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Urban and Regional Data Management UDMS Annual 2009, CRC Press/ Balkema (Ed.) (2009) 115-128
Managing geographical data in the French administration
Nadine Polombo 1
(01/06/2009)

With the second phase of decentralization in 2005, the NUTS3 level local community "Conseil Général " is involved in new missions. GIS turns out to be a strategic tool for these missions. The European directive INSPIRE concerns created and collected spatial data, not only on a regional level, but also on a departmental level.
But introducing a shared GIS has a considerable impact, both on internal organization, and external relations. First, the Department Council has a strong, vertical hierarchy: implanting a shared GIS forces a transversal mode of functioning; the GIS unit is not a stable organizational unit. Secondly, the use of GIS induces new partnerships with regional and local authorities, while the Department Council increasingly invests in data services throughout the territory
1 :  Cités, Territoires, Environnement et Sociétés (CITERES)
CNRS : UMR6173 – Université François Rabelais - Tours
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Sciences de l'information et de la communication
Local Authority – Department Council – prospective – GIS – decision support – INSPIRE