Cape Town, South Africa, 05 June 2007: The local government of the city of Cape Town has launched Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for the citizens of Cape Town after the amalgamation of seven local authorities into the city of Cape Town.
The application is an enterprise GIS based on ESRI’s ArcGIS platform which is offering functionality within a multiuser environment and an effective spatial data management platform for its users. Initially, the city developed the database for electricity and property and subsequently added the Water Services geodatabase to the GIS.
One of such applications developed by City council is a custom-designed billing system to help streamline the accounting process. Then, the city integrated a GIS infrastructure. After this development a number of other departments such as Planning and Valuations have also started implementing GIS technology.
The overall strategy of the city planning authority is to implement a GIS integrated with the city’s enterprise-wide information architecture and infrastructure, providing support to the city’s private citizens and its local business community.
