Mapping the Nation: Building Smart Government with GIS, a new book from ESRI, illustrates the many ways government uses maps created with geographic information system (GIS) technology to create safer, healthier, and more resilient communities.

This is the 6th book in ESRI’s Mapping the Nation series.  Chapters of the book are devoted to over 100 maps related to public safety, public policy, national mapping and statistics, education, health, the environment, and humanitarian work.