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Cooper County Web Tool Displays Land-Parcel Data
Boonville Daily News
Internet surfers can check out aerial pictures of Cooper County locations using a new public Web tool, the county’s assessor said last week.
“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.
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March 3, 2010
ACDC Provides Funding For GIS Mapping
Since its inception in 1978, the Atchison County Development Corporation (ACDC) has fueled a progressive county-wide economic community within Atchison County. In one of its most recent efforts to boost economic development in Atchison County, ACDC has contracted with Midland GIS Solutions out of Maryville, MO, to locate, inventory and map the major utility infrastructure of Rock Port, MO, Tarkio, Fairfax, MO, and the Atchison County Public Water Supply District (PWSD) #1.
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.
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February 23, 2010
Midland GIS Presents at Iowa Rural Water Association Annual Conference
As an exhibitor and two-time presenter, Midland GIS Solutions was an active participant in the Iowa Rural Water Association’s (IRWA) Annual Conference in Coralville, Iowa on February 15th – 18th. Matt Sorensen, Vice President and Kirk Larson, Vice President of Operations attended the IRWA Annual Conference that was attended by nearly 450 municipal officials and operators throughout Iowa. Kirk Larson gave two presentations that focused on GIS for municipalities.
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.
February 23, 2010
Midland GIS Solutions Now on LinkedIn and Facebook
Do you have a Facebook page? How about a LinkedIn profile? Midland GIS Solutions has taken an important step forward in social networking and we invite you to join us on Facebook and LinkedIn! It’s easy to become a fan or follower and you can network with Midland GIS Solutions, our valued clients and other GIS industry professionals. You can also stay up to date with the latest news on Midland GIS Solutions and be the first to hear about upcoming events hosted by Midland. We love to hear from you so let us know what you would like to see on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. If you are new to these social networking sites, below are links to both.
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January 21, 2010
Arma, KS First City to Adopt KMEA's G-MAP
A city of 1,500 with 735 housing units, Arma decided to embark on the G-MAP beta test in August to address the virtually non-existent maps of their electrical system according to John Gorentz, Arma Director of Public Works and member of the G-MAP Committee.
"We had a pencil drawing of where some of the switches and three-phase wire went, but it hadn't been updated since probably the 1960s," John said. "In the case of a tornado or other emergency when someone would have to come in and help us, we would have nothing to give them to tell them where any power components had been."
Certainly all cities are feeling the pinch of the current economic downturn, but John said the benefits of G-MAP far outweighted the costs for Arma, who mapped the location of poles, transformes, pad-mount transformers, phasing switches, substations and critical points through G-MAP.
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January 19, 2010
Benton County, MO Getting Ready for Their GIS Mapping Program
GIS Specialists, Ryan Schieber and Buster Schrage traveled to Warsaw, MO on January 14th to provide Benton County, MO with on-site training and technical support to prepare them for the operation and maintenance of their GIS program, currently under development by Midland GIS Solutions. This training comes in the middle of their GIS development to allow the County staff adequate time to become familiar with the GIS program. When the project is complete, Midland GIS will provide Benton County with additional on-site installation and training. Midland GIS will continue to provide outstanding technical support and training at the County’s request.
January 19, 2010
GIS Mutual Aid Program (G-MAP) Becomes a Reality for KMEA Cities
Utilizing the services of Midland GIS Solutions, the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) has developed the G-MAP program which will create a uniform, Agency-wide Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. It will allow interested member cities to adopt the technology, at a significantly reduced cost, to better oversee their electrical systems. GIS is a technology Midland uses extensively to help local governments manage utilities, integrate hardware, manage software and data, and analyze and display geographically referenced information.
GIS technology can help cities in a variety of ways, according to Kirk Larson, Vice President of Operations for Midland GIS Solutions. "It provides accurate locations and good depictions, which help the city with asset management, capital planning and maintenance...plus, if the town has an emergency, they don’t have to rely on paper maps or the memory of staff members."
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January 4, 2010