1998 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping and GIS support for the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were performed. Additional urban transportation databases for Artesia, Grants and Milan, Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs, and Socorro New Mexico using the census TIGER files and ESRI's Street Map as inital basemaps were developed. More development was also done on an CD-ROM based Almanac/Atlas using Adobe Acrobat. Enhancements to DGR's and TSB's web pages were also made including interactive map and database display using ESRI products such as ArcView Internet Map Server, MapObjects Internet Map Server, and ArcExplorer on a Windows NT Web server.
DGR developed ArcView applications and provide GIS consulting assistance for the New Mexico Health Policy Commission. Various elements from the Health Information System Database and the Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data (HIDD) were displayed using ArcView 2 & 3. This data was presented for county and zipcode geography. In addition, a preliminary gravity model technique for measuring geographic access to health care providers and facilities was researched and implemented. Further refinements were also made to a prototype web page for HPC.
1997 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping and GIS support for the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were performed. Additional urban transportation databases for Las Vegas, and Truth or Consequences New Mexico using the census TIGER files as a were developed. More development were also done on an CD-ROM based Almanac/Atlas using Adobe Acrobat. Enhancements to DGR's and TSB's web page were made including interactive map and database display using ArcView Internet Map Server (IMS) on a Windows NT Web server.
DGR developed ArcView applications and provide GIS consulting assistance for the New Mexico Health Policy Commission. Various elements from the Health Information System Database and the Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data (HIDD) were displayed using ArcView 2 & 3. This data was presented for couny and zipcode geography. In addition, various methods of defining and displaying hospital service areas were explored. Further, a prototype web page for HPC was developed.
1996 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were performed. Additional urban transportation databases for Silver City, and Taos New Mexico using the census TIGER files as a base were developed. A prototype CD-ROM based Almanac/Atlas was developed using Adobe Acrobat. Also, a Web page for TSB was developed and placed on the NM State Goverment Web page with appropriate links to DGR's web page containing traffic crash data.
DGR will develop ArcView applications and provide GIS consulting assistance for the New Mexico Health Policy Commission. Various elements from the Health Information System Database and the Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data (HIDD) will be displayed using ArcView. This data will be presented for counties, zipcodes, and other census based geography such as block groups. In addition, various methods of defining and displaying hospital service areas will be explored and implemented.
1995 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Additional urban transportation databases for the Mesilla valley (Las Cruces to Sunland Park), Valencia valley (Las Lunas to Belen), and the Espanola valley areas in New Mexico were prepared using the census TIGER files as a base. In addition, the State Highway Department's (SHD) Consolidated Highway Database (CHDB) route calibration data was added to these urban bases.
1994 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Additional urban transportation databases for Alamogordo, Carlsbad, and Hobbs New Mexico were prepared using the census TIGER files as a base. In addition, the State Highway Department's (SHD) Consolidated Highway Database (CHDB) route calibration data was added to these urban bases.
DGR developed a pilot project demonstrating how ESRI's ArcView software for PC Windows could be used as a community based crash graphics system. Elements of DGR's ARC/INFO and GRNDB mapping databases for Roswell New Mexico were transfered to ArcView. This successful pilot project demonstrated how easy it was for local police departments and other agencies to access and display traffic crash, DWI citation, crime statistics, and census demographic data using ArcView on a desktop PC. A special address matching coverage was also prepared for Roswell during this project which can be used for many other crime, demographic, or other applications.
1993 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Further enhancements to existing urban mapping databases to include the State Highway Department's (SHD) Consolidated Highway Database (CHDB) route calibrations was accomplished.
DGR transfered selected portions of the GRNDB 1:500,000 statewide mapping database to the State Highway Department (SHD) in ARC/INFO format. Separate coverages for the roads, rivers, railroads, and boundaries were prepared. In addition, a map production AML was developed that automatically positions scale bars, north arrows, titles, and other map elements. This AML also allowed for the display of data on roads using ARC/INFO's dynamic segmentation capabilities.
1992 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Development of urban transportation mapping databases for Clovis, Farmington, Gallup, Rio Rancho, and Roswell New Mexico derived from the census TIGER files were completed.
DGR prepared a GIS for the Henderson and Las Vegas Nevada urban areas. It contained the transportation infrastructure, soils, blast characteristics, and insurance claims data related to the PEPCON plant disaster of May, 1988. This GIS was used for various analyses and map presentations during suborgation negotiations and subsequent settlements.
1991 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Development of urban transportation mapping databases for Santa Fe and Las Cruces, New Mexico derived from the census TIGER files was completed.
DGR updated GRNDB software installed at the Nevada DOT.
1990 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Part of these technical enhancements included further development of urban transportation mapping databases for Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico derived from the census TIGER files.
1989 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed. Part of these technical enhancements consisted of the development of an urban transportation mapping database for Albuquerque, New Mexico. The U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER files were used as an initial base. They were enhanced using ARC/INFO and SAS, and finally reformated into a data structure compatible eith DGR's GRNDB transportation oriented GIS.
DGR assisted the State of New Mexico in reviewing the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER system maps for all counties and urban areas in the state to be sure voting precinct boundaries were also census block boundaries for the 1990 census. This was phase two of the Census Bureau's Redistricting Data Program. DGR assisted the State during phase one by preparing computer maps of all the State's 1990 voting precincts and working with the Census Bureau to be sure that these boundaries were added to the TIGER system which provided the geographic support for the 1990 census.
DGR developed SAS and AML(ARC/INFO Macro Language) techniques to establish connectivity among poles and equipment in Pennsylvania Power and Light Co.'s outside plant distribution network inventory. These techniques and software routines were used to assist PP&L in building an ARC/INFO based GIS from their existing SAS inventory database on an IBM mainframe.
1988 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed.
DGR prepared eight urban databases and made modifications to the associated GRNDB mapping system software. The GRNDB system is being used in Nevada for routinely producing maps and conducting analyses for a variety of transportation planning activities such as traffic safety mapping and pavement management for all urban areas in the state.
DGR participated with UNM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER), New Mexico Engineering Research Institute (NMERI), and Technology Application Center (TAC - now Earth Data Analysis Center - EDAC) in conducting a feasibility study for the establishment of a statewide multi-purpose Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS). DGR prepared the technical development chapter for the project's final report and assisted in all other phases of the project.
1987 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed.
DGR provided computer mapping support for the Highway Department using the GRNDB system. Printed maps of the annual and five year work plans along with special pavement condition maps were produced.
DGR prepared a statewide database of all rural roads maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation. This database and the GRNDB mapping system were istalled in Nevada for routine production of traffic safety, pavement management, and other transportation planning related maps. Substantial technical enhancements were made to the GRNDB mapping system to support this technology transfer.
1986 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed.
DGR assisted the New Mexico Secretary of State's Office in complying with the U.S. Census Bureau's Census Redistricting Data Program. County maps for all of New Mexico's 33 counties depicting 1990 voting precincts were prepared using the GRNDB and ARC/INFO systems. The voting precinct information on these maps was transcribed by Census Bureau staff at the Dallas regional office for inclusion in the TIGER system which provided geographical support for the 1990 census.
1985 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed.
As part of the New Mexico Voting Precinct Realignment Project, computer generated maps for all of New Mexico's 33 counties were prepared using the GRNDB and ARC/INFO systems. These maps were digitized at the scale of 1:100,000 (from the USGS metric quads) and depicted most roadways (federal, state, indian, and county) and drainage features. County clerks redrew their voting precincts for 1990 based on these visible features.
DGR became the first ARC/INFO license in New Mexico and among the first 100 licences issued by ESRI as a part of this project. The ARC/INFO software was installed at UNM's Technology Applications Center (TAC) under a cooperative arrangement between DGR and TAC (now the Earth Data Analysis Center - EDAC). DGR and EDAC still jointly license ESRI's ARC/INFO software at UNM. However, DGR now maintains a separate copy on a dedicated departmental computer maintained by UNM's Computer Information Resources and Technology (CIRT) Department.
1984 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed.
DGR provided computer mapping services for a variety of topics such as pavement management and annual and five year work plans. Enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were made to support this work.
1983 GIS Projects
DGR provided computer mapping capabilities in support of the NM TSB's data analysis requirements. Technical enhancements to the GRNDB mapping system were also performed.
The GRNDB mapping system was used to produce a series of maps indicating where DWI citations were written along with alcohol-involved crash locations.
1982 GIS Projects
DGR developed the GRNDB mapping system for depicting crashes and other roadway statistics on all state supported rural highways in New Mexico. The GRNDB is composed of SAS, DISSPLA, and FORTRAN software. It was originally developed on an IBM mainframe computer under MVS.
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