New York State Using GIS to Manage Stimulus Proposals

The Times-Union (Albany) describes the “war room” currently in use to plan the state’s attack on Washington’s money. Here’s the mapping story:

The “war room” for the moment is pretty low-tech — paper maps hang on the walls with post-it notes with numbers stuck on them to indicate the number of projects in a particular region. A printout of all the programs in the federal stimulus is taped to the wall as well.

Gilchrist said that staffers are, at this very moment, reviewing each of the proposals as they come from municipalities, entering them into a database, and mapping the proposed projects using GIS software to ensure that projects are spread throughout the state.

Too bad that as things get going GIS state coordinators will be heading to Annapolis for the NSGIC midyear.