GIS - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
G I S is a relatively new part of the Department of Public
Works. The Village first started to develop the electronic mapping needed
in the late 1990's by utilizing a fly-over by
Erdman Anthony
Associates that created very detailed mapping of the Village. Since
that time additional data has been collected using high accuracy Trimble GPS
units and Pictometry aerial photography developed through
Allegany County.
Infrastructure Modeling is an on-going effort within
the Village of Wellsville GIS. Presently a program known as
Micro-Paver is being utilized to plan the next
ten years of pavement management within the Village.
MRB
Group has helped us coordinate this and many of the other GIS
projects noted. Good progress is being made on this program which should allow
the Village to reclaim its streets back to a level of quality that hasn't been
seen here in at least a decade.
The Village of Wellsville has successfully secured two grants from the New York State Archives program for local government. The first allowed us to develop a plan for GIS through an Assessment process. The second grant was to implement the plan in the Assessment. We have successfully moved into the 21st century with the distribution of our data throughout the Village offices. We now utilize a variety of technologies and methods to distribute data. These include Pictometry for aerial images., Image Mate for assessment information, Filemaker for data distribution, ArcReader to read ArcPublisher documents.
During this program we have scanned all the water valve cards, curb cards and electric pole cards. Presently this data is being linked to the map data for easy retrieval by field crews. We have also uploaded all of our sewer line VHS tape onto DVD so that it is available to the underground utility crews.
The entire
Village tree inventory is available to the streets department for trees within
the Village Right-of-Way. During the project the five buildings that are used
by Public Works and the Municipal Building were linked via fiber optic lines
for a high-speed server sharing system. Data from the Village GIS is now
available in these various buildings using an ArcPublisher file system that
allows the departments to view the data using ArcReader.
An ArcIMS
interactive
Wellsville Mapper is available to
review some layers of the Village GIS at www.communityGIS.com. If you need
current data you should contact the office direct to confirm the most recent
information that is available. Here are a few basic maps that you can
download in pdf format. [Please note that some of these
were developed to be plotted on a large scale which is good for Viewing but may
not print as clearly as you would like when put on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Please note that these are large files and
may take time to load.]
The entire
Village tree inventory is available to the streets department for trees within
the Village Right-of-Way. During the project the five buildings that are used
by Public Works and the Municipal Building were linked via fiber optic lines
for a high-speed server sharing system. Data from the Village GIS is now
available in these various buildings using an ArcPublisher file system that
allows the departments to view the data using ArcReader.
An ArcIMS
interactive
Wellsville Mapper is available to
review some layers of the Village GIS at www.communityGIS.com. If you need
current data you should contact the office direct to confirm the most recent
information that is available. Here are a few basic maps that you can
download in pdf format. [Please note that some of these
were developed to be plotted on a large scale which is good for Viewing but may
not print as clearly as you would like when put on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Please note that these are large files and
may take time to load.]
Other Basic Maps can be provided for certain information that is relevant to renovation and new construction or other development activities within the Village by contacting the GIS Coordinator 585-593-1850.
In November
the GIS office holds an open house on International GIS Day. This year the open house
will be November 14th, 2007.
For census data and other statistics on the
Village of Wellsville you may wish to visit the site:
www.epodunk.com which allows you to look up
many different data sources based on the US Census and other good reliable
sources.
Other Communities in Allegany County that are doing GIS work include the Town of Hume, Cuba and Angelica who are participating in the Community GIS program through Southern Tier West Regional Planning and Development Board: contact John Buzzard for more information on this program. Alfred utilitizes Alfred University for some GIS related tasks. Contact Justin Grigg at AU for more information on their programs.
Contact
H. Kier
Dirlam--GIS Coordinator @ 585-593-1850 for more information on
the Wellsville Village Geographic Information System.
GIS Links:
NYS Interactive Map Service [zoom in real close for aerial maps]
Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository
Organizations: