City of Omaha Public Works Department selects EI Technologies to provide Professional GIS Services
Parker, CO — May 18, 2009
City of Omaha Public Works Department has selected EI Technologies, LLC to provide Professional GIS Services. Services under this contract include GIS Needs Assessment, Data Conversion, Application Development, Implementation Support, System Integration, Training, and Technical Support.
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, with Council Bluffs, Iowa sitting adjacent to Omaha across the Missouri River. According to the 2008 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, Omaha’s population was 432,921. The city is the nation’s 42nd-largest, according to 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates; along with its suburbs Omaha formed the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States in 2000, with an estimated population of 837,925 residing in eight counties. There are more than 1.2 million residents within a 50 mile radius of the city’s center, forming the Greater Omaha area.
The economy of Omaha boomed and busted through its early years. Omaha was a stopping point for settlers and prospectors heading west, either overland or via the Missouri River. The Steamboat Bertrand sank north of Omaha on its way to the goldfields in 1865, and its massive collection of artifacts is on display at the nearby Desoto National Wildlife Refuge. The jobbing and wholesaling district brought new jobs, followed by the railroads and the stockyards. Groundbreaking for the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1863, providing an essential developmental boom for the city. The Union Pacific Railroad was authorized by the U.S. Congress to begin building westward railways in 1862; in January 1866 it commenced construction out of Omaha.
EI Technologies, LLC has assigned an integrated team of IT, GIS, and database consultants to accomplish the services. Nirav Shah, president and CEO of EI Technologies, LLC said that the team is committed to implementing a superior solution for the City on time and on schedule. He added, “City of Omaha will greatly benefit with enhanced GIS implementation from EI Technologies, LLC. We are committed to providing high quality services and implementing latest technology for the City of Omaha system.”
EI Technologies, LLC is a full-service GIS consulting firm that specializes in the planning and implementation of GIS solutions for government and industry.
About EI Technologies, LLC
EI Technologies, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Systems Holding, LLC, and a Colorado-based company. EI Technologies and its sister company, Applied Geospatial Technology Solutions, LLC, Hurst, Texas, have completed more than 200 GIS projects for government and industry in the past eighteen years. EI Technologies is headquartered in Parker, CO, and has offices and team members in Texas, Arizona, Canada, and India.