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Project Goal
The Connecticut GIS Office has existed since January of 2022 and in that time, we have significantly improved the state of GIS in Connecticut. Some of our highlighted achievements include highly accurate broadband availability and adoption maps, a seamless and complete statewide parcel dataset, a highly effective and usable cultural resources inventory application, improved cartographic representations of statewide municipal boundaries, extreme high-resolution imagery and LiDAR data acquisitions, and a newly created GIS Open Data Clearinghouse.Business Problem Solved
The work of the Connecticut GIS Office has gone a long way to improving the availability of geospatial data in the state as well as facilitating the creation and maintenance of important foundational datasets and enabling local stakeholders from all sectors better to leverage the power of geospatial data and technologies through consistent coordination and outreach.
Technology Implemented
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Online
ArcGIS Hub
StoryMaps
ArcGIS R Bridge
Experience Builder
Survey123
Operations Dashboard
Instant Apps
Community Analyst
Arcade Scripting
Python (arcpy and ArcGIS API)
Development Team Biography
Alfredo Herrera – GIO (Specializes in stakeholder outreach, development of the Geodata Portal, developing the GIS office, coordinating the GIS Advisory Council, and helping to guide the direction of policy and procedure documents created by the GIS Office and associated Workgroups)
David Lukens – Broadband Mapping Coordinator (Specialized in advanced data cleaning and analysis, application development, data collection, policy and report writing, and stakeholder outreach)
Carl Zimmerman – GIS Coordinator (Specializes in advanced data analysis and interpretation, developing a strategic plan, stakeholder outreach and training, and managing the imagery and elevation data acquisition project)
Leah Hodges – GIS Analyst (specializes in parcel data integration and harmonization, web application development, and data manipulation)
Sarah Hurley – GIS Analyst (Specializes in data analysis and cleaning, web application development, and visualization design including websites and cartography)