Moving to Web GIS: Transforming an Organization Curt Bynum, GISP LOJIC Manager curt.bynum@lojic.org Andrew Valenski, Enterprise GIS Consultant Geographic Technologies Group avalenski@geotg.com 2019 Esri User Conference Thursday, July 11, 2019 TODAY’S GAMEPLAN A Traditional GIS | Taking a look at LOJIC’s GIS operations, organization & challenges. Introducing Web GIS | Briefly discussing the paradigm shift of Web GIS and what it means. Getting Started | Introducing LOJIC and Geographic Technologies Group (GTG). Our New Normal | Reviewing LOJIC’s current Web GIS frontier Checking the Rear - View | Sharing the lessons learned, challenges faced and outlook. LOJIC’s Leap Forward | Exploring LOJIC & GTG’s quantum leap into Web GIS. Wrapping Up | Opening the floor for a Web GIS conversation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LOJIC and GTG partnered in late 2017 to begin the process of designing and implementing a world - class Web GIS to meet LOJIC’s current and future needs. The Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium (LOJIC) represents a multi - agency GIS partnership among: ❖ Louisville Metro Government ❖ Jefferson Property Valuation Administrator ❖ Louisville Water Company ❖ Louisville Metro Sewer District Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) is a GIS consulting & strategic planning firm that specializes in delivering outstanding results to governments and governmental organizations across the world. UNDERSTANDING OUR GIS LANDSCAPE Legacy GIS (10.2) in Place Running ArcGIS 10.2 suite, supported by Oracle RDMSs and relatively “fragile.” High Degree of Customization in the GIS Many mission - critical custom apps, tools, APIs, SOEs and ETLs in place. Growing Internal & External GIS Communities Increased demand to provide more, better and innovative GIS solutions to customers. Large Customer Base Over 5,000 employees, 700,000 residents, and thousands of businesses and organizations Limited GIS Support Staff Team of nine (9) veteran GIS professionals to support core GIS operations. Longtime Commitment to GIS across the Organization On premise GIS was introduced in mid - 1980s using Esri products for the consortium. Dependent on IT Support Reliant on a partner agency for IT services, support and system maintenance. Significant Geodata Footprint Multiple enterprise geodatabases, several thousand spatial datasets, versioned editing and critical dependencies on these data. LOJIC Information Technology Infrastructure Management Application Management Networking & Security Development Front - End Development Back - End Development Desktop GIS GIS Services Geodata Spatial Analysis THE NEW FRONTIER OF WEB GIS Web GIS enables distributed, organization - wide and web - driven consumption of GIS content and information. Web GIS Web Services Custom Apps Spatial Data & Methods IT & Servers WELCOME MESSAGE Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden - Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur , from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. ESRI’S WEB GIS SOLUTION: ARCGIS ENTERPRISE ArcGIS Web Adaptor Portal for ArcGIS ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Data Store Phase I: Planning Understand the requirements, stakeholders & draft a flexible framework Phase III: Design & Implementation Update your work - plan and begin designing and implementing your vision. Phase II: Current State Analysis Thoroughly research your current system before starting on your new system. Phase IV: Reflection & Iteration Reflect on the project, the GIS and communicate this information. IMPLEMENTING A WORLD CLASS WEB GIS LOJIC’s VISION & GTG’s EXPERTISE Fully Capable Separated Environments Internal & External Access End - to - End Security Operationally Integrated Cross - Client Functionality Automation Forward Sustainable & Future Tolerant Redundant & Available DESIGNING A WEB GIS THOUGHTFULLY TECHNOLOGY PROCESSES PEOPLE “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” – Albert Einstein IMPLEMENTING A WORLD CLASS WEB GIS Portal for ArcGIS Application ArcGIS Server (Hosting) Application ArcGIS Server (Mapping) Application ArcGIS Server (Imagery) Application ArcGIS Server (Geoprocessing) Application ArcGIS Server (SOE) Application ArcGIS Server ( Geoevent ) Application ArcGIS Server ( Geoanalytics ) Applicatio n ArcGIS Web Adaptor(s) Web Load Balancer Web ArcGIS Data Store (Relational) Database Publication Database (File Geodatabase) Database Publication Database (Oracle RDBMS) Database ArcGIS Data Store (Spatiotemporal) Database Transactional Database (Oracle RDBMS) Database Presentation Database (Oracle RDBMS) Database ArcGIS Monitor Application ! Task (ETL) Server Application ! Chef Server Application ! STATUS UPDATE FOR THE WEB GIS IMPLEMENTATION JAN NOV OCT FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP DEC Leadership & project team changes for GTG & LOJIC GIS design revised & approved LOJIC, GTG & Esri realign their efforts Development UAT period Project plan and implementation status are revisited & updated Testing GIS is deployed & modified. Development GIS is deployed & modified Enterprise GIS project ongoing GTG provides onboarding, documentation & training services to LOJIC staff Testing UAT period Production GIS is deployed Pre - Release GIS runs in parallel Production UAT period Pre - Release goes live to production Project reflection & close - out LESSONS LEARNED: LOJIC’S TIPS FOR SUCCESS • Don’t Miss the Window of Opportunity • Align GIS, IT & Leadership Early • Be Patient & Expect Obstacles • Seek Professional Assistance LESSONS LEARNED: GTG’S TIPS FOR SUCCESS • Best Practices are not Absolute • Do Not Let “Perfect” be the Enemy of “Good” • Plan & Realize Web GIS in Phases • Avoid “Paving the Cow Path” • Know & Apply Systems Thinking Principles THANK YOU FOR LISTENING Questions or Comments? Curt Bynum, LOJIC curt.bynum@lojic.org Andrew Valenski, GTG avalenski@geotg.com WANT TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ? CONTACT INFO FOR LOJIC CONTACT INFO FOR GTG www.geotg.com info@geotg.com 858.777.4222 www.lojic.org gis@lojic.org 502.540.6000 Want more info? Come Take Our Web GIS Cheat Sheet!