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Abstract
GIS Modeling in Land Use Planning
Track: State and Local Government
Author(s): Lonnie Meinke, Natalie Siderius
In 2001, Winona County, Minnesota, updated its Comprehensive Land Use Plan using the modeling power of a GIS. The primary goal was to provide accurate and easily accessible information for County land use decisions. A grid of cells, each 20 meters square, was applied to all land within the County. Numerical values for each cell were determined by combining a series of more than 40 geographic layers containing physical, social, and economic data commonly used in land use planning. Reasonably quick analysis of this data enables planners to identify the consequences of alternative development scenarios. This aids government officials in making fair, consistent, and impartial land use decisions.
Lonnie Meinke
Winona County
Winona County Planning Office
177 Main St.
Winona , MN 55987
USA
Phone: (507) 457-6506
Fax: (507) 457-6469
E-mail: lmeinke@co.winona.mn.us
Natalie Siderius
Natalie Siderius Consulting
327 W King St.
Winona 55987
USA
Phone: (507) 453-0451
E-mail: siderdow@luminet.net