Montgomery County Receives National Recognition for Its Geographic Information System

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Montgomery County Receives National Recognition for Its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Practices

Montgomery County has received national recognition for its implementation of configuration management practices in geographic information systems (GIS) by Public Technology Institute (PTI). PTI named the County an Innovation Lab -- a “mark of excellence” that recognizes local government for the successful deployment of a technology solution or practice.

Configuration management is a field originating in the software engineering industry. It provides the necessary processes and tools to control change and manage data impacted by change, thus reducing the risk of errors and bad data.

By applying configuration management concepts in a GIS operating environment, Montgomery County's Department of Technology Services worked through the challenges of incorporating formalized information technology processes into the fast growing "data-based" GIS industry where there is a need for procedures to assure data integrity and control.

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