Mapping Kern’s Future Now: Geographic Information System (GIS) Program at Kern COG Rob Ball,...

Mapping Kern’s Future Now:Geographic Information System (GIS) Program at Kern COG

Rob Ball, Senior Planner

Kern COG Workshop – June 19, 2003

Mapping Kern’s Future

Organization Structure Projects / BenefitsNext Steps

CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Kern GEONET Valley Regional GIS CouncilState GIS Council

Established Since 1997

PROJECTS / BENEFITSTypes of BenefitsProjects –

Digital Aerial ImageryKern County BasemapKern Parcel BaseKern MEARBakersfield System StudyMajor Transportation Investment StudySmart Growth AnalysisKern COG GIS Services

1997 GEONET Benefit Analysis: $2.5 Million Savings

Reduced consulting costs for dataData sharing - multi-agency imagery contractMore accurate fee collection & tax assessment Increased productivity - automated drafting / look-upImproved decision making for allocating resources and emergency response

Survey Quality Base MapSurvey Quality Base Map

Utilities/FacilitiesUtilities/FacilitiesParcels/Tract MapsParcels/Tract Maps

Community/EnvironmentalCommunity/EnvironmentalConsiderationsConsiderations

DATA = 80% of the GIS Cost

GEONET’s Work Plan Priorities:Survey Quality Base Map

Multi Agency Work Plan - Two Tier Approach#1 Building the base map

#2 Demonstrating the benefits

Survey Quality Base MapSurvey Quality Base Map

• 33- Agencies Participated

• Uses

• Transportation project study report (PSR)

• Environmental reports

• Land use identification

Multi-Agency Aerial Imagery Project

Kern MEAR: Master Environmental Assessment Resource - An Environmental Streamlining Project

CEQA required mapping - unfunded mandateGather & catalog existing CEQA required map dataGAP analysisData acquisition planFunding Future PhasesMap Data Available on the Web

EPA Air Quality Modeling Site

http://www.epa.gov/cgi-bin/airnow.cgi?MapName=sjv1&MapType=y8a

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Urban Growth Monitoring

Metro Bakersfield System Study 2002

Analyzed over 20 alternatives for a System-wide approach to solve transportation issues Used Imagery extensively. Cost not billed by consult: $90,000.

Bakersfield System Study

Used GIS to distribute housing and employment forecast for modelingProvided decision makers information to delay implementation of light rail beyond 2014GIS and Travel Demand Model Demonstrated that Ridership on light rail:

700 passengers per mile 2000 needed for fundability.

Major Transportation Investment Study - 1997

Commuter Rail Sketch Plan andHigh Speed Rail Alternatives

Taft

Shafter

Arvin

Bakersfield

Light Rail Sketch Plan – 1994Airport

Lamont

AmtrakStation

Modeling Walk Access to Light-Rail

CSUB

BC

Downtown

Modeling Walk Access to Transit

Preliminary 2030 Smart Growth Scenario Modeling

Build 20% of the new housing over the next 30 years in in-fill areasReduces VMT by 228,000 or 1.5% of the forecasted increase in VMT over next 30 yrs.Minor congestion relievedRail and Pedestrian More ViableImproved Air Quality.

2030 Congestion2030 Congestion – Current Development Pattern

2030 Smart Growth2030 Congestion – Housing Infill Scenario

Kern COG GISMapping Services Program

Provide GIS data and mapping services to local agenciesProvide a jump start to local agency GIS implementationHelp local agencies become self sufficient in GISGet them to maintain their data according to regional standardsContracts Signed with: Kern Water Agency, East Kern Resource Conservation District, Ridgecrest, Shafter

The Next StepsComplete the base map and adjust data sets to line-up.Get in maintenance mode on the dataWhat it may look like...

Resources. Questions? Kern COG GIS Program Manager – Mike Heimer

Mheimer@kerncog.org or Rball@kerncog.org or 661/861-2191

Kern COG GIS Resources www.kerncog.org under Resources Heading

GeoData Catalog – Online data available for downloadResource Documents – Kern GEONET Work Plan & Cost Benefit Analysis, Local Government Standards Guide

California GIS Council website www.gis.ca.gov California Geographic Information Assc. www.cgia.org