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Topics. Overview of the COTS approach (Brian)ArcGIS 10 in COTS Implementations (Greg)System Development using COTS (Glenn)Summary (Brian)Questions / Discussion. Introducing the COTS Approach. What is a COTS Approach?. Going with the grain". Practice of maximizing commercial off the shelf softw
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1. COTS Based Approach to Implementing Enterprise GIS Glenn Berger, Greg Pleiss, Brian Cross
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2. Topics Overview of the COTS approach (Brian)
ArcGIS 10 in COTS Implementations (Greg)
System Development using COTS (Glenn)
Summary (Brian)
Questions / Discussion
3. Introducing the COTS Approach
4. What is a COTS Approach? Going with the grain Practice of maximizing commercial off the shelf software in a GIS system
System meets business goals by leveraging COTS
Uses COTS technology wherever possible
Configures and extends COTS
Avoids developing software from scratch
System requirements & design considers COTS software capability
Immediate capability
continually improving via COTS release cycles
System users engaged early and often to iteratively improve system
5. Approaches to Building an Enterprise GIS A spectrum of system implementation patterns