Humans of Mobile: Patricia Creamer
Originally published at www.iteammobile.org on March 14, 2016.
Patricia Creamer
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Analyst, GIS Department
As a longtime city employee in the Geographic Information Systems Department, Patricia has had the privilege to work with the Innovation Team for the past year on the urban blight project. The Team’s approach to utilizing technology is refreshing. By including GIS in the initial project planning and embracing the city’s existing GIS resources and expertise, the Department was able to develop GIS datasets and mobile field collection apps that increased the field collection time and improved the data quality. Not only did this collaboration enrich the city’s GIS database with a reliable inventory of blight for needed analysis, it also integrated GIS into the daily business processes of the many departments that manage blight. Although GIS and technology integration is always a challenge with city departments, the Innovation Team’s leadership was instrumental in the success of this project.
