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Hanford shows off new GIS tools aimed at speeding housing approvals and field work
Summary
City staff and consultant Langan demonstrated a cloud‑hosted Esri GIS system that consolidates property, utility and park asset data, adds mobile field collection and plans a public data portal in mid‑January to improve permitting, maintenance tracking and public access.
Deputy City Manager Jason Waters introduced a demonstration of the city’s grant‑funded GIS modernization, telling the council the project’s goal is “improving opportunity for housing development and trying to find ways to make sure that housing could get from an idea to actual construction.”
Consultant Brock of Langan walked the council through GIS basics and three application types — web maps, mobile apps and dashboards — and showed examples including parcel/zoning overlays, water and…
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