3. The Schneider Corporation Founded in 1962, The Schneider Corporation is the largest GIS firm in Indiana and an industry leader in providing GIS, surveying, engineering, and consulting services. 3
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28. Fund your GIS through grants Huntington County 56 % of costs paid for by grants
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33. Fund your GIS through grants Tip 5: Apply for State and National GIS awards Tip 6: Just because a grant is available does not mean you should apply Tip 7: Opportunities abound in your own neighborhood Tip 8: Partnerships sell Tip 9: When you receive a grant, let the public officials know Tip 10: Try not to “sell” your GIS……give it away Tip 11: Have cash available for grant matches Tip 12: Be prepared for change
Andrew - Andrew serves as GIS Project Consultant for The Schneider Corporation. Andrew has been with Schneider for over 16 years. He has an extensive background in GIS development and The Schneider Corporation’s history. GIS Services: Over the years Andrew has had experience almost every aspect of Schneider Corporation’s GIS services, including surveying, serving as senior project manager, application developer, data conversion operator, database design engineer, client manager, CAD operator, trainer and production manager. He has been providing services such as needs assessments, implementation planning, project costing and budgeting, data collection and conversion, database design, application development, web design, coordinated and contracted with vendors to produce digital orthophotography providing QC, ground control development and training to name a few. He also has over three years of surveying experience. This experience is called upon often in dealing with the many types of clients Schneider has.
Schneider brings a combined GIS experience of over 300 years. Largest multi-discipline GIS, surveying, and civil engineering consulting firm in Indiana 20 Registered Indiana Land Surveyors & Civil Engineers Financial depth to do these types of projects ($22m firm) why is that important to them? Because it allows us to reinvest $600,000 into technology to provide better solutions for our clients All work done in the Indiana Trimble, Azteca, MicroData, GeoCom, AutoDesk, Microsoft, ESRI Alleviate “bleeding edge” for our clients Ensure practical implementation that avoid pitfalls and problems Insure compatibility with future software releases and long term goals Protect client investment
Consultant of choice and the employer of choice You are welcome to be part of the process Side by side training
Become equally educated - Everyone gets the same information. Become advocates - Everyone starts to take ownership of the project Build consensus - Everyone agrees in the direction of the project = Enterprise-wide success ! Easy Fast Relevant Affordable Accessible