US Army Garrison Fort Sill, Directorate of Public Works

GBK's geospatial technology team was tasked with creating an ArcGIS Server web application incorporating basic GIS tools, queries and dynamic data. The project was to create an application which allowed Fort Sill's extensive GIS data to be brought together and converted into a usable and cohesive tool. The result is the 'Army Mapper' application which allows soldiers, civilian personnel, emergency responders and contractors to search, identify and track facilities and infrastructure on the installation. This tool ultimately eliminated the need for the client to pay for costly GIS licensis that are normally needed to operate the basic tools incorporated in the web application.

Both theHAZTRACKER and'Army Mapper' projects represented new ground for GBK as a consultancy firm. Both tasks had a heavy reliance on IT systems and programming to develop the management tools needed to meet the deliverables. In particular, the 'Army Mapper' project resulted in a product almost unique to this day in terms of the hybrid integration of GIS technology and .NET platfor design