Project Goal
Our goal was to transform real-time operational data into accessible geospatial information that improves safety and daily life for residents. Through GIS-powered data feeds that include road closures, emergency calls, service requests, rain gauges, stream gauges, train crossings and power outages, the City of Chattanooga delivers timely information to both internal operations and public-facing mapping platforms. This approach helps residents avoid hazards and delays while enabling city crews and emergency responders to operate more safely and effectively.Business Problem Solved
City operations generate large amounts of time-sensitive information that directly affects residents’ daily lives, including road closures, emergency calls, service requests, stream levels, and power outages. Historically, much of this information existed in separate systems across departments and agencies, making it difficult to quickly share with decision-makers, field crews, and the public. This fragmentation often resulted in delayed communication, limited situational awareness, and inefficiencies for both city staff and residents trying to navigate changing conditions.
The City of Chattanooga needed a way to integrate these critical data sources into a centralized geospatial platform that could deliver accurate, real-time information to internal staff, partner agencies, and the public in a single pane of glass.
Technology Implemented
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Online
ArcGIS Experience Builder
ArcGIS Velocity
ArcGIS Notebooks
ArcGIS Data Pipelines
ArcGIS Hub
ArcGIS StoryMaps
Development Team Biography
• Brendan Cleary – GIS Manager
• Giulliana Tiravanti Beoutis - GIS Project Manager
• John O’Donnell - GIS Analyst
• Jessica Hendrix Norwood - GIS Analyst
• Philip Early - GIS Analyst
• John Holzer - GIS Analyst
• Andriah Friend - GIS Analyst
• William Stuart - GIS Analyst