IDAHO SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE

Brainstorm Session on Business Plan/Business Case Issues

October 17, 9:30-Noon

Meeting Purpose: brainstorm and provide ideas for building the SDI business case

 

Topic 1: Compiling figures on current and past GIS expenditures (Business Case Section 3.2)

Discuss progress on compiling general estimates and approach to completing the estimates.

 

Topic 2a: Business Drivers (3.5)

Receive comments on business drivers: changes, additions, and discussion on their priority.

 

Overarching GIS Business Drivers

 

Program or Discipline-Specific Business Drivers

Business Driver

Priority

 

Business Driver

Priority

Basis for inter- and intra-organization coordination and partnerships

VH

 

Emergency planning/ management and public safety

VH

Response to public demand for information

VH

 

Real Property Appraisal

VH

Reduction in redundancy, labor time, and cost

VH

 

Infrastructure Facility management

H

Enhanced Revenue

H

 

Economic Development and Tourism Promotion

H

Energy costs and efficiency

H

 

Agricultural Productivity and Invasive Species Management

H

Enhancement of environmental quality, sustainability, and livability

H

 

Land Development Planning

MOD

Management and access to historical geographic information

MOD

 

Facility planning and design

MOD

Improved geographic data quality and currency

MOD

 

Floodplain/Flood event management

MOD

Support for private business

MOD

 

Support for improved regulatory decisions

MOD

 

 

 

Educational Program Enhancement

MOD

 

 

 

Support to County Commissions

MOD

 

 

 

Grant application support

MOD

 

 

 

Public Health Management

MOD

 

Topic 2b: Examples of Current or Potential GIS Benefits for Idaho (Business Case Section 3.5.2)

Collect and elaborate on examples of actual or potential GIS benefits (see categories below). These examples relate to: a) improved SDI coordination in GIS development and operation AND b) direct benefits from use of GIS technology.  Some examples already discussed: a) public land management (IPRS), b) more complete/equitable property assessment, c) lower insurance rates, d) economy of scale in GIS development efforts, e) opportunities for reduction in server/software license cost, f) lower cost in facility design, g) trip mileage reduction, h) better e-gov, i) Agriculture/Invasive species management, and j) water quality improvements

·   Operational and Efficiency Gains

·   Cost Savings

 

·   Cost Avoidance

·   Revenue Enhancement

 

·   Non-monetary Quantitative Benefits 

·   Difficult to Quantify or Non-quantifiable Benefits

 

Topic 3: Ideas for High-Priority, “Killer” Applications (Business Case Section  3.6)

Come up with a short list of potential applications for the SDI that will have high business value and impact. Some ideas for discussion and elaboration: a) IPRS, b) Survey Control Database, c) something related to energy conservation/alternative energy?, d) enhanced access to water well information, e) some type of emergency management application (critical facilities query and access?), f) permitting information access, g) a field-based application, h) enhancement of tourist information Web access with GIS-enabled queries, i) executive dashboard GIS-enable important Exec information needs).