BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 32) MARKET STORIES network model containing street names, GEOSPATIAL street types, direction, address range, owner- ship, and closure status. Base mapping and road network data is leveraged directly to police, fire, and EMS emergency dispatch applications. The annual digital aerial survey,at an accu- Better base mapping initiative's goal was to create a system racy of better than 15 centimeters, augments allowing spatial information to be leveraged the base data with detailed surface informa- management helps throughout city government. tion and serves as the basis for the digital City of Calgary share elevation model, digital orthophotos, and data citywide Creating the spatial database building shape files. The following four key base mapping Workflow efficiencies gained are products have emerged as a result of contin- the result of improvements in data Sharing information ual systems development and enhance- entry, data accuracy, and data Strict city government standards for data ments: the cadastral base, parcel fabric, availability creation, maintenance, and access let all single-line road network, and digital aerial departments across the city contribute to, survey. Each of these critical products is The City of Calgary, Canada, has been digi- and extract spatial data from, the city's geo- created, maintained, and managed using tally creating and managing spatial informa- graphic information systems. All city depart- Bentley technology. tion, maps, and government data for more ments can easily access this base mapping MicroStation and custom applications cre- than 15 years. It maintains spatial data for a information in order to perform the ated using MicroStation Development 280-square-mile area containing more than numerous and varied business functions Language MDL are the cornerstones of this 300,000 land parcels. found in any municipal government. f lexible and powerful information manage- Phenomenal growth has pushed the ment system.The systems are tied to multiple metropolitan population to nearly 1 million, Oracle databases,which serve as repositories and last year more than 45,000 lots and Project for cadastral, road network, and other 20,000 parcels were added to the digital base map data. Base Mapping Management Program mapping databases. As the volume of data The cadastral base provides the frame- Organization has grown, managing and sharing informa- work for the highly accurate base mapping tion throughout city government has The City of Calgary products. Data is seamlessly overlaid to cre- become one of the highest priorities for ate a rich information source for engineer- BE Awards category Calgar y's Land Information & Mapping ing, emergency dispatch, utility and asset Geospatial: Mapping and Cadastre Business unit. management, transportation, and planning Project objectives functions. In addition to being shared throughout city government, the data is Calgar y's base mapping program was launched in 1990 as part of a citywide spatial licensed to external clients. information management initiative to establish The survey fabric includes digital legal base mapping information systems that could plans and a complete history of coordinates be leveraged throughout city government. and features, as well as sophisticated capabil- Fast facts ities for editing, quality assurance, and carto- graphic output. Creation of central, shareable cadastral landbased is key to the project. The parcel fabric defines the ownership City government enjoys highly accurate, rich parcels and titled address information for all The Digital Aerial Survey is a point, line, and information in all engineering, emergency parcels within the city. Information includes polygon representation in Microstation on a dispatch, utility and asset management, address, municipal address, street names, section basis. transportation, and planning functions. parcel type reserve, residential, school, and The program improved workflows and efficiencies so on , as well as detailed site information The unit's Geomatics Division is responsi- for example, led to an error rate of less than and the like. ble for all base mapping within the city's 1 percent in address/parcel comparisons. jurisdiction.The current program to establish The single-line road network, called Bentley products used base mapping information systems was Roadnet, was created using a highly cus- MicroStation tomized application built on MicroStation. launched in 1990 as part of a citywide spatial Roadnet is a true topological linear information management initiative. The 32 BE Magazine Volume 2, Issue 4 Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 Bentley wins Enterprise Award LT. Gen. Strock adjusts USACEâs vision USACE teams up with Bentley Buying a 3D laser scanner BIM saves construction costs for General Motors auto plants BIM Roundtable Building News Lady of the Lake PowerCivil brings CAD back to civil engineering Civil News Better base mapping management helps City of Calgary share data citywide Guadalupe Valley Telecommunications streamlines engineering processes Geospatial News Bringing engineering disciplines together in Western Siberia InterGen uses ProjectWise to manage information needed for maintenance Boost from Bentley helps user group come together eTraining courses from the Bentley Institiute Six more years of âpatch and prayâ CEO Greg Bentley outlines CEO Greg Bentley outlines âIntegrated Engineeringâ strategy BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 1) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 2) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 3) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 4) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 5) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 6) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 7) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 8) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - (Page 9) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Bentley wins Enterprise Award (Page 10) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Bentley wins Enterprise Award (Page 11) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - LT. Gen. Strock adjusts USACEâs vision (Page 12) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - LT. Gen. Strock adjusts USACEâs vision (Page 13) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - LT. Gen. Strock adjusts USACEâs vision (Page 14) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - LT. Gen. Strock adjusts USACEâs vision (Page 15) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - USACE teams up with Bentley (Page 16) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - USACE teams up with Bentley (Page 17) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Buying a 3D laser scanner (Page 18) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Buying a 3D laser scanner (Page 19) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - BIM saves construction costs for General Motors auto plants (Page 20) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - BIM Roundtable (Page 21) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - BIM Roundtable (Page 22) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - BIM Roundtable (Page 23) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Building News (Page 24) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Building News (Page 25) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Building News (Page 26) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Lady of the Lake (Page 27) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - PowerCivil brings CAD back to civil engineering (Page 28) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - PowerCivil brings CAD back to civil engineering (Page 29) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Civil News (Page 30) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Civil News (Page 31) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Better base mapping management helps City of Calgary share data citywide (Page 32) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Guadalupe Valley Telecommunications streamlines engineering processes (Page 33) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Geospatial News (Page 34) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Geospatial News (Page 35) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Bringing engineering disciplines together in Western Siberia (Page 36) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - InterGen uses ProjectWise to manage information needed for maintenance (Page 37) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - InterGen uses ProjectWise to manage information needed for maintenance (Page 38) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - InterGen uses ProjectWise to manage information needed for maintenance (Page 39) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - InterGen uses ProjectWise to manage information needed for maintenance (Page 40) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Boost from Bentley helps user group come together (Page 41) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Boost from Bentley helps user group come together (Page 42) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - eTraining courses from the Bentley Institiute (Page 43) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - eTraining courses from the Bentley Institiute (Page 44) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - eTraining courses from the Bentley Institiute (Page 45) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - eTraining courses from the Bentley Institiute (Page 46) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - eTraining courses from the Bentley Institiute (Page 47) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Six more years of âpatch and prayâ (Page 48) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - Six more years of âpatch and prayâ (Page 49) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - CEO Greg Bentley outlines âIntegrated Engineeringâ strategy (Page 50) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - CEO Greg Bentley outlines âIntegrated Engineeringâ strategy (Page 51) BE Magzine - Volume 2, Issue 4 - CEO Greg Bentley outlines âIntegrated Engineeringâ strategy (Page 52) http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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