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Division 03 · Geospatial

Simple. Transparent. Outcome-Based.

GIS services scoped around outcomes and priced up front. You tell us what you need. We give you a clear price before any work begins — so you know what you're spending and what you're getting.

Built around ESRI and the ArcGIS Platform · Designed for state and local government organizations

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Service Options

Three ways organizations work with us.

Every engagement starts with a brief conversation — we listen, understand what you need, and give you a clear price.

Managed GIS

We become your GIS department.

Best for

Organizations with no dedicated GIS staff who need a complete, managed GIS program.

What's included

  • Your GIS data stays current, accurate, and accessible
  • Your Esri subscription managed and optimized for your actual needs
  • Staff can call or email with questions and get fast answers
  • Monthly check-in to review status and priorities
  • Annual planning session to identify next year's projects
  • Esri licensing and program selection guidance, included

Projects are scoped separately when you're ready to build something new.

GIS Retainer

We support your GIS staff.

Best for

Organizations with GIS staff who need expert guidance, strategic direction, and senior-level support.

What's included

  • Monthly working session with your GIS team
  • Architecture, technology, and best practices guidance
  • Help navigating Esri licensing and program decisions
  • Answering technical questions your team can't resolve internally
  • Project planning, scoping, and prioritization

Projects scoped separately as needed.

Project Work

We solve a specific problem.

Best for

Organizations with a specific need and no interest in ongoing engagement.

What's included

  • You describe what you want accomplished
  • We give you a fixed price before any work begins
  • You approve it and we execute
  • You receive a defined deliverable on a defined timeline

Quoted before any work begins — no surprises.

Common Projects

Fixed price. Clear scope.

The most common projects we deliver for local government organizations. Every project is quoted before any work begins.

★ Recommended starting point

★ Most requested

Architecture Design & Governance

A structured plan for how your ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise environment is architected and governed — user roles, sharing model, data ownership, naming standards, and content lifecycle. The right starting point for most organizations: fix how the platform is being used before planning where it should go next.

Geospatial Roadmap

We assess your current GIS environment, interview your team, identify gaps and opportunities, and deliver a clear 1–3 year plan with prioritized projects. The natural next step once architecture and governance are in place.

Public-Facing Application

A citizen-facing map or app on your website. Report a problem, find a service, locate a facility, view public data. Scoped to your specific need.

Asset or Infrastructure Inventory

A complete GIS inventory of roads, signs, utilities, parks, or other assets with mobile field collection built in. Eliminates spreadsheets.

Dashboard or Reporting System

An operational or executive dashboard showing the data your leadership needs, updated automatically from your existing systems.

Data Migration or Cleanup

Moving your existing GIS data into ArcGIS Online, cleaning and standardizing it, and making it useful and accessible to your team.

Field Operations Workflow

Mobile inspection, work order, or field collection workflow. Eliminates paper and speeds up reporting for public works, utilities, and inspections.

Custom Scope

Every organization is different. If what you need is not listed here, describe it and we will scope it in the same conversation.

Field Capabilities

Drone mapping &
field data collection.

Zanevan operates FAA Part 107 certified UAS pilots on staff to support drone mapping, aerial photography, and geospatial data collection — integrated directly into project deliverables on both the engineering and geospatial sides of the firm.

  • Aerial mapping & orthoimagery
  • Topographic & volumetric mapping
  • Construction progress documentation
  • Asset inspection & inventory
  • Field data capture for GIS layers
  • Site reconnaissance & planning support
Portrait of Chase Fisher, Director of GIS Services

Why Zanevan

Chase Fisher — 21+ years in state and local government GIS.

  • Former Esri Solution Engineer Team Lead for State & Local Government
  • Supported hundreds of local governments across the Midwest
  • Deep expertise in Enterprise GIS, governance, performance, and modernization initiatives
  • Experience supporting organizations ranging from small municipalities to some of the largest county and state government GIS environments in the Midwest

See full bio on the team page →

A Note on Esri Licensing

We help you navigate it.

Every ArcGIS organization runs on an active Esri subscription, purchased directly from Esri — separate from Zanevan's service fees. We help you choose the program and licensing level that fits your organization's scale and goals, drawing on deep Esri product experience from years inside the Esri ecosystem.

Esri offers a broad range of programs and renewal options, and matching the right one to your operation can take some conversation. That guidance is part of every engagement — so your subscription aligns with the outcomes you actually want to achieve.

Not sure where to start?

Most organizations begin with Architecture Design & Governance.

We come in, understand how your ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise environment is being used, and give you a clear plan — what to fix, what to build, in what order, and what it will cost. You walk away knowing exactly what your GIS program should look like and what it takes to get there — with a focus on building lifelong client relationships, not one-time jobs.

Geospatial inquiries reach Chase Fisher, Director of GIS Services.