Mississippi Choctaw's Use GIS and Mapping to Manage Tribal ...
Mississippi Choctaw's Use GIS and Mapping to Manage Tribal Lands
Brenda S. Burroughs Choctaw Geo Imaging
Abstract: This presentation is intended to show how the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are using GIS/Remote sensing to manage, maintain and acquire tribal lands. is being used to evaluate the 8 Choctaw Communities and plan for growth. Leica GPS Units with Panasonic Toughbook PDA’s containing ESRI’s ArcPAD are being used with vector and aerial data to collect and map the Tribe's 2002 Demographic Survey/Census. The Tribe uses GIS/Remote sensing on a daily basis to plan and develop Tribal Communities, assess Tribal Lands, and plan land acquisitions. This information will go into the Tribewide Land Information System that is being developed to give the Tribal Government access to data that will help them make informed decisions about their land and assets.
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) use GIS/Remote Sensing technology to manage, maintain, acquire and plan the growth of their Tribal Lands. Many of the Tribal Government Offices use some form of mapping technology on a daily basis. Two of the most recent projects are the 2002 Demographic Survey and the Red Water Phase I and II project to be presented to Chief Philip Martin and the Tribal Council. The Red Water Project was done in support of the MBCI Community Development office’s efforts to get the tribe to adopt a Comprehensive Plan which establishes Smart Growth Development Codes to be used in the planning and development of the 8 Choctaw Communities. In addition, all of the information collected will be put into the Tribe-Wide Land Information System that is currently being designed. The Tribe-Wide Land Information System is an enterprise GIS solution based on an ESRI ArcGIS 8.3 platform which utilizes ESRI’s ArcSDE and ArcIMS technology to manage and serve data to the various tribal government departments relying on spatial data for enhanced decision making capability to improve the way they conduct the tribe’s business. The MBCI Planning Office recently completed the Tribes 2002 Demographic Survey. The survey is much like the U.S. Census that takes place every ten years. The survey interviews each household by using enumerators in the field and a survey form is filled out for each member of the household. In the past the survey was completed by field enumerators using paper survey forms. For the 2002 Demographic Survey the MBCI Planning Office wanted a more powerful solution. Already committed to creating and maintaining an accurate spatial dataset, the MBCI Planning office saw an opportunity to automate the census and gain a valuable demographic dataset. The solution was to create digital survey forms and tie them to a GPS point which represents the household. ESRI’s ArcPad and LEICA GPS Units were used in the field to assist the data collection efforts by the enumerators. The benefits of this solution are that the tribe gains an accurate digital dataset with valuable demographic information that will allow the Planning Office to better pinpoint areas where additional services are needed. The MBCI Planning Office is already researching how this data can be used in the next demographic survey for enumerators to do in the field updates of family information saving time and money on future enumeration efforts.
2002 Demographic Survey Example
Interviewer: Roddy Nickey Community: Pearl River Number of persons in living household: 4 Number of families living in household: 1 Interview date: October 2, 2002 Interview Time: 11:00 A.M. Interviewee Last Name: Tubby Interviewee First Name: Timothy Mailing address: 314 Deer Trail, Choctaw, MS 39350
PART I: HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION 1. How long have you lived in this residence? 2-5 years 2. How long have you lived in this community? 2-5 years 3. In what type of residence do you live? House
The Economic Development Office completed Phase I and Phase II of the Red Water Community Development project. Phase I of this project was used to show the existing landuse of the Red Water Community. Phase II shows the assessment and recommended land acquisition and proposed development. This project is the first project to use the Smart Growth Zoning Ordinance and is being used to demonstrate to Chief Philip Martin and the Tribal Council why this type of planning should become standard practice. The use of the Smart Growth Code will promote Choctaw community growth at a controlled rate with the opportunity for the Tribal government to budget and plan for growth
resulting in model communities and protected Tribal assets. It will provide each Tribal Governmental department with a specific process for building site selection, building permit requests and building inspections. It will provide a process for the purchasing of land, which will be coordinated between Tribal departments resulting in the maximum use and value for Tribal assets. Smart Growth Code will allow the Tribe to continue its desire to be self-sustaining and will showcase the Tribe as one of the only Tribes in America with the vision to utilize the latest techniques in land planning and development. In traditional zoning ordinances there is a distinct separation of community sectorshousing alone, commercial and retail alone, recreation areas by themselves thus creating sprawl and the need to drive to work, school, church, etc. Smart Growth provides for neighborhoods where the residents can walk to the Town Center, school, etc. With Smart Growth Code, there are only 6 “zones” ranging from rural reserve to urban core. A given community, such as Red Water, may have need for only three of the Growth zones and others like Pearl River, may require 4 or eventually all 6 Growth zones. The Growth zones are illustrated on a “Transect” demonstrating the progression from the most rural to the most urban zone-the primary difference is density of development and lot sizes. The use of Smart Growth Codes is flexible to be adapted to any Choctaw community. The key to the success of the Choctaw Smart Growth Code will be the effective enforcement of the Code. A vital piece to the Land Use Planning puzzle is the efficient and timely updating of base data within the Tribal information system. When the Tribe wide Land Information System becomes operational, the data updates will take place virtually automatically.
Phase I
Phase II
Wetlands and Flood Plains within Land Area to be acquired. (light & dark blue)
12.1 Acres - New Land in Flood Plain 103.5 Acres – New Land in Wetlands
Summary 1537.0 Acres – To be Acquired 115.6 Acres – Wetland & Flood Plain 1421.4 Acres – Total available for Development
Phase II
Proposed Land Use/Zoning T1- Rural Preserve (dark green) T2- Rural Reserve (light green) T3- Sub-urban (yellow) T4- General Urban (rust) T5- Urban Center T6- Urban Core
Brenda S. Burroughs Choctaw Geo Imaging
Abstract: This presentation is intended to show how the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are using GIS/Remote sensing to manage, maintain and acquire tribal lands. is being used to evaluate the 8 Choctaw Communities and plan for growth. Leica GPS Units with Panasonic Toughbook PDA’s containing ESRI’s ArcPAD are being used with vector and aerial data to collect and map the Tribe's 2002 Demographic Survey/Census. The Tribe uses GIS/Remote sensing on a daily basis to plan and develop Tribal Communities, assess Tribal Lands, and plan land acquisitions. This information will go into the Tribewide Land Information System that is being developed to give the Tribal Government access to data that will help them make informed decisions about their land and assets.
Body of Text
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) use GIS/Remote Sensing technology to manage, maintain, acquire and plan the growth of their Tribal Lands. Many of the Tribal Government Offices use some form of mapping technology on a daily basis. Two of the most recent projects are the 2002 Demographic Survey and the Red Water Phase I and II project to be presented to Chief Philip Martin and the Tribal Council. The Red Water Project was done in support of the MBCI Community Development office’s efforts to get the tribe to adopt a Comprehensive Plan which establishes Smart Growth Development Codes to be used in the planning and development of the 8 Choctaw Communities. In addition, all of the information collected will be put into the Tribe-Wide Land Information System that is currently being designed. The Tribe-Wide Land Information System is an enterprise GIS solution based on an ESRI ArcGIS 8.3 platform which utilizes ESRI’s ArcSDE and ArcIMS technology to manage and serve data to the various tribal government departments relying on spatial data for enhanced decision making capability to improve the way they conduct the tribe’s business. The MBCI Planning Office recently completed the Tribes 2002 Demographic Survey. The survey is much like the U.S. Census that takes place every ten years. The survey interviews each household by using enumerators in the field and a survey form is filled out for each member of the household. In the past the survey was completed by field enumerators using paper survey forms. For the 2002 Demographic Survey the MBCI Planning Office wanted a more powerful solution. Already committed to creating and maintaining an accurate spatial dataset, the MBCI Planning office saw an opportunity to automate the census and gain a valuable demographic dataset. The solution was to create digital survey forms and tie them to a GPS point which represents the household. ESRI’s ArcPad and LEICA GPS Units were used in the field to assist the data collection efforts by the enumerators. The benefits of this solution are that the tribe gains an accurate digital dataset with valuable demographic information that will allow the Planning Office to better pinpoint areas where additional services are needed. The MBCI Planning Office is already researching how this data can be used in the next demographic survey for enumerators to do in the field updates of family information saving time and money on future enumeration efforts.
2002 Demographic Survey Example
Interviewer: Roddy Nickey Community: Pearl River Number of persons in living household: 4 Number of families living in household: 1 Interview date: October 2, 2002 Interview Time: 11:00 A.M. Interviewee Last Name: Tubby Interviewee First Name: Timothy Mailing address: 314 Deer Trail, Choctaw, MS 39350
PART I: HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION 1. How long have you lived in this residence? 2-5 years 2. How long have you lived in this community? 2-5 years 3. In what type of residence do you live? House
The Economic Development Office completed Phase I and Phase II of the Red Water Community Development project. Phase I of this project was used to show the existing landuse of the Red Water Community. Phase II shows the assessment and recommended land acquisition and proposed development. This project is the first project to use the Smart Growth Zoning Ordinance and is being used to demonstrate to Chief Philip Martin and the Tribal Council why this type of planning should become standard practice. The use of the Smart Growth Code will promote Choctaw community growth at a controlled rate with the opportunity for the Tribal government to budget and plan for growth
resulting in model communities and protected Tribal assets. It will provide each Tribal Governmental department with a specific process for building site selection, building permit requests and building inspections. It will provide a process for the purchasing of land, which will be coordinated between Tribal departments resulting in the maximum use and value for Tribal assets. Smart Growth Code will allow the Tribe to continue its desire to be self-sustaining and will showcase the Tribe as one of the only Tribes in America with the vision to utilize the latest techniques in land planning and development. In traditional zoning ordinances there is a distinct separation of community sectorshousing alone, commercial and retail alone, recreation areas by themselves thus creating sprawl and the need to drive to work, school, church, etc. Smart Growth provides for neighborhoods where the residents can walk to the Town Center, school, etc. With Smart Growth Code, there are only 6 “zones” ranging from rural reserve to urban core. A given community, such as Red Water, may have need for only three of the Growth zones and others like Pearl River, may require 4 or eventually all 6 Growth zones. The Growth zones are illustrated on a “Transect” demonstrating the progression from the most rural to the most urban zone-the primary difference is density of development and lot sizes. The use of Smart Growth Codes is flexible to be adapted to any Choctaw community. The key to the success of the Choctaw Smart Growth Code will be the effective enforcement of the Code. A vital piece to the Land Use Planning puzzle is the efficient and timely updating of base data within the Tribal information system. When the Tribe wide Land Information System becomes operational, the data updates will take place virtually automatically.
Phase I
Phase II
Wetlands and Flood Plains within Land Area to be acquired. (light & dark blue)
12.1 Acres - New Land in Flood Plain 103.5 Acres – New Land in Wetlands
Summary 1537.0 Acres – To be Acquired 115.6 Acres – Wetland & Flood Plain 1421.4 Acres – Total available for Development
Phase II
Proposed Land Use/Zoning T1- Rural Preserve (dark green) T2- Rural Reserve (light green) T3- Sub-urban (yellow) T4- General Urban (rust) T5- Urban Center T6- Urban Core
