Title
Airport Consolidated Geospatial Platform
Action
Action:
A. Approve a three year contract with X-Spatial to provide and implement a consolidated geospatial platform,
B. Authorize the City Manager to approve price adjustments and amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was awarded,
C. Authorize the City Manager to purchase maintenance and support for as long as the City uses the system, and
D. Authorize the City Manager to purchase such additional software licenses, services, and hardware as needed from time to time to optimize the City's use of the system.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Brent Cagle, Aviation
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Explanation
* The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires airports to have data in the following two formats: AutoCAD and GIS. Aviation has a large amount of data duplication between AutoCAD and GIS, which creates unnecessary work and conflicting data.
* This recommended software solution will create common data storage that can be consumed by both GIS and AutoCAD software, while also meeting FAA data requirements.
* This solution will also allow interoperability between geospatial data and other Airport technology systems. Some of the functionality/compatibility components include:
* Add-on modules that use geospatial data to manage the Airport's assets including pavement management, IT asset management, electrical panel management, and airfield sign management for Part-139 compliance, and
* 3D functionality, reporting, location/vehicle tracking, and closed-circuit TV video management.
* On December 22, 2017, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); four proposals were received.
* X-Spatial, LLC best meets the City's needs in terms of experience, implementation plan, system functionality, staffing, compensation and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* Expenditures for licensing and implementing the system are estimated to be $520,000.
* This activity is occurring on airport pr...
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