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Project Goal
The City of Loveland’s overall plan in developing a GIS was to track and report on the large amounts of land-based information related to operating a full-service municipal government. This was done to make government more efficient through improved information retrieval, geospatial analysis and graphical presentation of information for decision making and communication.
The City’s GIS program strives to build skills in departments to increase their self-sufficiency and to leverage the full potential of GIS in ways that are meaningful to each department’s operations. Departments such as Water & Power, Development Services and Public Works have full or part time “GIS professionals” to support their particular application(s). Other departments, such as Parks and Recreation, Police and Fire have users that are highly proficient in the use of GIS technology, but have other primary job duties. They rely upon GIS to help them do their jobs more effectively. The GIS Division maintains base data layers for the City and establishes standards to assure the continued effectiveness of the system.
Of late, the City has been making strides in providing land-based data to the citizens of Loveland and other interested parties. This is being accomplished through applications developed for the Internet.
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Business Problem Solved
The City’s GIS, known as the Loveland Geographic Information / Cartographic (LOGIC) System, has been designed to address specific business functions in each department.
The Water and Power Department has been using GIS for mapping, analyzing current loads and estimating future capacities of the Water, Wastewater and Electric utilities for over 14 years. Initially, GIS mapping, attributing and map book publishing was accomplished using a CAD-based system. The water and wastewater systems were converted in 2003-2004 to a geodatabase format. The electric system began its conversion in 2004 and was completed in April, 2005. The stormwater conversion was completed in May, 2005.
In the Development Services Department, GIS is used daily to identify properties and to access related information such as zoning, acreage and information from the County Assessor’s Office. Vicinity maps and exhibits are created on a regular basis for neighborhood meetings and City Council sessions.
The Police and Fire Departments use GIS for computer aided dispatching, incident tracking, crime analysis and to generate “run books” for fire response vehicles. The Public Works Department uses GIS to assist with establishing solid waste (refuse) collection routes, to track street sweeping activities and to map snow removal priorities.
Technology Implemented
The City of Loveland’s first GIS was a CAD-based system in the Water/Wastewater Department (now part of the Water and Power Department). Then, for a number of years, the system ran as a hybrid system of CAD and ESRI-based products. Over the past five years, the system has changed to accommodate the needs of the City and has become more “ESRI-centric.” The City makes use of ESRI’s ArcGIS (ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo) product line on the desktops with ArcIMS and ArcSDE running on the server side. Multiple ArcSDE instances are maintained in a Microsoft SQL Server environment to provide the maximum system flexibility.
All of the water and wastewater utility information is input into ArcSDE using standard ArcMap tools. Azteca’s Cityworks software is used as the work order system with in the Water and Power Department. They also use Origin GIS, an extension of ArcMap, for the electric system input, connectivity and maintenance.
On the Internet, ESRI’s ActiveX connector is used inside ArcIMS to create custom Active Server Page (ASP) applications for City staff, citizens of Loveland and other interested parties. Base datasets are also available for downloading in ESRI’s shapefile format.
Development Team Biography
Jill Fischer, GIS Specialist, 2 years of service. Prior to coming to work for Loveland, Jill was the GIS Coordinator for the City of Northglenn, CO.
Thomas Greene, Utility Information Manager, 17 years of service. Prior to the City, Tom worked in the consulting engineering field. Tom implemented a CAD-based GIS system in 1989 for the City’s utilities.
Steven Holmes, PLS, GISP, GIS Manager, 12 years of service. Prior to working for the City, Steve was a programmer for a civil engineering / land surveying software company.
Jonathan Leif Joy, PLS, GISP, Senior GIS Specialist, 5 years of service. Leif worked as a GIS consultant before joining the City.
Stephen A. Krajewski, GIS Specialist, 7 years of service. Before joining the City, Steve mapped and modeled mineral deposits on an international basis, mosquito control treatment areas, voter registration, and historic mines and railroads in the Denver area.
Shannon Smith, GIS Specialist, is the newest member of the GIS staff having been on staff for 5 months. Shannon previously worked for a utility consulting firm as a GIS Specialist.
Marian Thomas, GIS Technician, 3 years of service. Prior to coming to the City, Marian worked for a local professional land surveyor.
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