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Abstract
Implementing ArcGIS 8: A Fist Full of Dollars, or a Few Dollars More?
Track: Water Distribution, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Author(s): Gene Talmadge
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD), a water and wastewater utility, has completed a significant milestone of investment and challenge in time and dollars in GIS implementation--data conversion and application development. How was the challenge met without breaking the budget and maintaining the organizational support of the Board of Directors and staff in bringing the dream into reality? This paper discusses the plans for implementation and what we did to stay on the right course, the lessons learned in implementation, how to adapt to changing environments of the GIS platform (ArcInfo 7.2 to ArcGIS 8), how to approach data conversion, how to identify and prioritize applications, and the budget guidelines to use for implementation. The paper concludes with tips on bringing success to your G.I.S. project by staying on time, on budget, and on target for your final product that all can use.
Gene Talmadge
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Planning
4232 Las Virgenes Road
Calabasas , CA 91302-1994
USA
Phone: (818) 251-2128
Fax: (818) 251-2159
E-mail: gtalmadge@lvmwd.dst.ca.us