1. Mapping Kern’s Future Now: Geographic Information System (GIS) Program at Kern COG Rob Ball, Senior Planner Kern COG Workshop – June 19, 2003

2. Mapping Kern’s Future Organization Structure Projects / Benefits Next Steps

3. CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Kern GEONET Valley Regional GIS Council State GIS Council Established Since 1997

4. PROJECTS / BENEFITS Types of Benefits Projects – Digital Aerial Imagery Kern County Basemap Kern Parcel Base Kern MEAR Bakersfield System Study Major Transportation Investment Study Smart Growth Analysis Kern COG GIS Services

5. 1997 GEONET Benefit Analysis: $2.5 Million Savings Reduced consulting costs for data Data sharing - multi-agency imagery contract More accurate fee collection & tax assessment Increased productivity - automated drafting / look-up Improved decision making for allocating resources and emergency response

6. Survey Quality Base Map Utilities/Facilities Parcels/Tract Maps Community/EnvironmentalConsiderations DATA = 80% of the GIS Cost

7. GEONET’s Work Plan Priorities: Survey Quality Base Map Multi Agency Work Plan - Two Tier Approach #1 Building the base map #2 Demonstrating the benefits Survey Quality Base Map

8. 33- Agencies Participated Uses Transportation project study report (PSR) Environmental reports Land use identification Multi-Agency Aerial Imagery Project

9. Kern MEAR: Master Environmental Assessment Resource - An Environmental Streamlining Project CEQA required mapping - unfunded mandate Gather & catalog existing CEQA required map data GAP analysis Data acquisition plan Funding Future Phases Map Data Available on the Web

10. EPA Air Quality Modeling Site http://www.epa.gov/cgi- bin/airnow.cgi?MapNam e=sjv1&MapType=y8a

11. Urban Growth Monitoring

19. Metro Bakersfield System Study 2002 Analyzed over 20 alternatives for a System- wide approach to solve transportation issues Used Imagery extensively. Cost not billed by consult: $90,000.

20. Bakersfield System Study

21. Used GIS to distribute housing and employment forecast for modeling Provided decision makers information to delay implementation of light rail beyond 2014 GIS and Travel Demand Model Demonstrated that Ridership on light rail: 700 passengers per mile 2000 needed for fundability. Major Transportation Investment Study - 1997

22. Commuter Rail Sketch Plan and High Speed Rail Alternatives Taft Shafter Arvin Bakersfield

23. Light Rail Sketch Plan – 1994 Airport Lamont Amtrak Station

24. Modeling Walk Access to Light-Rail CSUB BC Downtown

25. Modeling Walk Access to Transit

26. Preliminary 2030 Smart Growth Scenario Modeling Build 20% of the new housing over the next 30 years in in-fill areas Reduces VMT by 228,000 or 1.5% of the forecasted increase in VMT over next 30 yrs. Minor congestion relieved Rail and Pedestrian More Viable Improved Air Quality.

27. 2030 Congestion 2030 Congestion – Current Development Pattern

28. 2030 Smart Growth 2030 Congestion – Housing Infill Scenario

29. Kern COG GIS Mapping Services Program Provide GIS data and mapping services to local agencies Provide a jump start to local agency GIS implementation Help local agencies become self sufficient in GIS Get them to maintain their data according to regional standards Contracts Signed with: Kern Water Agency, East Kern Resource Conservation District, Ridgecrest, Shafter

30. The Next Steps Complete the base map and adjust data sets to line-up. Get in maintenance mode on the data What it may look like...

31. Resources. Questions? Kern COG GIS Program Manager – Mike Heimer Mheimer@kerncog.orgMheimer@kerncog.org or Rball@kerncog.org or 661/861-2191Rball@kerncog.org Kern COG GIS Resources www.kerncog.org under Resources Headingwww.kerncog.org GeoData Catalog – Online data available for download Resource Documents – Kern GEONET Work Plan & Cost Benefit Analysis, Local Government Standards Guide California GIS Council website www.gis.ca.govwww.gis.ca.gov California Geographic Information Assc. www.cgia.org www.cgia.org