Implementing GIS As A Government Service Kuwait Finder

Implementing GIS As A Government Service – Kuwait Finder Maher Abdel Karim - PMP, GISP, esri ESDA

PACI GIS Vision “Build a GIS foundation for State of Kuwait which Utilize PACI’s solid data, infrastructure, and security to provide robust services to Government, Private sectors, and Promote PACI’s Electronic ID as the main Address identifier in Kuwait”

PACI A Spatial Prospective • Civil Information System Decree 1982/32 • Establish a System which hold personal, and civil Information including Living, and Work locations • Article 6: …. PACI is considered the sole reference to provide information regarding addresses, and people…

PACI Relation To Data Sources

PACI Civil Information Philosophy Ad dr es s A dd re ss PA C IN o. Name, Civil. ID, Do. B, Address PACI No. , Establishment Civil. ID Persons Es ta bl Ci ish vi me l. ID n t W or k Ad dr es s Address PACI No. Buildings and Units Neighborhood, Block, Street, Parcel, House, Floor, Unit Type, Usage, Address PACI No. Work Address Establishments License No. , Owner, Type, Address PACI No. , Establishment Civil. ID

PACI Data Update Sources Municipality Data Education Data Marital Status Persons Buildings & Units Labor Data Establishment Nationality and Immigration Retirement Birth & Death Commercial & License Data

PACI Philosophy - GIS Implementation

PACI Data Foundation 116998 Establishments Link GIS – Mainframe 99. 7% 642538 Units Main. Frame Building Information 190129 records Establish GIS Basemap

Kuwait Finder DEMO

Kuwait Finder Why • Expose PACI massive GIS & Mainframe Information • Provide Kuwait-Oriented Mapping app • Provide Kuwait-Oriented Search Engine • Provide a Unified Addressing system

Kuwait Finder Who will Use it (Targeted Audience) • Public • Government Agencies who needs address information • Private Sector who needs address information

Kuwait Finder How • Provide Localized Web interface http: //gis. paci. gov. kw • Provide Localized Mobile App (i. OS, Android) • Provide GIS Based Web Services, and APIs

Kuwait Finder - Technology • Mapping Engine esri Arc. GIS Server • Mobile Development Native i. OS, Android, and esri APIs • Web Development Adobe Flex • Search Engine Apache SOLR • Application Server Microsoft. Net • Infrastructure Virtualized environment over Vmware • Database Microsoft SQL Server

Kuwait Finder - Infrastructure Business Continuity / DR site Firewall Application Server Arc. GIS Web Adaptor Apache SOLR SQL Server DB Android GIS Server Farm SAN Storage i. OS GIS Server Farm

Kuwait Finder - Statistics Downloads • Kuwait Finder on i. OS Released Jan 2013 • Kuwait Finder on Android Released April 2013 i. OS vs Android Daily Downloads 300 250 200 150 100 Kuwait Finder Users OS 307433 (12 %) Number of Downloads i. OS 180507 Total Arabic Speakers (>15 Years) Android 1, 616, 666 Total 126926 Android 307433 Arabic Speakers i. OS 2, 349, 129 50 Total Kuwait Population (Dec 2013) 3, 96 5, 14 4 4000000 41 43 7 41 44 7 41 45 7 41 46 7 41 47 7 41 48 7 41 49 7 41 50 7 41 51 7 41 52 7 41 53 7 41 54 7 41 55 7 41 56 7 41 57 7 41 58 7 41 59 7 41 60 7 41 61 7 41 62 7 41 63 7 41 64 7 41 65 7 41 66 7 41 67 7 41 68 7 41 69 7 41 70 7 41 71 7 41 72 7 41 73 7 0 0 1000000 2000000 3000000 Data from International Telecommunication Union. Last updated: Dec 13, 2013 1. 6 Mobile subscription/inhabitant in Kuwait

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Success Factors • Management Support and Follow up • Clear Vision, and Road Map • Near Real Time monitoring, follow up, and response • Facebook • Twitter • Email • Call center • Publicity and awareness campaign • Team buy-in, involvement, responsibility, and ownership

Kuwait Finder - Achievements • • • Registered Trademark in Kuwait First Place Mobile GIS App in esri UC 2013 First Place Web GIS App in esri UC 2013 Excellence Award in GCC E-Gov Conference 2013 Best Mobile App in H. H Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award 2014

Kuwait Finder – Plans For 2014 • • Release of New Version Support of English Navigation Event Mapping New design Enhanced functionality Hosting of 3 rd organizations data

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