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QA/QC: A Checklist for Quality

and Control


and ControlRobert D. BorchertGIS Technician
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Biographical InformationBiographical Information GIS Technician for seven years

Major Geography, Minor in GIS E911 and Electrical Distribution GIS

Currently a GIS team member with

n e erv ces roup n ver,Minnesota

Project Coordinator

MapInfo, AutoCAD Map, ArcGIS

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QA/QCQA/QC Discuss QA/QC

What is QA/QC?What QA/QC is not

Developed a checklist

Developed a procedure

Examples of our QA/QC checklist and

things to be aware of in QA/QC


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Do you need QA/QC?Do you need QA/QC? Fueling your car?

Diesel or Gas? Submit a Papar

Czech spelling

Create an Enterprise GIS

QA/QC


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Do you need QA/QC?Do you need QA/QC? Fueling your car

Separate PumpsLabeled

Submit a Paper

Fueling your car

Separate PumpsLabeled

Submit a Paper

Spell Check

Grammar Check

Czech


Not a lot of built in tools

No universal answer for QA/QC

Spell Check

Grammar Check

Check


Not a lot of built in tools

No universal answer for QA/QC


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QA/QC for GISQA/QC for GIS Built in QA/QC

Significant ToolsThere is no QA/QC button or hot key

How you use the tools you have

Educate the GIS Technicians

What to look for

Knowledge of existing toolsChecklist

Procedures


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What is QA/QCWhat is QA/QCFrom the "WordNet: An Electronic Lexical

Database" following are defined as:

Quality: a degree or grade of excellence orworth

Control: the activity of managing or exertingcontrol over something

From these definitions, I take:Quality Assurance/Quality Control: An activityintended to give something a level of excellence

that you know will work
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How does this apply to GIS?How does this apply to GIS? Standardized Methods

ChecksBalances

Corrective Actions

Produces a Stable ProductCorrect

Consistent

Reliable


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Accuracy and PrecisionAccuracy and Precision

US Navy SchoolAccuracy & Precision

Accurac in determinin the correct details

Precision on how well you can make thosedeterminations every time


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QA/QC ChecklistQA/QC Checklist Not a static document

Change and grow Start Small

Bi i r i m

Grow your checklist

New situations

Concerns from customers Encourage new ideas and methods


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QA/QC ChecklistQA/QC ChecklistTwelve main categories

1. Documentation and File Structure

2. Project Checklist3. Data Checklist

4. Data Structure Checklist

5. Attributes Checklist6. Data Conversion Checklist

7. Network Checklist

8. Relationship Checklist

9. Annotation Checklist

10.Custom Applications Checklist

11.Wall Map/Map Book Checklist

12.Project Checklist for Clients


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Documentation and File StructureDocumentation and File Structure All pertinent documents

Contain a brief description of the project What client requested

How it was completed

Outline of steps taken

Metadata

Standardized file structure

Any other documentation Spatial references

Specific output types

Any paper documents used


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Project ChecklistProject Checklist Relevant Name

Opening the Project

Open with no errors

Desired location

Extent of system Specific location

Correct drawing order

Layer States or definition queriesSymbols

Does the GIS do what it is supposed to

do?


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Data Structure ChecklistData Structure Checklist Relevant Data

Correctly NamedNaming Conventions

Pro er Location

i.e. C:\AMFM\ABC_Cooperative

Pre-Defined Model

Other billing or staking programs


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Data ChecklistData Checklist Data in Correct Layer

All fuses in fuse layerAll transformers in transformer layer

Etc

Viewable when it should be Document


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Attributes ChecklistAttributes Checklist

Actual Data Symbolize from an attribute

Is that field value complete?

Subtype or block reference?

Label from an attribute

Document


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Data Conversion ChecklistData Conversion Checklist Converted or imported to GIS from

another platform

Check for lost data

One to one match

Proper ConversionPolygon to polygon

Point to point

Polyline to polylineSame relative location

Document


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Network ChecklistNetwork Checklist Connectivity

Loops Direction of Flow

r r ink

Rules in place and working

Document


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Relationship ChecklistRelationship Checklist

Relationships to Other Datasets

One to one

One to many

ata ase connect ons Document


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Annotation ChecklistAnnotation Checklist Visible

When and where it should be Relative

D namic or stored in a database

Multiple copies

Document


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Custom Applications ChecklistCustom Applications Checklist

Do they load? Do they work on the clients hardware?

Plot Routines


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Wall Map/Map Book ChecklistWall Map/Map Book Checklist Common Output Formats

Only contact with GIS for some

Base opinion of what they thinkEducation

Pa e Numberin

Correct Order Scale

Symbols

SizeColor

Effective use of the page

Is annotation visible?


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Project Checklist for ClientsProject Checklist for Clients Point of Delivery

Correct File Path All Layers Available

Correct Features On or Off

Printers and Other Hardware Configured

QA/QC Checklist for Client


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and Control


and Control Never Ending Process

All Stages of GISDevelopment

Deployment

Maintenance

Creating a Checklist

Discussions and Team Meetings

Feedback from Clients


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and Control


and Control

Tool Not an AnswerAll Inclusive

Not All Consuming

Main IntentDevelop and maintain a reliable GIS that you

know works


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Best PracticesBest Practices1. Train Your People and Your Customers

Notice right from wrong

Use of GIS

Use of Tools

Techniques and Practices2. Develop Tools

Automate repetitive tasks

Automate bulky tasks


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Best PracticesBest Practices

3. Encourage Dialog

Discussions

Panel Sessions

Etc4. Use Your QA/QC Program!


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Questions?Questions?

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