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Federal Bureau Of Reclamation (Phoenix Area) Geo-Enables Document Management

Hart InterCivic, a leading provider of Election and Geo-content solutions for state and local governments, today announced the Federal Bureau of Reclamation (Phoenix Area) is using Hart InterCivic DocAtlas to give the region’s water reclamation stakeholders anytime, anywhere access to geospatial-related documents.

In 2007, the Bureau selected DocAtlas to provide ready access to essential engineering and legal documents needed for water reclamation activities. DocAtlas provides bi-directional linkage between geospatial information stored in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database and electronic documents stored in a Microsoft SharePoint repository.

Unlike previous approaches, which consisted of searching through file folders and file cabinets in multiple departments, DocAtlas allows users to quickly find and access documents in real-time according to their relationship to a geographic location. With an intuitive, browser-based, GIS interface, users can easily retrieve project documents associated with a feature on a map.

Details Here: www.mmdnewswire.com/federl-bureu-of-reclmti-phoenix-are-geo-enbles-document-mngement-2923.html

first published week of:   02/11/2008

Hamilton County, IN to test GIS mapping system

Hamilton County is one of 15 counties selected to participate in a Geographic Information Systems pilot project designed to make it convenient to gather geographic information from adjacent counties.

IndianaMap Address Integration is a single statewide digital map of Indiana created by the Indiana Geographic Information Council. The council has worked to provide statewide coordination of the GIS system since 2001.

“This is a compilation of the best mapping data available,” said Larry Stout, GIS director for Hamilton County. “It will be a source for local governments, especially county governments, to gather a variety of information.”

The pilot program will focus just on address data, but it has potential for much more, Stout said.

Details Here: www.county29.net/cms2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15188&Itemid=230

first published week of:   06/23/2008

Ill Wind Sparks Web-Based GIS Fire Management System

On July 4, 1999, Minnesota experienced a “blowdown” -- a windstorm that flattened 600 square miles of forest in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. After a massive rescue effort of holiday visitors, the state was left with a very large fire hazard. “We had a fuel load that was in excess of anything we had seen before,” said William Glesener, Firewise specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Since then, we've had several fires up there, and we recognized that we needed to manage the Wildland/Urban Interface. So the state of Minnesota got on board with the national Firewise program, and started looking at things we could do, and things we might need in case of a catastrophic event.”

Details Here: www.govtech.com/gt/articles/247139?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=link

first published week of:   01/14/2008

Kentucky Mine Mapping Receives Award

The Kentucky Mine Mapping Information System received the Best of Kentucky technology award in the Best Online Services category at the Kentucky Digital Government Summit. The conference brings government information technology leaders together to share innovations and accomplishments.

Development of the information system began in May 2004 with a $1 million grant from the Mine Safety and Health Administration and continues with support from the U.S. Office of Surface Mining. The Internet site provides online digitized and georeferenced maps showing the location and extent of underground mines in Kentucky. The Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing has confirmed the presence of more than 30,000 abandoned mines in Kentucky and its collection of over 165,000 individual mine documents is the largest in the world.

Details Here: www.govtech.com/gt/articles/298979?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=link

first published week of:   04/25/2008

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