What are some of the different activities that OVRDC uses GIS/GPS for?
Ø Mapping
of census data and demographic and unemployment rate changes.
Ø Data creation (lines, points, polygons – i.e. trails, bus stops, road centerlines, surface area)
Ø Inventory collection (fire hydrants, manholes, bridges, wells, signs, parking meters, etc.)
Ø Accurate locating of facilities (fire stations, EMS, dwelling locations, etc.)
Ø Promote economic development by industrial site marketing, grant support activities, assist with planning and funding of infrastructure, and tourism promotion.
Ø Creation of tourism and infrastructure maps of different counties within the OVRDC region.
Ø Technical assistance such as landuse, land capabilities, and green-way analysis; watershed analysis; natural hazard mapping; and other activities.
Ø Creation of general maps on demand such as street and road maps of communities, demographic maps, topography maps, groundwater maps, hydrologic maps, and other map requests.
Ø Conducting hazard mitigation mapping projects.
Assistance:
Ø OVRDC is a regional repository of GIS data and shares data with communities. OVRDC will also continue to upgrade its GIS system, obtaining and maintaining current GIS data on the region and promoting the availability of data. Finally, OVRDC will continue to update flood mapping and other data in the GIS system from state, federal, and local sources.
Ø OVRDC will continue to expand its GIS system by offering web-based GIS to local villages and townships.
These data resources, the agency’s geographic information system (GIS), and global positioning system (GPS) services are available to communities, businesses, and the general public upon request. A reasonable processing fee may be charged. Also, certain data resources are posted to OVRDC’s website.