20092009ANNUAL CONFERENCEANNUAL CONFERENCE

GIS Activities and GIS Activities and InitiativesInitiativesIn the In the

State of OhioState of Ohio

Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio

20092009ANNUAL CONFERENCEANNUAL CONFERENCE

Surveyor’s Use of Geographic Information SystemsDean Ringle, P.E., P.S.

Franklin County Engineer

OGRIP GIS Activities and InitiativesStu Davis & Jeff Smith

Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program

ODOT GIS Data and UseDave Blackstone

Ohio Department of Transportation

OSIP Specification, Equipment and TechnologyBob Brinkman, CP, PLS, Project Director

Woolpert, Inc

Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio

20092009ANNUAL CONFERENCEANNUAL CONFERENCE

Surveyor’s Use of Geographic Information SystemsDean Ringle, P.E., P.S.

Franklin County Engineer

Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio

SurveyorSurveyor’’s Use of Geographic s Use of Geographic

Information SystemsInformation Systems

What Information is Available?

What Accuracy?

Can it meet your need?

Survey Control

Survey Control(Horizontal & Vertical Control, PLSS Corners)

Topography

Topography(Land Features, buildings, pavement, driveways, etc)

Contours

Contours

Soils

Soils

Drainage

Drainage(Waterways, Floodplains, Floodways, Wetlands)

Zoning

Zoning Overlays(Zoning, Taxing Districts, School Districts, Annexations)

Parcels

Parcel Information(Property Lines, Road Centerlines, Easements, Rights-of-Ways)

Survey Control

Composite Overlay(Combination of Layers)

ParcelsZoning

Drainage

SoilsContours

Topography

Composite Overlay

Other ItemsOther Items

►► UtilitiesUtilities�� Above and below groundAbove and below ground

►► Aerial PhotosAerial Photos

►► Historical DataHistorical Data

►► NonNon--graphical Datagraphical Data�� Survey DataSurvey Data

�� Tax/Property DataTax/Property Data

�� RecorderRecorder’’s Datas Data►►Deed recordsDeed records

►► Other NonOther Non--graphical Datagraphical Data

Preliminary PlanningPreliminary Planning

Aerial Photo added as BackgroundAerial Photo added as Background

Aerial PhotosAerial Photos

►►Survey PlanningSurvey Planning

�� Wooded, lay of land, drainage, floodplainsWooded, lay of land, drainage, floodplains

�� Prep for field recon of property cornersPrep for field recon of property corners

►►Court AppearancesCourt Appearances

►►Property Owners Like Aerial Photos!Property Owners Like Aerial Photos!

Adding Contour LayerAdding Contour Layer

Photo of StructuresPhoto of Structures(Non(Non--Graphical Data)Graphical Data)

Parcel MappingParcel Mapping

Thematic MappingThematic Mapping(Improvement dates, Appraised Values)(Improvement dates, Appraised Values)

Other UsesOther Uses

►►Infrastructure InventoryInfrastructure Inventory

►►Forensics/Crime AnalysisForensics/Crime Analysis

►►FEMA/Elevation InformationFEMA/Elevation Information

►►Jurisdictional AreasJurisdictional Areas

�� AnnexationsAnnexations

�� School boundariesSchool boundaries

Look at GIS as Data Warehouse!Look at GIS as Data Warehouse!