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Email Us September 2004 “GIS Guides College Senior from Troy to Adirondack Forest for Suicide” “The woods are lovely, dark and deep...”   See Also Additional Resources New York State Office for Technology, Center for Geographic Information address

In-Depth Information “APA Announces GIS-Based Enforcement” - By Carol W. LaGrasse, PRFA, February 2, 2008 It is over thirteen years since PRFA published its “APA Shell Game” revealing that the APA was developing an unsurpassed GIS capacity to enforce its environmental zoning regulations. This January the APA announced that it was going to tap into a statewide real estate database, coupled with GIS, to find old violations of the APA law. The State Legislature should pass a statute of limitations on violations of the APA Act. “High-tech Surveillance & Informants Exploited to Enforce Land-use Regulation — Our Struggle to Raise Public Concern About Privacy and Property Rights” - By Carol W. LaGrasse (Property Rights Foundation of America, March 15, 2005) New infringements on privacy have arisen under the mantra of environmentalism, zoning, and building regulations. GIS, low-level fly-overs, and space surveillance help enforce radical regulations. Government agencies harness citizen snitches to inform on violators of environmental rules. “GIS is Flying in New York State” - By Carol and Peter LaGrasse (PRFA, Feb. 2001) The APA Shell Game—How New York’s Adirondack Park Agency is Becoming the World’s Foremost Environmental Snoop - By Carol W. LaGrasse, (PRFA, 1994; Abridged Version, PRFA - Feb. 2001)

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