Description
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.
