In response to the 2010 decennial census and shifts in population, Lake County was required to redraw County Commissioner Districts to allow the elected commissioners to more equita-bly represent the citizens of Lake County. Using free software and in-house staff the GIS Divi-sion was able to assist the County Attorney in quickly and accurately determining the most equitable configuration of new Commissioner District boundaries, giving each commissioner a nearly equal number of citizens to represent.
Lake County GIS has expanded into the Sheriff's Office and collaborated with them to create a cloud-based interactive map the deputies can use to locate potential new addresses for Sexual Offenders prior to their moving into a neighborhood.
Using Cloud Computing technology and a simple internet browser interface, Lake County’s Growth Management Department is able to share with the public information and locations of proposed commercial and residential developments that are under review by the Development Review Staff at no cost to the tax payer.
When evaluating any project or enterprise effort, Return on Investment (ROI) is an important
metric to measure. This case study explores one aspect of return on investment as it
pertains to GIS technologies provided over the web.
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