Abstract

Geography of a Regional Government: A Decentralized Enterprise System
Track: GIS Organization, Management, and Implementation
Author(s): Lara Perroni

This paper will describe how the Regional Municipality of Durham has successfully implemented an enterprise GIS in an environment where varying and sometimes conflicting goals arise. The Regions GIS has progressed from a modest beginnings in 2000 with only two members to a fully integrated IT department servicing over 100 power users including 3 core GIS groups, numerous web clients and approximately 40 external stakeholders comprised of Local Municipalities, School Boards, Conservation Authorities, Bell 911, and Transit. Corporate GIS Services mission was, and remains, to foster and provide GIS solutions that enable the coordination of data, technology, standards and partnerships for departmental users, external agencies and the public.

A road map outlining how the Region designed a system to support a decentralized enterprise while balancing stakeholder requirements and defining new business workflows will be presented. We will also share our lessons learned and how we are planning our future directions.

Lara Perroni
Regional Municipality of Durham, Corporate Information Services
605 Rossland Rd E
Whitby , Ontario L1N 6A3
Canada
Phone: 905.668.4113
E-mail: lara.perroni@region.durham.on.ca