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URISA
PROCEEDINGS
Papers from the annual conference
of the
URBAN AND REGIONAL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION
August 19-August 23, 2000
Orlando, Florida
Editor
Mark J. Sailing, Ph.D.
The Urban Center
Levin College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio
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Table of Contents
PROCEEDINGS EDITORIAL BOARD, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE,AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3
PREFACE 4
HORWOOD CRITIQUE PRIZE 5
Abstracts
APPLICATION TOOLS
The Richmond Neighborhood Indicators Project 19
Case Study in Land Records Systems Improvements Geographic Products in the Age of the
Internet 19
Integrated Land Records 19
Challenges to Implementing GIS in a Municipal Government: The Case of Rio De Janeiro 20.
Automation of the Data Collection Process by Applying GIS/Live Link 20
Using the Intranet to Manage and Distribute Geographic Datasets for the NY District of the U.S.
Army Corps 20
Internet Based Geo-Processing for Electronic Commerce: The Role of Geographic Principles at
Priceline.com 21
Innovative GIS Techniques to Improve Appraisal Business Functions 21
Water Quality Management with a Knowledge-Based Decision Support System 22
Property and Easement Management with GIS 22
Regional Property Information over the Net 23
Using a Fiscal Cadastre Information System as a Revenue Solution for the City of San Salvador....24
Case Studies in Integrating Government Services, GIS, and Web Applications 24
A Web-Based Tool to assess long-term Hydrologic Impact of Land Use Change 25
An Application Development Strategy for Wake County-Raleigh, North Carolina 25
GIS Application Development: Then and Now 25
Indicators of Housing and Neighborhood Quality in Milwaukee 26
Utilizing Landsat-7 Satellite Imagery and GIS to Determine Current Agricultural Use Valuation
Compliance 26
Current Thinking on Land Records'Modernization: Where do we go from here? 26
Cadastral Mapping Systems for Land-Titling through Computerized GIS Systems for Intellectual
Property Protection 27
Assessment of PubHc Drinking Water Supplies in Arkansas 27
Enterprise Solutions for Land Management 28
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BOUNDARY DELINEATION AND ADDRESSING ISSUES
Address Data Content Standard 28
Integrated Statistical Solutions: A Prototype Distributed Data Integration Effort at the US Census
Bureau 28
Lessons Learned: Addressing and LUCA in Delaware County, Ohio 29
Spatial Hierarchical Reasoning Applied to Administrative Boundary Design using GIS 29
Metropolitan Areas for a New Decade 30
Administrative/Jurisdictional Boundary Standards and GIS Database Standards 30
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS AND INTEROPERABILITY
GIS System Enhancement 30
GIS Implementation in Developing Countries: A Case study in Uruguay 31
Adapting GIS/Computer-Aided Planning In Russia 31
Integrated Paperless Permitting and Development: A Model for the Millennium 32
New Tools for Integrating Enterprise Geospatial Data in a Multi-GIS Environment - Palm Beach
County, Florida: A Case Study 32
The Application of GIS in the Spatial Planning of Saudi Arabian Cities, Riyadh 32
Using Intranet/Internet Technology to Replace Sneaker Net in Regional/Enterprise GIS 33
Use of Intranet Technology for Deploying Spatial Data Applications throughout the Long Island
Railroad 33
Mapping Your Documents: Issues Integrating GIS with Document Management 34
Tracking Electric Outages for the NYS Department of Public Service 34
Implementing a Server Based Computing Solution in an Enterprise GIS 34
An Assessment of the Utilization of GIS: The Experience of the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi
Arabia 35
Using the Internet to Economically Link People to Municipal Databases 35
Implementing Development Management Systems and GIS: Issues and Case Studies 36
Using GIS on the Web for Integrated Installation Management at MCB, Camp Lejeune 36
The Role of ASPs for GIS Services Provision in Local Government 37
Diffusion of GIS Technology in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Botswana 37
ENVIRONMENTAL
Analyzing Demographic Patterns in Neighborhoods Adjacent to Superfund Sites 38
Indonesian NAVY Command and Control Support using GIS 38
The Environmental Data Exchange (ENDEX) 39
Using GIS as a Planning Aid for Environmental Justice Research and Documentation 39
A GIS Based Demand/Supply Model for Greenway Planning 40
Data Discovery and Delivery: New USGS Tools 40
The California Environmental Information Catalog 41
The Conversion of a Sovereign Oil Brownfields Site into a Gainful Business 41
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IT/GIS DATA INFRASTRUCTURES
The City of Houston Infrastructure Management System (IMS) 41
GIS in a Distributed Environment: Open GIS 42
Canada's National Geographic Alliance for the Development and Management of a National
Geographic Database 42
Intelligent and Friendly Access to Enterprise GIS: A Successful Conversion and Re-Engineering
Story 43
The Use of GIS for CMS in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area 43
Impact of Data Automation Standards on GIS Data Quality 44
Reducing Misuse in Spatial Databases 44
New Data for New Decisions 45
Beat 2000 - A Solid Waste Collection System 45
FGDC ISO Metadata Standard Harmonization 45
Demystifying Advancements in Digital Orthophotography 46
GIS Quality Assurance Data Acceptance Specification and Control 46
Achieving Enterprise GIS Data Integration in Fairfax County: Using GIS Every Day 47
Disseminating Census 2000 Data and Products: The American FactFinder 48
Planned Census 2000 Cartographic Products 49
Geographic Products from the 2000 Decennial Census: Completing the Transition to the Digital
Age 49
A Methodology to Establish a Universal Data Model for GIS Database 50
Micro-GIS: Explore New Solutions and Analytical Approaches 50
Spatial Database Design: How Logic Works with Reality 51
Reorientation of GIS in Local Government: Paralleling GIS Strategies with TechnologyMovements 51
Use of 1 Meter Satellite Data in Local Government - Early Results 51
Panel Discussion on Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Applications and Automation in
Urban Development 52
Garbage or Good? Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Data Confidence 53
From GIS Analyst to Webmaster: A Case Study in the Changing Roles of GIS Professionals 53
Wireless Delivery ofLocation-Based Services 53
A Technological Approach to the Establishment of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure 54
Adjustment of Inconsistencies in Spatial Data over the Internet 54
Assessing the Quality of Orthophotomapping - Ensuring Value for Money 54
Creating a Digital Ortho Imagery Digital Basemap Layer for Kentucky: Lessons Learned 55
Implementing NOGIS: Lessons Learned, Tasks Remaining 55
Importance ofHeight Information for Urban Areas 56
Rivers of Data/Slivers of Programs: GIS Technology in the Next Ten Years 56
GIS Techniques to Optimize Handoff in a Mobile Computing Environment 57
Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The State of Framework Data 57
Acquisition and Updating Digital Orthophotography: An Analysis of Alternatives using new
Technology 58
A Geospatial Data Infrastructure Solution 58
Evolving GIS into a Mainstream of Information Technology 59
Building your Business Case for Metadata 59
Enterprise Spatial Data Integration Q 60
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Where is the Line between Surveying and Mapping? 60
Democratic Educational Resources Management in a Large City: A System for ControllingSchool Pre-Registration and Student Allocation 61
Use of the Internet for the Maintenance of Data as well as its Distribution 61
Measuring GIS Benefits in Clark County, Washington 62
Emerging Trends in the Use of Performance Criteria to Evaluate Information Development and
Management 62
MetroGIS Initiative: Development, Integration and Sharing of Geographic Data through RegionalCollaboration 63
The Anatomy of a Successful Project Partnership 63
Using the North Carolina Community College System to Train and Certify GIS Technicians 64
Building a Community GIS through Education Outreach 64
An Inter-Fund and Inter Agency Approach to Developing a Municipality's
Enterprise-Wide GIS 64
GIS Strategic Planning 65
Requirements Management and Quality Assurance: Red Tape or Blessing in Outsource LIS
Projects? 65
Controlling Scope Change in GIS Projects 66
Why and How Organizations Share GIS 66
e-Education: Web-Based Teaching at the University of Florida 67
Demographic, Employment, and Land Development (DELD) CD Package: One Stop Shoppingfor all your Data 68
Don't Bug my Staff: A Public-Private Partnership Approach to Data Access 68
Forum on NCEES Model Law Regarding Professional Roles for GIS Basemap Development 69
Managing the Information Landscape 69
Undergoing Organizational Change at the U.S. Geological Survey (in something less than
geologic time) 70
A Global Comparison and Open Forum on Legal and Policy Issues Affecting Use of GeographicData-Part One 70
A Global Comparison and Open Forum on Legal and Policy Issues Affecting Use of GeographicData-Part Two 71
Visualizing a Benefits Case: How to Make it Easy for Management to SEE the Benefits in
Enterprise-Wide GIS 71
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URBAN AND REGIONAL SOLUTIONS
The Study of Accessibility Indices in Transportation Planning by using GeographicInfo Systems 72
An Object Oriented Approach to Parcel History Tracking 73
Probabilistic Land Cover Transitions Using the Deltatron Model 73
Logistic Regression Techniques Applied to Pixilated Land Use Change Models 74
An Object-Oriented Approach for Modeling Urban Land Use Changes 74
A Wireless Data Gathering and Active Control of Lifelines with Visual Support by GIS 75
Mapping Community's Perceptions and Local Knowledge: Web-Based GIS Applications 75
Information Design for Public Decision- Making: Case of the Master Plan for the South Axis in
Amsterdam 76
TrIPS - An Enterprise-wide GIS for Transportation Planning 76
Methodological Progress in the Development and Estimation of Discrete Change Models of
Urbanization 77
Community-Based Land Use Demonstration Project: Dane County, Wisconsin 77
Using Virtual Reality Rooms for Community Consensus Building 77
An Investigation of GIS Applications in Urban Design 78
Managing the Florida Intrastate Highway System with Desktop GIS,
79
The Design and Implementation of an Enterprise Linear Reference System at Iowa DOT 79
Mapping Highway Performance Monitoring Segments - A GIS Solution 80
A Decision Support System to Evaluate Parking Supply vs. Zoning Requirements 80
Internet-Based Community Information Systems: Recent Accomplishments and ComingAttractions 81
Shared Geography: Building a Common Street Centerline Resource to Service State and CountyGovernment 81
Application of the Access Map/Flowmap Model in Placement of Police Station Facilities in
Displaced Rural Areas 82
Environmental Screening Analysis Tool for Transportation Projects 83
CommunityWorks: Software for 3D Visualization, Impact Analysis, and Forecasting 83
GIS Moves to the Forefront for Y2K 84
A Migration Experience to Object Oriented GIS 84
GIS Architecture at CalTrans 85
Designing a Regional Planning Support System 85
Improving Accuracy and Resolution of Topographic Data using a LIDAR-Derived Data Set and
Implications for Flood Hazard Studies 85
Development of an Ambulance Squad Response Application in Bucks County, PA using GIS
Technology 86
GIS Based System for Generating 3D Virtual City and Evaluation of Land Use System and
Construction Regulations 86
Serving 3D-GIS on the Web for Facilitating Public Involvement in Urban Projects 86A Conceptual Model of the New Design Tool for Analysis of Urban Environments 87
GIS Application for Transportation Scheduling and Transportation Planning 88
Use of GIS in Implementation of Vermont's Statewide E911 System 89DOT Program on Remote Sensing Applications in Transportation - A Panel Discussion 89
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PROJECT SHOWCASE
GIS Technologies-Providing the Keys to Opening the Historical Photographic Record 90
Design of Dynamic Multi-Scale Maps for Land Vehicle Navigation 90
The Environmental Data Exchange (ENDEX) 91
Design of an Integrated GIS Utility Database for Municipal Use 91
Sharing Knowledge with Expert Systems 91
Rule-Based Pattern Recognition in Delineating Landscape Zones on a Digital Picture 92
Plurimodule GIS for Public Works: The Maltese Fortification Case of Study 92
Endangered Species Habitat Conservation Planning and Spatial Decision Support Systems: The
Case of the Cedar River Watershed 93
Generating Water-Distribution and Sewer Network Alternatives Using Models, Value
Engineering, Life Costing and GIS 93
Design of an Urban Stormwater Study 94
Distributing Large Digital Imagery and GIS Datasets: Internet and CD-Based Data Distribution
For Local Government 94
Strategy for High Accuracy Geodetic and Aerial Photogrammetric GIS Database
Maintenance 94
Blanton Forest Nature Preserve, Harlan County Kentucky 95
GIS Distance and Onsite Learning Initiative (DOLI) Program at FAU GIS Lab 95
A Design Tool for Analysis and Visual Quality Control of Urban Environments 95
Delaware County Appraisal Neighborhoods (Average Increase in Valuation 96-99) 96
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Papers
APPLICATION TOOLS
The Richmond Neighborhood Indicators ProjectJohn Accordino and Robert Rugg 98
Case Study in Land Records Systems ImprovementsHarrison Yee 109
Integrated Land Records
Patrick Noonan Ill
Automation of the Data Collection Process by Applying GIS/live Link
Kenneth M. Wilkinson 114
Regional Property Information over the Net
MarkD. McKerchner 119
Using a Fiscal Cadastre Information System as a Revenue Solution for the City of San Salvador
GabrielS. Arancibia 123
An Application Development Strategy for Wake County-Raleigh, North Carolina
David Hedberg, ChipEitzel, Jean-Paul Lavoie 132
Using the Intranet to Manage and Distribute Geographic Datasets for the NY District of the U.S.
Army CorpsRichard Annito and Raymond V. Elmore 139
BOUNDARY DELINEATION & ADDRESSING ISSUES
Address Data Content Standard
Christopher Ray 148
Lessons Learned: Addressing and Luca in Delaware County, Ohio
Shoreh Elhami and Hoseok Kang 157
Spatial Hierarchical Reasoning Applied to Administrative Boundary Design using GIS
Serryn Eagleson, Francisco Escobar, and Ian Williamson 170
Metropolitan Areas for a New Decade
Trudy Suchan 183
12
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS & INTEROPERABILITY
GIS System EnhancementAlbert Lin 186
GIS Implementation in Developing Countries: A Case study in UruguayDavid B.Davis 188
New Tools for Integrating Enterprise Geospatial Data in a Multi-GIS Environment - Palm Beach
County, Florida: A Case StudyJim Cory and Kelly Ratchinsky 195
Using Intranet/Internet Technology to Replace Sneaker Net in Regional/Enterprise GIS
Joseph T. Jones 202
Mapping Your Documents: Issues Integrating GIS with Document ManagementAndrew D. Swenson 210
Tracking Electric Outages for the NYS Department of Public Service
Richard P. Slutzah and Linda M. Demers 219
Implementing a Server Based Computing Solution in an Enterprise GIS
James Walker and Thomas Corny 227
Using GIS on the Web for Integrated Installation Management at MCB, Camp Lejeune
Mary Lynn Phillips 238
Diffusion of GIS Technology in Developing Countries: A Case Study in Botswana
Branko I. Cavric, Horatio G. Ikgopoleng, and Zorica Nedovic-Budic 242
ENVIRONMENTAL
The Environmental Data Exchange (ENDEX)JohnBocchino 251
A GIS Based Demand/Supply Model for Greenway Planning
Ashley Conine and Jeff Young 256
Data Discovery and Delivery: New USGS Tools
John L. Faundeen 264
IT/GIS DATA INFRASTRUCTURES
The City ofHouston Infrastructure Management System (IMS)
Nancy Fischer and Ronald E. Hudson 269
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Intelligent and Friendly Access to Enterprise GIS: A Successful Conversion and Re-Engineering
StoryKevin P. Hardester 277
Impact ofData Automation Standards on GIS Data QualityAbuBadruddin 288
Reducing Misuse in Spatial Databases
Gary J. Hunter 293
Beat 2000 - A Solid Waste Collection SystemPete Truch and Ray Anderson 300
Demystifying Advancements in Digital OrthophotographyBrian Mayfield 322
GIS Quality Assurance Data Acceptance Specification and Control
Swapam Nag, Brennen F. Sheperd, and Thomas Conry 330
Achieving Enterprise GIS Data Integration in Fairfax County: Using GIS Every DayGreg Thomas 346
A Methodology to Establish a Universal Data Model for GIS Database
Rachel K. Arulraj 355
Geographic Products from the 2000 Decennial Census: Completing the Transition to the DigitalAgeHeidi Crawford 359
Spatial Database Design: How Logic Works with RealityRobert J. Pearsall and John Marchetti 392
The potential of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) in Urban and Regional DevelopmentBob Henry 399
An Engineering Approach to the Establishment of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
Lingxia Wang 402
Assessing the Quality of Orthophotomapping - Ensuring Value for MoneyRejean Castonguay and Mark Doucette 412
Creating a Digital Ortho Imagery Digital Basemap Layer for Kentucky: Lessons Learned
TedStumbur , 428
Rivers of Data/Slivers of Programs: GIS Technology in the Next Ten Years
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Ed Wells 430
GIS Techniques to Optimize Handoff in a Mobile Computing Environment
Hassan A. Karimi, Prashant Krishnamurthy, and Heather Burger 437
Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The State of Framework Data
David Tulloch and Grant F. Walton 447
POLICY & MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Where is the Line between Surveying and Mapping?Al Butler 457
MetroGIS Initiative: Development, Integration and Sharing of Geographic Data throughRegional Collaboration
David Arbeit, William Craig, Randall Johnson, and Gary Stevenson 462
An Inter-Fund and Inter Agency Approach to Developing a Municipality's Enterprise-Wide GIS
Trevor W. Feagin 476
GIS Strategic PlanningRebecca Somers 482
e-Education: Web-Based Teaching at the University of Florida
Grenville Barnes and Joseli Macedo 489
Demographic, Employment, and Land Development (DELD) CD Package: One Stop Shoppingfor all your Data
Kurt Olmstead and Mike Kemp 499
An Equal-Access, Competitive-Services Approach to Public Data Access PolicyEd Wells 508
Undergoing Organizational Change at the U.S. Geological Survey (in something less than
geologic time)Pamela R. Malam, Barbara J. Ryan, and Bonnie A. McGregor 518
URBAN AND REGIONAL SOLUTIONS
The Study ofAccessibility Indices in Transportation Planning by using Geographic Info Systems
Ming Lai and Lilian S.C. Pun-Cheng 526
An Object Oriented Approach to Parcel History Tracking
Jason Mortson 536
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Probabilistic Land Cover Transitions Using the Deltatron Model
Jeannete Candau and Keith C. Clarke 544
Logistic Regression Techniques Applied to Pixilated Land Use Change Models
Ronald Matheny and David Wear 555
An Object-Oriented Approach for Modeling Urban Land Use ChangesAle Raza and Wolfgang Kainz 567
A Wireless Data Gathering and Active Control of Lifelines with Visual Support by GIS
Takashi Watanbe and Masao Atsumi 584
Information Design for Public Decision- Making: Case ofthe Master Plan for the South Axis in
Amsterdam
Ir. Alexandra Tisma 594
Mapping Highway Performance Monitoring Segments - A GIS Solution
Mary Stallings 601
Shared Geography: Building a Common Street Centerline Resource to Service State and CountyGovernment
Brendan J. Ford and Dan K. Widner 605
Application ofthe Access Map/Flowmap Model in Placement of Police Station Facilities in
Displaced Rural Areas
Johan Maritz and Mac Mashiri 615
Environmental Screening Analysis Tool for Transportation ProjectsIlir Bejleri, Andrew Lyons, and Paul Zwick 629
Improving Accuracy and Resolution of Topographic Data using a LIDAR-Derived Data Set and
Implications for Flood Hazard Studies
David C. Taylor 639
GIS Based System for Generating 3D Virtual City and Evaluation ofLand Use System and
Construction RegulationsKenichi Sugihara, Amin Hammad, and Yoshitugu Hayashi 643
A Conceptual Model ofthe New Design Tool for Analysis of Urban Environments
Predrag Sidjanin 657
PROJECT SHOWCASE
Design of an Integrated GIS Utility Database for Municipal UseFawzi S. Kubbara 668
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Rule-Based Pattern Recognition in Delineating Landscape Zones on a Digital Picture
Bryan Townsend and Wei-Ning Xiang 675
Endangered Species Habitat Conservation Planning and Spatial Decision Support Systems: The
Case of the Cedar River Watershed
TomVanBuren 686
Generating Water-distribution and Sewer Network Alternatives using Models, Value
Engineering, Life Costing and GIS
Hyong-Bok Kim and Kyong-MinKim 689
A Design Tool for Analysis and Visual Quality Control ofUrban Environments
Predrag Sidjanin 702
2000 EXEMPLARY SYSTEMS IN GOVERNMENT (ESIG)AWARD WINNERS
Single Category Winner
Single Process System Survey Answers for the Georgia GIS Data Clearinghouse 715
Enterprise Category Winner
The Pierce Responder System 725
Enterprise Category Honorable Mentions
Lane County Regional Land Information Database (RLID) 749
Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) Facilities Information Management System (FIMS) 764
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