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Essential Components For Custom GCD Water Management Software
Utilizing Modern Web Standards And The Amazon Cloud
Brandon Gartrell, GISPRichard WilliamsAaron Collier, P.G.
June 3, 2015
TAGD Quarterly Meeting
GeologistsEngineersEnvironmental ScientistsHydrologistsComputer Scientists Field Technicians Stephenville, Ft. Worth, Austin, and Waco
Experience Throughout Texas & Several States
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Where Is Your Business Workflow At?
Let’s Compare The Average GCD To What I’m Calling The “GCD 5.0” Similar To The Line From Jeff Goldblum In This Commercial -
“We Are Powered By Web 5.0, What Happened To Web 3.0 And Web 4.0, We Skipped Em Because They’re Not Good Enough”
Where Is Your Business Workflow At?
So Where Are You At? Are You The Average GCD Or Are You The “GCD
5.0”? During This Talk, Let’s Compare The Two
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Paper Forms With Overflowing Inboxes
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? No More Paper Forms/No Inbox Web Forms That Automatically Insert Data Into Cloud Database Followed By An Approval And Acceptance Workflow Using Software Tools
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Outdated Software/Database For Example… Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Access
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Software That Is Always Up To Date “SaaS” Or Software As A Service – Delivering Applications
Over The Internet As A Service Freeing The Client From Complex Software And Hardware Management
Your Software Goes Where You Go Accessible Across PC/Tablet/Mobile Platforms Keeping Software Maintainable For Years To Come Means
Having An Open Architecture Using The Latest Technology
HTML 5
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Slow Response Time From Computer/Application Do You Have Applications That Run Slow? Do Multiple Staff Have To Wait To Use The Same Application?
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Fast Application Response, Not Dependent On Local
Installation Applications That Are Automatically Load Balanced And
Scaled – No Single Point of Failure, Support A Large Number Of Simultaneous Users
Software That Just Works, Nothing To Install Or Maintain Software That Fits Your Business Process Information Is Supposed To Flow Through Your Office A
Certain Way, Your Software Should Drive That Flow
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? No Application Support/Training Have Multiple Pieces Of Archaic Software Left You Frustrated? Does Your Data Input Workflow Involve The Words, “We Have Just Always Done It This Way”, Or “I Was Just Told To Do It This Way”?
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Various Methods For Training And Support Onsite Training, Live Webinar Training Mechanisms To Provide Immediate Feedback Phone Support Short, Recorded Training Videos Of Key Features Simple Overlay Instructions – Software Tour Full User Manual
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Repetitive Tasks/Manual Data Entry Do You Pass The Same Paper Form Around The Office? Do You Re-Enter The Same Data Someone Else Has Already
Filled Out? Are The Same Files Being Edited Over And Over Again
Depending On Where They Are In Your Workflow?
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? No Repeat Data Entry, Eliminate Repetitive Tasks Adopt A One-Time Entry, Approval Workflow Using Software
Tools Web Forms Allow Easy Collection Of Data From The Source
Of Your User Generated Content Achieve Cleaner Data By Enforcing Data Integrity Checks
During Data Collection
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? No Real-Time Information Do You Have To Pull Paper Files, Look Up Documents, Make
Phone Calls, Or Ask Colleagues To Get A Status Report?
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Real-Time Information Presented To You Through A Variety
Of Sources Operations Dashboards, Email Alerts, Automatic Feature
Updates On Maps, Dynamic Updates To Reports Don’t Waste Time Searching For Information, Spend Your
Time Acting On It Don’t Restrict Information To One Person, All Staff Can Easily
Access This Information
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Is Your Data Cluttered Or Scattered Across A Variety Of
Mediums And Locations? Do You Have Duplicated Data? How Many Data Sources Do You Have To Touch To Get An
Answer To A Critical Question? How Quickly And Accurately Can You Respond To Client Or
Public Questions? Are You Over-Charging or Under-Charging? Are Your Operations Sustainable Given Current/Future
Regulatory Changes?
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Experience The Benefits Of A Cloud Managed Spatial RDBMS Data Located In One Place, No Longer Fragmented No Time Spent Running Updates Or Backups, Data Is
Automatically Backed Up Across Multiple Data Centers Local Disaster Recovery Is Instantly Achieved Eliminate Costly Server Hardware/Licensing Employ Proven Security Models Normally Only Experienced
By Large Companies Use Your Data For Powerful, Fast Analysis
The Average GCD
What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Got Maps? Are Your Maps Static and Disconnected From Your Data? Are Office Staff Out of Sync With Field Staff? Are You Aware Of The Groundwater Resources Between
Wells Or In Unexplored Areas? How Quickly And Accurately Can You Determine Well
Spacing For Any Well In Your District? Can You Quickly Navigate To Any Well In Your District?
“GCD 5.0”
What Should Your Day-to-Day Business Workflow Look Like? Fully Interactive, Integrated Web Mapping System Maps Tied To Reports And Dashboards Focused Maps That Immediately Provide Usable Information
With Minimal Input Fast And Simple Navigation Search Anything In Your Database Generate Custom Analysis Available Across Devices And Platforms
“GCD 5.0”
What Are Modern Web Standards? HTML 5 Javascript Responsive Design Simple And Elegant Design REST/API Driven
“GCD 5.0”
Why Do Modern Web Standards Matter? Rich, Engaging Experience Without Downloading A Plugin
For Your Browser Standard Experience Across All Browsers Supported Across All Platforms – iOS, Android Responsive Design Auto-Sizes To Fit On Your Device,
Eliminating The Need For A Separate Mobile Site Simple Design Is What Users Have Come To Expect For
Everything Now, It Should Be Easy And Simple To Use REST or Restful Web Services Allow Data Access From Any
Page, Any View, Any Application Very Fast Experience, Support More Users
Keep Pace With Industry Standard
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
Web Portal
Database
Reporting System
Web Maps
Custom Applications
HYDROS Conceptual Model
Source Data
Responsive Design Fits Mobile Devices
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
Operations Dashboard
Interactive Web Mapping
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
Dynamic Well Information
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
Software Generated, Interactive Well Diagrams
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
Software Generated, Interactive Time Domain Graphs
GCD 5.0 - HYDROS
