This book was written for city officials and department heads involved in developing or modernizing transportation, energy, communications, or public works infrastructures. It contains color maps from nine countries and 57 organizations showing the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the planning, design, building, and managing of infrastructure projects in the areas of broadband, construction, critical infrastructure protection, electric and gas utilities, environmental impact, highways and roads, infrastructure mapping, planning and engineering, public transit and works, rail, renewable energy, traffic and safety, transportation planning, and water utilities. Examples of maps include the North American gas system, the wind atlas for the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France, the Santa Monica sewer system, a mountain bike trails map, and the metro system in Athens, Greece. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)