Building a GIS: System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers

Planning ahead before investing in geographic information system (GIS) software and hardware saves money and reduces risk. Testing virtual system configurations and using the performance models provided in “Building a GIS: System Architecture Design Strategies for Managers” will increase the likelihood that the GIS implementation will be a success for the organization.Geared toward the same readership as that of Roger Tomlinson’s classic, “Thinking About GIS: Geographic Information System Planning for Managers,” Peters’ “Building a GIS” is the next in a growing series of books from ESRI Press to stress the fundamentals of successful GIS planning. A book everyone on the team (CEOs, information technology [IT] professionals, and GIS specialists alike) can easily follow, this book describes a scientific approach to IT infrastructure design for a GIS. “Building a GIS” details the basics to help planners take advantage of the latest technology through improved Web mapping services software, dual-core socket server performance and scalability, and search engine architecture improvements.