This document discusses how governments can better utilize data through integration to improve operations and services. It outlines challenges like data silos and limited resources that governments face. The document then presents six reasons for data integration, including streamlining operations, making data accessible, and enhancing service delivery. It provides examples of how governments have automated workflows, consolidated data, published open data, and modernized systems using an enterprise data integration solution. The key takeaway is that connecting and sharing trusted data can improve efficiency and better serve citizens.

1. Achieve Your State Missions
with Better Data

2. Meet the Presenters
Vivian Tang Christian Berger

3. 2020 has been a challenging year
for governments.

4. Challenges Facing State Governments
Organizational &
Data Silos
Limited Resources
in IT
Manual & Inefficient
Processes
Cross-Government
Data Sharing
Post Pandemic
Recovery
Expanding Impact
of Technology
Increased Citizen
Expectations for Services
Trust in Government

5. Governments need to go digital to better
serve modern citizens. Data is a critical
and under-utilized asset in government
as well as one of the foundation stones to
digital acceleration.

6. 6 Reasons for
Government Data Integration
● Streamline Government Operations
● Make Authoritative Data Accessible
● Support Open Government Initiatives
● Cultivate Data Cultures
● Enhance Public Service Delivery
● Empower Data Modernization

7. Poll Question:
Does your government organization
currently have an enterprise data
integration solution in place?

8. BUSINESS CASE
Streamline
Government Operations
● Improve government efficiency by
automating regular and manual tasks.
● Create service response agility with
standardized and efficient processes.
● Maintain data integrity with rule-based
workflows.
● Facilitate training and knowledge
transfer with automation and no-code
solutions.
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9. Common Use Cases
● Workflow Automation
● Data Quality Assurance
● Digital Submission Application
To learn more
➔ Alberta Environment and Parks’s Digital Submission Application
➔ How Iowa DOT Automated the Integration of Data
➔ How Alberta Health Services Orchestrated Data Quality Assurance
➔ How Washington State Department of Revenue Created Automated
Reporting Processes

10. BUSINESS CASE
Make Authoritative Data
Accessible
● Make authoritative data and actionable
insights available and accessible.
● Support initiatives and improve services
across the state/province by sharing and
updating data across systems and agencies.
● Expedite project delivery and reduce cost
with non-intrusive and streamlined data
integration, update, and sharing processes.
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11. Common Use Cases
● Statewide Database
● Self-Serve Data Services
● Workflow Automation
● Application Integration
To learn more
➔ Arizona’s Address Ecosystem for NG 9-1-1 and Self-service
Data Download Application
➔ How Washington Manages Statewide Land Base Data
➔ Integrating Ontario’s Provincially Tracked Species Data
➔ London Fire Brigade Improves Emergency Response with
an Authoritative Geospatial Database

12. State of Indiana
“FME was the best solution we
knew of, and had we tried to do it
another way, we probably
would have failed before we even
got started.”
- Jim Sparks,
Geographic Information Officer
for the State of Indiana
Customer Story
Project
Indiana Data Sharing Initiative
Solution
Integrate critical datasets from 92 counties into a centralized GIS data
portal, IndianaMap.
Results
● Allow each county to preserve their own data management
practices, with no additional funding required.
● Enable greater inter-governmental collaboration and accessibility
to data.
● The available data is used to support initiatives and emergency
response activities across the state.

13. Demo 1
Consolidate data from counties

14. Consolidate data from counties
The Obstacles
Counties data is in
a variety of data
formats, schemas,
and coordinate
systems.
The Result
Consolidated
county data that
updated on a
regular basis.
The Goal
Integrate data from
all counties into a
single database
that enforces state
standards (schema,
attribute values, &
geometry)
The Solution
Connect directly to
county data source
and transform it to
meet the state
requirements

15. Sneak Peak: Consolidated county data

16. Solutions: Scheduled updates

17. Result: Standardized tables for each county

18. BUSINESS CASE
Support Open
Government Initiatives
● Provide a convenient and central hub for
the public to access government data.
● Enhance public engagement with
standardized and efficient data request
processes.
● Keep public data portals up-to-date with
automated workflows.
● Support public data needs for carrying out
research or building web applications.
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19. Tips for Creating
Open Data Portals
● Update the datasets frequently.
● Offer coordinate system choices.
● Ensure data quality.
● Offer format choices.
● Choose the right delivery solution.
To learn more
➔ 9 Open Data Portal Solutions and How they Compare
➔ How Surrey Automates Open Data Sharing with FME
➔ Good Example: Arkansas GIS Office

20. Demo 2
Publish to open data portals

21. Publish to open data portals
The Obstacles
Not every attribute
should be made
publicly available.
The Result
Open data made
available to the
public.
The Goal
Make data publicly
available on CKAN,
ArcGIS Hub, etc.
The Solution
FME can be used to
remove unwanted
attributes, write
multiple formats,
and publish to your
data portal.

22. Sneak Peak: Regularly updated open data

23. Solution: Scheduled data refresh

24. Result: Regularly updated open data

25. CKAN
Real World Examples: Surrey & Arizona
ArcGIS Hub

26. BUSINESS CASE
Cultivate Data Cultures
● Enhance information flow by
connecting and sharing data.
● Produce trusted datasets with
automated quality assurance.
● Empower data-driven decision making
with dashboards, web apps and
automated reporting.
● Adapt to changing data governance
requirements with ease.
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27. Common Use Cases
● Dashboards for Data Analysis
● Automated Reporting
To learn more
➔ Arizona DOT’s Highway Performance Monitoring Dashboards
and How They Support Data Culture with FME
➔ How Washington State Department of Revenue Created
Automated Reporting Processes

28. Project
Make road network data more usable for the agency as well as
internal and external customers.
Solution
Integrate their linear referencing system with spatial and
non-spatial datasets, orchestrate workflows, and enable data
visualization and discovery.
Results
● Improved data processes while respecting silos.
● Made authoritative data accessible via dashboards for
improved decision-making and planning.
● Increased confidence in data with automated quality control.
Arizona DOT
Customer Story

29. BUSINESS CASE
Enhance Public Service
Delivery
● Increase situational awareness and
improve emergency response with
real-time data.
● Improve public data services by
connecting data from different systems
and making it accessible and usable.
● Automate service request and
information update processes.
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30. Common Use Cases
● Data Processing & Preparation
● Integrate IoT/Real-time Data
● Connect to APIs
● Support NG 9-1-1
To learn more
➔ How Iowa DOT Improves Weather Data Services, Deliver
Real-Time Situational Awareness and Prepares Data for
APIs
➔ Working Towards Next Generation 9-1-1 in Santa Clara
County

31. Demo 3
Feed data to dashboards

32. Feed data to dashboards
The Obstacles
Counties may
update datasets at
different times.
The Goal
Update the state
wildfire dashboard
to have the latest
available data.
The Result
An accurate
snapshot of the
current statewide
wildfire situation as
of the last update.
The Solution
FME Server
Automation to carry
the load and
schedule the
update(s)

33. Sneak Peak: Dashboard(s) match data update schedule

34. Solution: Scheduled dashboard updates

35. Result: Dashboard(s) match data update schedule

36. BUSINESS CASE
Empower
Data Modernization
● Meet modern citizen needs by
updating legacy government systems.
● Support increasing service requests
and reduce costs with cloud solutions.
● Migrate data to the cloud seamlessly
with automated workflows.
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37. Common Use Cases
● Cloud Migration
● Update Legacy Systems
To learn more
➔ How Kansas DOT’s Aviation Division Modernized Their Airspace
Awareness System
➔ Arkansas GIS Migrated Open Data to the Cloud

38. Customer Story
Arkansas GIS Office
Project
Migrate their open data portal to the cloud.
Solution
Use FME to migrate 7+ terabytes of data to Amazon and FME Cloud,
and automate user request workflows in the cloud.
Results
● Created a robust, secure, and scalable system by eliminating
in-house infrastructure.
● Projected an elimination of $220,000, saving 73.4% in 3-year
cost by moving to the cloud.
“When you combined our old rack
space costs ($3,200 per month) with
our 3-5yr hardware costs ($170k),
migrating to Amazon and FME Cloud
became an easy decision.”
- Seth LeMaster, Arkansas GIS Office

39. Use Case Roundup
● Data Preparation
● Data Quality Assurance
● Application Integration
● Statewide Database
● Open Data Portals
● Self-Server Data Services
● Digital Submission App
● Workflow Automation
● IoT/Real-time Data
● Connect to APIs
● Dashboards
● Automated Reporting
● Support NG 9-1-1
● Update Legacy Systems
● Cloud Migration
● And More...

40. Key Takeaway
Improve government efficiency,
increase situational awareness, and
better serve citizens with connected,
trusted, and valuable data.

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47. Summary
● Data is a mission-critical asset in government
and one foundation stone to digital acceleration.
● Data needs to be connected, trusted, shared, and
utilized to be valuable.
● A no-code enterprise data integration solution
like FME helps deliver long-term savings as well
as better citizen and workforce experience.

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