Chief Information Office

Enterprise Geographic Information Systems (EGIS) ProgramJune 5, 2008

Background FY 2001-02 BAP reviews indicated that many departments identified

GIS needs and were planning or developing duplicate GIS systems and data.

CIO study commissioned in 2002 recommended establishing an EGIS Program (i.e., central data repository, GIS ready environment, and technical resources) to: Better leverage County investments in GIS technology Reduce department redundancies Increase data sharing Expand access to GIS technology

EGIS is a best practice adopted by City of New York, City of Miami, Alameda County, and City/County of San Francisco.

CIO is mid-way through a phased implementation of EGIS Program Current status

Established EGIS Governance Implemented and piloted EGIS Infrastructure at ISD Gain support for EGIS resources (i.e., transfer of CEO Urban

Research to ISD)

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Current GIS Environment

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Heavy GIS UsersGIS Servers, databases, web servers

Medium GIS DeptsFile Servers

Light GIS UsersGIS Desktops with local data

Email, DVDs

Email, DVDs

Email, DVDs

EGIS Environment

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Heavy GIS UsersGIS Servers, databases, web servers

Medium GIS DeptsFile Servers

Light GIS UsersGIS Desktops with local data

Intranet

Enterprise GISGIS Servers, databases, web servers

Storage

Phased Implementation Approach

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Phase 1 – Establish GIS Governance• Recruit and Appoint GIO• Establish EGIS governance

Phase 2 – Implement EGIS Infrastructure & Services

• Acquire and Install EGIS infrastructure• Acquire GIS application software • Negotiate ESRI GIS software MPA• Develop EGIS business plan• Gain support for appropriate EGIS

resourcesPhase 3– Promote EGIS Utilization• Market EGIS capabilities and benefits• Host countywide GIS applications• Deploy countywide GIS tool sets

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Phase 4– Establish GIS Center of Excellence