Implementing GIS As A Government
Service – Kuwait Finder
Maher Abdel Karim - PMP, GISP, esri ESDA
PACI GIS Vision
“Build a GIS foundation for State of Kuwait which
Utilize PACI’s solid data, infrastructure, and
security to provide robust services to
Government, Private sectors, and Promote PACI’s
Electronic ID as the main Address identifier in
Kuwait”
PACI A Spatial Prospective
• Civil Information System
Decree1982/32
• Establish a System which
hold personal, and civil
Information including Living,
and Work locations
• Article 6:…. PACI is
considered the sole reference
to provide information
regarding addresses, and
people…
PACI Relation To Data Sources
PACI Civil Information Philosophy
Name, CivilID, DoB, Address
PACI No., Establishment
CivilID
Persons
Address PACI No.
Buildings and
Units
Neighborhood, Block, Street,
Parcel, House, Floor, Unit Type,
Usage, Address PACI No.
Work Address
Establishments
License No., Owner, Type,
Address PACI No.,
Establishment CivilID
PACI Data Update Sources
Municipality
Data
Education
Data
Marital Status
Persons
Buildings &
Units
Labor Data
Establishment
Nationality and
Immigration
Retirement
Birth & Death
Commercial &
License Data
PACI Philosophy - GIS
Implementation
PACI Data Foundation
116998
Establishments
Link GIS – Mainframe 99.7%
642538 Units
MainFrame Building Information
190129 records
Establish GIS Basemap
Kuwait Finder
DEMO
Kuwait Finder
Why
• Expose PACI massive GIS & Mainframe Information
• Provide Kuwait-Oriented Mapping app
• Provide Kuwait-Oriented Search Engine
• Provide a Unified Addressing system
Kuwait Finder
Who will Use it (Targeted Audience)
• Public
• Government Agencies who needs address
information
• Private Sector who needs address information
Kuwait Finder
How
• Provide Localized Web interface http://gis.paci.gov.kw
• Provide Localized Mobile App (iOS,Android)
• Provide GIS Based Web Services, and APIs
Kuwait Finder - Technology
• Mapping Engine  esri ArcGIS Server
• Mobile Development  Native iOS, Android, and esri APIs
• Web Development  Adobe Flex
• Search Engine  Apache SOLR
• Application Server  Microsoft .Net
• Infrastructure  Virtualized environment over Vmware
• Database  Microsoft SQL Server
Kuwait Finder - Infrastructure
Business Continuity / DR site
Firewall
Application
Server
ArcGIS Web
Adaptor
Apache SOLR
SQL Server DB
Android GIS
Server Farm
SAN Storage
iOS GIS Server
Farm
Kuwait Finder - Statistics
Downloads
• Kuwait Finder on iOS  Released Jan 2013
• Kuwait Finder on Android  Released April 2013
iOS vs Android Daily Downloads
OS
300
307433
Kuwait Finder Users
250
(12 %)
Number of Downloads
180507
iOS
200
1,616,666
Android
Total Arabic Speakers (>15 Years)
150
126926
307433
Total
100
Android
iOS
2,349,129
Arabic Speakers
Data from International Telecommunication UnionLast updated: Dec 13, 2013 1.6 Mobile subscription/inhabitant in Kuwait
14-May-14
13-May-14
12-May-14
3000000
11-May-14
10-May-14
9-May-14
8-May-14
2000000
7-May-14
6-May-14
5-May-14
4-May-14
3-May-14
1000000
2-May-14
1-May-14
30-Apr-14
29-Apr-14
28-Apr-14
0
27-Apr-14
25-Apr-14
24-Apr-14
23-Apr-14
22-Apr-14
21-Apr-14
20-Apr-14
19-Apr-14
18-Apr-14
Total Kuwait Population (Dec 2013)
17-Apr-14
16-Apr-14
15-Apr-14
14-Apr-14
0
26-Apr-14
50
3,965,144
4000000
Kuwait Finder - Statistics
Usage
• Total Number of Hits (Jan 2013-May 2014)  140,952,059
Daily Hits
700000
Action Type
600000
100,000,000
500000
1,000,000
400000
10,000
300000
200000
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Success Factors
• Management Support and Follow up
• Clear Vision, and Road Map
• Near Real Time monitoring, follow up, and response
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Email
• Call center
• Publicity and awareness campaign
• Team buy-in, involvement, responsibility, and ownership
Kuwait Finder - Achievements
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Registered Trademark in Kuwait
First Place Mobile GIS App in esri UC 2013
First Place Web GIS App in esri UC 2013
Excellence Award in GCC E-Gov Conference 2013
Best Mobile App in H.H Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award 2014
Kuwait Finder – Plans For 2014
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Release of New Version
Support of English
Navigation
Event Mapping
New design
Enhanced functionality
Hosting of 3rd organizations data
Thank You