Integrating GPS into the City of Edmond's GIS

Author: John Farley
Organization: City of Edmond

100 E Main St
Edmond, OK
USA

Phone: (405) 359-4518
Fax: (405) 359-7238
John.Farley@ci.edmond.ok.us

When the City of Edmond, Oklahoma, decided to implement a GIS solution they were faced with the challenge of acquiring data. The decision was made to collect electric infrastructure as well as traffic features and signs using a GPS data collection system. This paper will describe some of the issues they faced when developing their methodology and data dictionaries. The paper will also discuss the experiences of training crews to use GPS equipment and the management of field collection programs. Finally, the City of Edmond is now dealing with issues of maintaining the data being collected; this paper will also cover this issue.