Marcelle Hattingh
Director: Corporate Geo-Informatics
City of Johannesburg
South Africa

Biography
Marcelle Hattingh is a registered Professional GeoScience Parctitioner (PrGISPrac(SA)). She studied at the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg where she obtained a BSC (Geography & Mathematics), a BSc (Hons) in Geography and an Information Management (Hons) respectively. She has worked in the academic as well as national and local government environments. She has been involved in GIS for more than 25 years. She was appointed as the Director: Corporate Geo-Informatics at the City of Johannesburg in 2004. She is the business owner of the City’s Land Information System which is the single source of property information for all other City systems.

Abstract
Spatial Information Management in the City of Johannesburg: Fact or Fiction?

More than 80% of municipal information has a spatial component and can be geographically mapped. Municipalities have a vast range of service delivery responsibilities, covering multiple fields of expertise. Decisions have a direct impact on the ground (real life) and require reliable information from various sources to be integrated and analysed. A geographic Information system is the best tool to address these requirements. Why then is a GIS in itself not the complete answer? What is that evasive “golden wand” that really ensures GIS Success? The presentation looks at the practical implementation on spatial information management in a large municipality, achievements, lessons learnt and proposals for further dialogue.