Where in the City Using GIS to Manage Government Information (Strategic Focus)

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Mar. 3, 2009 - 129 Pages

Table of Contents

Overview

Catalyst

Summary

Key Messages

GIS has been widely adopted by government agencies

Constituent demand for better service drives the adoption of GIS by government

Web-based mapping tools have popularized the use of GIS by the public sector

GIS is used by governments largely for geospatial analysis to enhance decision-making

The need to meet transparency and performance targets is key to GIS adoption

GIS vendors seeking to sell their solutions to government should adopt a vertical strategy

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Market Opportunity

GIS has been widely adopted by government agencies

Governments are using GIS to improve a wide variety of internal functions

Although labor-intensive, GIS has cost-savings implications for government agencies

There is a strong need to develop GIS standards for integration, data exchange and mobile functions

Constituent demand for better service drives the adoption of GIS by government agencies

Web-based mapping tools have popularized the use of GIS by government agencies

Governments are using GIS to display basic data on constituent facing functions

GIS adoption is inhibited by challenges around data privacy and information sharing

A trend towards government information sharing and collaboration has driven GIS adoption

Customer Impact: Using GIS to enhance government services

GIS is used by governments largely for geospatial analysis to enhance decision-making

GIS enhances operations by adding spatial characteristic to everything from incidents to public assets

Geocoding is at the heart of GIS analytical tools

Governments leverage GIS to conduct advanced modeling and simulation exercises

The need to meet transparency and performance targets is key to GIS adoption

Government GIS deployments tend to be driven by central IT departments

Go to Market

Partner networks delivering a complete solution will be key in a competitive market

Analytics will become increasingly important for GIS offerings

GIS vendors seeking to sell their solutions to government should adopt a vertical strategy

Vendors must educate the market on the possibilities of GIS

APPENDIX

Definitions and Abbreviations

Methodology

Further reading

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Disclaimer

List of Figures

Figure 1: Nearly three-quarters of government agencies use or are purchasing GIS

Figure 2: North American local governments are most likely to have GIS

Figure 3: In North America, agencies are using GIS primarily to coordinate emergency response

Figure 4: Constituent demands are the most important drivers for government adoption of GIS

Figure 5: Among government agencies, ESRI is the clear market leader in the GIS space

Figure 6: Agencies are using GIS primarily to display data on maps

Figure 7: Government performance targets are driving European agencies to adopt GIS

Figure 8: GIS tools can be visualized on a continuum from back-office to citizen-facing functions

Figure 9: GIS initiatives are generally driven by CIOs and central IT departments

Figure 10: Agencies with larger software budgets are likely to spend more on GIS purchases

Abstract

• Provides an overview of how government agencies have implemented GIS to enhance operations and improve public services
• Provides data from an end-user survey on why governments adopt GIS and how they are using the solution
• Datamonitor's take GIS priorities of government agencies and departments
• Provides strategies to help vendors penetrate the government GIS industry

• Learn about how government agencies are leveraging GIS
• Understand the drivers behind the adoption of GIS in public agencies
• Identify strategies which GIS vendors should adopt for future success in the government sector

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