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at Level l ; however personnel in the Engineering Division ' s Mapping and Surveying Section will quickly become Level 1 users . Divisions and sections within the Emergency Services , Community Development, Public Works , and Utilities Services departments should aspire to be at Level 1 in the future . Level 2 - GIS Director provides partial support for department/division /office GIS activities . A Level 2 department/division/office will do most of its own data maintenance, but the GIS Director will provide advanced support; the GIS Director will also be responsible for advanced spatial analysis as well as application development. Level 3 - GIS Director provides all support for department/division /office GIS activities . The GIS Director is responsible for data maintenance, complex data analysis, and cartographic products . Most of the non - technical departments will require continued support from the GIS Director. The GIS Director should provide training and technical support for all enterprise-wide GIS applications . All GIS software training should be coordinated through the GIS Director to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness at a minimum cost. Not every department/division / office in Indian River County that wants to utilize GIS is able to hire or convert staff to effectively handle the tasks of data analysis and data maintenance . The GIS Director will assist these departments/divisions/offices with their GIS needs . However, as usage of GIS in the aforementioned entities grows, the GIS Director must encourage and facilitate the acquisition of appropriate resources to handle data maintenance responsibilities for these departments/divisions / offices . Existing Hardware and Software Computer Services maintains seventy-five laptops throughout the County for various departments . In addition , the EOC has ten laptops that can be pulled for use in information technology training . All desktop computers within Computer Services are running either Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems and have access to the County network . Computer Services maintains several enterprise databases in support of various departments and offices Countywide, including databases on an IBM AS400 server . The Department is also responsible for ensuring that all systems and databases function properly . Computer Services also manages the County ' s network , which consists of mostly fiber connections to various County buildings . Most core departments throughout Indian River County are connected to the network and most are currently running on megabit bandwidth for connectivity . A planned upgrade from single cat 5 to gig will facilitate the utilization of GIS enterprise wide . Some Departments have limited access to the County ' s Network , including some utilities locations , the West Regional Plant, six fire stations , and the County owned golf course . These departments have either DSL or dial- up connectivity . Computer Services manages , maintains, and provides support for various applications used by the various County departments , including : 1 . MS Office 2. CD-Plus ( Community Development/ Public Works ) 3. UNIS 4 . Payroll Modules 5 . EMS Pro - Records Management 6 . Munis 269 GIS Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Chapter 1 - Departmental GIS Needs Assessments