Common use of Real-time Integration and Streaming Data Visualization Projects Clause in Contracts

Real-time Integration and Streaming Data Visualization Projects. The City wishes to explore the capabilities of Esri’s GeoEvent Server or any similar technology to enable real-time event-based data streams to be integrated as data sources within the enterprise GIS. The City’s intention is to make GIS applications into frontline decision-making applications, helping to respond faster and with increased awareness whenever and wherever change occurs. Some areas where the City is interested in integration include, but are not limited to, the following: a) SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) – Utility Outage Management b) Customer Service Calls c) Billing and Consumption Information d) Work Orders e) AVL (automatic vehicle location) f) Smart Meters The City also wishes to explore a “big data” approach to GIS in order to allow analysis and decision making from huge data sets, by using algorithms, query processing, and spatiotemporal data mining. This will involve extracting information from the maximum possible number of sources using established procedures and computational techniques. Big data visualization involves the presentation of data of almost any type in a graphical format that makes it easy to understand and interpret. If assigned by City, CONSULTANT will assist with such projects under this Real-time Integration and Streaming Data Visualization specialized area of focus, as detailed in the Task Order for such Services.