Management View

Business Objectives

More often than not, the business of land management involves pulling together resources from various departments within your organization. The first objective involves getting the "lay of the land" and figuring out how all the pieces can fit together. You will need a strategy, a list of well defined needs to be satisfied, an inventory of all the data resources required to meet those needs, a description of how it fits together and of course a budget to make sure you can actually make it happen. Plans will need to be identified to support an easy transition to the new system. Over time, there will be changes in what needs to be accessed, how it's presented and work processes. So it may also be important to acquire the ability to administer the solution.

Solution

Rolta's Land Management solution provides:

• GIS Strategic Planning - These plans examine where you are and your goals for a Land Management System. Through these strategic plans, we listen to our customers, help them define a vision, study the technical, financial and political landscapes ahead and define a plan for reaching that vision.
• User Needs Study - These studies typically focus on examining existing business processes and reexamining how they might change with the right technologies at hand. We then identify those new technology requirements and how they're can be phased into revitalizing existing operations.
• GIS Feasibility Studies - These studies are in many ways similar to a GIS Strategy, but they add the complexity of identifying optional journeys to realize that ultimate vision. Each scenario offers a range of pros and cons, whether they relate to cost, timing, disruption of services, ease of adoption, etc. These feasibility studies describe optional scenarios, compare them and offer recommendations for how to proceed.
• GIS Data Modeling - There are a number of unique challenges associated with GIS data modeling to facilitate Land Management. Does your data need to accommodate overlapping land interests such as easements, condominiums, mineral rights, etc? Does your data need to impose topological rules? Are there related non-spatial tables? Are any of these data types incompatible with the application software you plan to employ? Rolta's experience in this area will ensure that all the right questions are asked, answered and incorporated in your final GIS data model.
• GIS Data Services - Rolta has a long history in the domain of data conversion, data entry and system migration. Reliance on quality data is vital in Land Management.
• Web-Based GIS Implementation - Rolta has a significant suite of products that have been designed by listening to our customer and then building unique software that meets their needs. Land Management has always been a central focus for our product development. These products include iPerspective™ (capable of ccessing business system data via SOA web services) and OnPoint™ (allowing you to integrate and disseminate your spatial and related non-spatial data over the web).

Approach

We find that an iterative methodology produces the best results. We begin with a kickoff, present some initial thoughts based on past experience, conduct interviews with stakeholders, prepare a draft requirements spec and then proceed through a series of iterations until it is refined for your organization.

For solution implementation, we'll first ensure we have a clear picture of your requirements, and proceed with building the implementation. We provide an organized training course and exercise material for your designated application administrator. We use initial deployments to identify additional needs and then tailor the solution to meet these needs.

Business Value

Rolta has extensive experience in land management. Through GIS Strategies, Needs Studies, Data Modeling, etc. Rolta can help you determine a clear road map for your land management solution. Rolta's land management solutions are designed to evolve as your needs evolve. They are based upon an administration console which provides for configurability of the application without custom development, saving both time and expense.

Technical View

Technical Issues

From a technology perspective, implementing a land management solution focuses heavily on identifying:

• Where the data resides
• How to bring the information together
• How to produce useful "land management" information
• Information accessibility in a secure web environment
• Compliance with IT standards for specific computing environment

Solution Components

Rolta's Land Management solution serves many business needs and provides a number of tools that are of value. These include:

• Notifications
• Address and Intersection search
• Buffered searches
• Basic navigation
• Map Tabs
• Layer Grouping
• Simple and complex searches
• Power searches (multiple separate searches as one)
• Geoprocessing
• Sharepoint Integration
• Redlining
• Web-based editing
• Reporting
• Multi Level Joins
• Attribute Based Security
• Cartographic printing
• And many more

Implementation

With OnPoint's versatility, virtually any Land Management function can be configured to produce the precise output demanded by users.

Many layers (property, zoning, rights of way, conservation lands, easements, flood plains, parks, buildings, land-use, master plan, etc.) and many related non-spatial tables (assessment data, variance applications, tax data, etc.) can be configured to generate output (notices, reports, large format maps, map displays, search result listings etc.) that serves many business functions (zoning change applications, view-shed analysis, minor variances, environmental assessment, notifications, building permits, etc.).

How Does it Fit and Why is it Different?

Many organizations find that Rolta's land management solutions is a good fit because they can be administered and evolved by the customer's own organization. The configuration (appearance, security, content and functionality) evolves as needs evolve. With our maintenance program, leading edge of the technology and support is always available.