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 “SMARTGov Panoramic helps us provide residents with even greater access to project information,” said Heather McCartney, director of planning and community development for the City of Mukilteo, Washington. “Instead of coming into the counter to ask a question citizens can review all project information online. They often find their answers through our SMARTGov Panoramic portal, realize their concerns are being met, and free up our staff resources to focus on other tasks.”

A jurisdiction can use SMARTGov Panoramic to manage discrete infrastructure projects, such as bike lane construction and storm water improvements, or to track and publish project outcomes related to long-range and comprehensive planning initiatives. Project descriptions, maps, pictures, documents, financial information and more can be captured in SMARTGov Panoramic with minimal involvement of IT staff. Project information can be automatically published to a public portal or password protected site for access by citizens, other departments, and state and local officials.

“Citizens are demanding government project and funding transparency and accountability,” said Bob Johnston, executive vice president for Paladin. “Their questions range from ‘when is this road going to be finished’ to ‘where is the money coming from’. Add to that state mandates for reporting on long-range and capital facility planning efforts. SMARTGov Panoramic gives cities and counties a single, centralized tool to capture project information and provide 360° transparency – to citizens, across departments and agencies, and to the state.”

“We are constantly managing different priorities. Some stakeholders are interested in projects being completed, while citizens are often concerned about the impact of a project to them personally,” said Josh Brown, county commissioner in Kitsap County, Washington. “By automating the process of communicating project status to the public, the state and other stakeholders, SMARTGov Future improves project and funding visibility and can help ensure the success of long-range and capital facility planning initiatives.”

Paladin SMARTGov Panoramic is available now as a subscription service in the Microsoft® Windows Azure™ cloud. For more information visit call us at 877-367-4572

About Paladin Data Systems Corporation

Established in 1994, Paladin is an award-winning software development company that serves city and county agencies, military and government organizations, the natural resource community, and commercial entities. Paladin combines innovative technology with a sense of integrity to produce great results for customers. Paladin’s products include the Paladin SMARTGov family of solutions for local government, including SMARTGov Community and SMARTGov Future; EKO-System, a web-based project portfolio management system for the natural resources industry; and ASM, a personnel development tool designed to improve the talent management capabilities of organizations.  For more information about Paladin call 800-532-8448.

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