Bridging the Gap Between Unequal Partners

The GIS department at San Jose Water Company is responsible for all the GIS needs of the company, as well as their partner company in Texas. Unequal staffing and funding at Canyon Lake Water Service Company didn't change the fact that they have very similar needs, so crossing the two time zones with their technology using fewer resources was a seemingly impossible task. With FME Desktop and FME Server to bring open source software and disparate data sources within their grasp, they have been able to adapt their whole suite of California technology to their needs--and all with a nice, Texas price tag.