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PROJECT MAPWIKIS. THE INDIANA UTILITY BOUNDARY EXPERIENCE. Project Participants. Project Description. Convert utility boundary and attribute information from 698 IURC “Facet” Maps into a single statewide GIS layer. Map sources include paper and mylar maps, Shapefiles and AutoCAD files.
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PROJECT MAPWIKIS THE INDIANA UTILITY BOUNDARY EXPERIENCE
Project Description • Convert utility boundary and attribute information from 698 IURC “Facet” Maps into a single statewide GIS layer. • Map sources include paper and mylar maps, Shapefiles and AutoCAD files. • Deliver the new GIS layer in an ArcGIS 9.1 Geodatabase format. • Achieve 100% accuracy for utility boundaries and a 98% accuracy for boundary attributes. • Complete the project in 9 months.
The Challenge“A Key to the success of this project is to realize that it is not only technical data entry, but also the resolution of conflicting boundaries.” How to: • Provide continuous updates on the status of the conversion process, and • At the same time provide a means for resolving boundary errors and disputes, and • Do this while staying within our project schedule
What is a Wiki ? Ward Cunningham defined a Wiki as “the simplest thing that could possibly work.” The minimal software necessary for online collaborative communication. Cunningham went on to describe a Wiki as “a work sustained by a community.”
Jimmy WalesCreated Wikipedia - 2001 • 11th most visited website in the world
General Wiki Content • General Wiki information included: • Map Instructions • Wiki Instructions • Flag Page Instructions • Utility ID and Name Index • Map and Wiki Navigation Instructions
Specific Wiki Content • Project specific Wiki information included: • Bi-Weekly Progress Reports • Meeting and Delivery Announcements • Data Acceptance Reports • A Specific Flag Resolution Page for each Boundary Anomaly Identified
MapWiki Results • The MapWiki was set up and operating within two weeks of the project start date. • The MapWiki allowed 122 separate organizations to collaborate successfully using the Internet on a complex statewide GIS project. • During the course of the project 176 boundary anomalies were identified and resolved with no significant delays to the overall project. • The project was completed on time and on budget.
Completed Statewide Electric UtilityBoundary Layer - December 2006