success stories

1/7/2008
Mapping Out the Future, Pennsylvania Township News magazine, December 2007
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Excerpts:

"Browser-based systems also lower costs by eliminating the need for a dedicated staff person to run them. Matthew Convery of Next Level Mapping, which sets up browser-based GIS for municipalities, says that although there is an initial cost for setting up the system and entering the data, the savings come because there is no need for training.

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'There biggest obstacle is setting it up in a way that everyone has access to it,' he says. 'You don't have to be a GIS expert to use it.' "

And, later in the same article, as quoted from our client East Brandywine Township:

"'It can help simplify your life, particularly if you use it to manage the documents that are related to the parcels,' East Brandywine's Scott Piersol says. 'It makes things more efficient, and it's easier to find things, particularly if you're not familiar with the township.'"

1/3/2007
News Story on WFMZ 69
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Excerpts:

Exeter Township Website Looking to Add New Features
"Exeter Township officials are showing off their community on the world wide web. The township's website now offers Interactive GIS mapping."

Article in the Reading Eagle
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Excerpts:

Exeter Twp. Website Offers Bird's-Eye View of Properties, Features
"Lots of information such as the location of fire hydrants, sewer lines and streams, as well as street names, zoning areas and owners' names is available."