Abstract
GIS-Based Plan and Profile Mapping
Track: Charting and Data Collecting
Author
The Plan and Profile sheet is a type of engineering drawing, traditionally prepared in CAD, that combines a plan view, a map that targets a linear feature such as a levee, road, or channel, with a profile view, an XY plot of the elevation of the targeted linear feature. Such a tool provides engineers and project managers with valuable information for preparing construction drawings and planning improvements.
The New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has developed a work flow to create GIS-based plan and profile maps using the new charting library in ArcGIS 9.2 and data from its Levees GIS database. Modifying the Esri Developer Samples Mapbook program to accommodate plan and profile mapping has resulted in a system that has demonstrated significant cost-savings and has yielded valuable mapping products in support of levee reconstruction and emergency operations.
Maik Flanagin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New Orleans District
2027 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, Louisiana 70115
United States
Phone: 504-862-1066
E-mail: maik.c.flanagin@usace.army.mil
Samuel Falchook
Software & Scanning Services
7400 Leake Ave
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
United States
Phone: 504-862-2113
E-mail: sam.i.falchook@usace.army.mil