PRODUCTS
The GISPlan is absolutely critical to the success of any GIS initiative. A structured, understandable, and step by step plan of action will save time, money and resources. Our team offers government organizations the full flagship GIS Strategic Implementation Plan, a shorter GIS Strategic Assessment and a rapid GIS Checkup. Our team also offers a comprehensive GIS Architectural System Design, and an Enterprise GIS Data Management Plan. Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) offers all government agencies a free online GIS Self-Assessment questionnaire that will help organizations understand their existing GIS conditions. Our products include the following:
GIS STRATEGIC PLANNING
GIS Implementation Plan
A comprehensive and multi-year GIS Implementation Plan takes approximately two to six months and includes Geographic Technologies Group’s three-phase, seven-step strategic planning methodology. It involves a GIS Needs Assessment, Alternative System Design, and a Phased GIS Implementation Plan. The purpose of this plan is to provide your organization with a comprehensive roadmap to GIS success. It uses the Six Pillars of GIS Sustainability to guide the roadmap. See the table below for a full comparison of our products.
Schedule: Three to Six Months
GIS Strategic Assessment
The GIS Strategic Assessment is a two to three-week review and evaluation of your organization’s GIS. The objective of the Assessment is to evaluate the current and future state of your GIS. The GIS Assessment creates a step-by-step plan of action. It also includes a presentation to decision-makers on Existing GIS Conditions and Future Requirements.
Schedule: Two to Three Weeks
GIS Checkup
The GIS Checkup is a five-day award-winning methodology that includes a GIS Questionnaire, a rapid GIS Needs Assessment through a GIS Workshop, and Departmental Interviews. The GIS Checkup enables you to create a clear and concise strategy for improving your organization’s GIS solution.
Schedule: Five Days
WHICH OPTION IS RIGHT FOR YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS?
WHY SHOULD LOCAL GOVERNMENT CREATE A GIS STRATEGIC PLAN?
The GIS Strategic Plan Objective:
A GISPlan allows you to fully analyze operations and work towards better decision-support and efficiencies. When you initiate the creation of a GIS strategic roadmap for your local government agency you are investing in a clear, concise, and understandable step-by-step plan for implementing a truly strategic, sustainable, scalable, and resilient enterprise-wide GIS. It is the only opportunity to evaluate, educate, design, and consider the feasibility of alternative solutions based on priorities and budget. A GIS Strategic Plan creates a blueprint for GIS modernization, improvement, implementation, and advancement.
Create a GIS Strategic Plan and Gain:
- Direction for GIS Growth
- Understanding of Needs and Priorities
- Utilization of Location Intelligence
- Best Geospatial Business Practices
- Organizational Evolution
- Extensive Ecosystem of GIS Technology and Applications
- Optimum Cost Benefits for Software Licensing
- Effective Governance Models
- Extensive Operational Improvements
- Good use of Tax Payer Dollars
GIS Architectural Design
GTG’s architectural designs will meet all of the needs, constraints, and priorities of your organization in terms of performance, effectiveness, sustainability, and economics. It includes a detailed look at Governance, Enterprise GIS Data and Databases, GIS Software Solutions, GIS Education and Training, and the overall IT Architectural Design.
Enterprise GIS Data Management Plan
A data management plan includes an assessment of your organization’s data and outlines the results and recommendations for best business practices regarding data management within your organization.
ASSESS YOUR ORGANIZATION
GIS Self Assessment
The following Self-Assessment Tool is designed to help local governments determine if there is a need for improved GIS strategy within their organization. The information provided will give you a clear roadmap to improving or sustaining the 6 most critical factors to a successful enterprise GIS – The Six Pillars of GIS Sustainability. This assessment has been formed and molded through the process of developing hundreds of local government GIS Needs Assessments, and provides the clearest picture of problem areas and strength areas in any government organization or department that uses GIS.