GISinUrbanandRuralPlanning

Local Planning Authority Seminar Luana Club, Black River, St Elizabeth

May 25, 2011

Presentedby

MarkCodlingTarikDixonGISInfrastructureManagerSpa1alDataAnalyst

Na2onalSpa2alDataManagementDivisionOfficeOfThePrimeMinister

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SessionObjec2ves

1.  Introduc@ontotheNa@onalSpa@alDataManagementDivisionandtheLandInforma@onCouncilofJamaica

2.  TheRoleofGISinPlanning3.  GISinPlanningfortheStElizabeth

Council–VideoDemonstra@on

4.  IssuesandRecommenda@ons

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TheNa2onalSpa2alDataManagementDivision

Coordinates,developsandmonitorsthena@onalspa@aldatainfrastructure,inclusiveofcrea@ng;suitablelegisla@ve,regulatoryandpolicyinstruments,systemsforspa@aldatacrea@onandaccess;providetechnicalandins@tu@onalguidanceonGIS

SomeCurrentIni2a2ves:

•  Na@onalSpa@alPlan•  NERGIST•  GISTrainingandEduca@on•  SharingofGISWebServices•  GPSbasedVirtualReferenceSta@on(VRS)Network

(gFIX.net)

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LandInforma2onCouncilofJamaica

•  Formedin1991byCabinetDecision

•  ThepolicyandtechnicalfocalpointforGISandNSDIdevelopment

•  Membershipofover50governmentandprivateen@@es

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Hypsography

Land Use Cadastral Transportation

Governmental Units Geodetic Control

Geographic Names

Hydrography

Ortho-imagery

Source: Kate Lance March 2004

TheNa2onalSpa2alDataInfrastructure(NSDI)

List of Fundamentals

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GISforPlanning–WhatisGIS?

•  AGISenablesplannerstointegrateavarietyofdatafrommul@plesourcesandtoperformspa@alanalysestosupportdecisionmaking

GIS URBAN

PLANNING

NON-GIS DATABASE/

DATA SPATIAL

ANALYSIS & MODELLING

Data

Data

SPATIAL QUERY & MAPPING

GEO-PROCESSING FUNCTIONS

GIS and Urban Planning

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GISinPlanning

•  Plannersfaceaformidabletaskofensuringsustainabledevelopment.

• Climatechangeandrapidpopula@ongrowthadverselyaffectsthecarryingcapacityoftheland.

• GISsuppliestoolstocapture,integrateandleveragelargedisparatedatasetstohelpplannersanalyseproblemsmorequicklyandthoroughly,formulatesolu@onsandmonitorprogresstowardlong-termgoals.

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BroadApplica2onAreas

InventoryLoca@ngpropertyinforma@onsuchasownershipandtaxassessmentsbyclickingonamapimage

PolicyAnalysisNumberoffeaturesperarea,proximitytoafeatureorlanduse,correla@onofdemographicfeatureswithgeologicalfeatures

Management/PolicyMakingMoreefficientrou@ng,modelingalterna@ves,forecas@ngfutureneeds,workscheduling

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SomePlanningApplica2ons

•  Subdivisionplancheckingandtracking•  Permitsandinspec@onsmanagement•  Landu@liza@onanalysis•  Housingdevelopmentreviewandapproval•  Seelementupgradeplanning•  Forwardplanning/forecas@ng•  Infrastructuremanagement•  Planningandbuildingenforcement

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SubdivisionCheckingandTracking

Func2ons•  Generaldataaccessandquery•  DocumentManagementSystemfor

storing,indexingetcsubdivisionfiles•  Tracksubdivisions•  Locatesubjectpropertyand

surroundingproper@es•  Queryroadandrelateddatainarea

ofproposedproject•  Standardmappingandrepor@ng•  Propertycondi@onassessment

DataRequirements•  Subdivisionapplica@on

documents•  Landusedata•  Parcelboundaries,

ownershipdata(cadastre)

•  Roadandtrafficdata•  Drainagedata•  Floodingandcoastal

inunda@onzones

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PlanningandBuildingEnforcement

Func2ons•  Entryandmanagementof

breachfiledata•  Geo-codingofbreachfileto

loca@on•  Codeenforcementinspector

rou@ng•  Generatemapsandreports

DataRequirements•  Breachfile•  Streetaddressloca@ons•  Parcelboundaries•  Ownershipinforma@on

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LandU2liza2onAnalysis

Func2ons•  Generaldataaccessandquery•  Inventoryofagricultural

capabilityandsuitability•  Propertyboundariesand

ownershipdata•  Inventoryofidlelandand

currentstatus•  Inventoryofrequestsforland•  Historicalrecordoftransac@ons

relatedtoidleland

DataRequirements•  Agriculturalcapabilityand

suitabilitymap•  Cadastralinforma@on•  Idlelandinforma@onlinkedto

thecadastre

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SeTlementUpgradePlanning

Func2ons•  Generaldataaccessand

query•  Datacompila@on,

storageandmanagement

•  Environmentalanalysis•  Landevalua@on•  Generalmappingand

repor@ng•  Urbandesign•  Projecttracking

DataRequirements•  Censusdata•  Poli@calandadministra@ve

boundaries•  Topographicbasemapping•  Localsocioeconomicsurvey

info.•  Naturalhazards•  Popula@onprojec@ons•  Communitydesign•  Projectboundaries

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Integra2ngPublicValuesUsingGIS

Efficiency Equity CommunityVisibility

EnvironmentalQuality

• PublicWorks• LawEnforcement• Transporta@on• EmergencyManagement• U@lityManagement• EconomicDevelopment

• Tax,budge@ng,finance• Neighborhoodservices• Ci@zenPar@cipa@on• EnvironmentalJus@ce

• Landuseplanning• PublicHealth• Housing• ParksandRecrea@on

• Analysingenvironmentalimpactofdevelopment• Preservingwildlifehabitat• Iden@fyingviableenvironmentalpolicies

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IssueswithImplementa2onofGISinParishCouncils

•  LackofrequiredComputerHardwareandSolware

•  TechnicalStaff•  AccesstoDatasets•  Needforgreatersupportfromna@onalandlocalstakeholders

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HumanResourceIssues

•  Insufficient,inadequatelytrainedandinexperiencedstaffatna@onalandlocallevels.

•  Highturnoverofstaff.Constantreorganiza@on

•  Conflictss@llexistbetweensomesuperintendentsandplannersrerolesandsupremacy

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Recommenda2ons

•  UndertakeGISTrainingforrelevantstaffpossiblyviau@lizingtheservicesofNSDMD

•  Encouragesubmissionofdigitalplans•  Greatercollabora@onbetweenagencies•  ParishCouncilscouldlookatopensourcesolwareandcloudcompu@ngtofillthehardwareandsolwarerequirements.

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Inventory

Decision Support

The World Geographic Knowledge

ThankYou

Mark Codling Tarik Dixon GIS Infrastructure Manager Spatial Data Analyst mark.codling@opm.gov.jm tarik.dixon@opm.gov.jm