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February 25, 2008 Three Organizations Reduce Costs with Enterprise Integration of ArcGISCompletely Integrated, Scalable System Reduces Fiscal Waste by Facilitating Communication between Departments and PlatformsRedlands, California—To grow in a flagging economy, many organizations use ESRI geographic information system (GIS) software to reduce operating expenses while maintaining and improving enterprise efficiency. ESRI ArcGIS software is a complete enterprise GIS to author, serve, and use geographic information. It is designed to get geographic information to those who need it by supporting all platforms—mobile, desktop, Web, and server—seamlessly integrating clients into one system. Three organizations have recently made ArcGIS the core of their IT infrastructures to more precisely manage their enterprises and reduce the expense of using and maintaining cumbersome legacy systems. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) used ArcGIS to redesign its enterprise architecture and integrate 12 transportation databases containing maps, reports, photos, and plans, all of which can be instantly accessed by employees. The new system gives users the ability to edit data and share it in real time with other end users, creating a common operating picture. With this two-way flow of information, all GDOT employees have access to the most current data in real time. GDOT is also seeing an increase in timeliness of response to data and information inquiries, which has resulted in a decrease in the department's cost of responding. ArcGIS software's scalability helps organizations like Qatar Telecom (Qtel) use its enterprise GIS to grow with increasing demand in ways that legacy systems cannot. The company developed a tool based on ArcGIS Desktop that provides a geospatial environment for the comprehensive design, documentation, and management of the company's physical network and its associated inventory. These capabilities help keep costs down while at the same time offering higher levels of customer service to the citizens of Qatar, an Arab emirate in Southwest Asia. The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) uses ArcGIS Server to fully integrate GIS feature collection into its enterprise and deliver true geodatabase feature-editing tools via an ArcGIS Server technology-based Web application. Since the majority of its users are in approximately 100 isolated offices without access to the VDOF network, the Web-based ArcGIS Server application is the best way to deliver editing tools to users. The enterprise implementation also significantly streamlined the data collection workflow for VDOF by improving data quality and making the data available more quickly. This enabled VDOF to reduce the time and expense associated with inefficient data-collection methods. Since most operations have a geospatial component, ArcGIS can underpin an organization's core IT infrastructure by providing a platform of spatial information to serve nearly all the major elements of service. ArcGIS includes three core features to accomplish this.
Most enterprises have dozens, even hundreds, of projects under way simultaneously that require the above functionality. ArcGIS is designed to replace systems based on different software components never designed to work together. Built on a single code and in compliance with information technology standards, ArcGIS unifies the enterprise by providing a scalable, high-performance communication infrastructure, resulting in more informed decisions and increased profitability. For more information about ESRI enterprise GIS, please visit www.esri.com/arcgis. For international customers, please contact your local ESRI distributor by visiting www.esri.com/distributors. # # # Press Information: |
