@article {Tamashasky:2008:1938-6478:2915, author = "Tamashasky, Becky and Fritz, Bill and Fisher, Frank", title = "Use of a Spatial Platform for Integration of Multiple Utility Applications", journal = "Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation", volume = "2008", number = "14", year = "2008", abstract = "In 1996 the Public Works Department of Waterford Township, Michigan ventured into a new initiative to revolutionize the methods by which they operated. This involved an impressive reduction in paper transmittals, a dramatic increase in computer usage and the development of a spatial platform that would serve as the hub for the organization's business systems. The progress documented by the Township has won several awards both in their region and nationally.", pages = "2915-2920", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/wef/wefproc/2008/00002008/00000014/art00061", doi = "doi:10.2175/193864708788734115" }