tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956379487556975707.post1613406283468357694..comments2023-06-04T08:26:05.347-06:00Comments on 7 Degrees off Reality: Of, By, and For the people - RESOLVEDDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622350905746514412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956379487556975707.post-20599503921163375962010-02-02T20:37:44.331-07:002010-02-02T20:37:44.331-07:00First of all, GIS information is not "some he...First of all, GIS information is <em>not</em> "some heavy information", by and of itself. At its most basic, it's simply a kind of map. For a city government, for example, different GIS "layers" (like transparencies for overhead projectors) will show different important features -- the location of water lines of different sizes, shutoff valves, gas lines, sewer lines of different sizes, fire hydrants, and so on.<br /><br />Whether the normal Joe Blow citizen would "need" it is open to debate, wouldn't you say? If Joe Blow is thinking of installing poles for a volley ball net on his property, knowing if/where there are water or gas lines running through his back yard might prove useful, don't you think?<br /><br />As for what I'll use the GIS information FOR... well, I'm just curious, for starters. The city of Billings has already gone through the time and trouble and expense of collecting the data, and I'd like to get an idea of what's what and where. What I'm thinking to do is simply a different kind of citizen involvement -- surely that can't be a <em>bad</em> thing, can it?<br /><br /><strong>Dave</strong>Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622350905746514412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956379487556975707.post-21065402133664347962010-02-02T15:21:16.700-07:002010-02-02T15:21:16.700-07:00For what purpose would you use the GIS information...For what purpose would you use the GIS information for? That's some heavy information that the normal joe blow citizen wouldn't need to know. Just curious is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956379487556975707.post-8522683475785751062010-01-28T01:30:36.783-07:002010-01-28T01:30:36.783-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.五王https://www.blogger.com/profile/01991777353339605577noreply@blogger.com