<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Of the numerous applications of GIS, administration and public services count among the main fields of application. They are both the users and the owners of the largest amount of spatial data. Portals for higher authorities have been the subject of extensive discussions, but the development and possible use of GIS systems in the form of geoportals at local levels still seems to have been insufficiently discussed. This article presents the process of designing and developing a portal for the lowest authorities - local authorities and the local community. A small town in Poland, Sokółka, was assumed as the study area. The concept development was preceded by, among others: recognition of the needs of an administrative unit in conducting spatial policy; establishment of the objectives, functionalities and assumptions of the designed GIS; a SWOT analysis of the designed geoportal; and an analysis of data resources. Pilot implementation was completed with an evaluation of the geoportal encompassing various groups of potential users.</p></abstract>

Of the numerous applications of GIS, administration and public services count among the main fields of application. They are both the users and the owners of the largest amount of spatial data. Portals for higher authorities have been the subject of extensive discussions, but the development and possible use of GIS systems in the form of geoportals at local levels still seems to have been insufficiently discussed. This article presents the process of designing and developing a portal for the lowest authorities - local authorities and the local community. A small town in Poland, Sokółka, was assumed as the study area. The concept development was preceded by, among others: recognition of the needs of an administrative unit in conducting spatial policy; establishment of the objectives, functionalities and assumptions of the designed GIS; a SWOT analysis of the designed geoportal; and an analysis of data resources. Pilot implementation was completed with an evaluation of the geoportal encompassing various groups of potential users.

Local GIS: development and assessment of the geoportal for local governments and local communities. Case study of a small town in Poland

Miscellanea Geographica

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Of the numerous applications of GIS, administration and public services count among the main fields of application. They are both the users and the owners of...

Local GIS: development and assessment of the geoportal for local governments and local communities. Case study of a small town in Poland

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 160 - 167

Received: Jul 04, 2017

Accepted: Oct 23, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0031

Keywords
Local GIS, geoportal, local governments, local level administration

© by Katarzyna Medolińska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Local GIS: development and assessment of the geoportal for local governments and local communities. Case study of a small town in Poland

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 160 - 167

Received: Jul 04, 2017

Accepted: Oct 23, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2017-0031

KeywordsLocal GIS, geoportal, local governments, local level administration

© by Katarzyna Medolińska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Local GIS, geoportal, local governments, local level administration