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Lexington CountyView Photo of Award Presentation We installed 14 years of GIS data onto SDE (SQL Server). ArcIMS is our tool to present 5 map services for the public and staff on the Internet. Learn more about our application
Business Problem The county signed with ESRI (customer # 239) in 1988. Soon after the centerlines were done, FEMA provided digital flood maps. By the mid 1990s the county had GIS data being developed by 8 people in 2 departments on 7 Unix boxes. By the late 1990s, centerlines were added using GPS. Still all of our GIS data was stored in silo structures. County groups using GIS in the late 1990s included Public Safety, Sheriff’s Dept, Public Works, Tax Assessor, Planning & Development, School Districts, and several Towns. We needed enterprise GIS to open the treasure chest of GIS data to all the people in a useful format. SDE was installed to store and retrieve the large amounts of data efficiently. ArcIMS was the obvious map presentation solution. Recently, the GIS team created another level of public service by providing all the maps, and other information, such as property taxes and road address data on the Internet at www.lex-co.com. These map services provide current information to all county departments (including those not on the county Intranet) as well as the general public. Technology Implemented a. ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcGIS (ArcInfo, Arcview, Arc Pad) Development Team Biography The 8 GIS team members (power users) have 90 years of service in mapping, cartography, and GIS with Lexington County. Team members include: Kimmie Burris, Michael Cameron, Charlie Compton, Ralph Ford, Valerie Gray, George Hughes, Jack Maguire, Steve Pierce, and Randy Roberts. The Lexington County Arc Users Group includes more than 52 users from county agencies, 3 towns, a state agency, a federal agency, and private users. ESRI marketing rep Joey Wilson provides invaluable assistance - both technical and software choices. |
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