The Access Solutions division of Land Information & Mapping supports business-driven solutions by providing access to a number of key City of Calgary assets. The Intellectual Property Access & Marketing (IPAM) work unit markets The City's data and negotiates and manages licenses controlling third-party access. The work unit administers the corporate External Data Access Management and the Intellectual Property Management policies and provides intellectual property management expertise on collaborative efforts such as the Urban Alliance and the Calgary Regional Partnership.
The Knowledge & Document Management work unit negotiates and manages access agreements such as municipal rights-of-ways and facilitates building grade and utility line assignment applications as part of the land development process. The work unit provides access to City engineering drawings, block profiles and a variety of other related data and participates in many collaborative efforts such as the Joint Utility Mapping Project.
Business Support provides technical, business, project and analysis expertise supporting LIM divisions in achieving their business objectives. Support focuses on business planning, financial sustainability, business metrics scorecard and operational technical support. In addition the group provides some assistance for LIM in areas requiring coordination between divisions, or that may involve cross-functional collaboration with other departments and groups within The City.
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