Midland GIS Solutions is using aerial photography, original tax maps, survey records and property ownership databases from Taylor County to create a digital map containing all property ownership information. When this is finished the county will have a website set up and all county departments will have access to the information.

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As President of MMA for the 2010-2011 term, Katie will oversee the Executive Committee, various standing committees and coordination of the 2011 Annual Conference.

Missouri Mappers Association is a non-profit organization to bring together people involved in property mapping in state and local governments and private industry. For more information on becoming a member of Missouri Mappers Association, please visit www.missourimappers.org or contact Katie at shepherd@midlandgis.com.

Midland will be in Gardner starting the mapping process the week of July 12 and in Osawatomie later in July. Dates are pending for the other cities to begin the mapping process.

To date, 44 KMEA cities have requested proposals for G-MAP, which enables municipal electric utilities to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to map components of their systems in a standardized format.

Find out more about KMEA's G-MAP!

In addition to overseeing project development and client relations, Matt actively participates in conferences and seminars throughout the region, presenting on the development and benefits of GIS and Web GIS programs. Most recently, Matt presented on ArcServer Web GIS technology at the Iowa Counties Information Technology Conference (ICIT) on June 16th in Des Moines.

Midland GIS Solutions was selected in 2009 to complete Phase I of the city’s MS4 project, which included the development of 3D terrain models to accurately depict storm water run-off areas within the drainage basin areas and on individual industrial site locations within St. Joseph’s Southwest Industrial Park along the Missouri River.

Phase II of the MS4 Project will begin this summer. Midland GIS will field verify and GPS locate, with survey grade GPS equipment (+/- 2 cm accuracy), all storm water structures and tributaries within the Southwest Industrial Park area. Phase II will also include the development of 3D terrain models for the Mitchell Woods and Highway 169 Industrial Sites. Midland GIS Solutions will utilize the city’s existing LiDAR and contour data to develop 3D terrain models. Midland will also work directly with city staff to define and map the drainage basin boundaries within the storm water project areas.

Upon completion of Phase II, Midland GIS Solutions will complete all GIS data installation and training. Midland will set up and install all necessary GIS software for the City of St. Joseph to maintain their MS4 GIS data, allowing the city to efficiently report MS4 permits to the DNR. Midland GIS will also be performing an Impervious Surface Pilot Project for the city to identify all impervious surfaces, such as pavement and building structures within 1 square mile of a defined project area.

Conference highlights include a presentation from ESRI, the World Leader in GIS software, about the release of ArcGIS 10 and a first look at Midland’s new ArcServer Web GIS product and Mobile Applications. Of course, the Annual BBQ will be great this year, with excellent food and a 4th of July theme! This conference is a unique opportunity for our valued county clients and those interested in GIS to participate in actual hands-on GIS training and it is free for all attendees!

“We take pride in offering our clients hands-on GIS training in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Our success is determined by theirs, so we want them to get the most out of their GIS program. The Users’ Conference is an event that cannot be missed!” - Katie Shepherd, Marketing Director

Click here to register for the 4th Annual GIS Users' Conference.

If you have any questions, please contact Katie at shepherd@midlandgis.com or 660.562.0050. GIS training courses will fill up fast, so register today!

The GPS located sanitary sewer features will then be incorporated into the City’s GIS program. In 2011, Unionville has plans to include all field collected attribute data from manhole inspections into the GIS program. For more on our Municipal GIS solutions head over to our services page.

The cities of Oberlin, Lakin, Baldwin City, Chetopa, Hugoton and Gardner, the largest KMEA Mutual Aid City, range in population from 1,200 to 17,462 and are located throughout Kansas, spanning all four corners of the state. Midland GIS Solutions will GPS field locate the above ground utility features for the electric networks in each city. Midland will collect all electric attribute data with the assistance of City staffs and will incorporate the data into a GIS mapping program for each City.

For more information on the KMEA Mutual Aid Program, contact Tim Taylor with Midland GIS Solutions at 660-853-9573 or email Taylor@midlandgis.com.

This state-of-the-art GIS program will provide the City of Bethany with the tools it needs to manage and maintain their utility infrastructure, as well as help meet state and federal environmental regulations. For more on our Municipal GIS solutions head over to our services page.

The City of Centerville will utilize their GIS program to increase efficiency in management and maintenance of their sanitary sewer network and the program will also assist the City with meeting various regulations from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). For more on our Municipal GIS solutions head over to our services page.

KMEA launched the G-MAP program in 2009 to help members map their electric systems digitally, thereby improving efficiencies, asset management and, most of all, responses to power emergencies. Now that a bet test in Arma has been completed, other cities are putting pen to paper to bring the program to their towns.

Also included in the exhibit is the historical survey of McKissick’s Island in Atchison County, Missouri. A border dispute with the state of Nebraska developed when the flood of 1867 changed the flow of the Missouri River far northwest Missouri. As floodwaters receded, Nebraska farmers suddenly found that a newly formed channel had left more than 5,000 acres if their prime land on the Missouri side of the river. Missouri officials immediately claimed the land, which became known as McKissick’s Island. The controversy continued for years until the neighboring states finally took their argument to the United States Supreme Court in 1905. While Nebraska won the suit, the two states did not agree on a final survey until 1999. The Missouri State Archives served as the court-appointed repository of all surveys related to the case.

In 1999, Midland Surveying, Inc. was selected to retrace the long-time disputed boundary between Missouri and Nebraska in Atchison County.The survey completed by John Teale, PLS of Midland Surveying, Inc. was ratified by the state legislatures in both Missouri and Nebraska and resulted in the Missouri-Nebraska Compact, when the House Joint Committee Resolution 54 was signed into law by then President, Bill Clinton on November 12, 1999.

“The main reason we checked into this was that our old photos were flown in 1981,”Jim Lachner said of the new online geographic information system, available at coopercogis.com. The aerial photos now online were taken in February 2006, he said.

The public site is aimed at giving users limited information about county land parcels. A separate paid version of the site is available to businesses or private individuals for $120 a year, or to taxing entities such as schools or towns for $300 a year, Lachner said. Midland GIS worked to train staff at the assessor’s office and continues to provide technical support, said Matt Sorensen, the company’s vice president. The company has provided its mapping services to more than 30 counties and at least 20 municipalities in Missouri, he said.

Midland GIS Solutions will utilize survey grade GPS methods to locate the public sanitary sewer facilities and public water features within the 3 major cities of the Atchison County Development Corporation (Rock Port, Tarkio and Fairfax). All water features will be located within the project limits of the Atchison County PWSD #1. The City of Rock Port will also have its electrical network features located. A comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping program will be developed for all sanitary sewer, water and electrical infrastructure features collected throughout the project. Zoning data from Tarkio and Fairfax’s existing zoning map will also be integrated into the GIS program.

The first presentation included a demonstration of the Sanitary Sewer ArcEngine Application developed by Midland GIS Solutions for the reporting and management of sanitary sewer overflows (SSO’s) and the second presentation was a case study on the City of Ute, IA. The case study on Ute, IA (population less than 300), reflected on the state of the art GIS program that the city utilizes on a daily basis.