Case Studies

Click to Enlarge Challenge: After performing a business process analysis for processes related to coal-bed methane permitting, the State of Wyoming determined the existing inter-agency procedures could be made more efficient by enhanced data sharing and collaboration. As part of Governor Freudenthal's Streamlining and Strengthening (S&S) Initiative, the Natural Resources Gateway was developed to serve as a one-stop portal for geospatial and permitting information from multiple State and Federal agencies.

Solution: Pomona Consulting designed and developed an innovative and user-friendly geospatial portal for the integration, display, and analysis of spatial data from a number of sources and agencies. The portal, developed using ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.3, leveraged a diverse range of technologies, including ArcObjects, .NET, Web ADF, and SQL Server. The application first integrated spatial data from a number of sources, aggregating previously disparate data sources into one centralized, up-to-date repository. The portal was then designed to allow non-GIS specialists to easily find and perform advanced querying and spatial analysis in a user-friendly and intuitive manner.

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Challenge: The customer was in the process of integrating industry-leading Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) technology for city vehicle tracking, but needed to process the raw data and publish it into a data product that would be both useful and readily available to city residents.

Solution: Pomona Consulting partnered with the AVL technology provider to develop a customized ArcMap Extension for the Municipality. This application was developed using ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 and made heavy use of ArcObjects and the Microsoft .NET Framework. The extension allowed specialists to automatically import and track status changes from the AVL system in close-to-real-time, importing data from a central server. The application implemented several business rules to automatically change status of spatial data as it was processed, and automatically published to an ArcGIS Server instance to allow residents instantaneous access to the information.

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Challenge: The customer, a Wyoming state agency, was undergoing a multi-year re-engineering of all major internal IT systems. As part of this effort, the customer was seeking assistance in understanding their current utilization of GIS within individual departments, and recommendations on how geospatial technologies might be beneficially implemented as part of phased system development.

Solution: Pomona Consulting undertook a review of all existing spatial assets, internal technical capabilities, and existing business processes which leveraged geospatial technlogies. We then conducted a number of on-site interviews with key stakeholders from various divisions within the agency. After review, we developed and presented a comprehensive GIS Situational Assessment to stakeholders within State government, summarizing the current state of GIS adoption, and making a series of recommendations for moving forward.