Coeur d'Alene Tribe "Native Names" Project

Project Goal

The scope of this project is to provide the National Map with Indigenous Geographic Names that are significant to the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and other Tribes in the United States to establish a “Rural Map for America.” This will allow the user of the National Map to display the Indigenous names on the map, as well as click on the location and bring up information about selected sites. Potential Information that could be included about the site are: a narrative history of the site, digital photos, streaming videos, and streaming sound. We believe this will give the National Map added diversity, by providing information of native peoples to entities across the United States.

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Business Problem Solved

Preserve culture and allow for cultural geography to be shared across the web.

Technology Implemented

ArcIMS, Flash, .NET, ArcSDE

Development Team Biography

Frank M. Roberts, the GIS Manager has been doing GIS for 19 years, and is proficient in the use of ArcGIS, ArcView 3.x, ArcIMS, ArcPad and ArcInfo. He has worked for the Tribe for 15 years, managing the GIS Office for 14 of those years. The GIS Manager has a BS, and MS in Forest Resource Management. He is also trained in AML, Web design, XML, Java programming,
ArcIMS Customization using AxtiveX, ArcIMS Site Administration, and Visual Basic for ArcGIS. He has also been involved in many various organizations dealing with metadata and GIS maintenance.