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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEMS (GIS)
In
2004 Swalley began using an Internet-based GIS called
geoIrrigation WEB by Geo-Spatial Solutions, Inc. The system
provides quick, easy, and secure access to a wide variety
of information for the district. The map-centric interface
of the system delivers tools and information that the
district calls on frequently to assist with daily operations
such as: searching and looking up information on owners,
sections, infrastructure, and water rights, analyzing
information, visualizing the conveyance system in relation
to the lay of the land, creating custom maps, and producing
reports.
Generally speaking, the system
has been helping Swalley to improve operational efficiencies,
enhance water management and decision making capabilities,
and serves as an innovative, task-oriented solution that
enables quick and easy access to information. The components
of geoIrrigation - tabular and spatial data, applications,
tools, infrastructure, business processes, etc. -- are
ultimately helping Swalley work to identify and solve
complex water related issues and problems. Benefits
that the district has been working toward are:
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- Increased Cost Efficiency and
Budget Planning
- A More Flexible & Remote Workforce
- Improved Organization, Staff
Efficiency, and Productivity
- Measurement of Urbanization
Impact
- Conservation Planning
- Assessment Base Protection
- Expedited Water Right Transfers
- Standardized Information
- Improved Information Access
and Management
- The Ability to Integrate Data
from Multiple Sources
- Conveyance System Loss Analysis
- Conservation Project Planning
and Pipeline Feasibility Analysis
- Improved Customer Service
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geoIrrigation allows Swalley
staff to quickly lookup and produce detailed maps
of virtually anything within the district. The form
to the right shows an example of how tabular information
such as customers or legal descriptions are able
to be queried. The image below shows the general
interface of geoIrrigation where anything within
the district is able to zoomed to, mapped, and interacted
with in numerous ways. geoIrrigation is used daily
to help the district with water management based
business process.
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| In a GIS, geographic data
is organized in layers. The image to the right shows how
aerial imagery is able to be overlaid with parcels, canals,
and gates. Virtually any sort of geographic data can be
incorporated into the application. The system is completely
secure, easy to use, and highly accessible to district staff. |
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| geoIrrigation allows
district staff to easily produce hardcopy maps of
anything within the district. As the example to the
left shows, the maps are loaded into a pre-defined
template and able to be printed or saved as digital
.PDF documents. These maps can be marked up with notes,
sent via email to customers, used by field staff,
or saved in digital or hardcopy archives. The possibilities
are endless, but the bottom line is that the result
of functionality such as this creates a more efficient,
knoledgeable, and responsive district. |
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