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Unmapping GIS

Building GIS into an Enterprise Information Discipline

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 979-8-8688-3191-1
Verlag: APRESS L.P.
Erscheinungstermin: 25.11.2026
vorbestellbar, Erscheinungstermin ca. November 2026

This is a book about elevating GIS from a narrow technical function into a strategic enterprise capability. Most GIS books teach software, mapping, analysis, or implementation details. This book takes a different approach. It explains how spatial intelligence fits within the larger worlds of enterprise systems, digital transformation, data governance, operational leadership, and organizational strategy. The core argument is simple: GIS is not fundamentally a map-making function. It is a decision system. When organizations understand GIS only as cartography, requests, and technical support, they underinvest in it, misplace it in the org chart, fragment its data, and miss its value. When they understand GIS as a business-facing information capability that connects data, systems, people, and decisions, it becomes a force multiplier for operations, planning, risk management, service delivery, and modernization. The book is structured as a strategic progression. It begins by redefining what GIS is and why common assumptions about it no longer serve modern organizations. It then moves into standardization, centralization, governance, and process design, showing how GIS can scale as enterprise infrastructure. From there, it explores data, systems, automation, digital twins, training, culture, client management, executive sponsorship, business strategy, ethics, and measurement. The final section brings these ideas into practice through internal marketing, ROI, and practical steps for building toward a long-term vision. This project is timely because organizations increasingly expect integrated systems, real-time intelligence, stronger governance, and measurable business value from their technology investments. At the same time, GIS professionals are being pulled into broader conversations about enterprise architecture, operational intelligence, and digital transformation. There is a clear gap between what GIS is often perceived to be and what it can deliver when strategically positioned. What You Will LearnPosition spatial intelligence within broader digital transformation, governance, and enterprise systems work. Build a scalable GIS program through standardization, centralization, and intentional organizational design. Lead cultural change by empowering users, engaging executives, and translating GIS into business value. Measure and communicate GIS impact in terms leadership recognizes, including efficiency, risk, service outcomes, and strategic alignment. Who This Book is ForWritten for GIS professionals and managers, IT and enterprise systems leaders, and public- and private-sector decision-makers seeking to establish GIS as a critical organizational capability. Readers are expected to understand the fundamentals of GIS, enterprise systems, or organizational operations.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9798868831911
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 979-8-8688-3191-1
  • Verlag: APRESS L.P.
  • Erscheinungstermin: 25.11.2026
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2026
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Seiten: 322
  • Format (B x H): 155 x 235 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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PART 1: REDEFINING GIS.- Chapter 1: Unlearning GIS.- Chapter 2: GIS as a Catalyst for Digital Transformation.- Chapter 3: Democratizing GIS.- PART 2: BUILDING THE GIS OPERATING MODEL.- Chapter 4: Balancing Standards with Local Context.- Chapter 5: Centralizing GIS Resources.- Chapter 6: Integrating GIS into Organizational Work.- PART 3: DATA, SYSTEMS, AND SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE.- Chapter 7: Data is Critical Infrastructure.- Chapter 8: The Myth of Perfect Data.- Chapter 9: Artificial Intelligence in Enterprise GIS.- Chapter 10: Digital Twins as Operating Models.- Chapter 11: Designing GIS Automation.- PART 4: PEOPLE, CHANGE, AND LEADERSHIP.- Chapter 12: Training and User Empowerment.- Chapter 13: Strategic Incompetence and Change Management.- Chapter 14: Client Relationships.- Chapter 15: Executive Sponsorship.- PART 5: GIS AS A BUSINESS FUNCTION.- Chapter 16: The Business of GIS.- Chapter 17: Ethics in GIS.- Chapter 18: GIS Program Design.- Chapter 19: Measuring GIS Success.- PART 6: FROM UNDERSTANDING TO ACTION.- Chapter 20: Marketing GIS Inside the Organization.- Chapter 21: Realizing GIS Value.- Chapter 22: Build Toward Your GIS Vision.