City of Clive

View larger image

View Photo(s) of Award Presentation

Project Goal

The goal of the project is to create and maintain a centralized and citywide Geographic Information System (GIS) for the City of Clive, Iowa. City of Clive’s GIS is divided into six functional areas:

1. The coordination area assists in coordinating workflow across city department and partnering agencies.
2. The system support area focuses on the GIS related software implementation and maintenance.
3. The GIS staff area assists in maintaining mission critical GIS applications.
4. The database support area oversees geodatabase administration, maintaining the SQL server and assist in enterprise database integration.
5. The GIS staff area assists in providing or coordinating GIS education workshops and training.
6. The data development area maintains or assists in the collection and/or creation of framework and non-framework geospatial data.

Learn more about us

Learn more about our application: Site 1

Business Problem Solved

All of the city’s departments use GIS as a tool in some form for decision making. See below for examples:

Administration Department leverages city’s intranet ArcIMS site (iMap) and GIS address point data with its utility billing software. (Summer 2007)

Community Development Department uses GIS for planning, zoning, development review, and 3D visualization.

Fire/EMS Department uses GIS for drive-time analysis.

Parks and Recreation uses GIS to identify snow removal maintenance for city trails and street cul-de-sacs.

Police Department use GIS to identify restricted residency areas for sex offenders.

Public Library uses recreation grade GPS for its annual Geocaching event. Patron data is annually geocoded to identify any service gaps within the city.

Public Works uses GIS to assist in its sidewalk repair, mosquito control and right-of-way mowing programs. Public Works manages the city’s infrastructure with Cityworks.

Technology Implemented

Desktop: ArcInfo 9.x, ArcEditor 9.x, ArcView 9.x and ArcEngine Runtime 9.x

Mobile: ArcPad and ArcPad Application Builder

Extensions: ArcGIS 3D Analyst, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst. ArcPublisher, ArcGIS Data Interoperability, ArcSketch, Google Earth and SketchUp

Server: ArcIMS 9.x

Geodatabase Data Models: Water; Storm Water; Sanitary Sewer; Street and Traffic; and Parks and Facilities

Applications:
Varion Systems’ PV.Web, GeoAnalystic’s Data Conversion Tool, Azteca Systems’ Cityworks, NewCom Technologies’ Document Manager Tool, WinCan Map, CommunityViz, Geographic Technologies Group’s Looking Glass Mobile and One Call Systems’ Facility Manager

GPS Devices: Garmin eTrex, Thales (Magellan) Mobile Mapper and Trimble 5700 GPS

Development Team Biography

Kelly Canfield, Parks and Recreation Director
Bob Cox, Police Chief
Brock Haley, IT Manager
Dennis Henderson, City Manager
Vicki Hibbert, Library Director
Doug Ollendike, AICP, Community Development Director
Chad Olson, AICP, GISP, GIS Coordinator
Rick Roe, Fire Chief
Lisa Schmidt, Assistant City Manager
Pam Shannon, City Clerk
Bart Weller, Public Works Director