NYC Public Schools to expand Use of ArcGIS Software
 
The recent signing of a comprehensive geographic information system (GIS) site license agreement with Esri allows the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to expand its use of ArcGIS software to a number of mission-critical applications.

Geographic science and spatial analysis will add value to the mission-critical business systems maintained by the DOE, allowing its administrators to understand their business challenges better, make effective decisions, operate efficiently, and communicate their decisions clearly.

One early example of success is a newly revised Web application available to the public. Based on Esri's ArcGIS system, DOE's IT group recently published an update to its popular School Search tool which now receives more than 5,000 hits per day. Providing a detailed location map for each school as well as descriptive information and links to related New York City public transportation maps, the application has proved to be very popular with secondary school students and their parents. One of the next applications for the IT group is planning and optimizing busing for special-needs students. Future applications include facilities management, school/student safety, demographics, and capital planning.

Internet: www.esri.com/schools