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first published week of: 07/20/2020
Building a National Address Database Starts With States
by colin wood
( Getty Images )
In an effort to build support for a national address database that could bolster the efficacy of the United States’ 911 system, elections and other critical services, the Nation States Geographic Information Council last week published a guidance document encouraging states to adopt best practices surrounding the collection and sharing of address data.
The document is the first in a series published by the organization, which is sharing the best practices identified in the Geospatial Maturity Assessment, its biennial survey of state officials responsible for geographic information systems. The group identified seven states that have implemented effective address data programs — Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Utah and Vermont — and condensed their findings into five best practices.
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