10. GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAM PROGRESS REPORT
Meeting Date: November 17, 2003 Budgeted:
N/A
Program/Line Item No.: N/A
Staff Contact: Eric Sandoval Cost
Estimate: N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: N/A
This is an update on the Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) Program for the period September 15 through November
3, 2003. Staff is in the process of
creating a Geographic Information Systems
Implementation Plan. Listed below are some of the on-going components of
that plan.
·
Reviewing
existing projects and preparing a Functional Requirement Study
·
Reviewing
all available electronic and hard-copy data
·
Creating
metadata for all existing GIS / database files to provide compliant
documentation
·
Developing
data models and new database schema for district wide data collection
·
Developing
data sharing policy and procedures with other agencies
·
Establishing
relationships with local government and agencies to facilitate collaboration
for GIS
·
Establishing
common data repository, version control system and data / document management
system for easy data access
·
Verification
of municipal and service boundaries
·
Collate
internal / external electronic and hard-copy data formats
·
Ensure all
spatial data is in the recommended projection and coordinate system (State
Plane NAD 83, California zone IV, feet)
·
Review and
record Federal Geographic Data Committee compliant metadata in a document and
GIS management system
·
Develop
data conversion tools and procedures
·
Develop
data validation tools
·
Validate
and correct spatial and tabular data errors
Staff plans to have the File Management and Organization
completed by April 2004. Staff is
continually in the process of Data Collection and Conversion. The
Geographic Information Systems Implementation Plan for MPWMD, will allow
staff to coordinate and utilize available geospatial databases for project
analysis, spatial modeling, and graphical presentation. Integration of spatial datasets (parcels,
well locations, etc) and existing databases (water usage, water quality, etc),
followed with a rigorous quality assessment procedure will facilitate the use
of the geospatial data. Digital map products will be placed on the MPWMD
website at http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/maps/maps.htm
for public viewing and distribution.
Some of the data
applications the GIS program will help facilitate and control are:
v District Wide
Ø Support staff and the Board with
community outreach and education projects
Ø Deploy viewing tools on web based
platforms
Ø Develop tools/procedures to facilitate
visual outputs
Ø Map production
v Water Demand
Ø Water Demand data management for
permitting and conservation efforts
Ø Property / real estate data management
v Water Resources
Ø Hydro infrastructure data management for
wells
Ø Vegetation/wildlife habitat data
management for riparian efforts being conducted by the District
Ø Hydro-geologic data management
Ø Water quality data management
v Engineering and Planning
Ø Survey data management
Ø Planning procedures and analysis
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