Geographic Information Systems
MVRPC has been using GIS since the late 1980s to manage, analyze and visualize various geospatial information of the Miami Valley Region.
At MVRPC, GIS is one of the key components of its Planning Support System that provides a vital operating function in conducting regional planning activities. Examples of GIS activities include geospatial database construction and management, technical spatial data analysis, and map generation to facilitate a better decision making process. Further, MVRPC’s GIS program provides a leadership role in the Region by coordinating and implementing various GIS activities to share data, information, knowledge, and technical expertise with local governments and the general public.
In 2006, MVRPC updated its GIS capacity with the latest Enterprise GIS technologies and developed an integrated and centralized system of GIS components in order to perform and coordinate planning activities at the regional level more efficiently and effectively
What's New
MVRPC staff was invited to participate in the National Association of Regional Councils 2007 Executive Directors' Conference in Dayton in October 2007. As part of a session on GIS On-line Special Presentation Session, MVRPC presented information about the MVRPC GIS Online Planning Support System (
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In September 2007, MVRPC received the "2007 Best Practices Award" from the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP) for its efforts to facilitate better decision-making, to better share planning-related information, and to expand public participation at the regional level through the use of GIS.
In August 2007, MVRPC updated its GIS Online Planning Support System (GIS OPSS), an interactive Planning Atlas mapping application, to share varous geospatial datasets. Datasets currently available via GIS OPSS include
- Boundaries (Political Boundary),
- Census (Block, Block Group, Tract, and Urban Boundary),
- Environment (FPA, State HUC, Rivers and Streams, and Waterbodies),
- Land Fabric (Open Space, 2000 Existing Land Cover, Zoning, and Adopted Land Use Plan) and
- Transportation (Bikeway, Road, TAZ, andTransportation Urban Boundary).
Highlights of MVRPC's recent GIS activities
- MVRPC staff gave a presentation to the Board of Directors on the MVRPC Regional GIS Initiative: GIS Online Planning Support System Application
- MVRPC staff gave a presentation titled MVRPC Planning Support System at the 2006 Miami Valley Planning and Zoning Workshop.
- MVRPC updated its 2005 Open Space GIS Inventory.
- MVRPC participated in activities to recognize GIS Day 2006 .
- MVRPC launched the interactive Traffic Count Viewer.
- MVRPC staff gave two presentations at the 2006 National GIS-T Symposium:Linear Referencing GIS – Implementation of a Dynamic Segmentation System for MVPRC's Transportation-GIS and Web-Based GIS – Implementation of WebTELUS for MVPRC's Short-Range Transportation Planning.
- MVRPC 2005 Planning Atlas: MVRPC published a 2005 Planning Atlas to provide various types of regional data.
Contact
Please contact MVRPC's team of GIS experts to request various geospatial data and for technical assistance.
- GIS Project Management: Martin Kim, Director of Regional Planning
- GIS Data Request: Tom Harner, GIS Coordinator
- ArcIMS Application: Mike Lucas, ArcIMS Specialist
- Spatial Data Analysis: Bethany Heim, Planner/GIS Specialist
- Aerial Photo Request: Darrin Hall, Production Coordinator