Comments for Software Evaluation Blog http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com Software Vendor Evaluation & Selection Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Geographic Information Systems in Government Software by admin http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com/geographic-information-systems-in-government-software/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 admin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:32:31 +0000 http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com/?p=174#comment-4383 Great questions Dave! GIS-centric applications in the current market tend to be those with land/equipment requirements such as permitting and EAM. Some of the more recently developed applications include additional modules/functionality such as Emergency Response and Customer Information Systems. Another emerging trend is tying GIS to business analytics. In general, government ERP software packages like MUNIS, New World, etc. are not re-architecting their systems to be GIS-centric, rather, they are interfacing to GIS. Depending on the ERP, some systems have open APIs and web protocols allowing financial information to become an additional layer(s) on the map within the GIS. There are several players in the GIS market depending on the size and complexity of the organization. Certainly, ESRI tends to be the most well-known and has positioned themselves as a leader in GIS technologies. Great questions Dave! GIS-centric applications in the current market tend to be those with land/equipment requirements such as permitting and EAM. Some of the more recently developed applications include additional modules/functionality such as Emergency Response and Customer Information Systems. Another emerging trend is tying GIS to business analytics.

In general, government ERP software packages like MUNIS, New World, etc. are not re-architecting their systems to be GIS-centric, rather, they are interfacing to GIS. Depending on the ERP, some systems have open APIs and web protocols allowing financial information to become an additional layer(s) on the map within the GIS.

There are several players in the GIS market depending on the size and complexity of the organization. Certainly, ESRI tends to be the most well-known and has positioned themselves as a leader in GIS technologies.

]]> Comment on Geographic Information Systems in Government Software by DaveD_PDX http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com/geographic-information-systems-in-government-software/comment-page-1/#comment-4368 DaveD_PDX Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:42 +0000 http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com/?p=174#comment-4368 So what are some of the government business systems that have GIS capabilities? Are we talking about integrated financial-centric systems like MUNIS? Or just asset management and permitting? Is everyone building on top of ESRI, who seems to be the dominant GIS provider? Or are any vendors doing their own thing? So what are some of the government business systems that have GIS capabilities? Are we talking about integrated financial-centric systems like MUNIS? Or just asset management and permitting?

Is everyone building on top of ESRI, who seems to be the dominant GIS provider? Or are any vendors doing their own thing?

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]]> Comment on Lawson Software – S3 or M3? by spencer http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com/lawson-software-s3-or-m3/comment-page-1/#comment-146 spencer Wed, 26 May 2010 17:41:25 +0000 http://www.softwareevaluationblog.com/?p=70#comment-146 Thank you Steve for the correction. Thank you Steve for the correction.

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