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Woolpert Completes First Phase of Enterprise GIS Development for Land Development Firm

HOUSTON, Texas (Nov. 11, 2019) — Woolpert was contracted by a land development company in Houston, Texas, to develop a Proof of Concept for developing an enterprise GIS system to improve and advance business functions and communications. Phase One of this contract was recently completed, and the second phase is now underway.

This land development company manages its nationwide commercial, residential and mixed-use properties using a wide range of tools, from paper markups to using spatial data locally through desktop GIS and CAD software. After an evaluation, GIS was determined to be the most appropriate method for tracking this company’s property developments.

In the first phase of this contract, Woolpert introduced Esri’s ArcGIS® Online (AGOL) to create a visualization application interface for staff collaboration, project information and project marketing data. The Visualization Web Application and AGOL Portal enabled staff and clients to access necessary data and expand analytical capabilities within a secure, user-friendly environment.

The second phase of this contract entails the creation of GIS/CAD standards, financial data integration, and data and app creation based on user preference and GIS support. The GIS/CAD standards will be appropriate to the data requirements of the development firm and will allow for extract, transfer, load (ETL) tools to be created and managed in multiple formats.

When the GIS/CAD standards are in place and the firm’s data has been converted to adhere to these standards, a unique identifier will be created to link financial data to location-based assets. Targeted apps will allow planners, engineers, financiers, marketers, managers, etc., to access information specific to their needs.

To complete this enterprise GIS system implementation, geospatial data, apps, maps and dashboards will be embedded into or linked to desktop or web applications for personnel to utilize. Since the firm does not have a GIS staff, hardware and software infrastructure additions have been and will be kept minimal. Training and related materials will provide continual guidance for staff.

This project is on schedule for a March completion.

About Woolpert
Woolpert is committed to a vision to become the premier architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm, and one of the best companies in the country. It’s a vision we’ve been fine-tuning for decades. It guides our decisions and investments, provides our clients with optimal solutions and offers our employees unrivaled opportunities. Woolpert is recognized as a Great Place to Work by its employees and is America’s fastest growing AEG firm. With more than a century of experience, close to 1,000 employees and 30 offices, Woolpert supports public, private, federal, and U.S. military clients nationally and around the globe. For more information, visit woolpert.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

About Esri
Esri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, offers the most powerful geospatial cloud available, to help customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Founded in 1969, Esri software is deployed in more than 350,000 organizations including 90 of the Fortune 100 companies, all 50 state governments, more than half of all counties (large and small), and 87 of the Forbes Top 100 Colleges in the U.S., as well as all 15 Executive Departments of the U.S. Government and dozens of independent agencies. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial information technology, Esri engineers the most advanced solutions for digital transformation, the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics. Visit us at esri.com.

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