Case Studies on Notification
Town of Hillsborough Enterprise Geodatabase Development
Challenge
The Town of Hillsborough had devoted time and resources to initiating a GIS on a departmental desktop-level basis. To minimize data duplicities, increase data accessibility, and make data manageable by Town staff, they needed an enterprise GIS implementation.
Solution
Farallon devised a three-part solution that included building a RDBMS- based enterprise GIS, developing two web-based GIS applications (property review and notification) and training Town staff to manage their data and applications. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Notification, Geodatabase Design, Planning & Training, Training & Technology Transfer
Oakland uses orthophotography & enterprise GIS for parcel management and economic analysis
Challenge
The City of Oakland wanted to improve the usefulness and accuracy of its existing parcel data and integrate it with an enterprise geodatabase to expand city services across multiple departments.
Solution
Farallon and its team built an enterprise-scale parcel database using spatially accurate orthophotographs and integrated it with a new master address database, which was created in just six months. That high level of integration meant that any City information with a spatial or property component could be spatially enhanced, including property review, permit tracking, land-use planning and notification, and E-911 dispatch. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Notification, Property Review, GIS/IT Integration, Master Address Database, Geodatabase Design
Fairfield Suisun Sewer District Water Utility Enterprise GIS and RDBMS
Challenge
Fairfield Suisun Sewer District (FSSD) needed to expand their existing GIS for utility pipeline management, to integrate with and be of use to other departments.
Solution
Farallon developed a business case for a complete enterprise GIS, including the development of technology, geodata, workflows, a web portal, and staffing plans. Implementation included a water utility data model, a populated geodatabase (using ArcSDE and ArcGIS), and specific GIS workflows designed to ensure that FSSD's network administrators and GIS staff were comfortable managing the enterprise GIS. A geospatial web portal integrated other District business units, consolidating specific GIS applications (such as property review and notification), metadata, workflows, and standards into a single, web-based environment, available to all staff. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Notification, Property Review, Geodatabase Design, Utility System Data Modeling, Planning & Training, GIS Needs Asssessment
City of Fairfield Enterprise Geodatabase and Master Address Development
Challenge
The City of Fairfield (Fairfield) faced several challenges in building a functional Enterprise GIS. Fairfield had fragmented, disparate technologies and limited communication with potential external GIS partners. Fairfield needed an enterprise-wide strategic GIS designed to meet the needs of all its stakeholders.
Solution
Farallon recommended that Fairfield develop an enterprise geodatabase using ESRI's ArcSDE software and Microsoft's SQL Server database. From this, Farallon built a variety of GIS applications that support business functions of the city and it various departments, including a geospatial portal that allows all city staff to quickly create notification lists and summary reports for any property within the city. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Notification, Property Review, GIS/IT Integration, Master Address Database, Geodatabase Design, Planning & Training, GIS Needs Asssessment