I would also be interested to hear other people's views on this subject.
Anitra Robertson
GIS Operator
Tattersall's
Melbourne, Australia
Dion Duran wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I've been in a GIS position for almost 3 years now. I started out
> using Mapinfo and now I program MapBasic and MapX, as well as learning other
> systems like ArcInfo and AutoCAD. The company I am in has recently cut our
> GIS staffing by 75% in a company of over 200 employess. Keep in mind, no
> actual GIS department existed. The few individuals, including myself, who
> have been in the organization since it was created to provide mapping
> services have developed several applications for tracking and maintaining
> company geographic information. The group has recently been moved from
> department to department( 3 in the last 6 months, the last being IS), not
> being able to fit in and now are running into roadblocks for developing more
> efficient tools for our every changing business plan. We have come to the
> conclusion that in order to continue to support the internal customers in
> the proper manner, we must evolve into our own department, equivalent to IS,
> Operations, or Marketing in order to reach our goals for the company.
>
> I ask anyone with knowledge of implement and constructing a GIS department
> plan to please give information to guide us in presenting this to upper
> management.
>
> Thanks to all,
> Dion Duran
> Lead Programmer Analyst
> (NOTIS) IS Department
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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