Fairfax County Simplifies GIS Search and Opens Data to Public

State and local governments collect and store a lot of data – much of which they want to make publicly available and easy to access. But searching through millions of documents – most likely in disparate databases – to find the relevant information is like finding a needle in a haystack: time consuming and inefficient. Luckily, there's a solution to this common problem: analytics.

View our on-demand webcast to learn how Fairfax County leveraged advanced analytics to create an easy-to-use GIS search engine. This application made it easier and faster for employees and the public to search through documents in various formats and locations. Specifically, we’ll share: 

• How Fairfax County opened up their GIS data and made it accessible to county staff and the public
• The value of combining analytics and GIS data to efficiently search through all of your data in real-time
• How Fairfax County’s new GIS search engine increased staff productivity and delivered better services to the community