tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post112983840984643035..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Good governement from Philly -- use of GPS 'an atMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1129838464366121152005-10-20T16:01:00.000-04:002005-10-20T16:01:00.000-04:00How Philly Works, a four-part series about how cit...<I>How Philly Works, a four-part series about how city departments use the Geographical Imaging System (GIS) to provide city services in the 21st century.<BR/>A four-part series in partnership with the City Records Department<BR/><BR/>October 20 and 27, November 10 and 17<BR/>Free and open to the public<BR/><BR/>How does Philadelphia provide complex city services to citizens for every neighborhood every day? How does the Water Department find the right-sized pipe to fix a break? How does the Police Department spot crime patterns? How does the Department of Streets know where to send crews to close ditches or coordinate all the work within the street? How does the Department of Public Health track disease outbreaks and find kids who need immunizations?<BR/><BR/>The Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia and the City Records Department present a <BR/>four-part Thursday evening series about how city departments use the Geographical Imaging System (GIS) to provide basic city services in the 21st century. This remarkable new system is a framework for organizing knowledge with technology to manage, analyze and disseminate geographic information using maps and other data. <BR/><BR/>Programs are introduced by Joan Decker, Commissioner of Records and <BR/>moderated by Cynthia Little, Ph.D., AKMP Historian <BR/><BR/>October 20 <BR/>Philadelphia Water Department speakers Debra McCarty, Deputy Commissioner <BR/>of Operations and Roxanne Gregorio, GIS Manager. Our Honored guest Pedro Ramos, Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia, will introduce the program and welcome the speakers.<BR/><BR/>October 27 <BR/>Philadelphia Police Department speaker Charles Brennan, Deputy Commissioner <BR/>of Police. <BR/><BR/>November 10 <BR/>Philadelphia Department of Streets speakers: Evelyn Chrol, MIS Director; <BR/>Marion Storey, IT Applications Program Manager; and Nancy Sen, Highways Division. <BR/><BR/>November 17 <BR/>Philadelphia Department of Public Health speakers James M. White, Information <BR/>Systems Director; Michael G. Eberhart, MPH, KIDS Registry Coordinator; and <BR/>Dr. Victor Spain, DVM, Ph.D., Division of Disease Control.<BR/></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com