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12 <br /> SAP2001 <br /> Technical Overview—Urgent Needs <br /> December 1, 1997 <br /> The short term urgent needs include acquisition and deployment of a portion of the County network <br /> upgrades, some of the desktop system PC replacements and the GIS photography initiative. <br /> The Southern Human Services Center,to be occupied in February,requires <br /> • installation and configuration of new network connections <br /> • installation and configuration of network servers <br /> • installation and configuration of data communications equipment <br /> • installation and configuration of network operating system software <br /> • installation and configuration of PC systems <br /> The initial portions of the frame relay network upgrade will be implemented connecting the Whitted <br /> Human Services complex,the Southern Human Services Center and the Government Services Annex. <br /> These are the T1 speed high capacity links in the overall six-month plan and the necessary service, <br /> equipment and software to implement them.The interdependent staff organizations at Whitted and the <br /> SHSC will need a reliable,compatible network connection for access between the two locations. <br /> Implementation of frame relay now at the IS computer center will allow for integrated centralized network <br /> administration and troubleshooting. <br /> The other critical need for immediate funding is the GIS photography project,to take advantage of the <br /> Chapel Hill initiative currently underway and to avoid a one year delay. The County's current set of <br /> orthophotos is based on aerial photography completed in 1987. With the large amount of physical <br /> development during the last decade,new aerial photography is critical to providing updated base maps for <br /> the County's GIS. The Town of Chapel Hill is willing to participate in this aerial photography project and <br /> has funds currently appropriated for this purpose. It is important to conduct this photography during <br /> January or February,while leaves are off the trees, in order to get the best available images of the physical <br /> changes to the County's geography. A request for proposals from prospective mapping vendors has been <br /> circulated,and staff will make a recommendation to the Manager and Board after proposals are received on <br /> December 5. <br /> - - 8 <br />