Abstract
Transport and Works Enterprise GIS: How We Got Here
Track: GIS Organization, Management, and Implementation
Author(s): Shernette Sampson, Kenute Hare
This is the story of how the Ministry of Transport and Works leverages Geographical Information Systems in driving effective business processes. Having this expertise has facilitated appropriate decision making at all levels, as well as provides transportation services to many organizations. This is also utilized in the distribution and the streaming and sharing of data through web application. This paper speaks to the journey, the strategies and the initiatives employed; from gaining upper management support to the integration of information technology services to develop the Transport and Works’ Geographic Information Systems.
Shernette Sampson
Ministry of Transport and Works
138h Maxfield Avenue
kingston 10
kingston , Kingston 12121
Jamaica
Phone: 8769608573-5
Fax: 8769602886
E-mail: sweetebony20@hotmail.com
Kenute Hare
Ministry of Transport and Works
145 Maxfield Avenue
kingston 10
kingston , kingston 12121
Jamaica
Phone: 876 9608573-5
Fax: 876 9602886
E-mail: khare@mtw.gov.jm