INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Indiana University Denver Harper Chris Walls Chris Dintaman Nathan Eaton
Started 2002 Current contract ~ May 2006 to May 2008 Funding ~ Indiana Dept. of Transportation Collaborators Indiana Geological Survey Bernardin, Lochmueller, & Associates, Inc.
Content Functionality Performance Outreach
2005 color aerial photos (IGIC) 2005 color infrared imagery (IGIC) Alternative Fuel Sites (ISDA/IGS) Ancestry and Ethnicity (IU) Bridges (INDOT) Gamma-Ray Logs (IGS) Hoosier Natl. Forest Ownership (HNF) Industrial Parks (INDOT) Managed Lands (IDNR) Mile Markers (INDOT) Natural Landmarks (NPS) Outstanding Rivers (NRC) Rail Crossings (INDOT) Railroads – Active and Abandoned (INDOT) Ramps (INDOT) Roads – 2005 (INDOT) Surveyor Tie Cards (IGIC) Zip-Code Tabulation Areas (TIGER05 )
110 th U.S. Congress (USCB) 115 th Indiana General Assembly – Senate (IED) 115 th Indiana General Assembly – House (IED) Time Zones (IGS) Trails (IDNR) Recreational Facilities (IDNR) Eighteen layers provided by Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), Office of Land Quality
Airports (HAZUS) Airport Runways Floodplains (General) Highways (TIGER-IGS) Homestead Farms Lake Points Railroads (1:2,000,000) Roads 2005 (TIGER labeled) Roads 2000 (TIGER) Stream Points Swamps Danville Coal Mines Hymera Coal Mines Springfield Coal Mines Survant Coal Mines Seelyville Coal Mines Upper Block Coal Mines Lower Block Coal Mines Miscellaneous Coalbed Mines. All layers remain available for download
Interface re-design
Symbols/ labels ~ 2005 Orthophotography
Example: “Surveyor Tie Cards” layer
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Uses theme keywords in metadata fuel
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Choice of colors, fills, and line weights. Areal units are scale-dependent.
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Choice of size and format.
ArcIMS Image Service >> ArcMap Service 2005 Orthophotography 50 percent reduction in response time No plans to convert to ArcGIS Service ESRI Suite 9.1 >> ESRI Suite 9.2 Conflicts caused service interruptions. Multiple servers = decreased reliability Performance Number of layers Symbolization and labeling
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Currently available: Accessing Watershed and Water Quality Information by Jane Frankenberger Getting Started (14:48) Investigating and Mapping a Watershed (14:17) Measuring Lengths and Areas (8:05) In development by IGS staff: Quick Tour of the GIS Atlas (13:11) Using the “Bookmark” function Using the “Print” function > Submit suggestions for topics to:
Content Historical aerial photographs New content from address lists (by geocoding) Submit suggestions to Functionality Zoom to Location by Street Address Performance New logging system Outreach Surveys and polls
INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Indiana University Nathan Eaton Chris Walls Denver Harper Chris Dintaman