Abstract

Citrix for Army Mapper Desktop Tools Deployment
Track: Defense and Intelligence
Author(s): Julia Carter, Robert Crescenzi

The Army's Installation Geographic Information and Services (IGI&S) Program has recently established centrally available geospatial software to support the needs of physically and organizationally distributed users as part of its Army Mapper enterprise GIS. Both software and data, secured with permissions-based access using AKO and CAC authentication, is accessed via a connection through Citrix. Using Citrix to distribute desktop GIS and CADD functionalities has many potential benefits, including improved performance, more effective license management, support to more users, and reduced desktop maintenance. This presentation will provide an overview of the Citrix environment for Army Mapper, outline the basic advantages of the Citrix environment, and discuss challenges discovered in migrating users to this new paradigm.

Julia Carter
Office of Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management
1400 Key Blvd Suite 200
Arlington , Virginia 22201
United States
Phone: (703)588-0530
E-mail: julia.carter@hqda.army.mil

Robert Crescenzi
Booz Allen Hamilton
2313 Sean St
New Braunfels , Texas 78130
United States
Phone: 630-842-2235
E-mail: crescenzi_robert@bah.com