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1 www.kingcounty.gov/gis GIS in King County Government ‘UW Civil Engineering’ November 15, 2010 Dennis Higgins, King County GIS Center Client Services Manager

2 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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.)

3 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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.

4 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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

5 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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

6 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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).

7 www.kingcounty.gov/gis GIS use in the Department of Assessments Quarter-Section map maintenance Attribute maintenance Property research

8 www.kingcounty.gov/gis GIS use in the Department Development and Environmental Services Building and land use permit review Unincorporated area planning / zoning / land use

9 www.kingcounty.gov/gis GIS use in the Elections Division Political District boundary maintenance Voter records maintenance

10 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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)

11 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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

12 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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

13 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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

14 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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

15 www.kingcounty.gov/gis KCGIS Spatial Data Catalog (www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/GISData/Metadata.aspx)

16 www.kingcounty.gov/gis iMap / Parcel Viewer (www.kingcounty.gov/operations/gis/Maps/iMAP.aspx)

17 www.kingcounty.gov/gis KCGIS Virtual Map Counter (www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Maps/VMC/topic.aspx)

18 www.kingcounty.gov/gis 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 ( www.ecitygov.net ) Client Services-type agencies

19 www.kingcounty.gov/gis Links King County My Commute (Road Alert): http://gismaps.kingcounty.gov/roadalert King County iMap: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/gis/Maps/iMAP.aspx King County Farm Fresh: http://www.pugetsoundfresh.org/farmers_markets.htm King County GIS Center Data Portal: http://www5.kingcounty.gov/gisdataportal/

20 www.kingcounty.gov/gis Summary KCGIS Center Web Site - www.kingcounty.gov/gis 206.263.4523 Dennis.Higgins@kingcounty.gov


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