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Harness the Power of GIS for Government | Esri Canada 1 Leverage the Power of Geography for Unprecedented Insight & Knowledge Governments of all sizes are facing increasing demands while being forced to operate on tighter budgets. They face a growing expectation of accountability and are expected to maintain a high level of service often with fewer resources. Government organizations at all levels are also expected to reduce costs and their carbon footprint without compromising essential services. To effectively deliver services, government employees must be able to access information from multiple departments quickly. They need a platform to organize, manage and integrate applications and data and then be able to make this information accessible. Unfortunately, many governmental bodies contend with: • decreased budgets • limited resources • increased demand for transparency • increased demand for services • mounting costs • inefficient communication • redundant systems • data inaccessibility Enter GIS A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Understanding the relationship between location and government activities assists tremendously in planning, decision-making and the delivery of services. With GIS, government employees can better collaborate and communicate to analyze complex situations, visualize problems, create plans and form solutions. At the forefront of GIS technology is Esri. Esri offers a market leading GIS solution that allows civil servants to organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations in every branch of government. Drawing from our comprehensive suite of software and an array of support services that include technical support, training, and the expertise of our professional services consultants and business partners, Esri provides flexible and scalable solutions that are tailored to your individual requirements. Our solutions are interoperable and designed to interface with existing databases, networks and enterprise resource planning systems. The types of governmental bodies that have adopted Esri technology span the government spectrum. Some of these organizations include: • federal departments & agencies • crown corporations • provincial ministries • counties, townships, municipalities • cities, towns, villages "We left behind our manual, paper-based method of collecting census data to embrace an online system that has increased productivity by 50% and reduced our annual budget by almost 80%." Corey Halford IT Data Services Team Leader City of Airdrie

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