Madison, WI – January 27, 2006 – GeoAnalytics®, Inc., a leading provider of geographic and land information systems (GIS/LIS) technology and management consulting, along with business partners SAS®, ESRI®, and C&C Solutions have completed an enterprise assessment and design, and a prototype implementation of the Geospatial Data Integration System (GDI) for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).
Built on SAS Business Intelligence Server, and using ESRI ArcGIS and ArcIMS and Oracle technologies, the GDI System is designed to integrate departmental operational business system data into one master repository, as the operational data changes. Geographic location is a key component and organizing principle of the System. The GeoAnalytics Team developed and prototyped the GDI System consolidated data model, data integration business rules and processes, and data quality feedback mechanisms that reconcile the differing data forms and data content maintained in the various business systems.
The Implementation Plan developed by the GeoAnalytics Team will deploy the GDI System in phases. The initial phase will take the project results above and integrate FDACS facility and emergency contact data for departmentally managed facilities (employee administrative buildings and labs) for domestic security uses. Subsequent phases will integrate facility and emergency contact data for regulated facilities (such as, farms, food stores and distribution centers, and gas stations). However, the GDI System was designed as a mechanism for consistent, reliable, and timely data to extend across the Department that is scalable and extensible in order to accommodate a much broader range of spatial data, related non-spatial data, and business functions.
“During the vendor selection process, GeoAnalytics and their partners stood out above the competition with their understanding of our needs and vision, and their ability to address the project at all levels of our organization,” said FDACS Project Manager Brian Pierce. “Throughout the project, our choice to select The GeoAnalytics Team was validated in so many different components of expertise. They brought competent staff with strong project management experience to meet tight timelines and a dedication to project success that resulted in a system architecture with the proper toolset that truly addresses the business needs of our organization.”
About GeoAnalytics, Inc.
GeoAnalytics (
www.geoanalytics.com), The Leader in GIS Consulting, specializes in the planning, design, and implementation of custom, enterprise-class information systems. Providing high quality, leading edge technical and management consulting services to clients in both the public and private sectors, GeoAnalytics offers unique capabilities and expertise in Land Records, Transportation, Domestic Security, Performance Management, Systems Integration, and Health and Environmental Management. Founded in 1995, GeoAnalytics is headquartered in Madison, WI and has team members located in Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, Charlotte, NC, and Milwaukee, WI.
About SAS
SAS (
www.sas.com) is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at more than 40,000 sites – including 96 of the top 100 companies on the FORTUNE Global 500® – to develop more profitable relationships with customers and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions; and to drive organizations forward. SAS is the only vendor that completely integrates leading data warehousing, analytics and traditional BI applications to create intelligence from massive amounts of data. For nearly three decades, SAS has been giving customers around the world The Power to Know®
About ESRI
ESRI (
www.esri.com) founded in 1969, is the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI software is used in all 200 of the largest cities in the United States and in more than 60 percent of counties and municipalities nationwide. Headquartered in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,700 business partners. ESRI’s goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable users to efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a difference in the world around them. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services.
About C&C Solutions, Inc.
C&C Solutions, Inc. (
www.candcsolutions.com) is an Information Technology firm, specializing in GIS and Internet services. Located in Miami, Florida, C&C offers their public and private sector clients the experience necessary to develop and implement an IT/GIS solution that is innovative and flexible; while meeting the business need. Through practical use of the technology, C&C is dedicated to delivering quality solutions through incremental successes.
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