6th EC-GIS Workshop28 - 30 June 2000

by:Gavin Keith, Forth Valley GIS Manager &

Technical Director, EUROGISE Project

Using IntranetGIS to Support Corporate GIS Service Delivery in Local Government: The

EUROGISE Experience

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

Background to EUROGISE Review of Forth Valley GIS Implementation of the IntranetGISPilot The Future Conclusions and Lessons Learned

Transnational project with 6 local authorities partners from 5 countries - Forth Valley GIS, UK - Liverpool City, UK - Tampere Region, FI - Regional Gov’t of Limburg, NE - NASC, IR - Mun. of Stavroupoli, GR

Purpose - to identify the means by which GIS can assist spatial planning in European Regional Development.

Project will be multi-sectoral encompassing a partnership of local authority departments and/or agencies.

The duration is three years ending in December 2000.

Background to EUROGISEBackground to EUROGISE

Tampere Region

NASC Consortium

Liverpool City

Stavroupoli

Limburg

Forth Valley GIS

Four Key Objectives of EUROGISEFour Key Objectives of EUROGISE

Adopt an integrated, multi-sectoral approach towards spatial planning.

Utilise GIS as a tool to assist strategic and corporate management related to spatial planning.

Demonstrate positive and measurable benefits for all partners.

Sharing of knowledge & experiences within the network and throughout the wider European Community.

EUROGISE High-Level ModelEUROGISE High-Level ModelINPUTSINPUTS

DemographicDemographic

Social InclusionSocial Inclusion

EnvironmentEnvironment

EconomicEconomic

HousingHousing

TransportTransport

Land UseLand Use

Financial/InvestmentFinancial/Investment

OtherOther

OUTPUTSOUTPUTS

Spatial AnalysisSpatial Analysis

Management Management InformationInformation

Policy Policy Performance Performance InformationInformation

Resource Resource TargetingTargeting

OtherOther

Integration with other Integration with other initiativesinitiatives

EUROGISEEUROGISEGISGIS

FACILITYFACILITY

Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer with other with other OrganisationsOrganisations

EUROGISE Theme GroupsEUROGISE Theme Groups

Metadata Data Management

Desktop GIS Monitoring of

StructuralFunds

Introduction of GIS into an Organisation

Initiatives in multi-sectoral Spatial

Planning

Limburg

Stavroupoli

Tampere

NASC

Liverpool

Forth Valley GIS

Forth Valley GISForth Valley GIS Joint Team for 3 local authorities in Central Scotland - Falkirk,

Clackmannanshire and Stirling Councils. Also works with other public agencies such as Forth Valley Enterprise,

Scottish Enterprise and Loch Lomond National Park. Project Leader of EUROGISE Network. Team of 13 staff, most with specialisms in GIS. Emphasis of service delivery on application development, consultancy,

training and support.

Desktop Mapping Management of Adopted RoadsSchool Placement Requests National Street GazetteerHousing Land Audit Accident AnalysisDevelopment Constraints Grounds MaintenanceLocal Plan Mapping / Analysis Housing ManagementPlanning Applications Facilities ManagementSocio-Economic Analysis Property Terrier Package Browsers for Schools Corporate Asset RegisterGIS Data Capture Cleansing Management

Intranet GIS

Portfolio of GIS Applications

Service Delivery Strengths and WeaknessesService Delivery Strengths and WeaknessesStrengths Large user base on a corporate basis widespread integration into existing services high levels of skills within team

Weaknesses underestimated support levels in the past system administration levels high data management practices need improvement

Implementation of the IntranetGIS PilotImplementation of the IntranetGIS Pilot Needs-led and based upon User Requirements

Study conducted in 1999.

Formalised process with Invitation to Tender and Benchmarking.

Established a Project Board in each of the three Councils.

Creating three separate IntranetGIS solutions rather than one FVGIS system.

Implementation of the IntranetGIS PilotImplementation of the IntranetGIS Pilot Stirling Council selected as the first site.

Development started in Autumn 1999 with Evaluation version of Pilot available in

February 2000.

Targeted key users for training/evaluation.

Used Feedback for system enhancements -now available to 100 staff throughout the

Council.

Future PlansFuture Plans Implement IntranetGIS within the other two Councils with user involvement at all

stages of the process. Phased and structured approach to ensure available technologies and resources are

appropriate. Strategy of GIS service delivery to include both desktop (PC) and Intranet

technologies. Desktop - Targeted users for data capture, advanced mapping, complex analysis and bespoke

applications Intranet - widespread users for information dissemination, basic mapping and queries.

Integration with other general IT initiatives.

SDP

FVGIS Data WarehouseProfessional GISDesktop GIS

Intranet GISFVGIS Technological Hub

Advanced mapping, data capture & analysis, bespoke applications. GIS Professionals

High end bespoke projects and consultancy. (FVGIS staff only)

Spatial Data Processor

Information dissemination and interrogation, decision making All Council staff

Future PlansFuture Plans Integration with other general IT initiatives. Transformation from Intranet to Internet. Improved data management practices including links to

metadata.

Conclusions and Lessons LearnedConclusions and Lessons Learned Intranet/Internet Technology most appropriate means of information

dissemination. IntranetGIS complements existing desktop GIS solutions - delivering

GIS to the ‘spatially unaware’. EUROGISE objectives have been met through the IntranetGIS Pilot. Long-term success of Project dependent upon ‘Aftercare Programme’. Sustainability will depend upon overcoming the cultural and

information-related issues.

Conclusions and Lessons LearnedConclusions and Lessons Learned Forth Valley GIS at the beginning of the process - not the end. Users will need to become a stakeholder. Any new developments and support of existing systems should be

needs-led with emphasis on local government service delivery. Skill and resource levels for intranet development & support will have

to be secured. Data Management issues still to be addressed. Spatial information is the commodity - not the system.