Serving GIS Data to your clients and customers
Serving GIS Data to your clients and customers Victoria Smith GIS Manager
Putnam County, Florida Putnam County, Florida GIS 1
Need a way to accomplish the following in GIS
•Keep data current and accessible
•Support other departments within the County
•Provide data to other agencies
Promote GIS •Maintain communication with other departments •Give personnel what they need to do their job
•Get the most out of existing resources
•Give the public viable information
•Minimize learning curves
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Answer Questions: •Can I live in this area? What about the crime rate? •Where should I build a new fire station?
Do the right people have the right information?
•How close am I to schools, childcare facilities, health facilities? •Does the area identified on this permit contain wetlands? •Where are the fire hydrants in this area? •When was property sold and for how much? •What commissioner district am I in? •What is the 911 address? Putnam County, Florida GIS
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üData
DATA FORMATS
WAYS TO SERVE DATA OUT
•PAPER •EXISTING DATABASES •EXSITING RESOURCES
•PAPER •WEB •MOBILE DEVICES
üSOFTWARE: üMicrosoft visual studio (vb.net 2008) üEsri ARCMAP APPLICATION
Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Not going away??!!!! Paper still has value in certain circumstances and learning to use it to it’s potential can be very beneficial
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1. STILL USEFUL If the information is still applicable and useful is should still be used
2. Not all clients will be GIS clients. In certain circumstances paper can still be an efficient way to still share your GIS information
3. Paper confirmations to the public concerning changes are warranted at times (permits, addresses, zoning)
4. History Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Property Appraisers Compare older aerials Data for addressing for development projects
Putnam County, Florida GIS
Confirmation of actions to other departments or the public
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Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Putnam County, Florida GIS
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The Value of Customizing Using procedures and tools
•Eliminates the learning curve •Add efficiency to workflows •Creates consistent information •Aids in utilizing existing resources •Allows GIS to be used by non-GIS users Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Creating addresses in ArcMap •Click inside the desired parcel •Cross the desired street of the new address •Populates •Street name • Estimated address number •Address type (primary or subaddress) •Parcel ID •Community •ESN •Etc 11
Email Triggers •Change of Address •Unit Designator Change
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Output to County personnel Displays a word document created by the form. The document is archived for nonGIS users and address history maintenance
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Displays a word document created by the form. This document is given to the resident for address assignment verification
Output to the public
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This will pull up to section map pertaining the selected parcel
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Custom Tools allow non-GIS personnel to utilize GIS easily
Forms populated using GIS data Putnam County, Florida GIS
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You can find almost everything online……
Putnam County, Florida GIS
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•Reach large audience of people who otherwise may not be exposed to GIS •Accessibility •The public •Non-GIS personnel
•User interface •People are more comfortable with a new website versus a new application
•Utilize external shared data and information with your own data •mash-ups Putnam County, Florida GIS
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•Maximize on field personnel and resources •Stop multiple people from handling the same data •Real time information for decision makers •Emergency Management •Fire Rescue
Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Custom mobile application for disaster response
Using GIS in a mobile environment allows GIS to reach a new audience which allows you to make data collection and data entry workflows Putnam County, Florida GIS
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•A 2011 Pew Research Center poll estimates that 35 percent of American adults own a smartphone device •Gets GIS data on devices that people are already familiar with •Location independent
•More common and portable than other mobile devices •Cost •No need for an additional mobile device or data plan if smart phones are already available Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Thank You Questions or Comments Victoria Smith Putnam County GIS Programmer/Analyst [email protected]
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Putnam County, Florida Putnam County, Florida GIS 1
Need a way to accomplish the following in GIS
•Keep data current and accessible
•Support other departments within the County
•Provide data to other agencies
Promote GIS •Maintain communication with other departments •Give personnel what they need to do their job
•Get the most out of existing resources
•Give the public viable information
•Minimize learning curves
2
Answer Questions: •Can I live in this area? What about the crime rate? •Where should I build a new fire station?
Do the right people have the right information?
•How close am I to schools, childcare facilities, health facilities? •Does the area identified on this permit contain wetlands? •Where are the fire hydrants in this area? •When was property sold and for how much? •What commissioner district am I in? •What is the 911 address? Putnam County, Florida GIS
3
üData
DATA FORMATS
WAYS TO SERVE DATA OUT
•PAPER •EXISTING DATABASES •EXSITING RESOURCES
•PAPER •WEB •MOBILE DEVICES
üSOFTWARE: üMicrosoft visual studio (vb.net 2008) üEsri ARCMAP APPLICATION
Putnam County, Florida GIS
4
Not going away??!!!! Paper still has value in certain circumstances and learning to use it to it’s potential can be very beneficial
5
1. STILL USEFUL If the information is still applicable and useful is should still be used
2. Not all clients will be GIS clients. In certain circumstances paper can still be an efficient way to still share your GIS information
3. Paper confirmations to the public concerning changes are warranted at times (permits, addresses, zoning)
4. History Putnam County, Florida GIS
6
Property Appraisers Compare older aerials Data for addressing for development projects
Putnam County, Florida GIS
Confirmation of actions to other departments or the public
7
Putnam County, Florida GIS
8
Putnam County, Florida GIS
9
The Value of Customizing Using procedures and tools
•Eliminates the learning curve •Add efficiency to workflows •Creates consistent information •Aids in utilizing existing resources •Allows GIS to be used by non-GIS users Putnam County, Florida GIS
10
Creating addresses in ArcMap •Click inside the desired parcel •Cross the desired street of the new address •Populates •Street name • Estimated address number •Address type (primary or subaddress) •Parcel ID •Community •ESN •Etc 11
Email Triggers •Change of Address •Unit Designator Change
12
Output to County personnel Displays a word document created by the form. The document is archived for nonGIS users and address history maintenance
13
Displays a word document created by the form. This document is given to the resident for address assignment verification
Output to the public
14
This will pull up to section map pertaining the selected parcel
15
Custom Tools allow non-GIS personnel to utilize GIS easily
Forms populated using GIS data Putnam County, Florida GIS
16
You can find almost everything online……
Putnam County, Florida GIS
17
•Reach large audience of people who otherwise may not be exposed to GIS •Accessibility •The public •Non-GIS personnel
•User interface •People are more comfortable with a new website versus a new application
•Utilize external shared data and information with your own data •mash-ups Putnam County, Florida GIS
18
•Maximize on field personnel and resources •Stop multiple people from handling the same data •Real time information for decision makers •Emergency Management •Fire Rescue
Putnam County, Florida GIS
19
Custom mobile application for disaster response
Using GIS in a mobile environment allows GIS to reach a new audience which allows you to make data collection and data entry workflows Putnam County, Florida GIS
20
•A 2011 Pew Research Center poll estimates that 35 percent of American adults own a smartphone device •Gets GIS data on devices that people are already familiar with •Location independent
•More common and portable than other mobile devices •Cost •No need for an additional mobile device or data plan if smart phones are already available Putnam County, Florida GIS
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Thank You Questions or Comments Victoria Smith Putnam County GIS Programmer/Analyst [email protected]
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