1. Managing geographical data in the French administration
- Author
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Polombo, Nadine, Cités, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés (CITERES), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Tours (UT), CRC Press/ Balkema, ANR-05-BLAN-0189,EhEA,Espaces habités, espaces anticipés qualification, appropriation et analyse(2005), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Tours
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decision support ,[SHS.INFO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences ,Department Council ,prospective ,INSPIRE ,Local Authority ,GIS - Abstract
With the second phase of decentralization in 2005, the NUTS3 level local community "Conseil Général " is involved in new missions. GIS turns out to be a strategic tool for these missions. The European directive INSPIRE concerns created and collected spatial data, not only on a regional level, but also on a departmental level.But introducing a shared GIS has a considerable impact, both on internal organization, and external relations. First, the Department Council has a strong, vertical hierarchy: implanting a shared GIS forces a transversal mode of functioning; the GIS unit is not a stable organizational unit. Secondly, the use of GIS induces new partnerships with regional and local authorities, while the Department Council increasingly invests in data services throughout the territory
- Published
- 2009