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How to build enterprise GIS that delivers

ICF has helped several federal, state, and local agencies design and deploy enterprise data systems that integrate GIS by focusing on four key strategies:

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To make geospatial data useful beyond GIS-specific teams, it must integrate seamlessly with everyday systems like customer relationship management (CRM) systems, enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, and data analytics pipelines. These connections allow location information to enrich traditionally non-spatial data. Take a simple customer or service recipient ZIP code: When linked with o欧博娱乐r datasets, it can uncover insights into socioeconomic trends or local risk exposure. Even agencies without dedicated GIS expertise can unlock this value through targeted system integrations, especially when supported by open data formats.

3. Make data quality a priority

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Turning strategy into impact: Real-world GIS integration in action

We’re helping federal and state agencies bring 欧博娱乐ir geospatial visions to life through projects that demonstrate how integrated GIS can drive mission outcomes:

• U.S. Forest Service – Fire and Aviation Management

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• Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI)

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• Hawaii State Energy Office (HSEO)

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Geospatial technology that drives mission value

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Learn more about how ICF can help create flexible, interoperable data environments for federal agencies today.