Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to acquire a new product called ArcGIS Hub from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). The purchase will cover software licensing and professional services for implementation of the product. The annual cost of ArcGIS Hub is $60,000 and will have a term period of one year from the date of a purchase order certified/confirmed by the City Auditor. The ArcGIS Hub will be incorporated into the City’s current ESRI Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) for the 2020/2021 cycle. An additional $46,675.27 will be required for implementation of the product making the total expenditure to be authorized under this ordinance at $106,643.00.
ArcGIS Hub is based on and extends an organization’s GIS. It brings together enterprise and community data, the immersive, explanatory power of mapping, and community collaboration tools to support data-driven work on policy initiatives. Departments can measure and track the level of community engagement using dashboards, and reach out to residents who have expressed an interest in initiatives and events.
In order to validate the ArcGIS Hub as a beneficial and effective platform for the City, the DoT GIS team ran a pilot project for CelebrateOne and created a New Resources site for CelebrateOne. The outcome of the pilot project convinced the City that adding the Hub to other tools in the City’s ESRI based GIS enterprise will enable us to the following: 1) Give Columbus residents greater ability to participate in gathering data and find solutions to challenges facing the community, 2) Organize staff and member of the community around initiatives, and 3) Monitor and track community engagement and outcomes across initiatives.
The City’s technology standard for GIS software is ESRI ArcGIS. ESRI is the sole provider of licensing, maintenance and support for its GIS software products. As such, this ordinance is being submitt...
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