Surveyors and GIS Geeks What we need to know. Alyssa Martin, GISP, LEED BD+C AP, Nathan Wysocki

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1 Surveyors and GIS Geeks What we need to know Alyssa Martin, GISP, LEED BD+C AP, Nathan Wysocki

2 Adversarial Relationship? Some sources Tension between surveying and GIS: A growing challenge Connecting the Dots Between Surveying and GIS GIS & Land Surveying * no shotgun needed Epic Battles: GIS vs. Surveying Surveying vs. GIS the gloves are on, gentlemen, go to your corners and when the bell rings, come out boxing Why the tension? Can t we all just get along?

3 Our roots are different Tools, methods, education Surveying is focused on Measurement Precision Accuracy Research CAD/Drafting Very specialized Subject-matter experts Legal responsibility Create data

4 Our roots are different Tools, methods, education GIS is focused on Data Management Spatial Analysis Visualization Data Delivery/Usability GIS Jack of all-trades Accuracy less important Rely on SME and biz input Need data

5 Enjoy problem solving Speak the same language Subject-matter experts Understand and need spatial data But complimentary Who s grass is greener? Rely on technology Standards and processes Service multiple industries

6 But complimentary Niche within a niche osurveyors Boundary» Residential» Commercial» Oil and gas Topographic Hydrographic Construction Geodesy Expert witness ogis Analysts understand the biz» Utilities» Cadastral» Oil and gas Photogrammetrist Developers (Programmers) Database administrators Architects We are geospatial professionals

7 Surveyors GIS - a profession, a tool, a niche GIS does not stand for Get It Surveyed GIS is a system that allows you to map, model, query, and analyze large quantities of data within a single database according to their location. (source: EPA, Mid-Atlantic Region) GIS and CAD are not the same, both are needed GIS has a robust capability managing, maintaining, enhancing, and recovering data

8 Surveyors GIS - a profession, a tool, a niche GIS isn t going away neither is CAD obureau of Labor Professional outlook for : GIS Growth rate of 29% Surveying 10% All Geographers Surveyors (avg. for all occupations 11%)

9 Surveyors GIS - a profession, a tool, a niche Data is used beyond one project odata should be used through the entire asset life-cycle Planning Design Operations and maintenance Isn t land an asset? Think in terms of maintenance ocollect once, use many times!

10 Planning Maintenance Geospatial Data Design Operations Construction Data should be used beyond a project throughout the life-cycle Surveyors Collect once, use many times

11 GIS geeks Surveyors work at a 1:1 scale huh? Guilty we have digitized/modified boundaries, moved vertices It s not physical you can t see it

12 GIS geeks Surveyors wish they were in the field Surveyors do much more than use high-grade GPS units oresearch, review, and interpretation of legal docs Interpretations are tied to ground control, not the other way around

13 GIS geeks If it s on a map, it must be authoritative Anything related to or impacting oproperty ownership and use, boundaries, right-of-way, easements, require accurate (high-grade) survey data needs PLS input obe aware of state Land Surveying Practice Acts there s 50 or so Disclaimers and metadata are good but may be ignored

14 GIS geeks Surveyors provide expert witness For surveyors, reliability and trust of data is great and high-risk othey put their signature on it, they stand behind it, and testify to it overy important decisions will be made with survey findings Many GIS people work on low-risk data

15 Market drivers Keeping up with the Joneses - Thanks Google Consumption of information is changing, currentness is key Technology o Mobile devices o New software/applications o Cloud o Scanning Interconnected data Do more with less Complete project life-cycles

16 Market drivers Clients Data-rich, resource-poor Clients expect expertise to meet/evolve with drivers and needs otrusted advisors 3D deliverables eww, ahh olidar/mobile scanning is full of information, efficient, and cool Enormous (aka BIG) amount data They don t have resources to use or analyze it

17 Market drivers Services, not products Demand Cartography & Graphics Layout and design Infographics Integration with Sketch- Up CAD integration and support Support & Analysis Data creation Data analysis Process development Coordination Field collection Create workflows Solutions Consulting Decision support System design App development Web services Complexity

18 Working together Now Conferences, articles, and presentations GISCI is working to integrate land surveying into their knowledge body ESRI has/is listening osurveyors on staff, for years osurvey Analyst > Parcel Fabric o CAD interoperability ocity and County of Denver oothers

19 Working together Working together Future Help customers use the information you give them Think services and value, not products odiversify your business, it s imperative Education increases collaboration ounderstand when to involve each other From project inception

20 Alyssa Martin, GISP, LEED BD+C AP Nathan Wysocki 2014 HDR, Inc., all rights reserved.