The City of Orlando is near completion of its new integrated computer system, which officials hope will lead the city to better management through technology.
"Orlando has spent 13 years compiling and feeding information into a computer system that has become so powerful and sophisticated it could be a featured player in one of those hard-to-believe futuristic thrillers Hollywood continually churns out. Heres an example of the systems far-reaching capabilities: With just a few keystrokes, Orlandos chief code-enforcement officer, Mike Rhodes, can call up the address of a home -- complete with a map, directions, a history of the property, including any outstanding fines, and a layout of the house and lot. Orlando police officers soon will be able to do the same from laptop computers being assigned to their cruisers. Theyll also be able to pull up a map of the entire 105-square-mile city, then zone all the way down to a specific address. If they want, they can even watch a video showing the streets on which they will ride."
Thanks to Christian Peralta
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