migration of gis to support new technology
TRANSCRIPT
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 1/13
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 2/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
What do you expect to see out of GIS in the next year? Three?
Five?
What is your GIS department’s primary mission?
What does your GIS department currently do?
Are your constituents geospatial needs being fulfilled?
Why? Why Not?
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 3/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
TCO reduction
Reduce cost of ownership of IT systems through simplification of
management and ease of use for end-users
Increase productivity of end-users through simpler systems
Increase productivity of developers and administrators with
simpler processes and workflows
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 4/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Work force reductions
Make work easier for each user
Increase the efficiency of the user
Increase the workload on each user
Reduce the overall number of workers while maintaining overalloutput
Increase capabilities to gain advantage in terms of customerperceived value
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 5/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Increasing demands
Get more from each dollar expended
Reduce staffing demands
Reduce IT spending
Perform more (added value to customer)
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 6/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Centralized Information
Reduce overall reliance on complex hardware systems
Reduce the number of hardware systems
Centralize data storage
Centralize administration
Centralize software applications
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 7/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Service Oriented Architectures
Provide application capabilities in terms of service providers
and consumers
Reduce applications to loosely-coupled sets of services that
interoperate at the highest practical level
Reuse services across many applications
Outsource services to providers (domain experts)
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 8/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Open Standards
Accept, promote and utilize open standards wherever possible
Avoid stove pipe applications
Avoid redundant expenses
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 9/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Appliances
Replace multi-functional servers with purpose-
built appliances
Becoming very common
Firewalls
Anti-virus
NAS / SAN
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 10/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
What it is
Roles / responsibilities
Providing Services
Training opportunities
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 11/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
What do you want to make of your GIS investments?
Can cost-sharing be pursued?
Is a regional GIS attractive?
How important will cross-organizational operations be?
How can you make your “customers” happier?
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 12/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms
Who are the players?
Who is currently responsible for what?
Who isn’t involved that should be?
Who wants to be involved but shouldn’t be?
8/9/2019 Migration of GIS to Support New Technology
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/migration-of-gis-to-support-new-technology 13/13
Nth Dimension Syste ms