The document discusses how the City of San Jose used FME to integrate data from different departments and systems to create an interactive map gallery for city staff and residents. It describes how they collaborated with Google and Safe to develop workflows to incrementally update data in Google Maps Engine. It also details how they created a browser-based application to allow staff to edit cone zone project data on a map in a lightweight and mobile-friendly way while maintaining security. The application automatically deletes outdated projects and only shows current ones to the public. Now the city has transitioned this data to CartoDB on Google Cloud Platform to continue meeting their original goals.

1. Extending the
Enterprise: Using FME
to integrate data silos
in city government
Mike Brown
City of San Jose

2. How to make cool
things when no one will
give you money

3. About Us
Capital of Silicon Valley
Serve 1,015,785 residents
3rd largest city in CA; 10th in US
Cover 180 Square miles
Annual budget of $3 billion
Workforce of 6,000+ in 10+ departments

4. Background
The “Haves” and “Have Nots”
Lack of consistent look and feel
Not mobile friendly
Google Maps – internal survey winner
Every department wants lightweight, easy-to-use
maps

5. Problem
Many departments in different databases and
systems – hard to share!
No public portal for interactive maps/data
dissemination
Lack of funds for new initiatives

6. The objective
Develop a light-weight, mobile friendly, self
service interactive map gallery for City of San
Jose staff and citizens

7. Solution: &

8. Collaborated with Google and Safe to develop
GME incremental update workflows
Developed database standards for data
management and integration
Created specialized applications

9. Cone Zone Modernization

10. The Goal
Make a spreadsheet SPATIAL

12. How?
To get semi-spatial data on a map while reducing
time investment from management?
o No addresses
o Spatial locations with loose descriptions
To share this data with the public without
compromising security and alienating current
users?

13. Cone Zone: Editor App

14. Browser based
Users need authentication
Has Validation: Less QA/QC from management
On-premise

16. Automation
Data is automatically deleted after Project End
Date
Only current projects are visible to the public
Use FME to incrementally update data in Google
Maps Engine (GME) nightly

17. Cone Zone Application

19. SUCCESS!

20. City of San José Maps Gallery

21. GME: DEPRECATED

22. Now what?

23. CartoDB!
Meets all original needs
On Google Cloud Platform
o Plays nice with Google Maps API

24. To do:
Tweak workflows for new environment
Figure out the quirks

25. Geocodes

26. Incremental Updates

27. End Result:

28. No one notices and it looks like we did nothing.

29. Questions?
Mike Brown
Mike.Brown@sanjoseca.gov
Sr. Geographic Systems Specialist