{"product_id":"achieving-business-success-with-gis-9780470727249","title":"Achieving Business Success with GIS","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten at a practical level, suited to the business audience, this exceptional book explores the business environment of making GIS successful. It applies academic rigor to practical and commercial implementation issues and offers viewpoints from all parties involved in GIS implementation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Spatial Information Industry 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Background to the Survey 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Value of the SI Industry 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 GIS Product Usage 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Spatial Applications 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Training 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Spatial Data 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Imagery 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Mobile Computing 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Regional SI Initiatives 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Summary 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Introducing the Elements of a GIS Strategy 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Traditional IT Strategy Approach 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The SI Strategy Approach 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Influences of Disruptive and Distractive Technology 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Developing the Business Focus 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Developing the Data\/Information Focus 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Metadata 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Data\/System Architectures 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Defining the ‘Data Gap’ 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 GIS Data Standards and Related Issues 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 GIS Data Interoperability 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Summary – Data Interoperability 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Summary – the Data\/Information Focus 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Developing the Organisational Focus 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Impact of Organisational Structure on GIS 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Achieving an Organisational Focus for GIS 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Business Process Mapping and Re-engineering 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Training and Support Issues 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 SWOT Analysis 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Summary – Organisational Focus 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Developing the Application and Technology Focus 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 GIS Issues 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 IT Issues 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 System\/Data Integration Issues 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Developing the Functional Requirements Specification 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Developing a GIS Strategy 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Functional Requirements Specification (FRS) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Correlating against the CSFs 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Developing the GIS Strategy 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Summary 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Cost\/Benefit Analysis\/Return on Investment 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Broad Costs 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Broad Benefits 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Broad Cost\/Benefit Summary 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Business Case 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Conclusion 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Selecting a GIS 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Selecting a GIS using a Tendering Process 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 The Final Stage of the Selection Process 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Implementing GIS 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Staff Training 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Data Capture and\/or Conversion 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Defining the KPIs (Goalposts) for Successful Implementation 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Implementing and ‘Setting to Work’ of the GIS 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Undertaking a Post Implementation Review 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Benchmarking 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Summary 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Best and the Worst 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 And the Best is . . . 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