Case Studies—County Governments

Following are articles from ArcNews and ArcUser that showcase how ESRI software is used by county governments.

• How Counties Use GIS—Review related articles within a county organizational structure.
• Improving Geocoding for Unusual Road Names - ArcUser
• Building a GIS-Based Election Support System - ArcUser
• Real-Time Tracking of the Washoe County, Nevada, 2006 General Election - ArcNews
• Maximizing Time, Resources, and Money with Real-Time Vehicle Tracking and Intelligent Routing - ArcNews
• GIS Enables Groundbreaking E911 Application at Maui Police Department - ArcNews
• Improving Efficiency Through Geodatabase Migration - ArcNews
• Lighting the Way to Safer Roads - ArcNews
• GIS Automates Synchronization of State and County Data - ArcNews
• County of San Bernardino, California [PDF-266 KB, 2 pages]
• In Trabzon Province, Turkey, Potential Landslide Areas Are Detected with GIS - ArcNews,
• Genesee County, New York, Emergency Management Services Uses GIS - ArcNews
• Indian River County, Florida, Manages Vacant Land with GIS - ArcNews
• Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Maps and Inventories Water/Wastewater Infrastructure with GIS and GPS - ArcNews
• San Bernardino County, California, Agency Analyzes Tax Impact With GIS - ArcNews
• In Jefferson County, Kentucky, Voters Find Election Information on the Web With GIS - ArcNews
• Santa Cruz County, California, Converts From CAD to Geodatabase - ArcNews
• Interoperability Multiplies Returns on Investment - ArcUser
• Mobile GIS Helps Fight Desert Dumping - ArcUser
• Modernizing Land Records Pays Off - ArcUser
• County Cuts Costs and Improves Response - ArcUser
• Internet Mapping Changes the Way County Does Business - ArcUser
• Manatee County Building Department Uses GIS for Permitting Work Flow - ArcNews
• Santa Clara County, California, Develops a Regional Crime Analysis Tool - ArcNews
• Pedaling Toward a Healthy Population - ArcUser
• Grant Helps County Respond to Fire and Its Aftermath - ArcUser
• GIS Aids Maricopa County With Election Tasks - ArcUser
• Linn County, Iowa, Uses Web-Based GIS Technology to Deliver Enterprise GIS to Multiple Audiences in Real Time - ArcNews
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Archives History on the Web With GIS - ArcNews
• Kenton County Leads Way in Brownfield Redevelopment - ArcUser
• Dane County, Wisconsin: Land Use Impacts for the Black Earth Creek Watershed Modeled With GIS - ArcNews
• Oakland County, Michigan, Drain Commission Prepares Well for Infrastructure GIS - ArcNews
• Santa Barbara County, California, Does It All With GIS - ArcNews
• Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Provides More Services to Its Tax Assessor Division Using GIS - ArcNews
• Geauga County, Ohio, Improves Public Access and Farmland Assessment With GIS - ArcNews
• DeKalb County and the Cities of Auburn, Butler, and Garrett, Indiana - case study
• County Gets Lots of Mileage from GIS - ArcUser
• Identifying and Tracking Pesticide Use in Agriculture - ArcUser
• LOJIC Develops Interactive Geodetic Control Map - ArcNews
• NACO Awards ESRI with Certificate of Special Recognition for Homeland Security Efforts - Press Release
• Farmland Preservation Policies Studied with GIS: "Proof of Concept" Focuses on Medina County, Ohio - ArcNews
• Wise County, Virginia, Puts Students on the Map - ArcNews
• Miami-Dade County Routes Trucks with Greater Efficiency - ArcNews
• Boulder County, Colorado, Sign Maintenance Receives Big Dividends from ArcPad - ArcNews
• Parcel Mapping Streamlined at Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's Office, Florida - ArcNews
• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Makes Mapping Easy, User Friendly - ArcNews
• Cook County GIS Makes Steady Progress - ArcNews
• Build It, and They Will Come - ArcUser
• Locate Cell Towers in Your County - ArcUser [PDF-1.07MB]
• ESRI/NACo Launch Technology Foundation Grant Series
- Press Release
• Cadastral GIS of Real Value - ArcUser
• Integrating Cadastral Mapping into Local Government - ArcUser
• GIS--The Tool for Cadastral Mapping - ArcUser
• Web Site Highlights the Value of GIS in Location Services for Business, Government, and Consumers - Press Release
• Cook County to Implement World-Class GIS
- ArcNews