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Project Goal
Establishing an enterprise-wide GIS solution to improve efficiency and productivity within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.Business Problem Solved
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough encompasses about 25,000 square miles - roughly the size of West Virginia. The Borough has been the fastest growing area in Alaska for the past 15 years an the 28th fastest growing community in the nation. This high growth rate and expansive land area required the Borough to provide more services, in the best effective manner, to its citizens. The Borough relied on GIS technology to help meet these new demands. An enterprise-wide GIS solution provides the benefits of a streamlined system, which incorporates all of the Borough’s information within one tightly integrated system. This new system helps improves the accuracy and integrity of geographic information, reduces duplicative work tasks, reduces data redundancy, provides efficient and timely data sharing, improves the planning and decision-making processes, while increasing overall productivity and efficiency within the organization.
Technology Implemented
ArcSDE 9.x for MSSQL; ArcIMS 9.x (migration to ArcGIS Server 9.x underway); ArcMap 9.x with Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, MPS Atlas, and MAPSAG extension for E911 Addressing; ArcPad 7.1; AutoCAD Map 3D; ERDAS Imagine
Development Team Biography
Thomas Herschbach PLS, GIS Manager: 30+ years of mapping experience. 18 years State AK Professional Land Surveyor. Lindsey Finney, GIS Tech: 28+ years of experience in the field of GIS. Eric Goudey, GIS Addressing Officer: BS University of Alaska. 12 years of ESRI experience. Currently providing GIS support for E911. Erick Johnson, Data Analyst: SDE database and IMS application development and administration. Bachelor’s degree in history from Washington State University, GIS Certificate from Green River Community College, Auburn, WA. Gerry Romanczak, GIS Tech: BA Urban Geography/Environmental Design, State Univ. of NY, Buffalo. Previously worked within Govt. of Yukon, Canada Mineral Resources Branch and Depart. of Education. Leah Jones, GIS Addressing Assistant: AAS degree in AET from the University of Alaska. Heather Kelley, GIS Tech: MS University of Wisconsin, Madison. Eight years in the field of GIS. Will Sands, GIS Tech Assistant: 16 years of experience in GIS.
