Installion planning is divided into three phases; planning, anlysis and implementation.
The First Phase : Planning
Step 1 : Proposal of Plan
The objectives, rationale, system configuration, database, budget, scheduling etc. should be proposed.
Step 2 : Review of Plan
The proposed plan should be circulated and explained at the related departments or divisions to obtain the consensus in the bottomup approach.
Step 3 : Approval of Plan
The plan should be approved by the top-manager particularly with respect to the policy and strategy of GIS installation.
Step 4 : Organization of Project Team
A project with well defined terms of reference should be organized.
The Second Phase : Analysis
Step 5 : Pilot Scale Feasibility Study
A pilot scale feasibilitiy Study should be made by the project team in consultation with GIS experts.
Step 6 : Approval of Pilot Project
The pilot project will be approved particularly with respect to the budget.
Step 7: Drafting of Specification
Specifications for hardware and software, as well as database structure should be made.
Step 8 : Selection of Vendor
A vendor will be selected through bidding.
The Third Phase : Implementation
Step 9 : Design of Database
Data acquisitions, maintenance and updating with well defined data format and database model should be designed.
Step 10 : Implementation of Pilot Project
A small scale GIS project should be tested as a pilot project in coorperation with the selected vendor
Step 11 : Review of Pilot Project
Database design, data input cost, performances of hardware and software and so on should be reviewed and improved.
Step 12 : Purchase Order of Systems
Hardware and software should be purchased.
The following steps are common flow of the last stage.
Step 13 : Training
Step 14 : Data Input
Step 15 : Daily Operation
Figure 6.1 summarieze the installation planning.