To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with Geo Jobe
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, to execute a purchase order with Geo Jobe in an amount not to exceed $5,500 for the purchase of software to enhance the ArcGIS Online platform.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this product is included in the Department's FY 24-25 budget. 100% User Departments.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) intends to purchase Geo Jobe software to improve the management and functionality of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) team's use of the ArcGIS Online (AGOL) platform. The following tools are designed to enhance the platform's effectiveness by offering backup, cleanup, and other administrative utilities:
1. Administration Tools for ArcGIS - ArcGIS Enterprise Connector
Provides access to the Admin Tolls for ArcGIS application, allowing administrators to carry out administrative tasks and workflows for the licensed connector, which is defined as an individual ArcGIS Enterprise URL.
2. Administration Tools for ArcGIS - ArcGIS Online Connector
Provides access to the Admin Tolls for ArcGIS application, enabling the administration of the licensed AGOL connector, defined as an individual AGOL URL.
3. Backup My Org - Connector
Enables administrators to back up, recover, and migrate items, users, and groups, as well as visually identify item dependencies within the licensed connector. A connector is defined as a specific AGOL Organization or individual ArcGIS Enterprise.
4. Clean My Org - Connector
Allows administrators to scan the licensed connector for optimization. A connector is defined as a specific AGOL URL or an individual ArcGIS Enterprise URL.
As managing data and users effectively becomes even more crucial, these tools will provide th...
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