2008 GIS SEMINAR2008 GIS SEMINARNashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee - April 22-23 - April 22-23

GITA’s 2008 ITAG ReportIndustry Trends Analysis Groups

ElectricGasTelecommunicationsWater/WastewaterPipelinesLocal Government/Public WorksTransportation (New!)

“Top 10” Technologies and Applications

“Top 10” ApplicationsLocal Government

Asset ManagementOne CallCritical InfrastructureRight of Way ManagementSub-Surface Utility EngineeringWork Order ManagementEconomic Development Land Use DevelopmentPlanning/ZoningPermitsLand developmentInspections

“Top 10” ApplicationsLocal Government

Airport ManagementAssessment of TaxesResource Planning-Financial Planning,

Conditioning PlanningEmergency Management

Police, fire, EMS, 911Payment Management (PCI) = Logo on

payment records and so on

“Top 10 Technologies”Local Government

Enterprise ArchitectureWork Management System911-311Web Internet/Intranet- E-GovernmentGISAsset Trading- GPSWireless SolutionsSCADAMobile ComputingIntelligent Transportation Systems

2008 ITAG REPORTAvailable at: http://www.gita.org/about-gita/committees/ITAG/itag.asp

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhy did you come? What did you hope to

take back?To discover low cost solutions for getting more

and better dataBuild an appreciation of GIS as a tool for

policy/decision makersHands-on exercises are valuableInformation about what other similar

organizations are doing

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhat are the problems and impediments to

increasing GIS in your organization?There are differences in the needs of smaller

organizations with respect to large onesFinancial resources are much less in smaller

organizationsDDO clients are often elected or appointed

officials, so in many cases there is no long-term interest

Maintaining support for GIS is a problem

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhat are the positive attributes of this

conference?Regional natureVariety of organizations and peopleWide variety of topics – federal, state and local

How would you define success for this conference? What about the size and scope?Large number of attendees doesn’t ensure quality

and relevanceSmaller size offers more opportunity to interactSubject matter scope this year was good!

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSHow can DDAA expand GIS education?

Through the region? Through NADO?Include more “success stories”Market the solutions aspect of GIS and the

conferenceHow can FGDC and NADO work together? Are

there natural ties?There is a common interest at the federal levelCreate and develop dialog at the national level

through NADO headquarters in Washington, DC

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSWhere would you like to see the conference

go?Emphasize solutions not just technologyHow does GIS as a tool help achieve a goalMore case studies – seeing is believing!Get more DDL executive directors to the

conference Emphasize solutions!

Increase information exchange between techies and executives

QUESTIONS & ANSWERSSharpen focus of this conference –

deemphasize the GIS labelFocus program on “regionally significant

investments” in infrastructureInclude “return on investment” sessions in

program – that will attract executives and managers

Invite state GIS directors within region to participate on the program (ie: panel discussion)