology as a method to better manage the following areas of government organization:
* Economic development departments use interactive GIS mapping tools, aggregated with other data (demographics, labor force, business, industry, talent) along with a database of available commercial sites and buildings in order to attract investment and support existing business. Businesses making location decisions can use the tools to choose communities and sites that best match their criteria for success.
* Public safety<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://safecitygis.com/|title=Home - SafeCity|website=SafeCity|language=en-US|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref> operations such as emergency operations centers, fire prevention, police and sheriff mobile technology and dispatch, and mapping weather risks.
* Parks and recreation departments and their functions in asset inventory, land conservation, land management, and cemetery management
* Public works and utilities, tracking water and stormwater drainage, electrical assets, engineering projects, and public transportation assets and trends
* Fiber network management for interdepartmental network assets
* School analytical and demographic data, asset management, and improvement/expansion planning
* Public administration for election data, property records, and zoning/management

The [[open data]] initiative is pushing local government to take advantage of technology such as GIS technology, as it encompasses the requirements to fit the open data/[[open government]] model of transparency.<ref name=":0" /> With open data, local government organizations can implement citizen engagement applications and online portals, allowing citizens to see land information, report potholes and signage issues, view and sort parks by assets, view real-time crime rates and utility repairs, and much more.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esri.com/industries/localgov/open-government|title=GIS for Local Government{{!}} Open Government|website=www.esri.com|language=en|access-date=25 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Parker | first1 = C.J. | last2 = May | first2 = A. | last3 = Mitchell | first3 = V. | last4 = Burrows | first4 = A. | year = 2013 | title = Capturing Volunteered Information for Inclusive Service Design: Potential Benefits and Challenges | url = https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/11589| journal = The Design Journal | volume = 16 | issue = 2| pages = 197–218 | doi=10.2752/175630613x13584367984947| s2cid = 110716823 | type = Submitted manuscript }}</ref> The push for open data within government organizations is driving the growth in local government GIS technology spending, and database management.