1. Florida GIS Coordination
On-Line Survey
Preliminary Results
Martin Roche, GISP, CEcD GeoPlanning Services
Orlando, FL
(407)

2. Survey Respondents 181 Total
Other includes: School Districts, Universities, Not-For-Profit, Professional or Trade Association

3. Titles of Respondents
Other includes: GIS Coordinator, Planner, Surveyor, Geographer, Engineer, Information Technologist, Forester

4. Business Drivers for GIS
A “business driver” is a major program area, need, or challenge that GIS technology and geospatial data can help support or address.
Responses
Business Driver
Percent
Count
Land Use Planning
50.7% 76
Infrastructure Asset Management or Maintenance
46.7% 70
Public Safety [law enforcement, crime analysis, emergency response, fire, E-911]
46.0% 69
Engineering Modeling or Analysis
Transportation Planning
42.7% 64
Land Development or Other Permit Review and Tracking
40.7% 61
Natural Resource Planning or Management
Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Management
40.0% 60
Parks and Recreation
38.7% 58
Transportation Management
30.0% 45

5. Average Annual Investment
Investment in GIS
Response Average
Response Total
Response Count
Average Annual Investment
Hardware
$ ,369
$ ,106,600 45
$ ,474
Software
$ ,376
$ ,106,900
$ ,475
Data
$ ,352
$ ,683,800 25
$ ,470
Personnel
$ 1,355,100
$ ,877,500
$ ,020
Contracted GIS Services
$ ,684
$ ,464,620 17
$ ,937
Other
$ ,000
$ ,000 1
$ ,000
answered question
skipped question
134
Over the last 5 years

6. If average applied to each organization
Investment in GIS
Response
Count
Annual Investment
If average applied to each organization
Hardware ($) 45
$ ,474
$ ,706,803
Software ($)
$ ,475
$ ,346,991
Data ($) 25
$ ,470
$ ,435,326
Personnel ($)
$ ,020
$ ,213,820
Contracted GIS Services ($) 17
$ ,937
$ ,653,076
Other ($) 1
$ ,000
$ ,100,000
$ ,456,015
141 Organizations responded to the survey

7. Investment in GIS
Government entities in FL spend approximately $110,000,000 per year on GIS hardware, software, personnel, data, and contracted GIS services!
Based on 141 organizations responding. This number is likely much larger when all levels of government are considered.

8. Desktop GIS Licenses Only Government responses included in table.
Licenses
Cost
Number
Responding
Per Organization
Expenditure
Autodesk
1,011 46
22.0
$ ,000 32
$ ,731
Bentley Systems
467 16
29.2
$ ,000 8
$ ,882
ERDAS
249 26
9.6
$ ,500 13
$ ,914
ESRI
3,396
104
32.7
$ 4,260,000 75
$ ,776
IDRISI 9
1.1
$ ,500 1 $
Intergraph
109 11
9.9
$ ,500 5
$ ,227
MapInfo
202 14
14.4
$ ,000
$ ,063
Smallworld
151 7
21.6
$ ,500 2
$ ,214
Only Government responses included in table.

9. Organizations Desktop GIS Software

10. Server GIS Licenses Yes Cost Responded ArcGIS Server 105 $ 1,022,500
Yes
Cost
Responded
ArcGIS Server
105
$ ,022,500 52
MapServer 3
$ ,500 1
GeoServer
$ ,000 2
Manifold System
$ ,500
Other? 10
$ ,000 6
TOTAL
124
$1,102,500 62
Only Government responses included in table.

11. Break Out State Vs. Non-State Investments.
Need to complete cross tab.

12. GIS Benefits Answer Options Yes No Not Applicable Count
Improved Decision Making
111 1
112
Improved Timeliness and Quality of Data and Services
109 3 2
114
Improved Staff Productivity/Labor Cost Savings
104 4
Reduction in Duplication and Redundancy 91 12
107
Catalyst for Partnerships and Information Sharing 84 7 15
106
More Effective Management/Allocation of Field Services
108
Reduced Costs from Asset Management 74 13 19
Protection/Enhancement of Natural Resources 76 8 27
Support for Economic Development Initiatives 67 9 28
Savings of Life and Property 66 25
Code Compliance/Improved Voluntary Compliance 65
105
Legal Compliance/Protection Against Expensive Legal Claims 29
Avoidance of New Costs 60 20 22
102
Savings in Capital Project Design and Construction
Reduced Costs Through Joint Funding 56
100
Increase in Revenue [improved collection of taxes] 52
101
Protection from Catastrophic Records Loss 39 24 40
103
answered question
skipped question

13. Value of GIS to Organizations
Average
Total
Count
Staff Productivity and Labor Cost Savings
$ ,100
$ ,611,000 10
Revenue Increases [improved collection of taxes, fees, fines, insurance claims, etc.]
$ ,500,000
$ ,000,000 6
Reduction in Duplication and Redundancy
$ ,929
$ ,800,500 7
Asset Management
$ ,030,000
$ ,150,000 5
Support for Economic and Business Development Initiatives
$ ,167
$ ,000
Avoidance of New Costs
$ ,050,000
$ ,150,000 3
Savings in Capital Project Design
$ ,840,000
$ ,200,000
Savings in Infrastructure Maintenance and Design
$ ,667
$ ,810,000
More Effective Management/Allocation of Field Services
$ ,000
$ ,250,000
Reduced Costs Through Joint Funding
$ ,333
$ ,808,000
answered question
skipped question
171
Benefits identified over the last 5 years.

14. Total Potential Benefit to State
Response Average
Response Count
Identified as Benefit of GIS
Potential Benefit to State
Staff Productivity and Labor Cost Savings ($)
$ ,100 10
105
$ ,915,500
Revenue Increases [improved collection of taxes, fess, fines, insurance claims, etc.] ($)
$ ,500,000 6 53
$ ,500,000
Reduction in Duplication and Redundancy ($)
$ ,929 7 92
$ ,949,429
Asset Management ($)
$ ,030,000 5 75
$ ,250,000
Support for Economic and Business Development Initiatives ($)
$ ,167 68
$ ,071,333
Avoidance of New Costs ($)
$ ,050,000 3 61
$ ,050,000
Savings in Capital Project Design ($)
$ ,840,000 60
$ ,400,000
Savings in Infrastructure Maintenance and Design ($)
$ ,667
$ ,810,000
More Effective Management/Allocation of Field Services ($)
$ ,000 85
$ ,250,000
Reduced Costs Through Joint Funding ($)
$ ,333 57
$ ,176,000
TOTAL
$ ,372,262

15. The approximate net benefit per year is $9 million.
Benefits from GIS
Government entities in FL benefit approximately $598,000, from their investment in GIS hardware, software, personnel, data, and contracted GIS services!
The approximate net benefit per year is $9 million.

16. GIS Benefits Answer Options Yes No Not Applicable Count
Improved Decision Making
111 1
112
Improved Timeliness and Quality of Data and Services
109 3 2
114
Improved Staff Productivity/Labor Cost Savings
104 4
Reduction in Duplication and Redundancy 91 12
107
Catalyst for Partnerships and Information Sharing 84 7 15
106
More Effective Management/Allocation of Field Services
108
Reduced Costs from Asset Management 74 13 19
Protection/Enhancement of Natural Resources 76 8 27
Support for Economic Development Initiatives 67 9 28
Savings of Life and Property 66 25
Code Compliance/Improved Voluntary Compliance 65
105
Legal Compliance/Protection Against Expensive Legal Claims 29
Avoidance of New Costs 60 20 22
102
Savings in Capital Project Design and Construction
Reduced Costs Through Joint Funding 56
100
Increase in Revenue [improved collection of taxes] 52
101
Protection from Catastrophic Records Loss 39 24 40
103
answered question
skipped question

17. What Should a GIS Coordination Effort Do?
Answer Options
Yes
Pct No
Facilitate data exchange and provide documentation
101
95.28% 5
Facilitate multi-agency data acquisition projects 98
93.33% 7
Work with the GIS community to develop best practices and guidelines
Provide access to federal and state grant opportunities 94
92.16% 8
Advocate funding for GIS technology and data investments 95
91.35% 9
Develop websites designed to promote and facilitate GIS program coordination, GIS data discovery, and data exchange 92
89.32% 11
Work with the GIS community and NSGIC to facilitate the development of common standards in support of product generation and data exchange
Coordinate technical and policy issues between agencies and organizations 88
88.00% 12
Aggregate data into seamless statewide layers 90
87.38% 13
Coordinate bulk purchasing of training, software, and data 89
87.25%
Facilitate a program of data stewardship designed to maintain and update the state’s GIS data holdings
86.54% 14
Develop a contract vehicle for GIS services 73
74.49% 25
Purchasing and Procurement 63
64.95% 34

18. How much GIS data do we have?

19. Where do we get “foundation” data?

20. Who provides map services?
Do you provide map services?

21. How can I get data?
Do you have on-line data download enabled?

22. Want to add your information?