Limits of GIS systems
At present, the most of Geographic Information Systems are managed through GIS software difficult to understand by non-technicians and non-GIS-experts. It is uncommon for people to own GIS software, to be able to use it and to implement it with data.
![Mantova's actual GIS system Mantova's actual GIS system](/genticsimagestore/15ad0de8f1dc21d9584a9719adc81a57-mantova-gis.jpg)
Mantova's SIT is rich of information but it is hard to understand for a non-GIS-expert.
B.h.EN.E.F.I.T. rises the challenge of overtake these limits. It is determined to detect and test ICT solutions able to extend the number of GIS systems' users, including non-technicians, to support the confrontation between different people and departments.
Make GIS systems user-friendy means not only to simplify the planning procedure but also to built a context where the different knowledge interact through debate (Campagna M. 2004).
- Campagna, M. (2004). Le tecnologie dell'informazione spaziale per il governo dei processi insediativi. Milano: Franco Angeli Editore.