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Recovering from Katrina
GIS-based asset and maintenance management system helps Gulfport weather the storm.

A GIS Challenge
Building an enterprise GIS in challenging economic times.

Resort Mecca Expands GIS Duties
Program begins gathering data for four other departments.

Landbase Accuracy with Cadastral Editor
City makes enhancements for improved planning.

Cost Tracking Leads to Database Development
Effort is spearheaded by performance measures and real time activities.

Condition Assessment: It’s All About the Data
Cooperation and coordination adds value.

 

GPS Guides Underwater Project
Sometimes droughts can be a good thing.

County Keeps Surveying Costs Under Control
GPS/GIS technology makes road and bridge maintenance more efficient.

Surveying Technology: 3-D Laser Scanning
Delivering real-time examples and virtual illustrations.

Online Bidding—It’s not a “Brave New World”
Twenty-nine state DOTs are using online bidding.

GIS Startup Challenges
New group sees big savings and additional opportunities for GPS-based system.

GIS to the Permit Paper-Chase Rescue
Needs assessment delivers custom application.

Going with the Flow
GPS used to establish location of thousands of water meters.

Locating Critical Valves
and Meters

Inventory of recycled water distribution system infrastructure more efficient with GPS.

 

Utility Looks for Leaks
Historic utility uses the latest technology to pinpoint problems.


Seamless Design and
GIS Integration

From data creation to collection to distribution, Tacoma saves
time and extends its resources.

 

Creating a Greener San Francisco
Open source geospatial software helps city protect the urban forest.

Simple Sign Solution
Traffic operations department streamlines sign mapping process.

Water District Improves Design and Management of Infrastructure
Utilities leverage and share valuable CAD, GIS, and asset information.

Strategically Planning a County GIS
County GIS coordinator transforms a GIS into a budding, decentralized,
enterprise-wide, service oriented organization.

The GIS That St. Johns Built
Perfect storm of factors requires public works department to quickly
change the way it did business.

Wireless Solutions Improve Inspection Efficiency
Automation implemented in historic county.

Keyword: Dynamic
Dynamic sewer modeling, more accurate than steady-state modeling, can save sewer system capital improvement costs.
 

 

 

Township Maps Its Success
Interactive GIS maps are part of a road master plan.

GIS to the Rescue
Columbus, OH, provides relief to a neighborhood plagued by chronic sewerage surcharges and basement backups.

Archaeology Predictive
Modeling

Using GIS to predict location of archaeological sites that impact a transportation improvement program.

Making the Most of It
City uses regulatory action to embark on mobile GIS, asset management programs.
 


 


Success under the San Diego Sun
Water district needs spur vendor integration.
 

Use of Radar-Rainfall in GIS-Based Sewer Modeling Use of Radar-Rainfall
A new technique for improving rainfall datasets combines rain gauge
data with NEXRAD weather radar data for use in analyzing sanitary sewer systems.
 

County Quantifies Critical Infrastructure
Edgecombe County, NC, maps and inventories critical water/wastewater infrastructure with GIS and GPS.
 

Using GIS to Find New Uses for Old Data
Eighty percent of municipal data has some kind of geographic component.

 

Land Parcels in a GIS: Truths and Fallacies
How accurate are static maps?
 

Selecting Multi-Function Survey Tools

Rural Alabama county creates a GIS system to serve governmental agencies and the engineering/surveying community.