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"Getting Started With GIS - A Guide for Municipalities" (REVISED Oct. 2002) - A publication by MassGIS for municipalities on implementing and using geographic information systems. In .pdf format, viewable in Adobe's Acrobat Reader. Click to view in browser or Right-Click to download the file and save locally.

GIS Contacts for the Massachusetts Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs) - Many of Massachusetts' RPAs have experienced GIS staff. It is worthwhile contacting your RPA to discuss how they might work with you on your GIS project
Examples of Quantifiable GIS Benefits - Municipalities share time and dollar savings due to their GIS
Applications of GIS - What municipalities can do with a geographic information system.
Funding Sources - Information and Web links for covering some of the costs of developing your GIS.

Presentations: "If I Knew Then What I Know Now, Lessons Learned in Municipal GIS" - Three PowerPoint presentations by GIS users working in small municipal governments, from March 2003. Works best with Internet Explorer.

MGIC Seminar Series Presentations - A collection of speaker notes from Municipal GIS-related talks presented at Massachusetts Geographic Information Council Seminar Series.