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| Major GIS Users and Their Applications |
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 Federal government
- Manage natural resources of land, forests and water
- Inventory forest resources and determine clearcut size and location
- Develop defense strategies
- Establish tax valuations and manipulate census data
- Identify routes to deliver emergency aid
- Plan for homeland security
- Monitor pollution
- Track agricultural production and drought conditions
- Manage public works networks
- Plan new land developments
- Make maps
- Assess potential damage from earthquakes or other natural disasters
- Track wildlife and map invasive species of vegetation
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Utility companies
- Automate transmission and distribution networks
- Build and service pipelines and communication networks
- Issue work orders
- Dispatch service crews
- Market to prospective customers
- Keep track of distribution networks
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Cities
- Route sanitation and other city vehicles
- Plan alternative traffic patterns
- Locate features such as water mains for service and replacement
- Redraw voter districts
- Plan service and utility expansions
- Determine flood plains and zones
- Track crime trends and target enforcement in police departments
- Route emergency services for 911 systems
- Plan for large-scale emergencies and evacuations
- Locate ownership and tax information for parcels of land
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Private companies
- Locate plant and building sites
- Determine demographic areas for marketing strategies
- Manage fleets of mobile workers
- Determine the impact of new or potential competitors
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