—Trevor Feagin, City of Tamarac
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The City of Tamarac Florida, after several failures, began to develop an enterprise GIS in 1995. Currently the city has and shares planimetric, parcel and utility maps throughout the City. Tamarac appears to be ahead of the majority of cities that are working on GIS development. The GIS effort used a cooperative approach within the city's departments and funding sources. Presently the City is working on a major 5-year update that includes a new internet application for the employees and the public, new color digital orthophotos and over 56 planimetric features. The City uses Esri's GIS software, providing support for 4 power users, 18 intermediate users and provides internet based access to all employees and the general public. The GIS was used to provide support to Community Development, Public Works and the Utilities departments on a daily basis. The GIS provides as needed support to specific programs like disaster planning and recovery and flood plain management. Using ArcGIS Server, the City now serves fifteen GIS maps to city employees and the public. The city estimates a net financial benefit of between 319 and 489 thousand dollars a year. Mr. Feagin will discuss the steps including mapping accuracies, costs and benefits to developing a similar GIS.