Enterprise GIS Implementation Arnab Bhowmick, Program Manager Weston Solutions, Inc.
Agenda Introduction Enterprise GIS Concept Enterprise Implementation Roadmap Case Study City of Renton
Introduction - Weston Forte- Environment, Facilities & Infrastructure History- Founded in 1957 Strength-1900+ Employees, $500M Philosophy- We care: Employee Owned Presence- Ubiquitous: 60+ Offices globally Sacramento, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Sherman Oaks, Carlsbad Advantage- Full Life Cycle Support Planning Analysis Data and Application Development Enterprise Integration On-call support
Enterprise GIS Concepts
The Enterprise
GIS Evolution Intra-Departmental Projects Inter-Departmental Systems Enterprise Networks Integrated Coordinated Cooperative and Open... Moving to Standard Based Web Services
Implementation Approaches Desktop (Stand Alone, Point to Point) Departmental (Centralized data or applications) File Server Organizational (SOA) Business to Business (Federated)
Integration Challenges Islands of Automation CRM ERP GIS Accidental Architecture ETL, batch transfer, and FTP Perils of past proprietary integration PARTNER SYSTEMS FINANCE 8 of 33
SOA Concept Provides a Framework for Integrating GIS and Enterprise Systems Web Services & Messaging Public Works Registrar of Voters Community Development Environmental Health Fire Sheriff... Open, Flexible and Standards Based
Public Works Environmental Health Registrar of Voters Business Architecture Data Managed at the Department Level Requires Integration in Corporate Databases Corp GIS Data Base Data Fire Metadata Sheriff Corp GIS Data Base Data Recorder Metadata Social Services Assessors Applications Web Services Portals
Application Architecture Browsers Clients Desktops Mobile Smart Clients Enterprise Integration Platform Application Servers GIS ERP CRM CIS SFA Data Servers GIS
Enterprise Implementation Roadmap
Signs of Success Larger participation across departments Ease of use and access to data and systems Cost effective Productivity increase Managed custodianship Happy employees Perception change
GIS Champion and Partnerships Data and Application Management Silos, Distributed db, legacy system owners, information gatekeepers Performance, Scalability, Flexibility, Capacity Testing Infrastructure (Network and Communication) - Production, Staging and Development Environment Spices Information Traceability & Assurance Change Management Enterprise Security Risks and Mitigation Tactics Metadata OGC Compliance, Interoperability
Enterprise Service Examples GIS geocoder, reverse geocoder, notification system CMMS/ EAM mobile asset management Content Management data feed services Portals information gateways Reporting & Analysis geostatistical, geospatial Mail & RSS live news feeds Dashboards information for executives
Executive Dashboard
City of Renton - The Success Story Brian Hilderman, COR
Business Goals Develop Complete and Accurate Asset Data Understand Data Silos and Relationships Consolidate Data, Application and Operational Needs Perform Options Analysis Implement EAM Desktop and Mobile
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