Mumbai Selects ArcGIS Server for Citywide Enterprise GIS Solution

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), the primary agency
for urban governance in Mumbai, India, has selected ESRI ArcGIS Server
technology as its citywide geographic information system (GIS)
enterprise management solution. <a href="http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisserver/index.html" target="_blank" >ArcGIS Server</a>
will integrate images, detailed maps, and property-level maps and link
them to a wide range of enterprise data used for various city functions.
 
<br>NIIT GIS Limited (ESRI India) is working with MCGM to develop a
large-volume GIS geodatabase and 12 custom ArcGIS applications, which
will assist the city in its property taxation, utility management,
vehicle tracking system, and land-use development.</p>
    
<p>MCGM is one of the largest local governments in the Asian continent.
The organization caters to a service area of approximately 437.71
square kilometers, including seven islands and four island suburbs. The
MCGM jurisdiction area houses about 11.9 million people, with a
population density of about 27,209 people per square kilometer. Like
most city organizations its size, MCGM requires fast and easy access to
digital maps and data.</p>
 
<p>ArcGIS Server will provide a common platform for authorized and
secured access to data to harmonize the workflow of respective
departments and disseminate information for the public抯 benefit.</p>

<p>"MCGM considers GIS as a solution that brings in greater efficiency
by promoting information sharing across multiple departments, speedy
decision making, and transparency in the functioning of corporations,"
says Shantaram Shinde, joint municipal commissioner, MCGM. "GIS is part
of creating an information infrastructure needed for providing
effective <a href="http://www.esri.com/industries/gov20/index.html" target="_blank" >government</a> services in the twenty-first century as a stable governance-oriented decision support system."</p>

<p>"ESRI India will work closely with MCGM to establish and support its
very critical endeavor," says Mukund Rao, president and chief operating
officer, ESRI India. "It is a mission to make the city benefit from the
use of GIS technology. With the ESRI platform as its core, we will work
with all stakeholders in the city and bring the best value to the city
of Mumbai."</p>

 <p>In the past, MCGM has used GIS as a desktop
solution but not as an enterprise solution to support governance. With
the ability of ArcGIS Server to handle large-scale maps and networks
and integrate with management information system solutions, MCGM
believes it can use ArcGIS to better serve the people of Mumbai.</p>