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Working towards a successful Gauteng City-Region

Author(s): Chris Wray

Date of publication: January, 2010

Output type: Published works

Traditional approaches to planning and governance need to adapt to accelerated rates of urbanisation. The Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) aims to assist in providing the Gauteng City-Region with better planning and management, and improved co-operative government relations. By means of GIS analysis and modelling of government data, the role of GIS as a critical tool in achieving the vision of a successful Gauteng City-Region is discussed.

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The GCRO: Changing the way GIS data is visualized and accessed in the Gauteng city-region

Author(s): Chris Wray

Date of publication: October, 2009

Output type: Presentations

This presentation was given at the GIMS User Conference held from 21-23 October 2009 at Alpine Heath, Drakensberg. The concept and examples of a city-region are provided, followed by a brief introduction to the GCRO and its role, vision and mandate. Various GCRO projects are highlighted, before various ways that GIS is helping change access to data and better visualise the GCR are presented.

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