—Lakshmi Sankaran, Seminole County Government
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Enterprise GIS has been touted as a key path to efficiency in an organization. However, as in Seminole County, where there are over 150 GIS layers, just creating a geodatabase or an enterprise geodatabase has been a challenge. It is a challenge in a department like Public Works, where there are over 3 dozen GIS layers, numerous (personal) databases, a Work Management System, a Pavement Management System, and diverse requirements from different programs and people. At Seminole County Public Works we have found it efficient (and easier) to deploy smaller and focused applications that simply make someone's or some 2 person's jobs easier—by making databases GIS compatible, providing the linkages and creating simple web maps that can reach a wider audience.