Build Effective Land Management Through GIS
Establish whether your tribe should implement or expand a geographic information system for the widest benefit across all tribal departments.
- GIS technology is not used effectively, with only 34% of tribes using a centralized GIS service to the benefit of all tribal departments.
- The tribe's GIS knowledge resides with the GIS manager. If that person leaves, the workflows that support GIS are at risk of foundering.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Quickly establish the value of tribal GIS. A successful tribal GIS program must convince both department heads and tribal leadership of its value. Department heads want efficiencies in their workflows and tribal leadership want stability for their long-term initiatives. Such a program can take two to three years to build, but using Info-Tech’s methodology you will establish the value of the GIS program at the planning stage.
Impact and Result
- Use Info-Tech's maturity model tool to develop a roadmap to centralizing the GIS department.
- Clearly demonstrate how the IT department can support the GIS unit with an understanding of their specific needs.
- Calculate the potential ROI for a capable GIS office under the IT department.
- Use the calculated benefits of a well-designed GIS program to prepare for funding and future stability.
Member Testimonials
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9.0/10
Overall Impact
$6,850
Average $ Saved
2
Average Days Saved
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Experience
Impact
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County of Ventura
Guided Implementation
8/10
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Guided Implementation
10/10
$6,850
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Guided Implementation 1: Get initial planning support
- Call 1: Define the current and target state.
- Call 2: Document your mission and goals.
- Call 3: Perform a benefits analysis and complete the project proposal.
Guided Implementation 2: Define and state requirements
- Call 1: Prepare for a requirements gathering.
- Call 2: Gather information on the information products.
- Call 3: Determine the data and system requirements.
- Call 4: Calculate an ROI and prepare the business case.
Contributors
- Tim Krohn, Land Information Manager, Fond du Lac Reservation
- Evaristo Cruz, Assistant Director, Community Development, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
- Levi Keesecker, Ph.D., Principal Environmental Scientist, E Squared Environmental Consulting
- Beckie Howell, GIS Director, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
- Joseph Robertson, PhD, CEO/Chief Data Scientist, Mato Ohitika Analytics LLC
- Anne Taylor, Federal Account Manager, Esri
- Volker Mell, GIS Analyst, The James Hutton Institute
- Garet Couch, GISP, President Board of Directors National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center
- Letisha Couch, GISP, Coordinator, National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center
- Shelly Knight, GISP, GIS Manager, Pechanga Indian Reservation