Regional GIS Users Group Meeting

1. Regional GIS Users Group Meeting Wednesday, March 5th 2008 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Amphitheater, C - Level www.atlantaregional.com/rgug

2. Cooperative Purchase Agreement Based upon county standards Highest 1” = 100’ 2 foot contours Only for the Imagery • Individual needs will be handled in separate contracts

3. What’s Next Reviewed example agreement with Sanborn and Earth Data “Tentatively” agreed to the general terms- will need to formalize the agreement Initial RFP prepared and sent for review (Hall and Henry County) Distribute to Counties for verification Present to ARC Board as a programmatic element for Calendar year 2009

4. Cooperative Imagery Assessment Results • In early February, 2008, the Atlanta Regional Commission sent a survey to the Regional GIS Users Group list. • …ARC requests that you complete the following survey about specific data products related to a cooperative imagery purchase agreement... • The products listed in the survey are based on 6" imagery at 1" to 100' scale. Please list any additional data items you are interested in on the general comments page… • We received 23 responses • Main question asked: In addition to the imagery, which of the following datasets are you interested in purchasing?

5. Cooperative Imagery Assessment Results Dataset # Yes responses

6. Cooperative Imagery Assessment Results Dataset # Yes responses

7. Aerials Express for 2008

8. Aerials ExpressProduct Description 1.5-foot pixel, color, ortho-rectified Flown in the 1st quarter of 2008. Cover approximately 14,000 sq. miles. Receive one set of the imagery in ECW and TIFF/TFW format, projected into State Plane NAD83 Georgia West Feet

9. Aerials ExpressPricing Can still be added if desired

10. Regional Streets Data Subcommittee • Held 6 meetings since last RGUG, next meeting today • Rockdale, Smyrna, ITOS, ARC, Fulton County, COA • GDOT/Local requirements • Regional Street Data Model • ArcMap tool to facilitate street data generation

11. Regional Streets Data Model Data Items Regional Streets Data Subcommittee • Address • Facility Operation • Length • Road names • Route Number • Route Type/Jurisdiction • Shoulder Width/ Type • Speed Limit • Surface Width/ Type • Travel Lanes • Sidewalks

12. Regional Streets Data Subcommittee

13. Regional Streets Data Subcommittee

14. Regional Streets Data Subcommittee

15. Regional Streets Data Subcommittee

16. Landuse Modeling Program • PECAS • Production Exchange Consumption Allocation System • Developed by Drs Doug Hunt and John Abraham of University of Calgary • I-O economic model approach • Two Modules, run Sequentially and Annually • Activity Allocation (HH and Jobs) Module • Space Development Module • 78 LUZ zones for 20-County model • Landuse forecast • Small area population and employment forecast • Generate input for Travel Demand Model

17. Landuse Modeling Program Progress to date REMI being Purchased IMPLAN model installed and calibrated PECAS: Explored Montgomery implementation first-hand (August) and have a running Montgomery model (uncalibrated) Attended three-day PECAS workshop in Montgomery (November) Preliminary Model Design is complete Holding regular online meetings with Hunt and Abraham (HBA Specto, Inc.) with focus on: Data Review and Advice: Sources and Collection Preliminary Model Design Diagram: Setup and Future Phases Ongoing Data Collection Parcels Assessors Files Base CoStar Data (point file) Base Population and Employment Data PUMS DATA Freight Data

18. Landuse Modeling Program • ARC PECAS Design Diagram

19. Landuse Modeling Program Required attributes for parcels Location Parcel ID Land area Sqft of the buildings Year built Values (Prices/ Rents) Zoning categories Development type

20. Landuse Modeling Program • Development (space) types • Agricultural and mining • Industrial • Retail • Office • Institutional • Military • Detached residential • Higher density residential • Zoning • Allowable development types • Max & Min development intensity (FAR)

21. Landuse Modeling Program Next steps Establishing Technical Advisory Committee to meet quarterly Contract through July being finalized, to include Workshops for AA and SD Modules Data Development Consult Model Development Consult and Setup Implementation Continued Data Development Integration of parcel and assessor databases Develop economic coefficients via IMPLAN Derive needed Census data from PUMS Calibration work beginning after July Will actually work on fitting data to the model In the next month, online “Forecasting” page integrating the above and other resources

22. GIS Training, ArcGIS Server and Pictometry GIS Training at ARC Migrating from ArcIMS 9.2 to ArcGIS Server platform Implement Latitude Geographics Geocortex Essentials for ArcGIS Server Internal Testing of GE application 2007 Regionwide Pictometry Oblique and Ortho imagery and Electronic Field Study software available (6/18 counties received imagery)

23. ESRI Enterprise License Agreement Enterprise License Agreement for Small Municipal and County Governments  Three tiers for populations of 100k or less (Some flexibility if close to cutoff) Less than 25k $25,000 25k to 50k $35,000 50k+ to 100k $50,000 100k+ Tier a possibility Do not need to be an existing ESRI Customer Available starting January 1, 2008 All core products in ArcGIS Desktop (ArcView, Editor, Info) and extensions (Spatial Analyst, ArcPress, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst, etc.), ArcGIS Server (Standard and Enterprise and extensions), ArcIMS and ArcGIS engine. Does not include royalty-based products such as ArcPad. 3 year commitment includes all updates, maintenance and support ELA may be extended after 3 years, in 3 year increments. Population only reviewed at extension. Credits toward online Virtual Campus Unlimited ESRI software/site license for any number of seats or machines for fixed annual fee Contact Natalie Culpepper @ ESRI Atlanta 678.417.1883 x12 nculpepper@esri.com

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