{"id":1161,"date":"2018-06-06T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/eam\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:12:37","slug":"eam-best-practices-gis-data-white-paper-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/white-paper\/eam-best-practices-gis-data-white-paper-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Practices for Utilizing GIS Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1161\" class=\"elementor elementor-1161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716db47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"716db47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284717ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"284717ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b867151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b867151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether your organization has utilities, parks and recreation, roads, bridges, signals or facilities, a robust integration between enterprise asset management (EAM) systems and GIS is integral to a long-term, successful asset management plan. 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