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Five-State Government Documents Conference Boulder, Colorado August 3, 2006

Five-State Government Documents Conference Boulder, Colorado August 3, 2006. Technical Information Center. Preserve and Provide Access to NPS Drawings and Reports.

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Five-State Government Documents Conference Boulder, Colorado August 3, 2006

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  1. Five-State Government Documents Conference Boulder, Colorado August 3, 2006

  2. Technical Information Center Preserve and Provide Access to NPS Drawings and Reports

  3. “by some great protecting policy of government…in a magnificent park…a nation’s park, containing man and beast, in all the wild[ness] and freshness of their nature’s beauty!” George Catlin 1832

  4. 1832 Congress created Hot Springs Reservation Arkansas Territory “for the future disposal of the United States.” 1880 Hot Springs Park 1921 Hot Springs National Park

  5. 1864 Congress granted California the Yosemite Valley to “be held for public use, resort, and recreation…inalienable for all time.” 1890 Yosemite National Park

  6. 1872 Yellowstone National Park “dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.”

  7. Grand Canyon Forest Reserve 1893 Grand Canyon Game Preserve 1906 Grand Canyon National Monument 1908 Grand Canyon National Park 1919

  8. “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” 1916

  9. Design Services • 1917 – George Goodwin, Engineer, Glacier NP • 1918 – Charles Punchard, Landscape Architect, Yosemite NP • 1922 – Dan Hull, Chief, Landscape Architect Office, Los Angeles • 1927 – Thomas C.Vint, Chief, Landscape Architecture Division Engineering Office, Los Angeles • 1933 Branch of Plans & Designs, Washington, D.C. • 1942 – Los Angeles Office Moves to Chicago Thomas C. Vint

  10. Design Services - continued • 1955-1966 – $900 Million Mission 66 Project • 1961 – Thomas C. Vint Retires • 1963 – Western Office of Design • Microfilming of Large Format Drawings • 1971 – George Hartzog • Centralize Design Offices • Western Office of Design • Eastern Office of Design • National Capital Design Office • Washington Office of Design and Construction • 1972 – Denver Service Center • Technical Information Center George Hartzog

  11. Technical Information Center (TIC) • Central Repository • Planning Documents • Design and Construction Documents • Technical Reports

  12. 1,000,000 Drawings and Maps • 61,000 Technical Reports • 300,000 Photographs and Slides • 2,000 Aerial Flight Photos • Electronic Files – CAD, GIS, PDF • Videos and Film • 2,000,000 Digital Images

  13. Land Status Map 2004 Mesa Verde NP Fishing Bridge Cabins 1955 Yellowstone NP

  14. Transportation Study2005Mesa Verde NP

  15. Bear Lake Parking Area Rocky Mountain NP 2002

  16. Project Specifications Big Bend NP 2003 Final Construction Report Rainbow Point Rim Road Bryce Canyon NP 2004

  17. Advanced Redoubt Ft. Barrancas Gulf Islands NS 1866 1976

  18. Rocky Mountain NP Tourist Maps 1928

  19. Draft Environmental Impact Statement Colorado River Management Plan Grand Canyon National Park 2004

  20. 2005 1989 Stabilization Drawings and Reports

  21. “Boss” Frank Pinkley

  22. Value Added by TIC • Supports Park Infrastructure • Rehabilitation • Maintenance • Replacement • Provides Information • Manage Park Resources • Maintains Archival Record • Preservation • Disaster Recovery • Allows Easy Access • Database Index Record • Digital Image

  23. Disaster Recovery

  24. TIC Platform / Database History • Boeing Main Frame Computer • Informix on Unix Platform • Lotus Notes Database & Domino

  25. Current TIC Environment • High View Document Management System • Add Images and Files • Easy Match with Indexing Records • Windows Network Support • Multiple Security Levels • Internet and Intranet Access

  26. Technical Information Center Workflows

  27. Paper Drawings or Reports

  28. Electronic Files

  29. eTIC Electronic Technical Information Center User Interface

  30. eTIC System Security • Accessible Only to NPS Employees • Usage Log for Registered Users • Redundant Servers • Off-Site Storage of Backup Tapes

  31. ‘Google’ like search process • Log-in for access to additional records • Intranet access for all NPS • Future – advance search

  32. Search Results

  33. Delivery Options • Intranet Download • FTP Electronic File • DVD • CD-ROM • Paper Copy

  34. Technical Information Center Preserve and Provide Access to NPS Drawings and Reports TIC-Requests@nps.gov Carol_Simpson@nps.gov

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