1. Unit-Level Addressing for GIS Jeremy Jobe, Woolpert, Inc.
Missouri GIS Conference
Unit-Level Addressing for GIS Jeremy Jobe, Woolpert, Inc.
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

2. Introduction Who am I? Topics to Discuss Project Background
Problems to Solve
Why Inventory Units?
Unit Inventory: How?
Unit Inventory: What to Collect
Unit Data GIS Input: How?
Lessons Learned

4. Project Background Client Project Area
City of Indianapolis, IN Information Services Agency, GIS Division
Indy GIS Master Address Database
Project Area
Indianapolis/Marion County, IN
9 Townships
+/- 770 Apartment/Condo Complexes
+/- 100,000 Units to Inventory

6. Indy Master Address Database
What is it?
Comprehensive Address Source
Oracle-based
Geography-based
Maintenance Tools
Address Cleanup Tool
Validation Web Service
What does it contain?
Centerline Address Ranges
Parcel Addresses
Building and Unit Addresses
Street Intersections
Subdivisions
Building Names

8. Problems to Solve Problems: Didn’t know how many properties existed
Didn’t have any idea how many units existed
Centerline ranges weren’t accurate
Some real-world centerlines didn’t exist in the GIS
Some GIS centerlines didn’t exist in the real world

9. Why Inventory Units? Better Emergency Response
Verifiable Residences for Offenders
Improved Centerline Address Ranges
More Accurate Geocoding
Better Customer Service for Public Works Dept.
Better Communication Between Departments
Problems:
Didn’t know how many properties existed
Didn’t have any idea how many units existed
Centerline ranges weren’t accurate
Some real-world centerlines didn’t exist in the GIS
Some GIS centerlines didn’t exist in the real world

10. Unit Inventory: How?
“Hi! Can you fax a map of all your units to me?” Doesn’t Work
“Drive-Bys” Don’t Work
Data Starting Point
Complex Polygons
Centerlines
Building Outlines
Building Addresses
Start Walking

11. Unit Inventory: What Was Collected?
Centerline Names
Unit Addresses
Unit Locations

12. MAD Maintenance Tools Purpose: Synchronize GIS and MAD Data
Features Included
Parcels
Centerlines
Buildings and Units

13. Unit Data GIS Input: How?

14. Lessons Learned Have Proper ID Be Polite
Don’t Stand Behind Parked Cars
Great Way to “Evangelize”
Access Is Sometimes a Problem
3D Addressing???

15. Summary Unit Addresses Are Valuable Have a Plan Before You Collect
Unit Addresses Always Change

17. Questions? Contacts Chuck Carufel
Indianapolis/Marion County GIS Division
Jeremy Jobe
Woolpert, Inc.