Our clients are enthusiastic about the high level of service, deliverables and pricing they consistently receive from Geo-centric Consulting, Inc. Below are abstract summaries of select clients.
Client - The Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Project Summary: Development of a GIS Needs Assessment Report. Geo-centric will assess the needs of GIS users relative to their daily workflows and analyze existing GIS information covering twenty-five northern Ohio Counties. A determination regarding over 1,100 feature classes’ currency, continued relevance, access and distribution methods. Geo-centric also reviews existing GIS applications, ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online installations, data update processes, and human resources. Suggestions were provided to improve data development, maintenance, and sharing mechanisms. Implementation planning recommendations included a task-based series of GIS data development and enhancement activities, recommendations for new application software, mobile devices, and protocols to standardize and automate GIS data update processes. Operational support services continue in 2019.
Client - City of Painesville
Project Summary: Development of a multi-faceted GIS Strategic Implementation Plan. This includes a GIS data GAP Analysis Assessment Report for four City utilities - Water, Sewer, Electric and Stormwater including a database design for each utility; delivery of a GIS Needs Assessment for most City departments and recommendations regarding utility data conversion, asset management software (CMMS) and other geospatial hardware, software and application recommendations.
Client – INEX Advisors LLC
Project summary: Geospatial data development for the real-time demonstration of the Internet of Things, or IoT, during Richard Branson's 2016 Virgin Strive Challenge. On September 27, 2016, Richard Branson and actor/celebrity Adrian Grenier swam the Strait of Messina (between Italy & Sicily) in a bid to raise public awareness regarding the poor health of the world's oceans. This effort provided IoT related geospatial data, e.g., shoreline water quality sensor Rest endpoints, and other environmentally oriented geospatial data intended for inclusion with additional sensor information such as the pair of swimmers' bio-metrics information. GPS data tracked them across the strait.
Client - Denmark Ministry of Taxation, Copenhagen, Denmark
Project Summary: Providing advice and assistance regarding a nation-wide Federal initiative to create a new and innovative property appraisal system. The geocentric focus was the integration of GIS technologies within an open source and Esri solution-set, developing an architecture of spatially oriented property appraisal processes. Geo-centric conducted three days of interactive workshops highlighting the use of geospatial technology as the primary support mechanism for the Danish property appraisal process. Focus areas included comparative analysis' between adopting existing standard GIS platforms versus developing in-house solutions, public participation, data architectures and maintenance, technical aspects, best practices, Return on Investment and case study analysis and productivity statistics.
Client – Morrow County Auditor’s Office
Project Summary: Enterprise GIS implementation and data conversion services for the Morrow County Auditor and Engineer. Acting County GIS Director. Deliverables also included a County-wide Enterprise GIS Implementation Plan, a Morrow County GIS Program Governance and Organizational Structure Plan, a Request for Qualifications for a County-wide Tax Map Data Conversion and associated services. Subsequently awarded County-wide Esri Parcel Fabric cadastral data conversion, geospatial website development, and organizational development services. Lastly, a new highly accurate county-wide C.A.U.V. land use layer, with the integration of soils and subsequent tax reduction calculations is being delivered. Technology: ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS Online, Bruce Harris & Assoc., Inc. Farmland Calculation Tool (CAUV). Operational support services continue in 2019.
Client - Northeast Ohio Area-wide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
Client services include the re-envisioning of the existing NOACA Flex website into newer generation web architecture, using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript and the Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS development tool. Using HTML/JavaScript apps, actual cross-platform access is provided to any device. Additional functionality was delivered, to an already robust repository of regional transportation data and virtual functionality, through the innovative use of new widgets and options for the user.
Client – Clermont County Auditor’s Office
Project Summary: Twenty County agencies participated in the development of a Re-visioning Needs Assessment and Application Assessment Report for a mature GIS program, including five web surveys of County employees, local businesses, local governments, and citizens. A Best Practices survey of twenty Ohio Counties provided benchmarking information for County leadership. An organizational study documented existing conditions and provided recommendations for improvements to current business practices and an Implementation Plan provided a road map to implementing the 149 applications and other recommendations identified. Human resource development and support assisting with the hire of four staff members were provided.
Client – The Renaissance Group
Project Summary: Development of Federal and State-required sitemaps for four Wind Turbine Generators in Ohio funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Flicker Shadow Maps display tiered areas of shadow flicker; Noise Maps classified by decibel levels; Zones of Visual Influence Maps and photo-montages of the sites showing proposed WTG on-site. Parcel, contour, picture and ambient audio soundings maps were created. Technology: WindPro, ArcGIS 9.3, Magellan GPS and ArcPad 9
Client – Lake Metroparks
Project Summary: Provided a GIS Development Plan including Functional Requirements Report and GIS Implementation Plan. ArcGIS Server web applications, mobile GIS enhancements, and training recommendations were provided. The plan identified eighty-three applications, existing data and systems inventories, organizational/human resources, hardware and software system configuration, data requirements and implementation tasks.
Client - The Holden Arboretum
Project Summary: Data conversion of existing Natural Resource Inventory data sets to ArcMap 9 geo-database, including Arc Pad for in-the-field ecosystem data collection. The existing information system environment included AutoCAD, Carlson Survey, DataEase RDBMS, Weed Information Management System, and Starlink/Garmin GPS hardware. Multi-county GIS database of protected properties, imagery, planimetric and natural resource data. ArcView 9 training in database development and maintenance, map production, geographic analysis, and Arc Pad data integration was conducted. Ongoing support services continue in 2019.
Client - Chagrin River Nature Conservancy
Project Summary:
Creation of the Chagrin River Information System (CRIS), a parcel level, protected lands management system. Watershed-based, multi-County GIS database of protected properties, imagery, planimetric and natural resource data for conservation easement acquisition, monitoring, and management. Watershed-based analysis tools developed using Avenue object programming.
Client - The Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Project Summary: Development of a GIS Needs Assessment Report. Geo-centric will assess the needs of GIS users relative to their daily workflows and analyze existing GIS information covering twenty-five northern Ohio Counties. A determination regarding over 1,100 feature classes’ currency, continued relevance, access and distribution methods. Geo-centric also reviews existing GIS applications, ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online installations, data update processes, and human resources. Suggestions were provided to improve data development, maintenance, and sharing mechanisms. Implementation planning recommendations included a task-based series of GIS data development and enhancement activities, recommendations for new application software, mobile devices, and protocols to standardize and automate GIS data update processes. Operational support services continue in 2019.
Client - City of Painesville
Project Summary: Development of a multi-faceted GIS Strategic Implementation Plan. This includes a GIS data GAP Analysis Assessment Report for four City utilities - Water, Sewer, Electric and Stormwater including a database design for each utility; delivery of a GIS Needs Assessment for most City departments and recommendations regarding utility data conversion, asset management software (CMMS) and other geospatial hardware, software and application recommendations.
Client – INEX Advisors LLC
Project summary: Geospatial data development for the real-time demonstration of the Internet of Things, or IoT, during Richard Branson's 2016 Virgin Strive Challenge. On September 27, 2016, Richard Branson and actor/celebrity Adrian Grenier swam the Strait of Messina (between Italy & Sicily) in a bid to raise public awareness regarding the poor health of the world's oceans. This effort provided IoT related geospatial data, e.g., shoreline water quality sensor Rest endpoints, and other environmentally oriented geospatial data intended for inclusion with additional sensor information such as the pair of swimmers' bio-metrics information. GPS data tracked them across the strait.
Client - Denmark Ministry of Taxation, Copenhagen, Denmark
Project Summary: Providing advice and assistance regarding a nation-wide Federal initiative to create a new and innovative property appraisal system. The geocentric focus was the integration of GIS technologies within an open source and Esri solution-set, developing an architecture of spatially oriented property appraisal processes. Geo-centric conducted three days of interactive workshops highlighting the use of geospatial technology as the primary support mechanism for the Danish property appraisal process. Focus areas included comparative analysis' between adopting existing standard GIS platforms versus developing in-house solutions, public participation, data architectures and maintenance, technical aspects, best practices, Return on Investment and case study analysis and productivity statistics.
Client – Morrow County Auditor’s Office
Project Summary: Enterprise GIS implementation and data conversion services for the Morrow County Auditor and Engineer. Acting County GIS Director. Deliverables also included a County-wide Enterprise GIS Implementation Plan, a Morrow County GIS Program Governance and Organizational Structure Plan, a Request for Qualifications for a County-wide Tax Map Data Conversion and associated services. Subsequently awarded County-wide Esri Parcel Fabric cadastral data conversion, geospatial website development, and organizational development services. Lastly, a new highly accurate county-wide C.A.U.V. land use layer, with the integration of soils and subsequent tax reduction calculations is being delivered. Technology: ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS Online, Bruce Harris & Assoc., Inc. Farmland Calculation Tool (CAUV). Operational support services continue in 2019.
Client - Northeast Ohio Area-wide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
Client services include the re-envisioning of the existing NOACA Flex website into newer generation web architecture, using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript and the Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS development tool. Using HTML/JavaScript apps, actual cross-platform access is provided to any device. Additional functionality was delivered, to an already robust repository of regional transportation data and virtual functionality, through the innovative use of new widgets and options for the user.
Client – Clermont County Auditor’s Office
Project Summary: Twenty County agencies participated in the development of a Re-visioning Needs Assessment and Application Assessment Report for a mature GIS program, including five web surveys of County employees, local businesses, local governments, and citizens. A Best Practices survey of twenty Ohio Counties provided benchmarking information for County leadership. An organizational study documented existing conditions and provided recommendations for improvements to current business practices and an Implementation Plan provided a road map to implementing the 149 applications and other recommendations identified. Human resource development and support assisting with the hire of four staff members were provided.
Client – The Renaissance Group
Project Summary: Development of Federal and State-required sitemaps for four Wind Turbine Generators in Ohio funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Flicker Shadow Maps display tiered areas of shadow flicker; Noise Maps classified by decibel levels; Zones of Visual Influence Maps and photo-montages of the sites showing proposed WTG on-site. Parcel, contour, picture and ambient audio soundings maps were created. Technology: WindPro, ArcGIS 9.3, Magellan GPS and ArcPad 9
Client – Lake Metroparks
Project Summary: Provided a GIS Development Plan including Functional Requirements Report and GIS Implementation Plan. ArcGIS Server web applications, mobile GIS enhancements, and training recommendations were provided. The plan identified eighty-three applications, existing data and systems inventories, organizational/human resources, hardware and software system configuration, data requirements and implementation tasks.
Client - The Holden Arboretum
Project Summary: Data conversion of existing Natural Resource Inventory data sets to ArcMap 9 geo-database, including Arc Pad for in-the-field ecosystem data collection. The existing information system environment included AutoCAD, Carlson Survey, DataEase RDBMS, Weed Information Management System, and Starlink/Garmin GPS hardware. Multi-county GIS database of protected properties, imagery, planimetric and natural resource data. ArcView 9 training in database development and maintenance, map production, geographic analysis, and Arc Pad data integration was conducted. Ongoing support services continue in 2019.
Client - Chagrin River Nature Conservancy
Project Summary:
Creation of the Chagrin River Information System (CRIS), a parcel level, protected lands management system. Watershed-based, multi-County GIS database of protected properties, imagery, planimetric and natural resource data for conservation easement acquisition, monitoring, and management. Watershed-based analysis tools developed using Avenue object programming.