Abstract

The City of Calgary's Parcel Editor Implementation
Track: Surveying
Authors: John Lethaby

The City of Calgary has been an innovator in the provision of base mapping (legal survey and ownership) services for over 30 years, maintaining the data in a highly customized MicroStation and Oracle environment. Although this environment was highly regarded for its mapping aesthetics and positional accuracy, The City recognized a growing gap between its business needs and the ability to deliver high-quality, integrated geographic information.

In order to provide a more sustainable and richer GIS foundation, while leveraging the existing data source and mapping standards, an ESRI solution to The City's survey plan integration challenge was investigated. Working closely with the Redlands development team and ESRI Canada, the ESRI Parcel Editor product has been incorporated at The City to integrate the registered plan fabric. This presentation describes the challenges and benefits associated with this Parcel Editor implementation.