From GIS data to CAD data, spreadsheets to presentations, government agencies and departments spend a lot of time creating, managing, and organizing large volumes of data in support of civil infrastructure and construction projects.
With so much work being done in the field, on the go, as well as in the office, much of this data is collected in siloes, making it a struggle to work with consistent data. For example, most data is shared over email, USB drives, drop boxes, and FTP sites which introduce security and access issues.
Furthermore, making sure the most current data is available to all parties can frustrate even the most organized of managers and create regulatory hurdles when it comes to audit compliance – decentralized sharing and data management processes mean that no one knows where the information is or if it’s the most accurate. This also creates collaboration issues, without data being available for simultaneous use, teams struggle to work together on projects. Neither is that data tracked, leaving it unreliable.
It’s a minefield of poor data governance.
The good news is that government agencies can gain better control of their design and engineering data and keep it secure and synced in a centralized location.
Watch the video below to learn more about how good data governance can help your organization.