the value of gis in the high country advisory committee retreat september 12, 2015 high country...
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THE VALUE OF GIS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY
Advisory Committee Retreat
September 12, 2015
High Country Council of Governments
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS)
ROCKS!
Dudley Watts, Forsyth County ManagerCourtesy of Joseph Sloop, Chief Geographic Information Officer, MapForsyth
Land Records • Tax Parcels
Planning
• Zoning• Land Use
Planning• Grant
Applications• Watershed &
Corridor Studies
Economic Development
• Potential Building Sites
• Marketing County Assets
Town Manager
• Infrastructure Inventory and Planning
• E911• Socioeconomics
HIGH COUNTRY COG GIS
• Program began in 2004
• Supports internal departments and member local governments
• ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced License
• Trimble Hardware and Software for GNSS Collection
MAPPING OUR REGION’S INFRASTRUCTURE
• Since 2007 HCCOG has mapped water, sewer and/or stormwater in 13 towns or 26 mapping projects
I found the
manhole!
….WHY?
• Locating
• System management
• Asset Inventory
• Capital Improvement Planning
• Grant Applications
• State Reports
• Water quality protection
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• Need structure address points and road centerlines updated
• Digitize new roads, assign ranges, work with Communtications Director to match MSAG
• Assign new road names
• Build custom Geolocater -> GEOCODE
• Heads-up editing
• ~2,400 new structure address points
• Field checked 275 county-wide
Wilkes County E911
• Need County and municipal E911 data integrated in one master geodatabase
• Need new data imported in CAD
• Corrected data problems in CAD, i.e. Hwy 421 ramps, undivided highway ranges
• Need PIN and Parcel ID tied to structure address points for Tax Dpt.
CONTINUED…
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GIS !!• Provides crucial information in
a map-based format that is easy to understand
• New tools entities can leverage
How do we attract and retain businesses with an innovative approach that showcases my county or town’s unique strengths?
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Compiling data layers – Natural gas
Water and sewer
3-phase electric
Broadband
Roads, Railroad, Airport
Parcels
Floodplain
Wetland
Steep slopes
Demographics
Quality of Life – recreation, schools
SITE SELECTION ANALYSIS
Wilkes Economic Development Commission
US Hwy 421 Corridor
Ashe County Economic Development
County Assessment
ArcGIS Online apps
ARCGIS ONLINE IS…..
Community EngagementField collection Asset Management
StorytellingVisualization
ARCGIS ONLINE APPS
Coming Soon…Blowing Rock Local Government and Cemetery Mgmt.
Ashe County ED –
• Civic App
• Environment & Infrastructure App
• Arts, Cultural & Recreation App
Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro Local Government Apps
http://hccog.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicGallery/index.html?appid=b75203c498e4499bb3fdfc652bf63c95
http://www.wilkesboronorthcarolina.com/
http://www.north-wilkesboro.com/
FUTURE GIS APPLICATIONS
Real-time decision-making and monitoring
Data Accessibility
Visualization and 3-D Mapping
GIS will be especially important in the future! As funding sources diminish and new challenges arise, GIS will be a critical tool for local governments to operate efficiently, effectively, minimize risks and maximize value.
THANK YOU!
Jessica Brannock, GISP
GIS Planner
828-265-5434 x134