Submissions are invited in two categories:

• Enterprise Systems: Systems in this category are outstanding and working examples of using information systems technology in a multi-department environment as part of an integrated process. These systems exemplify effective use of technology yielding widespread improvements in the process(es) and/or service(s) involved and/or cost savings to the organization.

• Single Process Systems: Systems in this category are outstanding and working examples of applying information system technology to automate a specific SINGLE process or operation involving one department or sub-unit of an agency. The system application results in extended and/or improved government services that are more efficient and/or save money

Submissions are due on or before Monday, June 4, 2018. A detailed application requiring details about the Jurisdiction/Organization, System Design, Implementation, Organizational Impact and System Resources is available online (http://www.urisa.org/awards/exemplary-systems-in-government/).

The list of 2017 ESIG Award Recipients follows.

2017 Enterprise System Winners:

Exemplary System: IndyVitals

Submitted by: Sharon Kandris, Associate Director, The Polis Center at IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana

Exemplary System: Racine County Land Records Management

Submitted by: Tyson Fettes, Register of Deeds, Racine County, Wisconsin

Distinguished System: Maintenance IQ

Submitted by: Shawn Crane, Section Chief, Maintenance Systems and Reporting, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2017 Single Process System Winners:

Exemplary System: GIS in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Submitted by: Langdon Sanders, GIS Analyst II, Information Technology, City of Sandy Springs Public Works, Sandy Springs, Georgia

Distinguished System: City of New Bern NC – Finding New Homes for Abandoned Properties

Submitted by: Alice C. Wilson, AICP, GISP, GIS Coordinator, City of New Bern, North Carolina

Distinguished System: Geographic Information Gateway (Gateway)

Submitted by: Jeffrey L. Herter, Gateway Project Manager, New York Department of State, Albany, New York