LOCAL GOVERNMENT Niterói, Brazil, Aims to Keep All ... · Niterói worked with Imagem Geosistemas...
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Niterói, Brazil, Aims to Keep All Citizens Smiling Niterói is one of the richest cities in Brazil, with more than 50 percent of its citizens classified as upper class. The city lies across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro, connected by a bridge and a ferry system. The city covers an area of 80.39 square miles and has a population of 487,327. Niterói is known as the Smile City due to the friendly nature of its people. The Challenge The economic climate in Brazil as a whole hasn’t fared as well as Niterói. Due to the economic downturn, the homeless have occupied several of the city’s parks. Much of this occupied land is in areas of high geological risk, and in 2010, a landslide occurred that killed many. The city needed to develop a disaster relief and prevention plan that would help find safe and stable homes for the homeless and meet the city’s other challenges. The Solution The City of Niterói was using a paper-based system to manage inspections and maintenance activities. But this manual process proved to be inefficient, causing delays and inaccuracies. Niterói looked to combine the geographic information from the city’s many departments, such as public works, zoning, planning, environment, transportation, public safety, disaster preparedness, and parks, to proactively address its socioeconomic challenges. User The City of Niterói in Brazil Distributor Imagem, Esri distributor since 2002, based in Brazil Challenge City of Niterói wants to implement a system that will help address the prevalence of economic disparity. Solution ArcGIS ® Online Collector for ArcGIS Results GIS has helped connect the various city departments and has become a tool for social inclusion. LOCAL GOVERNMENT Case Study
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Niterói, Brazil, Aims to Keep All Citizens SmilingNiterói is one of the richest cities in Brazil, with more than 50 percent of its citizens classified as upper class. The city lies across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro, connected by a bridge and a ferry system. The city covers an area of 80.39 square miles and has a population of 487,327. Niterói is known as the Smile City due to the friendly nature of its people.
The ChallengeThe economic climate in Brazil as a whole hasn’t fared as well as Niterói. Due to the economic downturn, the homeless have occupied several of the city’s parks. Much of this occupied land is in areas of high geological risk, and in 2010, a landslide occurred that killed many. The city needed to develop a disaster relief and prevention plan that would help find safe and stable homes for the homeless and meet the city’s other challenges.
The SolutionThe City of Niterói was using a paper-based system to manage inspections and maintenance activities. But this manual process proved to be inefficient, causing delays and inaccuracies. Niterói looked to combine the geographic information from the city’s many departments, such as public works, zoning, planning, environment, transportation, public safety, disaster preparedness, and parks, to proactively address its socioeconomic challenges.
UserThe City of Niterói in Brazil
DistributorImagem, Esri distributor since 2002, based in Brazil
ChallengeCity of Niterói wants to implement a system that will help address the prevalence of economic disparity.
SolutionArcGIS® OnlineCollector for ArcGIS
ResultsGIS has helped connect the various city departments and has become a tool for social inclusion.
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Niterói worked with Imagem Geosistemas e Comércio Ltda to implement a system that would meet its needs. Imagem determined that efficient navigation tools, better records management, and effective communications systems with decision-makers were the key objectives of the project. Imagem implemented a high-accuracy data collection workflow with a distributed mapping system using ArcGIS Online.
The new workflow connected the city’s new enterprise geographic information system (GIS) with inspectors and engineers in the field using Collector for ArcGIS on iPads. This enabled inspectors and engineers to quickly share their observations with all employees.
The Results Before this GIS integration project, Niterói didn’t have a long-term plan. By combining disparate information from all city departments and gathering input from citizens, the city put together a report about what the city would like to become in the next 20 years.
GIS made it easier to see and share the city’s problems, break the problems down into goals, and organize the city’s departments and citizens to work together to reach those goals.
The city also engaged unemployed youth by teaching them GIS technology so they could take on reforestation, environmental education, and sanitation activities. This has kept them away from crime, drugs, and violence as well as allowed them to show citizens what was being accomplished in the city.
Some areas of the city have been neglected due to their high crime rates. GIS technology is helping improve these communities by reconnecting them with the rest of the city.
“Like many modern cities, we were dealing with rapid urban growth and many challenges and opportunities to integrate rural poor populations into our community. ArcGIS Online helped us facilitate the inclusive solution we were looking for.”
Axel Grael Executive Secretary, Niterói City Hall, Brazil
Land monitoring of possible mudslides, burning areas, and other incidents to prevent catastrophes.
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