What have been the critical success factors and/or lessons learned while developing this application?
A. Emphasizing the importance of sustainability and component-based development. These factors sold management on allowing developers some up-front time to design and craft the framework. High-level GIS developers in the IT Division also saw the possibilities of ArcServer version 9.3 to improve the department’s ability to support GIS applications with a small staff. The Stimulus Viewer was the brainstorm of experienced, GIS-focused developers.