Business Drivers for Business Drivers for Open SystemsOpen Systems

Inaugural Qld User Forum for Inaugural Qld User Forum for Oracle Spatial UsersOracle Spatial Users

Lawrence Turner

Friday, 9 December 2005

Business DriversBusiness DriversCommercial and Government VariancesCommercial and Government VariancesCommercialCommercial

ProfitsProfitsProducts and Services Products and Services –– enhancements versus enhancements versus newnew

GovernmentGovernmentPublic ServicePublic ServiceCorporate Performance Management (CPM)Corporate Performance Management (CPM)There is an overlap between Commercial and There is an overlap between Commercial and Government. It is satisfying customer needs.Government. It is satisfying customer needs.

Business DriversBusiness Drivers

Sound ICT Infrastructure Management Practises Sound ICT Infrastructure Management Practises Strategically “best practise”Strategically “best practise” for effective long term for effective long term deployment of spatial data.deployment of spatial data.Maximises the exploitation potential of spatial Maximises the exploitation potential of spatial information to reap the benefits.information to reap the benefits.Provides the scalable platform for downstream Provides the scalable platform for downstream business process improvements.business process improvements.Enhances the value of decision support systemsEnhances the value of decision support systemsSupports Customer InitiativesSupports Customer InitiativesBetter service to the customerBetter service to the customer

Remember, information locked away is a waste of time and Remember, information locked away is a waste of time and effort. Systems must have open doors.effort. Systems must have open doors.

Open SystemsOpen Systems

Do they exist?Do they exist?Spatial world has evolved, have we?Spatial world has evolved, have we?Database storage and management is a Database storage and management is a quantum leap forward from proprietary quantum leap forward from proprietary formats and systemsformats and systemsOracle SpatialOracle SpatialOpen GIS Consortium (OGC) Standards Open GIS Consortium (OGC) Standards helphelp

Case Study Case Study -- BCCBCCInvolved in the design and implementation of a Involved in the design and implementation of a Spatial Data Store (SDS) in Brisbane City Spatial Data Store (SDS) in Brisbane City Council (BCC)Council (BCC)Purpose; to Purpose; to provide an open, standard, flexible provide an open, standard, flexible and scalable spatial system for managing all of and scalable spatial system for managing all of Council’s spatial/map based information Council’s spatial/map based information Why Oracle? Consistent with Corporate ICT Why Oracle? Consistent with Corporate ICT ArchitectureArchitectureThe following details are based on this project The following details are based on this project which completed May 2004.which completed May 2004.

Facts and FiguresFacts and FiguresBrisbane City Council (BCC) in the fastest growing area Brisbane City Council (BCC) in the fastest growing area of Australiaof AustraliaPopulation Growth Population Growth –– 80,000 per year80,000 per yearCurrent Population > 1milCurrent Population > 1milRateable Properties > 380,000Rateable Properties > 380,000Services include Services include –– transport, sewer, watertransport, sewer, water50 million patrons per year on buses and ferries50 million patrons per year on buses and ferries14,000 km of sewer and water pipes14,000 km of sewer and water pipes5,300 km of roads5,300 km of roadsBudget Budget –– AU$1.6 billionAU$1.6 billion$50+ million investment in spatial information$50+ million investment in spatial information

Business Drivers in BCCBusiness Drivers in BCCEnabler of Business Process ImprovementEnabler of Business Process ImprovementEnabler of Commercial ActivitiesEnabler of Commercial ActivitiesSupporting Customer InitiativesSupporting Customer InitiativesSound IT Infrastructure Management PractisesSound IT Infrastructure Management PractisesPositions Council Strategically for effective long term Positions Council Strategically for effective long term deployment of spatial datadeployment of spatial dataProvides support for Regional Collaboration Provides support for Regional Collaboration -- 13 13 Councils in South East Queensland Councils in South East Queensland -- 1.8m People1.8m PeopleBusiness Units wanted wider Deployment of Spatial data Business Units wanted wider Deployment of Spatial data and tighter integration with Business Systemsand tighter integration with Business Systems

Key Principles & ObjectivesKey Principles & Objectives

Provide onProvide on--demand access by SQL enabled demand access by SQL enabled business systemsbusiness systemsProvide a "self serve" spatial search engineProvide a "self serve" spatial search engineEliminate replicated data to proprietary formatsEliminate replicated data to proprietary formatsCompliance with global spatial data standards Compliance with global spatial data standards (OGC)(OGC)Compliance with Open technology standardsCompliance with Open technology standardsDeliver to multiple vendor spatial applicationsDeliver to multiple vendor spatial applicationsAvailable 24 hour, 7 day a week systemAvailable 24 hour, 7 day a week system

Data ModellingData ModellingLogical Data ModelLogical Data ModelConsistent Naming ConventionsConsistent Naming Conventions2 Dimensions only2 Dimensions onlySpatial AccuracySpatial Accuracy“Plain English”“Plain English”No No CodelistsCodelistsRead OnlyRead OnlyAll Data Distributed via ViewsAll Data Distributed via ViewsOracle ModellerOracle Modeller

Interoperability Interoperability -- FMEFMESo what linked the source GIS information to the So what linked the source GIS information to the Oracle system? FME.Oracle system? FME.Data / Geometry IntegrityData / Geometry IntegrityRemodelling on the flyRemodelling on the flyManipulation is the KeyManipulation is the KeyRepeatabilityRepeatabilityAdministrationAdministrationScripting versus ProgrammingScripting versus Programming-- Lower total costLower total costFlexibility, Formats SupportedFlexibility, Formats Supported

ConstraintsConstraints

Oracle Geometry TypesOracle Geometry TypesStyles / SymbologyStyles / SymbologyReloads versus Incremental UpdatesReloads versus Incremental UpdatesOGC ?OGC ?Oriented PointsOriented PointsOracle VersionsOracle VersionsProprietary Impediments UnacceptableProprietary Impediments Unacceptable

IssuesIssues

Interpretation of Open Standards varied Interpretation of Open Standards varied between vendorsbetween vendorsPeer Reviews Peer Reviews –– recommend 3recommend 3Desktop Client Applications PerformanceDesktop Client Applications PerformanceGeometry IntegrityGeometry IntegritySymbology (consistency / integrity)Symbology (consistency / integrity)

What was the Road Ahead?What was the Road Ahead?Migrate Customers from a map to an Information Migrate Customers from a map to an Information culturecultureIncrease awareness of Spatial Concepts to Increase awareness of Spatial Concepts to mainstream ICTmainstream ICTImplement additional Business Focused Implement additional Business Focused InitiativesInitiativesUpgrade maintenance system database to Upgrade maintenance system database to Oracle 9iOracle 9iImplement Oracle Incremental Replication from Implement Oracle Incremental Replication from Maintenance System to Delivery System (SDS)Maintenance System to Delivery System (SDS)

Thank youThank youQuestions, comments, challenges?Questions, comments, challenges?

Acknowledgements;Acknowledgements;Brisbane City Council, Oracle, Gartner, Safe SoftwareBrisbane City Council, Oracle, Gartner, Safe SoftwareBob Peters, PhilBob Peters, Phil GrueGrue andandthe (BCC) Spatial Data Store Project Teamthe (BCC) Spatial Data Store Project Team