This document proposes a municipal GIS capability maturity model to assess GIS operations. It discusses how GIS has become ubiquitous in government and variations that exist. A capability maturity model is presented as a tool to evaluate an organization's ability to perform tasks. The proposed model evaluates enabling capability (e.g. technology, data) and execution ability. A 2009 survey of Washington municipalities tested the model, with results ranging from 0.27 to 1.00 for counties and 0.43 to 0.89 for cities. The model could help organizations gauge maturity over time against peers.
Creating Smarter Cities 2011 - 03 - Joe Dignan - Microsoft - Connected govern...Smart Cities Project
Cities are the world’s economic engines and we are in the grips of a second great migration to the city. The analyst community has highlighted that the critical enabling mechanism to ameliorate these challenges is a gestalt ICT framework. Microsoft is a partner for a majority of the world’s cities and is taking up the challenge to define a global ICT framework for cities as part of their connected government framework.
Creating Smarter Cities 2011 - 03 - Joe Dignan - Microsoft - Connected govern...Smart Cities Project
Cities are the world’s economic engines and we are in the grips of a second great migration to the city. The analyst community has highlighted that the critical enabling mechanism to ameliorate these challenges is a gestalt ICT framework. Microsoft is a partner for a majority of the world’s cities and is taking up the challenge to define a global ICT framework for cities as part of their connected government framework.
GIS Needs Assessment & Planning for Community & Human ServicesGreg Babinski
This presentation was made at the 2007 URISA GIS for Public Health Conference in New Orleans. It outlines a methodology to determine GIS business needs within municipal public health or community services departments and to develop a basic GIS implementation plan.
Getting It Done with limited staff, time and budget.
This slide show shares a process of developing a GIS plan and framework, shows tools to track and implement the plan, and shows examples of how the GIS plan is directly tied with City initiatives and budget.
Leveraging ArcGIS Platform & CityEngine for GIS based Master PlansEsri India
Sustainable, scalable and future ready urban development is one the key priorities in India as well globally. Major government programs i.e. Smart Cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aim to build foundations to achieve this.
For any planned development, master plan is a starting point. A master plan provides a long term blueprint that guides the sustainable planned development of the city. Use of GIS for master planning is not new. GIS-based Master Plans will help in different types of urban planning exercises, e.g. preparation of development plan, zonal plan, utility plan, infrastructure plan, etc. Even Smart City program and AMRUT programs mandate use of GIS for master plan creation.
ArcGIS is a complete platform for end-to-end city planning, design and management. The webinar illustrates how ArcGIS Platform and 3D capabilities of CityEngine provides a complete set of tools for end-to-end GIS based master plan creation and updation.
GIS for Transportation Infrastructure ManagementEsri
Being able to visualize your assets and the surrounding environment when you build, upgrade, or repair transportation infrastructure helps you prioritize your work and make the right decisions.
A Proposed Municipal GIS Capability Maturity ModelGreg Babinski
A geographic information system (GIS) has become a common component of city and county governments. All large municipalities and many medium and small sized cities and counties have now established GIS capability.
Just as each municipality is different, municipal GIS operations vary greatly. Partly this variation results from the ongoing development of GIS capability within many city and city and county governments. But how do these agencies know where their GIS development is in relationship to potential capability for similar agencies?
Other agencies consider that their GIS is mature because their implementation project has been completed and they are doing ongoing GIS operations and maintenance. But how do these agencies know if they are lacking basic GIS capability.
Capability maturity models have been used to assess the ability of agencies to develop software successfully. Recently a GIS maturity model was developed to assess state government GIS capability.
This presentation will outline a proposed Municipal GIS Capability Maturity Model and discuss some preliminary results from applying the model to city and county GIS operations in the Pacific Northwest.
This presentation will be of value to managers to self-assess their GIS operation, determine areas for efficiency or effectiveness improvements, assess system risk factors, analyze capability gaps, and prioritize developments required for a mature GIS.
Presented at 2009 WAURISA Conference.
A Quick Guide to Building a GIS for Your Public Safety AgencyEsri
Creating, maintaining, and managing an effective information system is critical to the mission of today’s emergency operations. This booklet provides practical advice on how to partner with the right people in your
community to build a GIS that serves the needs of public safety.
Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) offers a comprehensive approach to enhance collaboration and data integration in architectural and geospatial projects. By combining the detailed 3D modeling capabilities of BIM with the spatial data analysis of GIS, professionals can achieve a more holistic understanding of complex construction and infrastructure projects, leading to improved decision-making processes and optimized project outcomes.
Location Based Services: Global Market Overview, Deployment Trends and Potent...Convergence Catalyst
This report presents an overview of location based services and allied geo-spatial services, deployment and adoption trends, and potential in the enterprise, government and consumer domains.
You Can’t Manage What you Don’t Measure URISA’s Proposed Municipal GIS Capab...Greg Babinski
This presentation was made by Greg Babinski as the luncheon keynote address at the 2011 Alaska State Surveying & Mapping Conference in Anchorage, AK on February 22, 2011.
GIS Needs Assessment & Planning for Community & Human ServicesGreg Babinski
This presentation was made at the 2007 URISA GIS for Public Health Conference in New Orleans. It outlines a methodology to determine GIS business needs within municipal public health or community services departments and to develop a basic GIS implementation plan.
Getting It Done with limited staff, time and budget.
This slide show shares a process of developing a GIS plan and framework, shows tools to track and implement the plan, and shows examples of how the GIS plan is directly tied with City initiatives and budget.
Leveraging ArcGIS Platform & CityEngine for GIS based Master PlansEsri India
Sustainable, scalable and future ready urban development is one the key priorities in India as well globally. Major government programs i.e. Smart Cities and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) aim to build foundations to achieve this.
For any planned development, master plan is a starting point. A master plan provides a long term blueprint that guides the sustainable planned development of the city. Use of GIS for master planning is not new. GIS-based Master Plans will help in different types of urban planning exercises, e.g. preparation of development plan, zonal plan, utility plan, infrastructure plan, etc. Even Smart City program and AMRUT programs mandate use of GIS for master plan creation.
ArcGIS is a complete platform for end-to-end city planning, design and management. The webinar illustrates how ArcGIS Platform and 3D capabilities of CityEngine provides a complete set of tools for end-to-end GIS based master plan creation and updation.
GIS for Transportation Infrastructure ManagementEsri
Being able to visualize your assets and the surrounding environment when you build, upgrade, or repair transportation infrastructure helps you prioritize your work and make the right decisions.
A Proposed Municipal GIS Capability Maturity ModelGreg Babinski
A geographic information system (GIS) has become a common component of city and county governments. All large municipalities and many medium and small sized cities and counties have now established GIS capability.
Just as each municipality is different, municipal GIS operations vary greatly. Partly this variation results from the ongoing development of GIS capability within many city and city and county governments. But how do these agencies know where their GIS development is in relationship to potential capability for similar agencies?
Other agencies consider that their GIS is mature because their implementation project has been completed and they are doing ongoing GIS operations and maintenance. But how do these agencies know if they are lacking basic GIS capability.
Capability maturity models have been used to assess the ability of agencies to develop software successfully. Recently a GIS maturity model was developed to assess state government GIS capability.
This presentation will outline a proposed Municipal GIS Capability Maturity Model and discuss some preliminary results from applying the model to city and county GIS operations in the Pacific Northwest.
This presentation will be of value to managers to self-assess their GIS operation, determine areas for efficiency or effectiveness improvements, assess system risk factors, analyze capability gaps, and prioritize developments required for a mature GIS.
Presented at 2009 WAURISA Conference.
A Quick Guide to Building a GIS for Your Public Safety AgencyEsri
Creating, maintaining, and managing an effective information system is critical to the mission of today’s emergency operations. This booklet provides practical advice on how to partner with the right people in your
community to build a GIS that serves the needs of public safety.
Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) offers a comprehensive approach to enhance collaboration and data integration in architectural and geospatial projects. By combining the detailed 3D modeling capabilities of BIM with the spatial data analysis of GIS, professionals can achieve a more holistic understanding of complex construction and infrastructure projects, leading to improved decision-making processes and optimized project outcomes.
Location Based Services: Global Market Overview, Deployment Trends and Potent...Convergence Catalyst
This report presents an overview of location based services and allied geo-spatial services, deployment and adoption trends, and potential in the enterprise, government and consumer domains.
You Can’t Manage What you Don’t Measure URISA’s Proposed Municipal GIS Capab...Greg Babinski
This presentation was made by Greg Babinski as the luncheon keynote address at the 2011 Alaska State Surveying & Mapping Conference in Anchorage, AK on February 22, 2011.
An estimated 80% of all data in many form based applications can be mapped. Most of finance systems are disconnected from the GIS resulting in an incomplete view of the data.
In this presentation, Pacific AllianceTechnologies will present the benefits of integrating financial data to the Map using iVAULT (web-mapping solution)
This is the geospatial management competency rating scale published by URISA's GIS Management Institute in 2015. I developed it based on a management competency rating scale developed by the National Institute of Health.
IMPROVING ENTERPRISE GIS OPERATIONS VIA STAFF USAGE ANALYSIS AND SURVEYSGreg Babinski
Abstract: Effective enterprise GIS requires a team performing various distinct roles (management, programming, analysis, etc.). Gaudet, Annulis & Carr proposed a ‘Geospatial Technology Competency Model’ based on typical knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) associated with each GIS role. Each role includes typical outputs (maps, data, applications, etc.) that enterprise GIS customers expect. But what is the ideal mix of enterprise GIS-related roles and competencies? Within enterprise GIS, what KSA’s are being used and to what degree? How efficiently do GIS staff members apply KSA’s to deliver the outputs demanded? This paper outlines data from the King County GIS (KCGIS) Center’s staff activity time recording system (TRS). KCGIS TRS data will be analyzed against similar data collected from a 2004 survey of four-dozen city, county, and regional enterprise GIS operations in the Pacific Northwest. Examples will be presented to show how GIS activity statistics can be used to improve operational efficiency, develop meaningful budgets and long term staffing plans, improve hiring and professional development, and support individual career development.
This is the second to last issue of the British URISA (BURISA) Newsletter. It includes part 2 of my article detailing the first 50 years of URISA, BURISA's North American sister organization). See pp. 12-14.
GIS for Equity & Social Justice Best PracticesGreg Babinski
Where a person was born, or lives is a key success factor for individuals and families to thrive throughout their lives. Analysis of the equity and social justice (ESJ) impact of public agency policies, projects, and programs is an emerging practice of many government agencies. A geographic information system (GIS) is a powerful tool to analyze social justice issues and help government agencies apply an equity lens to every aspect of their overall administration of public resources.
Throughout history, and even in democracies, government agency policies and resource allocations have been unduly influenced by special interests, wealth, power, and privilege. Even in an environment where equal resources are allocated to each segment of society, many unserved and underserved segments of society are so disadvantaged that ‘equal’ resources do not provide ‘equitable’ opportunity to thrive throughout their lives. Race in the United States privileges whiteness to the detriment of people of color. A key concept of social justice is that any person born into society, no matter where they were born or live, will have an equitable opportunity to achieve successful life outcomes and to thrive.
Location based demographic data is a key indicator of disadvantaged segments of a community when viewed with an ESJ lens. Geographic analysis and geospatial technology are key tools throughout the equity and social justice process lifecycle. Geographic information science and technology can benefit interdisciplinary teams pursuing ESJ approaches. GIS can be used by GIS Users, GIS Toolmakers, GIS Scientists, and ESJ practitioners from other disciplines.
The GIS aspect of the ESJ lifecycle includes exploratory issue analysis, community feedback, pro-equity programs analysis, management monitoring and stakeholder awareness, program performance metrics, and effectiveness analysis. GIS analysis can produce actionable information to help decision makers decide equitable investments, upstream where the need is greatest.
The purpose of this article is to outline how GIS is effective for ESJ practices. Geospatial topics covered include spatial data management, data sources, geospatial analysis, cartography, data visualization, and management dashboards. This resource is best suited for GIS Users, GIS Toolmakers, GIS Scientists, and ESJ practitioners from other disciplines.
Examining the meaning of confederate civil war monumentsGreg Babinski
I examine the meaning of Confederate Civil War monuments. I determine that they, along with lynching of black Americans, were inter-related parts of a media campaign to reject the results of the Civil War and to proclaim a belief in continued racism and a justification for the dominance of black Americans by whites.
Martin Luther King, William Bunge, URISA, and GIS for Equity and Social Justi...Greg Babinski
This session will survey the use of geographic analysis and GIS for equity and social justice (ESJ). Beginning with the coincidence of Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ and the first URISA Conference – both on Wednesday, August 28, 1963 – we will examine the pioneering work of Prof. William Bunge in the area of quantitative spatial analysis and applied geography for issues related to social change and justice in the United States and Canada. Bunge’s work related to theoretical geography anticipated the development of GIS. His work on the Detroit Geographical Expedition in 1968 and the Toronto Geographical Expedition in 1973 applied geography in the field for community based social issues.
In the early 1960’s Bunge received his PhD in Geography from the University of Washington where by coincidence Edgar Horwood was first applying computer technology for urban planning at the same time. Horwood’s work, and the first conference on August 28, 1963 led to the formation of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association. We will survey research and publications related to Equity of Social Justice as reported in URISA conference proceedings, workshops, and the URISA journal during the past 55 years.
We will conclude the session by outlining how GIS is used for ESJ issues at King County (Washington) and other local agencies. King County was renamed in 2005 for Martin Luther King. King County is a leader in applying ESJ criteria in all of its priorities and programs. We will describe how King County GIS supports this work by creating a rich foundation of data and tools to put ESJ analysis into the hands of everyone within the county and communities that we serve. We will also present current work done both by other agencies and academic institutions.
This is a presentation that I made on August 13, 2012 to the leadership team of the Taiwan GIS Center and the Taiwan Geographic Information Society in Taipei, Taiwan.
2002 KCGIS O&M Issue Status Report #4: Status of Original GIS Capital Project...Greg Babinski
This report was commisioned by the King County (WA) GIS Techincal Committee. Its purpose was to document the results of the original King County GIS Capital Project and to identify any unmet deliverables for potential future development.
This was a five minute powerpoint presentation given at the 2014 URISA GIS-Pro conferendce in New Orleans. It is to be presented with the Beetle's song 'A Day in the Life' playing in the background.
URISA Geospatial Management Competency Model - Strawman DraftGreg Babinski
Strawman Draft GMCM developed during the 2011 Washington GIS COnference by Babinski, G., Beimburn, S., Burdick, D., Esnard, A., Griffin, T., Horning, G. and Von Essen, I
Flight of the Malfunction: My 2013 Trip to Morotai & WWII 13th AAF SitesGreg Babinski
These slides describe the background for my trip to Morotai: To travel to the little island where my dad, S/Sgt Walter Babinski, served in 1944 and 1945 as a B-24 Ball Turret Gunner in the 307th Bomb Group.
A Survey and Analysis of GIS Web Mapping Applications in Washington StateGreg Babinski
GIS web mapping applications are a common and inexpensive means to deliver basic GIS functionality for municipal employees and the public.
There is a growing citizen expectation within most regional and local governments that their agency will provide a public web mapping application. Agencies with adequate staff and technical resources find that they can meet both internal business needs for basic GIS functionality and provide a valued public service by deploying a web-based mapping application over the Internet. A small minority of public agencies also track and analyze statistics about their web mapping application usage.
This presentation will first present a high-level survey of web mapping application deployment across the State. Web mapping application deployment trends by types of jurisdictions will be described and surprising finding about the most common web mapping software solutions presented.
An introduction to the benefits of tracking web mapping application usage statistics will then be presented based on finding from a recent survey.
This session will be of value to GIS managers and developers who want to learn about the state of web-mapping application deployment in Washington and explore how they can track and analyze their web-based GIS users as an effective management tool.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host