Abstract

GIS Integration with ERP Financials: a municipal case study
Track: State and Local Government
Authors: Shawn McLeod, Paula Catoira

The District of Chester had stored its financial and asset information in separate databases and there were no integration with their GIS spatial data. By standardizing on the ESRI platform, the District was able to consolidate all of its data into a central geodatabase, increasing their decision-making process.
Using the ArcGIS for Microsoft Silverlight API, Pacific Alliance Technologies then implemented iVAULT ArcGIS to enable GIS and financial data to be linked and published through the Web. iVAULT has connectors with Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM modules.
The project also allows the District to click on their georeferenced documents and view them within their Laserfiche Document Management System. The iVAULT Edit component of the system allows District staff to maintain information about the sewer lines, through a web browser. With the implementation, the District was able to create Emergency Response Management plans on both their mapping data and on Bing Maps.