OC Enterprise GIS Kevin Hills, PLS Cameron Smith, GISP OC Survey
Discussion Points Background & Organizational Structure of OCPW Past practices prior to Enterprise Wide GIS License (ELA) Participating Agencies Objectives of Enterprise GIS Challenges\Benefits\Opportunities Example Projects
OCPW Organization Structure
OC Survey Organization Structure
Mission & Background - MISSION - Facilitate cooperation among agencies/departments within the County of Orange to promote the development, acquisition and dissemination of GIS infrastructure, data and services. - BACKGROUND - Prior to ELA, the County had spent over $2.7M on various GIS software and services, yet had not begun to utilize or develop GIS to a fraction of its full potential, lagging behind many Orange County Cities and neighboring Counties. In 2013, the County Executive Office facilitated the creation of the OC GIS User Group and OC GIS Steering Committee in an effort to break down silos and pursue a collaborative GIS efforts between the departments and agencies.
Participating Agencies PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: County Executive Office Health Care Agency John Wayne Airport Social Services Agency CalOptima OC Probation OC Sheriff s Department OC Waste & Recycling OC Community Resources OC Public Works Child Support Services
Objective of County Wide GIS Leveraging resources and coordinating policy through a collaborative effort that will increase the cost effectiveness, accuracy and comprehensiveness of geographic information within Orange County : Eliminate duplication of efforts within County Agencies to procure separate contracts for Software and IT resources Consolidate all licenses into one County Wide Agreement Create county wide standards and policies for common branding of all internal and external mapping products Allow agencies and departments who were currently utilizing GIS to expand their services Allow other agencies or departments who were considering using GIS to access the full resources of OCPW at little or no startup cost
Challenges prior to ELA Lack of EASY access to authoritative datasets No County level base-maps Minimal to no collaboration between departments and agencies Limited staff time for GIS mapping and analysis IT Infrastructure was not suited for GIS use (specifically concurrent use licenses) No public-facing web servers within Public Works GIS server security- Complex IT Infrastructure No central GIS database No GIS Classifications to recruit and retain GIS staff
Benefits of ELA Lower cost per unit for licensed software. Reduced administrative, management and procurement time Reduces IT hardware costs, including utilizing managed cloud services Industry standard platform used by 54 Counties in California and 34 incorporated cities within Orange County Maintenance upgrades and support for all software Flexibility to deploy software when and where needed Access to ArcGIS on-line data services, including census, demographic, imagery and other data products authored by ESRI Creation of OC GIS standards for common layers and branding Recruitment and retention of talent
Future Opportunities Open Data Initiatives Connecting to local cities and OC Fire GIS Connecting to surrounding counties GIS EOC GIS standards for each department Education for new GIS users Scalability for future innovations in Geo Location Services
OC GIS Steering Committee
OC Survey - GIS Infrastructure
OC Survey - Web Applications
OC Survey - Web Applications
Historical Aerial Imagery
OC Survey - Drone Services
OC Survey - Drone Services
OC Survey - Drone Services
OC Survey Monitoring Applications
OC Survey Mobile Application
Thank You Kevin Hills, PLS Kevin.Hills@ocpw.ocgov.com Cameron Smith, GISP Cameron.Smith@ocpw.ocgov.com