GIS in King County Government ‘UW Civil Engineering’ November 15, 2010 Dennis Higgins, King County GIS Center Client Services Manager

How is GIS Used for King County Business? How is GIS used for County Business? q Mapping q Public information delivery q Growth management & planning q Property assessment q Land development permitting q Site selection q Simulating environmental conditions q Emergency response planning q Crime analysis q Transportation planning q Bus & van routing q Road maintenance management q Public health service delivery q E911 operations q Airport sound abatement q Boundary management (legislative districts, voter precincts, tax unit boundaries, etc.)

King County GIS (KCGIS) KCGIS is comprised of both the King County GIS Center (responsible for core GIS resources and enterprise services for the entire County) and business specific activity in various GIS units distributed across other County departments.

KC Department GIS Units o Maintain unique GIS data, applications, and services needed to support agency specific business o Maintain core KCGIS data needed to meet enterprise GIS business needs o Work with KCGIS Center to integrate department data into KCGIS Data Warehouse o Work with KCGIS Center and KCGIS Technical Committee to develop Countywide GIS operations & maintenance plan and annual KCGIS workplan o Comply with Countywide GIS standards and procedures

KCGIS Center o Provides the enterprise GIS services KC department customers require o Develops and manages the coordinated, integrated Countywide GIS environment needed for King County to be a regional GIS service provider o Manages KCGIS architectural development o Manages KCGIS Data Warehouse infrastructure o Provides enterprise support services o Provides end-user client services o Manages DNRP GIS services

King County GIS Center Mission & Responsibilities The King County GIS Center mission is to deliver efficient, quality GIS solutions to meet the unique business needs of the public, King County agency staff, and the communities we serve. The King County GIS Center is also responsible for management of all GIS staff and activity for four DNRP divisions (WLR, WTD, SWM, Parks).

GIS use in the Department of Assessments Quarter-Section map maintenance Attribute maintenance Property research

GIS use in the Department Development and Environmental Services Building and land use permit review Unincorporated area planning / zoning / land use

GIS use in the Elections Division Political District boundary maintenance Voter records maintenance

GIS use in the Department of Transportation Metro Transit Routing/bus stop analysis and maintenance Service area analysis Mapping Web services (i.e. Trip Planner) Road Services Road network inventory Project engineering Traffic engineering and planning Web services (i.e. Road Alerts)

GIS use in the Department of Natural Resources and Parks Waste Water Treatment Conveyance system mgmt. and planning Service level monitoring and planning Parks Mapping Facility inventory and mgmt. Project planning

GIS use in the Department of Natural Resources and Parks Water and Land Resources Land cover analyses Water Resource Inventory Areas planning and mgmt. Noxious Weed control Solid Waste Service level monitoring Research

GIS use in Public Health / Community Services Public Health Septic system permitting and monitoring Well system permitting and monitoring Hazardous waste management Disease control and prevention Healthy living promotion Community Services Public housing /assisted living planning Veteran’s services planning

King County GIS Users Group The KCGIS Users Group is a monthly forum that features information sharing among users of the King County Geographic Information System in the form of announcements, technical tips, and in-depth presentations. Users can find out first-hand what is happening across departments and disciplines, and glean timely information that will affect their day-to-day work. First Weds. of the month, Noon, King St. Center (201 S. Jackson St., Seattle), 7 th floor

KCGIS Spatial Data Catalog (

iMap / Parcel Viewer (

KCGIS Virtual Map Counter (

Trends in Municipal GIS Movement toward integrated data environments Automated CAD/GIS data conversion Movement toward Google Maps / MSN Live-style web mapping (ESRI’s ArcGIS Server) Increasing regional cooperation e-Gov Alliance ( ) Client Services-type agencies

Links King County My Commute (Road Alert): King County iMap: King County Farm Fresh: King County GIS Center Data Portal:

Summary KCGIS Center Web Site