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Program GIS: Perspective and Approach
John J. Knoerl
GIS and Data Management Planning Session2008 GIS and Data Management Conference
Fort Collins, ColoradoApril 1, 2008
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This GIS viewshed analysis map shows the National Register-eligible historic district in black and the dune shacks as white dots within the district; roads, trails, and lakes are shown in white (Knoerl and Chittenden 1990:7).
Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District
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Solution Map
Cartographic Model for Historic Properties Threatened by Southern CA Fires of October 2007
Operation
Derived MapsOperations
Derived Map
Source Data
User Input
OperationSource Data
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How Battlefields Disappear
Fragmentation statistics
1992 2000 2006
Greater battlefield
“Bloody Ground”
Buffer surrounding
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MAPIT for Parks and SHPOs
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Hands on instruction with GIS and GPS technologies allow
preservationists to get the most out of one-day, two-day, or week long
courses.
Training
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Historic district with
contributing properties
Historic district without
Contributing properties
What OMB Circular A-16 Defines for the NPS
* Circular A-16 designates the National Park Service as the lead agency for cultural resources, responsible for the stewardship of the cultural resource data theme
* Within the National Park Service the Cultural Resources Geographic Information Services (CRGIS) office has been given this responsibility
Need for standards??
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Data Implementation Model
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Surveyors in the Lower Ninth
Lower Ninth Historic Properties
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John J. Knoerl Program Manager: CRGIS FacilityHeritage Documentation Programs National Park Service Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. (2270) Washington, D.C. 20240-0001 Voice: 202.354.2140 Fax: 202.371.6473 [email protected]
Questions?