Applications of Map Book Software for Local Government Agencies Melisa Bowman Lincoln Parish GIS
North Central Louisiana Parish 472 Square Miles Population: 42,000 Ruston: Largest Municipality Home to Louisiana Tech University and Grambling State University
Lincoln Parish GIS Commission Group of local government agencies that joined together in 1993 to create a commission to meet the GIS needs of each member agency and promote the use of GIS in Lincoln Parish. GIS Commission Members: Assessor City of Ruston Clerk of Court Communications District (911) Fire Protection District Police Jury Sheriff
Meeting the Needs of Member Agencies Data & Services Software Utilized create & maintain data store data make data available to GIS members and to the public in a useable format analyze data display data in standard and custom maps provide instruction and technical assistance to members seek new technologies to help members meet their needs and goals MapLogic map book software ArcFM utilities software ESRI Software & Extensions ArcInfo ArcEditor Arcview ArcPublisher/ArcReader Network Analyst ArcSDE ArcServer Image Server
Data Available Parish Boundary Municipal Boundaries Police Jury District & Precincts School Taxing District Justice of Peace Wards Water Districts Flood Plains Streams Railroads Road Centerlines Address Points Structure Footprints Zip Code Boundaries Oil & Gas Wells Cell Towers LIDAR Contours Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Parcels Subdivision Lots & Boundaries Parish Fire Stations & Hydrants City of Ruston City Property Zoning Future Land Use Fire Stations & Hydrants Water Meters & Lines Sewer Lines, Manholes & Lift Stations Electric Meters & Lines Aerial Photography 2008 2007 2005 6 & 1 2002 1998 DOQQ
First Map Book created in 1997 Emergency Responders & Field Deputies DSMapBook graphically simple map book 11 x 17 road index maintained in Excel grid style page numbering
Second Map Book created in 2001 addressed issues of confusing page numbering and bulky size DSMapBook graphically simple map book road index maintained in Publisher 8.5 x 14 numeric page numbering
Third Map Book created in 2003 addressed issue of bulky size addressed issue of page numbering with location indicators DSMapBook more graphical map book road index maintained in Publisher 8.5 x 11 grid style page numbering
Current Map Book created in 2006 addresses issues of page numbering and map book index maintenance MapLogic more graphical map book road index created and maintained within map book 8.5 x 11 numeric page numbering
Road Index Maps DSMapBook MapLogic Creating the Index Was done in Publisher and added to map as an image Creating the Index Index Series is created within the map using MapLogic tools Maintaining the Index Image had to be edited in Publisher and re-inserted in the map Maintaining the Index Simply re-index the index series
Parcel Books Created for use in the Assessor s Office Also used by title researchers, oil & gas land men and individual landowners Grid is based on PLSS so each page represents either a section, quarter section or forty depending on density of parcels
Conclusion Pros: Free DSMapBook Easy to use Can be used to create map books and parcel books Cons: Some difficulty with page numbering No Index, location indicators are used instead Pros: MapLogic Creates and maintains index within the map book More tools such as index labeling options available Cons: Must purchase software Less user-friendly than DSMapBook
Contact Information DSMapBook http://edndoc.esri.com/arcobjects/9.0/samples/cartography/map_ Production/DSMapBook/DSMapBook.htm MapLogic http://www.maplogic.com/ Lincoln Parish GIS http://www.gis.lincolnparish.org/