Geospatial Service Offerings
Geospatial Services
Address Verification – This service provides access to web services that clean and verify mailing lists containing street addresses. Standard features of this service are:
- Offers a shared service for use by multiple agencies
- Leverages the OA address verification infrastructure
- Processes a file containing a single address (one address at a time)
- Processes a batch file that contains multiple addresses
- Qualifies batch processing of addresses for postal discounts
- Provides a developer integration guide for integrating applications with the web services
- Monthly data updates
- Maintains 3-5 second web service response time
- Provides a Graphical User Identification and Password per application
Geocoding – This service provides access to web services that provide a latitude and longitude for street addresses. Standard features of this service are:
- Offers a shared service for use by multiple agencies
- Leverages the OA Matchmaker software license
- Processes a file containing a single address (one address at a time)
- Processes a batch file that contains multiple street addresses
- Provides the ability to obtain boundary information per point (i.e. what municipality does a point fall within)
- Provides a developer integration guide for integrating applications with the web services
- Semi-Annual data updates
- Maintains 3-5 second web service response time
- Provides a Graphical User Identification and Password per application
GIS Data Hosting – This service delivers access to hardware/software infrastructure to store GIS data for sharing across multi-jurisdictions. Standard features of this service are:
- Leverages the OA Oracle license and database servers
- Enables data steward/owner to administer data
- Follows Standard Operating Procedures and Change Management processes for data updates
ArcGIS Desktop Tools – This service delivers access to a centralized pool of ArcGIS Desktop tools and extensions, reducing the need to support and maintain desktop installations of the software across the Commonwealth. Standard features of this service are:
- Leverages OA ArcGIS Desktop and Citrix software licenses
- Provides access to software for the occasional user that needs the tool on a limited basis
- Makes available storage for users to work with large files directly from the Citrix server
GIS Metadata – This service provides personnel resources to work with customers for the creation of GIS metadata. Standard features of this service are:
- Delivers metadata for GIS data
- Ensures compliance with FGDC standards
Web Map Creation – This service provides personnel resources for the creation of web maps based on customer requirements. Standard features of this service are:
- Work with customer to define requirements such as symbology, colors, labels, etc
- Create web maps using commonwealth standard tools
- Publishing of web maps on the Internet/Intranet
- Hardware/Software infrastructure that is required for web mapping
Web Map Hosting – This service delivers use of hardware and geospatial software that is required to place a web map and/or web map application on the Internet/Intranet. Standard features of this service are:
- Offers shared service for use by multiple agencies
- Uses commonwealth standard tool set of ArcGIS Server software
- Provides a testing and robust staging and production infrastructure
PA Map Gallery – This service delivers access to and/or the creation of commonly used web maps and/or web mapping functionality. Standard features of this service are:
- Allows business partners, primarily Commonwealth agencies, local and federal government agencies, law enforcement, and first responders to gain access to commonwealth maps.
- Maps are accessible over the Internet/Intranet.
- Security - Windows authentication against active directory
- Framework containing commonly used web mapping functionality such as zoom in, zoom out, routing/driving directions, spatial reporting, automatic vehicle tracking, map annotation, secure maps, map user management, and much more
Enterprise TeleAtlas Tools – This service provides access to commercial map data. Standard features of this service are:
- For use by all Commonwealth government organizations, all first responders, RCTTFs, regional planning organizations, and K-12 schools and districts.
- Contractors/consultants doing work for these organizations can use the data as long as their client is one of these agencies, and it is used specifically for the specified licensee's project.
- A letter of understanding (LOU) must be signed by all sub-license parties.
- For more information on this service offering please visit the TeleAtlas License Agreement page.
The above outlined services may be requested by following the Service Engagement Request Process. For additional information regarding the request process, please visit http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/procedures/10302/service_engagement_request/551953.