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Lane Council of Governments (LCOG)

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Thirty years of regional data sharing and GIS cooperation have produced RLID, a comprehensive land-based information system that serves as a one-stop shop for geographically referenced information in Lane County.

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Business Problem

RLID was originally developed to provide both government and commercial subscriber access to data residing in a number of non-Y2K compliant legacy systems including the regional site address reference system (ADLIB), County Tax Assessor System (TAIMS), Deeds & Records Index (RECORX), city lien dockets, permit systems, and geocoded land information (ADGEO) derived from the regional GIS.

Today, in addition to facilitating access to regionally important land information, RLID is bringing a new generation of geographic analysis tools to the Internet and opening doors to new ways of viewing and analyzing regional land information. Further, regional collaboration on the project is improving interagency data integration and streamlining regional data sharing and maintenance.

The web-based applications of RLID provide user-friendly tools for basic data viewing, query, analysis, mapping, and reporting. By using a browser for access, RLID provides a low-cost method for agencies to distribute common information and tools, and for partner governments to reduce total costs for installing, maintaining, and licensing individual workstation (PC) software. The partners are also developing their own applications to access information and extract data from the RLID data warehouse to populate other business systems.

Technology Implemented

A number of technologies are deployed in backend data maintenance and web publishing including:

GIS:
ArcInfo 8.1
ArcSDE 8.1

Web Technologies:
ESRI MapObjects IMS
MacroMedia Cold Fusion
GeoNorth MapOptix, QueryMill

Database/Systems:
Microsoft Windows NT4/2000
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Microsoft Visual Basic 6

Development Team Biography

RLID%27s success owes to longstanding regional inter-governmental relationships and staff contributions too numerous to fully credit here:

RLID Steering Committee (RIO Members)
Bob Swank, LCOG Associate Director
Randy Kolb, Eugene IS Director
Rod Lathrop, Springfield IT Director
Tony Black, Lane County IS Director
Terry Bequette, EWEB IT Director

Partner Agencies (GIS Coordinators)
Fred McVey, Eugene
Brandt Melick, Springfield
Brian Mladenich, Lane County

RLID Project Team (LCOG)
Eric Brandt, RLID Program Manager
Jeff Schenck, Senior Systems Analyst
Mike Pulley, Web Developer
Bob Clayton, Database Administrator
Connie Scolla, Data Management
Cindy Peterson, Data Management
Carolyn Housdorf, User Support
Catalena Cabrera, GIS Technician

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