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CASS COUNTY GOV 7012982395 10/09 '03 14:21 N0.039 10/14 <br /> <br />Mobile Government Program <br /> <br />ESR]: and Trimble Announce Call for Demonstration <br /> Projects for Government Mobility <br /> <br />Ten state or local governments to receive software, hardware, and <br /> training to develop mobile public domain applications <br /> <br />Redlands, California--ESR[, the woHd leader in geographic information system <br />software along wi~h THmble, the world leader in global positioning systams (GPS), today <br />announced its call for Demons~'atlon Projects for Government MobiliLy. <br /> <br />The g,,~oal of this program is to foster innovative_ appm...ache$ to__government problems <br />through ~he c~_mbi~ed use..._~ geographic' information systems (G[S...~)and global positioning <br />sysl~J~ns (GPg). Projects must demonsba~e increased efficiencies in collecting data for <br />decision suppor~ or increased producfivlb/in delivering government services. The ESI~ an_~d <br />THmb?.~_~~ hardware and training grants totaling $:t40,000 will b.e awarded ~, ten_ <br />C~O)_.~,~s~ta or local governments within the United States. <br /> <br />Program Description <br /> <br />The ESR[ and Trimble Government Nobili~y Program has been established with two goals in <br />nlind. The first objective is ~o establish a vehicle tO provide assistance tO s~ate or local <br />government agencies in establishing tan (;tO) models fiat demonstrate concepts rela~ed t= <br />~he development and ~ of i_nnovativ_e GIS an,d GPS.._applical~ons aimed at <br />improvln government I~rocesses. The second objective is to provide, reusable ap~lica.ti.'ons <br />~hat can be shared between...gov_ernme_nts_with similar projects via a public domain website. <br /> <br />The GXS/GP$ projects should focus on the collection of stationary or moving data elements <br />for the advancement of mobile government. <br /> <br />Definition of #oblle Govemmen~ <br /> <br />Mobile Government is the use of' t~chnoIogies ~o enable documentation, processing and <br />management of government issues In the field. For example, public works staff could <br />inventOry and manage projects in the field and have the information complied centrally in <br />~e office, <br /> <br /> <br />