Sam WearAssistant Chief Information Off icer (GIS)

Westchester County GISWhite Plains, New York

stw1@westchestergov.com

2012 Spring NEARC User Group MeetingSmith College

Northampton, MAMay 22, 2012

Government Map Servicesfor

Business and Industry

First Generation Map ServicesESRI/ArcIMSPurpose/Intended Users

Data Centric vs. Service CentricThematic Services

Acceptance of WMS & OGC formatsViewer IndependenceValidation from Business & IndustryPros & Cons

Items for Discussion

Highlights and leverages ArcGIS Server functionalityw/ Viewer independence

Furthers movement towards data as a service (DaaS)

Significantly expands user baseReduces local government investment &

expendituresEfforts to quantify cost savings/ROI

Promotes GIS as “business friendly”Increases visibility and responsibility

New space for government GIS web applications

Summary

Sam Wear

stw1@westchestergov.com

914-995-3047

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