Jennifer HackettManatash Mapping

www.manastashmapping.com

� Geographic Information System� Hardware

� Software

� Data� Data

� Manage data in a geographic context.� Combines location

(Where) with information on who, what, why, and when.

Conventional Maps

� Static� Represents a single point

in time,

� Viewable at only one scale.

GIS Data Management

� Dynamic� Database can be updated

and results output to give most recent data.

� Viewable at only one scale.

� Inflexible� Created for a single

purpose/audience.

� Cannot present all information that a viewer might want.

most recent data.

� Historic data can also be retained and presented.

� Viewable at all scales.

� Flexible:� Single data set can be used

to create multiple outputs.

� Output can be adjusted to the needs of the audience.

� Collaborative process of gathering information about the community and linking that information by location.� The local community manages

the information, � Manastash Mapping manages

the geographic data, links the the geographic data, links the community information, and creates maps.

� The information is used to help people learn about and understand the community. � Tourism� Business development� Education� Historic preservation� More …

A brief introduction

Geographic Data

Provides

Attribute Data

Provides Provides the

“Where?”

Provides the “Who, what, why, and when?”

Vector vs Raster

� Types:� Points – Defined by coordinate

� Line – Defined by coordinates of the vertices/end points.

Polygon – Defined by vertices � Polygon – Defined by vertices but closed shape.

� Best for discrete data:� Locations,� Roads,� Boundaries

� Grid� Defined by start point, width and grid size

� Common sizes:� 1m or better for photos

� 10 or 30m for elevation

Each pixel is assigned a value� Each pixel is assigned a value

� Best for continuous data:� Elevation,

� Temperature,

� Land cover, etc.

� Photos are a form of raster data.

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961955

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Produced from a raster of elevation (Digital Elevation Model/DEM)

Adding the who, what, why, and how

� Information that links to a geographic item (point, line, polygon or pixel).

� Can be stored:� In a table in the geographic data layer,� In an external table that is linked to the geographic layer through a

common field – for example,� Name,� Name,� Parcel number,� Unique ID

� Can be numeric, date, or text� Can be calculated in the GIS software

� Geographic values (area, length, etc.)� Values assigned to points based on location (e.g. within a

boundary)� Calculated from other attribute data.

GIS for Kittitas County and Communities Throughout Washington State

Manastash Mapping

A collaborative process

� Community maintains information about places of interest through a database:� Businesses� Recreation� Historic

� Each record can be categorized in many different ways. For example, each business record can be categorized by:

Type (food and drink, services, recreation, retail, etc.)each business record can be categorized by:� Type (food and drink, services, recreation, retail, etc.)� Subtype (café, fine dining, fast food for a restaurant),� Additional information (kid friendly, handicapped accessible, open

Sundays, wine tasking, live music, etc.)

� The community data is joined to GIS data to create maps.� Maps can be created in multiple formats – jpg, pdf, web enabled.� Maps can be created to serve different needs – map for families visiting

the community, places to take a date on a Saturday night, maps for special events, etc.

� When updated community data is joined with the GIS data, the map documents reflect the changes.

� A database is populated with information about:� Businesses� Buildings� Other places

� Work can be done byEDA or Chamber

Work can be done by� EDA or Chamber� Student volunteers� Interns� Community members

� Can include� Contemporary data� Historic information

� Data layers of location (point and/or polygon) are created by the Manastash Mapping.� Points for businesses� Polygons for businesses or

buildings� Tax parcel

Building footprint

Create Geographic data set with linking field

Link geographic and attribute data Tax parcel

� Building footprint� Ground floor buildings

� Geographic layers and database contain a common field used to link the attribute data to the geographic point:� Address� Parcel number� Building name

attribute data through GIS.

Create maps –selecting and symbolizing based on attribute data.

County tax parcel data layer used as the first building

block – gives block – gives building location.

The tax parcel number used as the linking field in the

initial building database.

Points created using editing tools. Field

added to link to business

Business footprint developed by

splitting tax parcel to have polygon for each first floor business

database. Link name address +

zip code (to ensure unique

value).

each first floor business.

Uses the tax parcel to link to building data

and the same link name as the points data layer to link to the business table.

Custom

� Streets � The Kittitas County Roads

layer is used for the EDA maps,

� Photos

� GIS data can be used with:� Google Earth� ArcGIS on-line

� Web maps offered by Manastash Mapping use

Commercial/Public

� Photos� Contemporary

� USDA orthophotos available free

� Many counties have purchased high-quality photos.

� Historic� Old photos can be

georectified so they can be used with GIS

� Historic maps

Manastash Mapping use Google Earth base maps (photo, streets, and topography).

� Public base maps are easy to use and cover large areas but you do not have control over the look and they may contain errors.

AirphotosHistoric &

Contemporary

Historic Maps

GLO Maps

GLO FeaturesOn a Contemporary

Photo

� Select what data to include,� Decide how to symbolize

data,� Decide what features to label

and format the labels,� Select the background and

supporting data (streets,

� Update the data layers (table or geographic shapefiles) and the map document will reflect the changes.

� In addition to creating maps, you can output the data so it can be used through dynamic

supporting data (streets, rivers, parks, etc).

� Format the map layout.� Output map data (pdf, jpg,

shape files and formatting layers).

� Save the map document – a file in ArcGIS that defines how the map will be drawn.

can be used through dynamic web viewers.� Google maps format� Put on a Manastash

Mapping/Mapbiquity map.� Formatted for use in ArcGIS.

Map shows icons for businesses categorized as “Food and Drink” and those

with an ATM. Food and Drink records symbolized by type. The business footprint layer symbolized by category. Restaurants

are labeled with numbers (a table of names and details would accompany the map.) Facilities tagged recreation are labeled.

This map shows places that would be good to take a date. The records were individually selected by

adding a column to a spreadsheet and putting a “Y” by each business that I wanted to add on the map. The businesses were then symbolized to show type.

This map was created by the same method as the date-night map, but

this time, the selection was limited to places that are fun for kids. Parks were

added to the map.

Retail establishments can be categorized in many ways. This map uses a mixture of colored dots and

instructive icons. The points could be labeled or numbered.

Different base maps give a different feel– here the retail map uses an

airphoto as the background.

Community maps can be:

� More Accurate� Local organizations manage the data.� Errors can be corrected easily.

� More control� Symbolize to highlight important information� Select what to include

More flexible� More flexible� Maps can be created in different formats (size, output, platform)� Data can be selected to meet differing requirements (parents, visitors on

Sunday, etc.)

� Better control of backgrounds� Can create own basemaps (roads, parks, rivers, etc).� USDA orthphotos (available free) typically better quality than GoogleEarth

photos,� Can use historic maps as background.� Can customize colors (monochrome/simple for easy printing, full color for web

applications and full color print.)

EDA/Manatash Mapping MapQuest

No longer in BusinessMissing

More than 1 block from the actual location

Leveraging local resources to better understand your community.

� Manatash Mapping and the EDA are working with Central Washington University, the Ellensburg Public Library and others interested in local history to create a place where people can go to learn about their community.community.

� Three university students are working to gather and input data about historic buildings.� This work is being done in

collaboration with local history experts.

� Additional students have expressed an interest in becoming involved.

History� Database information on all

buildings in the historic core,

� Georectify historic maps and photographs,

� Trace the footprint of buildings

� Database information about contemporary buildings use:� Square feet� Number and size of retail,

office, and residential units,

Contemporary

� Trace the footprint of buildings from the historic maps,

� Link information about the buildings to the building records:� Photos� Text� Oral histories� Building plans and documents

� Invite people to submit memories and photos to the database.

office, and residential units,� Information on occupancy� Records of modifications and

improvements to buildings.

� Database information about businesses.

� Invite building owners and businesses to provide updates to the records.

� Create web interfaces and other map portals:� On line access to polygon

information.� Web links within the map

information to photos and audio records,

� Data available for analysis of business trends, mapping historic areas, and other uses.

� Use the database to maintain snapshots of building use at any given time (archive database at regular intervals).audio records,

� Terminal access to web maps including georectified photos and historic maps (if these cannot be shared easily over the internet.)

� Create hard copy maps of the historic downtown for tourism, grant applications, etc.

any given time (archive database at regular intervals).

� Students would be able to access the data for research.

� Historic and contemporary data could be used to help economic development in the downtown.

Mobile Apps

Community Highlights – what

are you most proud of?

Cooperation among

communities

Web/Mobile maps for things to do

within 10 minutes of an Interstate

Exit

Collaboration with Travel

Publications

Provide maps to go with travel articles

EducationGIS licenses are free to all

schools in Washington State

Elementary School

Use GIS to teach basic map skills of?

Suggestions for specific groups (kids, antique

shoppers, wine lovers)

Highlights –Seasonal events, weekend events,

new ideas

Exit

Wine lovers guide to selected

communities

Travel loops and multi-day excursions

with travel articles in magazines

Work with newspapers to add paper or web maps

to stories and guides

Middle School –GIS to understand natural systems, math, sociology

High school –students can learn

GIS while doing projects to benefit their community.

Created for the tour

Modified to run in a

newspaper article about

the tour

Map created for an RV

Park –Shows

points of interest to interest to the park clients. It

can be handed out or put on a web site.

3rd Grade Project. Students

marked their favorite places on paper maps, on paper maps, then I worked

with the class to create the

maps. They selected the

symbols, map elements, colors, etc.

5th grade projectI worked with each student to identify the path that storm water would take if it ran off

of their driveway using photos and elevation layers.

I then created a composite

showing the results from all of

the students

Jennifer HackettManastash Mapping

www.manastashmapping.com(509) 312-0979

jahackett@manastashmapping.com