GIS a Big Winner in California IT Awards

The Center for Digital Government’s Best of California awards were held last night.

Los Angeles County’s Graffiti Abatement Referral System (GARS) was named the best applications serving the public. Officials praise the system for allowing 48 hour response to the vast majority of the 40,000 incidents addressed last year.

The city of Los Angeles’ Field Automation for Sanitation Trucks (FAST) “is a Web-based application that combines various technologies to deliver sewer and storm water infrastructure data and maintenance work orders to the field. It replaced an older system heavily reliant on paperwork. It took the Geospatial Innovation Award. The FAST saves up to five hours and 100 pieces of paper-handling per employee per day, has eliminated 300,000 paper work orders and resulted in a 50 percent reduction in sewer spills, according to Los Angles city officials.”

Other map/geo winners:

Los Angeles County Solar Map (Green IT Award)
iPhone Government Services Locator, California Office of the Chief Information Officer (Most Innovative Use of Technology)

- Gov Tech