Abstract

Promoting the 'Big Picture' GIS Vision of an ESRI ELA
Track: State and Local Government
Authors: Eric Edgley, Buck Ehler

For years, various groups in Utah State government have researched the prospect of a entering into a statewide Enterprise License Agreement with ESRI. This would provide greater access to the most current GIS tools. GIS staff in the Utah Department of Natural Resources could see that desktop usage was on the rise as well as new software acquisition and maintenance costs were on the rise.
After a year of work from June 2010 to June 2011, we were able to make it happen. The 2 primary moving factors were 'vision' and 'leadership'. Other key factors include:
- Coordination
- Educating Upper Management
- Don't "reinvent the wheel"
- Creating a Plan
- Stay Focused and Persevere