Abstract

Taking Advantage of the Cloud
Track: Imagery and 3D Mapping
Authors: Shelley Broyles, Sam Moffat

Since 2001 NCTCOG has coordinated the purchase of imagery and other data for its regional GIS partners. In 2015, NCTCOG decided to deliver the data via the cloud, with the help of its vendor Woolpert. The trial run included 7TB of imagery and 78 stakeholders. In this presentation we will discuss NCTCOG’s cooperative data project, look at the ways the data is used by the local GIS community in ArcGIS, discuss the pros and cons of using the cloud and put forward ideas for improving the process.