GIS & Database Applications
Our custom GIS and database application development services start with the establishment of an effective working partnership with our clients' information technology (IT) professionals. Our services are user- and needs- driven to ensure successful integration with existing business practices and objectives.
INTERA has a proven track record of successful design, development and automation of both relational- and spatial relational data management systems. While our personnel are experts in using database and GIS technologies for data analysis, we also excel in using GIS as a mapmaking and presentation tool, and understand the effectiveness of using GIS as a visualization tool to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
INTERA is an ESRI Business Partner and Authorized Consultant, so we are familiar with the ESRI suite of GIS products. We provide our clients with innovative technical solutions incorporating web-based mapping, RDBMS/GIS integration, GIS based decision support tools and GIS/model integration.
INTERA brings a unique perspective to issues related to database development and management in the environmental industry. With experts in both natural sciences and IT, we understand the data and the underlying institutional frameworks within which the data are developed, analyzed, and interpreted.
Our custom GIS and database application development services include:
Needs assessment/business analysis
- surveys, interviews & workflow analyses for requirements gathering & development of success criteria
- data, hardware, and software inventories
- dovetail user needs, workflow process, business objectives and available technologies to arrive at cost-effective approach within budgetary constraints
Database development
- user- and needs- driven database design
- data compilation, entry & QA/QC
- database re-engineering and data migration
- database development in SQL Server, MS Access & ArcGIS (including geodatabase development)
- on-line analytical processing (OLAP) data warehouse design and implementation
Application development
- custom tailored application development
- automated data entry, update, QA/QC and export procedures to ensure data integrity
- link backend databases and user interface customizations to software providing users with familiar application environment, like ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, and web-based interfaces
User training/support
- application documentation and metadata development
- on-site training and on-going technical support
- partner with in-house IT experts to ensure successful transition from development
- into production environment
