Abstract

Making State Government IT Consolidation Work for GIS in Louisiana
Track: State and Local Government
Authors: James Mitchell

IT consolidation can easily overlook GIS, as just another app. This presentation will address:

Division of labor – what does IT do and what do users do?

Staffing – How to staff a centralized GIS and still serve a divers user-base?

Licensing – Models and decision-points for hot to license GIS software.

GIS Data and Services – How to manage GIS data and services across multiple agencies.

ArcGIS Online – A statewide resource or an agency resource?

ROI – Benefits and trade-offs