<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

Pubblicato online: 29 dic 2017

Pagine: 160 - 167

Ricevuto: 04 lug 2017

Accettato: 23 ott 2017

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

Parole chiave
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

Pubblicato online: 29 dic 2017

Pagine: 160 - 167

Ricevuto: 04 lug 2017

Accettato: 23 ott 2017

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

Parole chiaveLocal GIS, geoportal, local governments, local level administration

© by Katarzyna Medolińska

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

Parole chiave
Local GIS, geoportal, local governments, local level administration