DCS Spatial Services enhances emergency response
summary
Department of Customer Service Spatial Services moves aerial imagery processing from days to hours by rearchitecting pipelines on AWS, processing 700 km² in 5 hours and achieving 1,200% faster overall and up to 3,000% on complex steps. The system uses Amazon S3 for raw and long term storage, per‑job infrastructure launched from AWS Service Catalog, EC2 Spot Fleets for massive cost‑efficient compute, autoscaling, tagging for cost attribution, infrastructure as code, CloudWatch monitoring, and zero‑trust controls meeting Essential Eight. The project is repeatable, self‑service, and won the DCS Excellence and Innovation Award.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and acknowledgments
- 1:12Session overview and speakers
- 2:17Evolution of data and cloud potential
- 4:24Spatial Services transformation journey
- 9:43Broader transformation and cultural shift
- 11:07Five key lessons from the journey
- 15:27AWS technology support and architecture
- 20:46Five winning strategies summary
- 21:10People, process, and technology alignment
- 22:54Conclusion and Q&A
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