Iowa DOT GIS Implementation Plan (Strategic Plan Update)

This is an update of the Iowa DOT GIS Strategic Plan which was completed in April 1995 and written to guide the development of geographic information systems (GIS) at the Iowa DOT. The Strategic Plan had several components. First, it highlighted several critical success factors in GIS implementation. Second, it provided an outline of related national and state-level efforts, as well as a more detailed outline of GIS studies and computing resources at the Iowa DOT. Third, it provided a progress report on GIS implementation, including a potential list of applications generated through a series of interviews with DOT personnel. Fourth, it culminated in a set of guidelines and issues regarding hardware/software selection, database development, system evaluations, and implementation processes. The Strategic Plan was intended to be a living document, and as changes occur in the implementation environment, the observations and recommendations made herein should be updated to reflect those changes (p. 1)