tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37493433932859649652024-03-05T22:21:01.039-08:00City of Redlands GISNews about the City of Redlands GIS division.Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-33521993422183091772009-05-18T12:59:00.000-07:002009-05-20T07:31:19.743-07:00Election Day May 19<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sQr24XhbwXfkCOyizzVbricsTq4f9ONBDwW5LntHW4pdy7p6Qdslo1W-lK8kp_4TfEEOaB1Gm5pj6R7FC3wHyhbOrUV88OW4PlFKJWtvQcHNuyEXXssr08uefTEQjAV0GR9hb5UOgxM/s1600-h/pollinglocations.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337258161530213810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sQr24XhbwXfkCOyizzVbricsTq4f9ONBDwW5LntHW4pdy7p6Qdslo1W-lK8kp_4TfEEOaB1Gm5pj6R7FC3wHyhbOrUV88OW4PlFKJWtvQcHNuyEXXssr08uefTEQjAV0GR9hb5UOgxM/s320/pollinglocations.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sQr24XhbwXfkCOyizzVbricsTq4f9ONBDwW5LntHW4pdy7p6Qdslo1W-lK8kp_4TfEEOaB1Gm5pj6R7FC3wHyhbOrUV88OW4PlFKJWtvQcHNuyEXXssr08uefTEQjAV0GR9hb5UOgxM/s1600-h/pollinglocations.gif"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sQr24XhbwXfkCOyizzVbricsTq4f9ONBDwW5LntHW4pdy7p6Qdslo1W-lK8kp_4TfEEOaB1Gm5pj6R7FC3wHyhbOrUV88OW4PlFKJWtvQcHNuyEXXssr08uefTEQjAV0GR9hb5UOgxM/s1600-h/pollinglocations.gif"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With the statewide election coming on May 19, 2009 it might be a good time to check out the City of Redlands Polling Location map at <a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/polls">http://gis.cityofredlands.org/polls</a>. A printable version can be found at <a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/homepage/pdfs/Polls.pdf">http://gis.cityofredlands.org/homepage/pdfs/Polls.pdf</a>.<br />If you don’t know where you are supposed to vote you can find that information at <a href="http://gispub.sbcounty.gov/sbcwebs/ROV_PPL/search.asp">http://gispub.sbcounty.gov/sbcwebs/ROV_PPL/search.asp</a>. Just enter your address and it will show you your polling location.Tom Reshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735648839174332733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-39770138165906384662009-05-14T16:28:00.000-07:002009-05-14T16:53:05.969-07:00"Smart URL" for Redlands GIS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NlN2mOjzcZMOnd4Mc4snt-ZPSyE-slhIRKY602vx_S6kuGAJqWjG-OyxUj60zoBbMK1kvs125YRVEDto55UxgaVUIxfuW90Fq0SKndLQdu3Ec4G7mutjcu8yqivEb1EuEMHKL4jUzt2P/s1600-h/smarturl.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NlN2mOjzcZMOnd4Mc4snt-ZPSyE-slhIRKY602vx_S6kuGAJqWjG-OyxUj60zoBbMK1kvs125YRVEDto55UxgaVUIxfuW90Fq0SKndLQdu3Ec4G7mutjcu8yqivEb1EuEMHKL4jUzt2P/s400/smarturl.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335831540203433058" border="0" /></a><br />We've been trying to find convenient ways to bring GIS into Council presentations and emails without a lot of steps or navigation. Using <a href="http://www.moosepoint.com/">Geosmart</a>, our ArcIMS middleware that allows the development of Internet Mapping Sites without a lot of extra programming, we've been able to make many sites available to the public. <a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/">Gis.cityofredlands.org</a> has a list of interactive mapping sites to view.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Here is an introduction in a Staff Report</span> (for City Council). Context is a necessary piece of the equation for decision-making in government, and zoning is an important layer to view.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 6819 which provides for a 2-hour time limit parking zone on both sides of Eureka Street from Fern Avenue to Home Place with the exception of frontages of two adjacent residents located at the southerly end of the block who oppose the 2-hour time limit zone. The signs were recently posted and need to be revised to exclude the frontages at </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://http//gis.cityofredlands.org/zoning/default.asp?MapFunction1=40&QueryName1=ParcelAPN&QueryValue1=017303214">456 S. Eureka</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> Street.</span><br /><br />The hyperlink for '456 S. Eureka' is below:<br /><br />http://gis.cityofredlands.org/zoning/default.asp?MapFunction1=40&QueryName1=ParcelAPN&QueryValue1=017303214<br /><br />The APN, or parcel number, for the property in question is "017303214." This opens the zoning mapping application zoomed directly on the parcel in question. No fumbling with navigation, only an immediate link.<br /><br />This is relatively easy to use- all you would need to do is replace the APN with the APN you'd like to zoom into. This is built into the Zoning application right now, but we have the capability to do this with existing mapping apps or build a new application for your needs.<br /><br />This is also used to bring Redlands GIS to EnQuesta. Instead of the APN, EnQuesta uses water meter numbers. This will allow customer service to automatically bring a map up for each customer during a call. Since CityWorks is GIS-based, QOL work orders are shared with customer service reps using EnQuesta- providing context to the customer service experience.Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-61602209612023422932009-04-06T08:21:00.002-07:002009-04-06T08:24:14.209-07:00LA Times notices geocoding problem for LA's crime Mapping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-04/45988057.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 350px;" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-04/45988057.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="storybody">On Monday it was a grand theft auto and two robberies, on Tuesday two more robberies and four aggravated assaults. By Friday the toll had risen to 39 major crimes.<br /><br />And, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's website, that week late last month was pretty typical of the mayhem around the corner from City Hall.<br /><br /></div> <div style="clear: left; font-size: 1px;"> </div> Since the inception of the LAPD's online crime map three years ago, the 200 block of West 1st Street has consistently shown up as the most likely place in Los Angeles to be victimized by crime.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-geocoding-errors5-2009apr05,0,5966285.story">.... More here- </a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-3521866045343725582009-02-23T08:58:00.000-08:002009-02-23T09:15:00.205-08:00Quantitative School Bus Stop Risk Assessment of Redlands, California<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ5aBZ6RrWFe67fYtnfwbL5hmHfQxHxMjnTOQ3CRBfD1IhafYEIWd7ArcJ8vxi2Oxq2tzLMVWmOxDFT85ZjxIPgHTXyliGGsmTq9vUt0curmeRwFmPaliG7VpzZNYV_YM_GoppDbhylSB/s1600-h/IDW_violent.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ5aBZ6RrWFe67fYtnfwbL5hmHfQxHxMjnTOQ3CRBfD1IhafYEIWd7ArcJ8vxi2Oxq2tzLMVWmOxDFT85ZjxIPgHTXyliGGsmTq9vUt0curmeRwFmPaliG7VpzZNYV_YM_GoppDbhylSB/s400/IDW_violent.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306041266685658098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />This was a Major Individual Project for the University of Redlands working with Claiborn Lewis Phillips in 2005. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukW2dGGC0ofsh1qmyZzaLK_OmHMVO37LsmIuJbHF723XB7LWt0I1xuM3AdRtv59vhga8chi3IZ9EOAiTb7voCp-QT3lT23roKHo6z4bBA28h8N1emaP0zczqo9hmCgleuDYZr1d38Moik/s1600-h/uredlands.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukW2dGGC0ofsh1qmyZzaLK_OmHMVO37LsmIuJbHF723XB7LWt0I1xuM3AdRtv59vhga8chi3IZ9EOAiTb7voCp-QT3lT23roKHo6z4bBA28h8N1emaP0zczqo9hmCgleuDYZr1d38Moik/s400/uredlands.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306042284725240674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The purpose of this Major Individual Project (MIP) was to identify public school bus<br />stops in the city of Redlands with certain risks. Those risks being violent crimes, drug<br />related crimes and the homes of convicted sex offenders. The MIP made use of the<br />Kernel density function along with the Getis-Ord Hotspot function in ESRI’s ArcGIS 9.1<br />software. These functions were both used alone and combined. The Kernel Density<br />function was used alone to derive a density surface that would be reclassified to produce<br />a risk surface that would identify the risk of the school bus stops. The Hot Spot Analysis<br />(Getis-Ord Gi*) with and without (z-score) Rendering were use in combination with the<br />Kernel Density function. The pairing of these two functions, Kernel density and Hot<br />Spot Analysis, was utilized to produce surfaces that would act as visual aids to better<br />identify hot and cold spots. These surfaces were generated by using the Hot Spot<br />Analysis functions to compute the Getis-Ord Gi* (with and without rendering) values.<br />Those values were then used as the Population field for the Kernel density function that<br />produced Hot Spot/Kernel density surface. These results were used to produce maps to<br />aid police officers, and school officials and produce an IMS site to inform the parents of<br />the community.<br /><br /><a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/Claiborn_Phillips_Quantitative_School_Bus.pdf">The project paper can be found here...</a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-6779223756572084432009-02-19T08:58:00.000-08:002009-02-19T09:12:18.695-08:00Using GIS to Manage the Redlands Bicycle Classic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG5zv8vJnfLST70IpRa6c4xQyDAAwVYRQRIVMsqmybOVUFXtx23WQgeTnMbNQmFdsNaqyEu1VkwSkZmHiHXUHdny2UM5vUZx2KBR0jCLV65HOMLzEw4dqRdgQEIQ3l2idFE3qh5qYrLZ0/s1600-h/Redlands+Bicycle+Classic.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG5zv8vJnfLST70IpRa6c4xQyDAAwVYRQRIVMsqmybOVUFXtx23WQgeTnMbNQmFdsNaqyEu1VkwSkZmHiHXUHdny2UM5vUZx2KBR0jCLV65HOMLzEw4dqRdgQEIQ3l2idFE3qh5qYrLZ0/s400/Redlands+Bicycle+Classic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304555515285233234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">This is Marilyn Dreuker's MSGIS Major Individual Project from 2003.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit52-UvOBO2bD-OoMCHyJ5R6jDoMb9AdqjjsrGHmrYKCJE3m_bKCzwBV0H-ZglxguXkhCfT2Ff7e79h-TOqfSUCy8LH9eQU_26vxkpEsw12PPepm1KeMB29gPn5zt57PL9Y97F2lYatzz/s1600-h/uredlands.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit52-UvOBO2bD-OoMCHyJ5R6jDoMb9AdqjjsrGHmrYKCJE3m_bKCzwBV0H-ZglxguXkhCfT2Ff7e79h-TOqfSUCy8LH9eQU_26vxkpEsw12PPepm1KeMB29gPn5zt57PL9Y97F2lYatzz/s400/uredlands.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304555626698291890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For 19 years, the City of Redlands has been hosting the Redlands Bicycle<br />Classic which is considered one of the most fun races in the U. S. by some<br />cyclists. This national event has endured longer than any other cycling event in<br />the U. S. For 6 days, this professional cyclistsí race takes place not only in<br />Redlands, but also in the cities of Riverside, Highland, and Yucaipa. The race in<br />April 2003 had almost 250 riders covering a total distance of approximately 348<br />miles for the menís races and 280 miles for the womenís races. There were nearly<br />1000 volunteers and an estimate of 50,000 spectators. (Oberjuerge 2003).<br />There is no question that credit for the raceís success has to be given to the<br />race committee, made up of the Redlandsí community and the police department.<br />Their well-organized efforts to run things smoothly makes the race enjoyable for<br />everyone. But to plan such a big event as the Bicycle Classic, especially<br />managing the number of people involved and the associated problems, takes a<br />great deal of time and effort. Everyone would benefit if there is a more efficient,<br />easier way to manage security, spectators, traffic, and road closures when planning<br />for this type of event.<br />This project addresses a better way to solve this planning problem by using<br />GIS to integrate the data, visually display the information on maps and perform<br />visual and spatial analysis of the integrated data sets. Using GIS, the police<br />department can improve the effectiveness of the planning by displaying the<br />integrated data on a map to see where problems have occurred or are likely to<br />occur. Visual or spatial analysis can help with planning the logistics of the event,<br />planning for security and medical emergencies, easing traffic problems, and<br />maintaining order.<br />This report communicates how GIS can be used as a tool to help with the<br />planning and implementation tasks. It begins by looking at other GIS applications<br />that relate to this activity. It then provides a concise look at the goals, scope and<br />objectives of this project and specifies the design, development and analysis that<br />were taken to address the issues. The report contains the products that will be<br />delivered to the client ñ the Redlands Police Department. Finally, conclusions and<br />recommendations for further study are provided.<br /><a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/Marilyn_Dreuker_bicycle_classic.pdf"><br />Entire pdf located here (94 pgs)</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnIitwcJU7GVplrCYhGfVvzuRH2fyU46yrCsovj-LiJpPpM4E1XxCp6ZOU6ZyhGWI4ZeJpp5nrm8WehrBKXo4JW46FfCorF8oi72TsPdD9cMDP_tz-Qdp-iaqkLVRcro_nIJGtxzBpmW4/s1600-h/traffic+control.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnIitwcJU7GVplrCYhGfVvzuRH2fyU46yrCsovj-LiJpPpM4E1XxCp6ZOU6ZyhGWI4ZeJpp5nrm8WehrBKXo4JW46FfCorF8oi72TsPdD9cMDP_tz-Qdp-iaqkLVRcro_nIJGtxzBpmW4/s400/traffic+control.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304556190159367266" border="0" /></a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-75705938604183359052009-02-19T08:41:00.000-08:002009-02-19T08:57:44.215-08:00Using ESRI’s Districting Tool in Policing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjHeX7ka6b0XB-uTu0eN_-lGDOCYxLTxRr8uJQy10jT7vhfAOlygTusG6y1n_m_YeQrgAUI7IDz8lbdZvMr1qxiN9mtSwntoqz3rFWTureMcmpsc2O9hCLHHWMldNbCxxoGQtkpj7gaFj/s1600-h/districting.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjHeX7ka6b0XB-uTu0eN_-lGDOCYxLTxRr8uJQy10jT7vhfAOlygTusG6y1n_m_YeQrgAUI7IDz8lbdZvMr1qxiN9mtSwntoqz3rFWTureMcmpsc2O9hCLHHWMldNbCxxoGQtkpj7gaFj/s400/districting.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304553184862639074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">From the Geography and Public Safety Bulletin</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTi7ky7dY-HbJDVmraJ1FThl7IPV_53sf6n8rJ3tuZtWi3-us1lk5ofd2oLVlQcf6TorTt7YOm8a8nwKThnjT6OeXQloEC8-GRaIRb0T5P_mn3tC5q1qYhBI1qI3yF0-KsB3-yAjHLsXg/s1600-h/G&PS.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTi7ky7dY-HbJDVmraJ1FThl7IPV_53sf6n8rJ3tuZtWi3-us1lk5ofd2oLVlQcf6TorTt7YOm8a8nwKThnjT6OeXQloEC8-GRaIRb0T5P_mn3tC5q1qYhBI1qI3yF0-KsB3-yAjHLsXg/s400/G&PS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304553613145163602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Environmental Systems Research Institute’s<br />(ESRI) districting tool1 is a free extension<br />for ESRI’s ArcGIS Desktop that allows analysts<br />to create new police districts in a city or region.<br />The redistricting tool initially was designed to<br />help governments draw congressional district<br />lines or create school districts, but has been<br />co-opted to help police departments outline<br />new beats. It helps them draw boundaries<br />and review the outcomes (e.g., predict new<br />workloads and crime rates) for the new districts.<br />The tool provides summary statistics for every<br />boundary selection. It does not automatically<br />create districts from preexisting data; rather, it<br />can be used to aid police communication and<br />make geographic information systems (GIS) a<br />central part of the redistricting process.<br />Preparing the Data<br />The ESRI districting tool requires an agency<br />to have GIS data entered as a polygon feature<br />class2 with attribute data. These polygons must<br />be smaller than the intended districts. Analysts<br />should use polygons that coincide with naturally<br />occurring boundaries and main thoroughfares.<br />Police departments must divide a city or region<br />into discrete boundaries to balance service and<br />distribute responsibilities into organizational<br />branches. This task requires departments to join<br />years of incident data (the point feature class)<br />to the chosen polygon feature class. This helps<br />ensure that a proportional number of incidents<br />is allotted to each geographic region.<br />The process of joining incident data to<br />polygons in ArcGIS to achieve a count of<br />incidents in each region is the same process that<br />an analyst would use to create a choropleth3<br />map that depicts different incident counts. To<br />join incident data to a polygon feature class, an<br />analyst should do the following:<br />1. Right-click the polygon layer...<br /><a href="http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/RIC/Publications/e01097182-gps-web.pdf">(More Here)</a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-21351196975456242042009-01-05T08:20:00.000-08:002009-01-05T08:27:00.885-08:00InPrint: Remote Implementation of CityWorks in Redlands CA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtLIH098Hfrx7TaQ8ew0Yxnp5Rh5Bzo1s2qLjhV5aaB3FYMhQfmseGvFzxbLzMxWBCayDOlqOpMnNnWJs5jSZK5EViYi4EbHsiu3PA1XexJJOozCwRY-POi78Oq9jYYbLNRvy-H733dvT/s1600-h/CW.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibtLIH098Hfrx7TaQ8ew0Yxnp5Rh5Bzo1s2qLjhV5aaB3FYMhQfmseGvFzxbLzMxWBCayDOlqOpMnNnWJs5jSZK5EViYi4EbHsiu3PA1XexJJOozCwRY-POi78Oq9jYYbLNRvy-H733dvT/s400/CW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287846948112105026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />This was just published in "InPrint" (Azteca's industry publication). Authors: Philip Mielke of Redlands, Matt Harman from Azteca<br /><br /></span><br />Azteca Systems provides two implementation methods to<br />assist clients with their deployment of Cityworks — standard<br />implementation and Remote Implementation Support (RIS).<br />A brief description of both methods follows. Both involve an<br />Azteca Project Manager (PM) assigned to manage the effort<br />and deliver the tasks from beginning to end. Several of<br />Azteca’s customers have experienced great success (and cost<br />savings since the bulk of the work is performed in-house)<br />with RIS. Most recently the City of Redlands, CA, chose RIS<br />to deploy Cityworks.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Standard Implementation</span><br />In a standard implementation, the Azteca PM is responsible<br />for a larger portion of the workload and configuration. The<br />tasks typically include a kickoff meeting, configuration/<br />implementation of workflows, review and installation of the<br />configured database/system, administrative training, end<br />user training, and rollout support. This method averages<br />about three months from start to finish, depending on the<br />number of departments being implemented and the number<br />of users being trained.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Remote Implementation Support</span><br />In this approach, the Azteca PM meets with the organization’s<br />representative through a series of webcast meetings to<br />implement the Cityworks software. (Meetings average<br />2-3 hours and are billed incrementally.) RIS is made<br />up of two primary tasks — implementation and training.<br />Implementation provides hands-on instruction for the<br />installation of the software and database, and all the<br />necessary configuration in Designer. (Designer is the<br />Cityworks administration tool used to define workflows and<br />related elements.) At the end of each meeting, the client’s<br />“homework” is to complete what was covered. When the<br />work is completed, a meeting takes place for the next lesson<br />and the process is repeated until the implementation is<br />complete. There is a standard list of lessons/topics covered<br />but, similar to the standard implementation, the content can<br />be tailored to the needs/goals of the organization.<br />Once the database and system configuration is complete,<br />training can be provided onsite or remotely via webcast. Or,<br />in some instances the client has been able to conduct their<br />own internal training as a result of the education gleaned<br />through RIS. Delivery time is subjective and moves at the<br />pace the organization sets.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Redlands GIS</span><br />Redlands is a city of approximately 70,000 nestled in the<br />San Bernardino Mountains in the Inland Empire of Southern<br />California. Since May of 2008, Azteca has<br />been working with Phil Mielke (Interim GIS<br />Administrator) and Marc Rolle (Database<br />Analyst) to configure Cityworks for the Quality<br />of Life and Municipal Utilities & Engineering<br />departments. Redlands has a variety of land uses and levels<br />of development, so providing service to the people and<br />businesses presents unique challenges. Like many cities,<br />Redlands has a growing need to reduce spending and take<br />measures to increase efficiency of work crews. Central to<br />that need is a work order system that utilizes a Geographic<br />Information System (GIS) to process work orders from call to<br />assignment through to completion.<br />The Redlands Information Technology Service Department<br />has incorporated GIS into nearly every aspect of City<br />operation. The Redlands Police Department has been a<br />long-time user of ESRI products and practices efficient<br />community policing through the sharing of information and<br />mapping through GIS. Citizen COMPASS, a tool developed<br />to share crime data with the public, is accessible through<br />gis.cityofredlands.org/compass. Redlands GIS Department<br />utilizes ESRI’s enterprise GIS licensing and supports 20<br />individual deployments, including instances of ArcGIS Server,<br />ArcSDE, and ArcIMS. Part of the philosophy of the enterprise<br />deployment allows users to take ownership of their use of<br />GIS. People with the domain knowledge take responsibility<br />for the quality of their data and become more knowledgeable<br />about the way their data can interact with other City<br />information.<br />Phil summarizes the City’s approach to maintaining their<br />operation. “Cityworks is the perfect solution for us to<br />incorporate GIS users from customer service to supervisors<br />to line-level operators. Information is easily accessible and<br />delivered through a clear and easy-to-use interface. Reports<br />give decision makers the information they need to be able<br />make informed decisions about where work is being done,<br />what materials are used, and how much money is being<br />spent for work orders grouped by any date interval<br />required. Cityworks saves the City of Redlands money<br />and is a great way to make the power of GIS accessible<br />to a broader group of users.”<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Redlands RIS</span><br />At the beginning of the project, the project outline was<br />provided covering the steps required to complete the<br />implementation. Each week thereafter, web meetings<br />were held to train Phil and Marc on how to configure<br />the Cityworks topic for that week. These meetings are<br />hosted by Azteca Systems via the GoToMeeting software<br />produced by Citrix Systems. GoToMeeting allows both<br />the Azteca PM and the new client to view and control<br />each other’s computers via the internet. This web<br />meeting interaction allows for more effective training as<br />both the trainer and trainee can actually view what is<br />being described during the conference call.<br />Marc says, “The web meetings via GoToMeeting were so<br />convenient and very helpful during the implementation<br />process of Cityworks. There was no lag in connectivity<br />whatsoever! Having the capability to view each other’s<br />computer screen makes it much easier to learn the<br />system remotely. It seemed as if Matt was sitting next to<br />me showing me what to do. Also, we were able to record<br />the meetings (both audio and visual). So if we need a<br />refresher of how to do things, we simply go back to the<br />recordings and follow the step-by-step solutions that Matt<br />illustrated to us.“<br />The outline of the project progresses through each<br />component of Cityworks, building upon each other until<br />the software is ready to be used. Meeting durations<br />were typically 2 hours, during which the week’s topic<br />was demonstrated on a completed Cityworks database<br />(running on Matt’s machine) and then Phil and Marc<br />added the information and configured the week’s topic for<br />their database. The goal of the weekly meetings was to<br />provide sufficient training so both Phil and Marc could add<br />to the database throughout the week, circling back with<br />follow-up questions as needed. Cityworks administrators<br />gain valuable knowledge by actually performing these<br />tasks themselves.<br />In addition, the RIS approach also allows for training end<br />users on Cityworks via GoToMeeting. In Redlands, once<br />the database was ready to use for service requests, a<br />web meeting was set up to train some of the call takers<br />on the software. They received basic training on creating<br />service requests. The training sessions were recorded so<br />they can be used at a later time to train other users or as<br />a refresher for existing users.<br />As the project progressed, both Phil and Marc gained the<br />knowledge necessary to perform the remaining tasks to<br />complete the configuration of the software. At this time,<br />they are currently running live with service requests. As<br />for future use of the software, Phil and Marc dictate the<br />pace of the project themselves, asking for assistance<br />Project Outline<br />as needed. They plan to move forward with work orders and<br />include additional departments as time permits over the coming<br />months. At a later date, on-site training will be conducted for<br />the remaining end users.<br />RIS is an excellent option for those municipalities looking for a<br />more cost-effective and hands-on implementation of Cityworks.<br />GoToMeeting provides a virtual office environment in which<br />the Azteca PM can interact effectively with the City staff to<br />demonstrate, train, assist, and oversee the configuration of the<br />Cityworks software.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ID Task Name</span><br />1 Database Creation<br />2 Install RDBMS on Server (if necessary)<br />3 Install Cityworks on Server<br />4 Create New Cityworks Database<br />5 Create User Azteca<br />6 Create PWDP USER Role<br />7 Create ODBC Connection<br />8 Run DB Manager<br />9 Cityworks Domains<br />10 Add Super User Login<br />11 Add Domain Names<br />12 Add Domain Administrators<br />13 Designer Preferences per Domain<br />14 Domain Groups<br />15 Create Employee/Security Domain Groups<br />16 Add Employees to Groups<br />17 Employees<br />18 Import Employees with Rates<br />19 Create Logins on Server<br />20 Add Employee Custom Fields<br />21 Add Skills<br />22 Set Employee Relates<br />23 ArcGIS Setup<br />24 Review Geodatabase Model<br />25 Add Required Attribute Fields<br />26 Define Asset Groups<br />27 Assign Assets<br />28 Define Relationships<br />29 Create .mxd(s)<br />30 Import/Enter Data<br />31 Contractors<br />32 Equipment<br />33 Materials<br />34 Customer Accounts<br />35 Street Codes<br />36 Request Templates<br />37 Define Problem Codes<br />38 Add to Hierarchy<br />39 Questions/Answers<br />40 Security<br />41 Custom Field Templates<br />42 Work Order Templates<br />43 Define Work Order Activities<br />44 Import Work Order Descriptions<br />45 Tasks<br />46 Custom Field Templates<br />47 Security<br />48 Print Templates<br />49 Service Request<br />50 Work Order<br />51 Codes<br />52 Add All Codes (Priority, Status, etc.)<br />53 Final Review and Rollout<br />54 Review DatabaPhilip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-81250428933997295102008-12-31T08:43:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:48:37.665-08:00Cityworks Utilized to Track and Manage Utilities and Code Enforcement<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm7tOMcCit01h_c1JLoitzSa9WYPB6juCuyGtMTyZNM___Yc-srrawsBRuBixEKqFTL0-As9tX-0XlEoj1AsddoEGfuj8820XLpxYgxKcGKmxNs7jeostA5rjXgnEm3kydbUVVXhVTwMw/s1600-h/CW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMm7tOMcCit01h_c1JLoitzSa9WYPB6juCuyGtMTyZNM___Yc-srrawsBRuBixEKqFTL0-As9tX-0XlEoj1AsddoEGfuj8820XLpxYgxKcGKmxNs7jeostA5rjXgnEm3kydbUVVXhVTwMw/s400/CW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285996817945581778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />I wanted to include this news of Coon Rapids using Cityworks for Code Enforcement, since it's the direction we're heading to close a gap between our Quality of Life (Public Works), Utilities and Law Enforcement. This is especially important while we're facing a crisis in foreclosures. </span><br /><br />Sandy, UT — Azteca Systems, Inc., the leading provider of GIS-centric management solutions, announced today the City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, has demonstrated substantial benefits utilizing Cityworks software in various departments throughout the organization. Most recently, the Code Enforcement Department deployed Cityworks to track foreclosures and vacant properties.<br /><br />Prior to Coon Rapids’ Cityworks implementation, all maintenance paperwork was done by hand. After extensive research, the City selected Cityworks, valuing its compatibility with GIS. Cityworks was initially implemented in the Sanitary Sewer Department and then in Water, Streets, Stormwater, and Forestry. The City experienced substantial results entering historical information and tracking customer service requests, work orders, resource scheduling, and rotation plans. In the spring of 2008, the City expanded the use of Cityworks to include the Code Enforcement division. The City is now able to easily share information regarding water shut-offs to vacant homes due in the community. Code Enforcement is able to more easily identify properties where excessive use charges apply by using Cityworks instead of looking at a paper file.<br /><br />With easy search and reporting, management is able to understand an array of information with the click of the mouse. The Public Works department receives a monthly report showing open service requests and/or work orders with the number of days each has been open. Vacant homes are monitored on a weekly basis to ensure any new vacant properties are inspected.<br /><a href="http://www.azteca.com/media/index.asp?a=r&id=216&db=1&page=2&sr=0">More here...</a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-85858859892541394992008-12-31T07:50:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:03:13.018-08:00Identifying in PDF created from ArcMapSometimes it's important to have a deliverable that can be consumed by someone who doesn't have access to GIS. A paper map serves some immediate needs, but it's important to be able to see a lot of the information behind the layers.<br /><br />It's a fairly easy process to export your project to a pdf, you'll just need to go through one extra step in ArcGIS 9.3. After clicking 'save as' and selecting 'pdf', you'll need to go to the 'options' section, click the 'advanced' tab and under layers and attributes, select "Export PDF Layers and Feature Attributes".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkU2IZ2nmLi7D2Cw8zINPudqBuqrNQSHH5_7-xQGbTgI89p-NVoZ6hpATObVLxcojC3EQppa0xpLdiRzc-2yTYNb6gbBRrczWPC5ShMeygWGLqCgEMKyYzqFVkEKw85b8uvjnXRUfxlr9L/s1600-h/savewfeatureattributes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkU2IZ2nmLi7D2Cw8zINPudqBuqrNQSHH5_7-xQGbTgI89p-NVoZ6hpATObVLxcojC3EQppa0xpLdiRzc-2yTYNb6gbBRrczWPC5ShMeygWGLqCgEMKyYzqFVkEKw85b8uvjnXRUfxlr9L/s320/savewfeatureattributes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285983907923939506" border="0" /></a><br />From here, I created a video for end users of the pdf. Finding the equivalent to an identify tool can be a little challenging for a new user.<br /><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="1440" height="924"><param name="movie" value="Howto_Identifyinpdf.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <embed src="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/webdemonstration/Howto_Identifyinpdf.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" width="1440" height="924"></embed></object>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-17291121575439917162008-12-08T10:44:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:02:00.767-08:00City of Redlands Community Map<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dTxXFJquo83zEWhth83zHtKkTkiXfFIfYUlfQ-jsqryZMBXERJP96qnUJQ3G88cXRTVrwd1PRCoSf4gbqEyRkghvVMF_Z89Ksdj8FNL3-qsO0MO1bQQ4On4m50zUOS_AnnoBWe8vIUdw/s1600-h/CommunityMap.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277496240261951762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dTxXFJquo83zEWhth83zHtKkTkiXfFIfYUlfQ-jsqryZMBXERJP96qnUJQ3G88cXRTVrwd1PRCoSf4gbqEyRkghvVMF_Z89Ksdj8FNL3-qsO0MO1bQQ4On4m50zUOS_AnnoBWe8vIUdw/s400/CommunityMap.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The Community Map is an ArcIMS service that can be reached at <em><a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org/communitymap">http://gis.cityofredlands.org/communitymap</a>.</em></div><div><em></em></div><div> </div><div>This map service provides information that is of interest to the general public such as parcel address and apn number, trash collection and street sweeping schedule and zoning. Weblinks are also available for Points of Interest such as theaters, the Smiley Library, schools, parks, trails, fire and police stations.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-89564438255765753272008-12-04T12:17:00.000-08:002008-12-04T12:27:46.214-08:00UMD PhD Research: Broken Windows Policing: A Randomized Experimental Evaluation of its Impacts on Disorder, Fear and Crime in Three CitiesThe RPD is providing Crime data and committing to this GIS-centric Criminology study with the University of Maryland. This is Josh Hinkle's PhD project. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4OTDRjVdrJieMZo4ozIuUQhof2VUD4lm_bbkWqYzr8pqA-qvvX1uwo7DusWzP1ZFRqeG5l2iqyDkDmhJRsEFv55DO21cbb-21PzMXgtWOHXmQ94dxgdIi-Rf28Xd7fd3NYIC30u2gvHa/s1600-h/UMD.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4OTDRjVdrJieMZo4ozIuUQhof2VUD4lm_bbkWqYzr8pqA-qvvX1uwo7DusWzP1ZFRqeG5l2iqyDkDmhJRsEFv55DO21cbb-21PzMXgtWOHXmQ94dxgdIi-Rf28Xd7fd3NYIC30u2gvHa/s320/UMD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276032805743982258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">David Weisburd, Josh Hinkle, Christine Famega, and Justin Ready </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Over the last two decades, "Broken Windows Policing" has become a central component of police </span><span style="font-style: italic;">strategies to combat crime and disorder. But surprisingly, Broken Windows Policing itself has not been subject to sustained empirical examination. In this project, we address this knowledge gap by conducting a randomized, experimental evaluation of Broken Windows Policing in three cities in the San Bernardino Valley area of California. Questions addressed in this study will be whether broken windows policing reduced fear, made residents feel safer, and increased collective community efficacy. This project is being funded by the National Institute of Justice and is conducted in conjunction with researchers at the University of Maryland and California State University, San Bernardino. </span><br /><br />Over the last two decades, "Broken Windows Policing" has become a central component of<br />police strategies to combat crime and disorder. But surprisingly, Broken Windows Policing itself<br />has not been subject to sustained empirical examination. We propose to develop a block<br />randomized experimental evaluation of Broken Windows Policing in three cities in the San<br />Bernardino Valley area of California. Specifically, we would test the impact of a Broken<br />Windows Policing approach upon approximately 180 street segments (divided equally into<br />treatment and control locations) that evidence relatively high levels of disorder at the outset of<br />the study. Our study would examine the impacts of Broken Windows Policing on the actual<br />and perceived level of minor offenses and disorder at targeted locations; its effects on fear of<br />crime and perceptions of police legitimacy in the areas that are targeted; and possible impacts on<br />crime during the study period. The experimental treatment would be delivered over a 6-month<br />period by special units formed within each of the three police departments. At the outset of the<br />study, site visits will be made by the Broken Windows Policing Unit of each department to the<br />"treatment" segments in their jurisdiction to assess the levels and types of disorder problems<br />present. After this assessment, the unit will meet and develop treatments to deliver to each<br />segment. The treatments available will include issuance of citations and arrests for disorderly<br />behaviors and minor crimes; repairs to sidewalks, streetlights and other state maintained items in the treatment segments; issuance of citations for code violations in an effort to induce repairs and clean ups; and general clean-up efforts in the treatment street segments. Our study would rely on two main types of data collection: official data on disorder and crime drawn from the police, and measures of fear of crime, perceptions of disorder and crime, and related features of citizen attitudes toward police legitimacy and community drawn from a panel survey of residents in the study area. Official data on disorder and crime would be provided by the police departments participating in the study. The panel survey will be conducted via telephone at two waves by selecting 10 households from each street segment in the study prior to the intervention, and then re-interviewing the same respondents after the intervention period. <br /><br />Thanks Josh!Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-88671700328547596992008-12-01T16:19:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:33:57.825-08:00GIS Project Proposal #2 MSGIS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZFmFaYJ9Q9gjExwXd4i3b6PNDQ9pqzPx8fxYBtGDunPXMOJH2-IqbGEalGnyffVB1TdqsHFA8NZKBM7jnSGGHjQgq6x9IGwNvDWcN7PAr9i_-k5KkgBsL5dJcItwNeWHjKDpEiQYgpap/s1600-h/GISprop_historical.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZFmFaYJ9Q9gjExwXd4i3b6PNDQ9pqzPx8fxYBtGDunPXMOJH2-IqbGEalGnyffVB1TdqsHFA8NZKBM7jnSGGHjQgq6x9IGwNvDWcN7PAr9i_-k5KkgBsL5dJcItwNeWHjKDpEiQYgpap/s320/GISprop_historical.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274981245254908002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why do this project?</span><br />The City of Redlands is an average-sized city that is rapidly becoming a representative example of ESRI’s market base. For this reason, Redlands stands to be the model city for the adoption of GIS technology. GIS has been a part of the police department’s regular business process since the mid 90’s, and there are two crime analysts and a database technician that will be available to facilitate your success with this project.<br /><br />The City of Redlands holds an enterprise GIS license and is also a user of the Omega Group’s CrimeView, one of ESRI’s most active business partners. There is an explicit need for this project, and there is a culture of acceptance and data sharing with the Redlands Police Department and the City of Redlands. Here is your chance to work with an emerging field of GIS.<br /><br />There are two very attractive features to partnering with us:<br />1. We are close enough to meet with frequently.<br />2. Your client has been through the U of Redlands MSGIS program, and understands what<br />the MIP process entails. Scope creep will be minimized and we’ll tailor your project to suit<br />your needs and interests.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">20 Years of Crime</span><br />Crime analysis units work with pieces of data at a time.<br />Windows of time. Some procedures group incidents by the<br />most recent set of a week; some procedures compare one<br />month to the previous month; some compare 3 recent<br />months to the previous 3 months. This is a different<br />approach.<br /><br />The Redlands Police Department has 20 years of geocoded crime<br />data, and there have been some changes over the<br />years. There are 2 sets of Census data available to correlate<br />values to (1990 and 2000). There may also be a possible<br />preliminary 2010 Census data set available.<br />Population has changed. Landuse has changed.<br />The infinite set of human variables are constantly changing what<br />is the effect?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Product</span><br />There is flexibility for what the data-product will entail.<br />The MIP and presentation will be the final deliverable, and<br />ideally we would like to see animations that depict the<br />changes that have occured over time. We can assist in the<br />development of these animations.<br />Support for your MIP will include regular access to our<br />network and our staff. For this reason, a light background<br />check will be necessary.Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-72842030382214419792008-12-01T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:39:45.881-08:00GIS Project Proposal #1 MSGIS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCga7PdD6efy4IHX8dNIGV7-Ji8E5URaQD5JLjSQA1FLvZzU4UFJyy-qMCVjgmDh3AKHnVfzHWxgHQcFxkjR-6Q4wt0jtgTOD2FB89BgpZcDegkhtEucKtP7m0I6POCRtBM-f1aSim79Fz/s1600-h/GISprop_AVL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCga7PdD6efy4IHX8dNIGV7-Ji8E5URaQD5JLjSQA1FLvZzU4UFJyy-qMCVjgmDh3AKHnVfzHWxgHQcFxkjR-6Q4wt0jtgTOD2FB89BgpZcDegkhtEucKtP7m0I6POCRtBM-f1aSim79Fz/s320/GISprop_AVL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274953762731563442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why do this project?</span><br />The City of Redlands is an average-sized city that is rapidly becoming a representative example of ESRI’s market base. For this reason, Redlands stands to be the model city for<br />the adoption of GIS technology. GIS has been a part of the police department’s regular business process since the mid 90’s, and there are two crime analysts and a database<br />technician that will be available to facilitate your success with this project.<br /><br />The City of Redlands holds an enterprise GIS license and is also a user of the Omega Group’s CrimeView, one of ESRI’s most active business partners. There is an explicit need<br />for this project, and there is a culture of acceptance and data sharing with the Redlands Police Department and the City of Redlands. Here is your chance to work with an<br />emerging field of GIS.<br /><br /><br />There are two very attractive features to partnering with us:<br />1. We are close enough to meet with frequently.<br />2. Your client has been through the U of Redlands MSGIS program, and understands what<br />the MIP process entails. Scope creep will be minimized and we’ll tailor your project to suit<br />your needs and interests.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is this project about?</span><br /><br />Time-based correlative analysis<br />There are currently 16 cars being tracked by in-car GPS<br />units in the RPD. The GPS unit is embedded in the wireless<br />modem and updates the live signal to the server. This produces<br />a database that is transfered from the UNIX environment<br />into a SQL table. We regualrly geoprocess this into a<br />feature class. The table identifies which incidents are being<br />worked on, or if the officer is on proactive patrol time.<br />What we need is a time-based correlative analysis to answer<br />the question: are the officers patrolling the right places at<br />the right times? Because this is a new process for police<br />departments and crime analysis units, this methodology<br />stands to be very repeatable and will be shared with the<br />broader crime analysis community. We have developed<br />some concepts, but there will be an opportunity to brainstorm<br />use case scenarios and produce an original solution to<br />a new problem.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Product</span><br />There is flexibility for what the data-product will entail, but<br />the ideal situation will include a series of geoprocessing<br />tasks and a series of ArcGIS Server mapservices to be<br />shown through intranet-based applications and desktop<br />clients.<br />Support for your MIP will include regular access to our<br />network and our staff. For this reason, a light background<br />check will be necessary.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Who should I contact about this project?</span><br /><br />Philip Mielke<br />Interim GIS Administrator<br />City of Redlands<br />pmielke@cityofredlands.org<br />909-335-4784<br />redlandsgis.blogspot.com<br />gis.cityofredlands.orgPhilip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-64673013840534983832008-12-01T08:26:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:45:08.513-08:00Flash for Animated Crime MapsThis is a earlier example (much earlier- 2002) of using animation to tell a story within a mapping environment. This is a gallery of animated maps showing burglary, assaults, all incidents, and vehicle thefts year-by-year. Also included is an example of an hour-by-hour analysis of traffic collisions. <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Methodology</span><br />This is completed by exporting individual layers into Macromedia (Now Adobe) Flash. Flash is a perfect medium for this because it is able to handle raster and vectors with different levels of compression. In these (old...) examples, the densities(rasters) are vectorized, reducing the size substantially. What would be a 30-100MB avi file exported from ArcScene is an 80kb swf file.<br />I teach a class about this, and have since (2005) developed a way to incorporate Modelbuilder to create and symbolize the densities automatically.<br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="870" height="550"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.eastvalleycompass.org/CompassScrolling.swf"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><embed src="http://www.eastvalleycompass.org/CompassScrolling.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="870" height="550"></embed><br /><br /><br /></object>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-3754791365554287452008-12-01T07:56:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:47:11.381-08:00CityWorks Service Request Report (video)Here is a short video highlighting how great the Cityworks Service Request Report helps the City of Redlands keep better tabs on their resources and how they are being utilized. As calls for Quality of Life issues are taken, this helps to geographically prioritize work as well as keeping duplicate work orders (two neighbors complaining about the same issue) down to a minimum.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzn7vFMQZFRVL1Z9SX7zQnqQk5RuVeUpNsyRYHU1v_ZAPQDmuTJ9XeZeWI8e6-m-_1MXixoCuwT-9XlWCsXJQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-21304909630680195962008-12-01T07:48:00.000-08:002008-12-01T07:55:05.235-08:00Wildfire Urban Interface UML<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6SxK_oRXjjiNCMsTJo0j4iRj9dUhAtewBCl9pqWdxjuFkf_rIjAwr2sSr2WAkTAjYrArb9-AK2ajVkWZAmZedEeK_rbg2SS7xlNGz29mtBDErxJwML30zIt2BMe6lh0iYbJJseUxhpdG/s1600-h/uredlands.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6SxK_oRXjjiNCMsTJo0j4iRj9dUhAtewBCl9pqWdxjuFkf_rIjAwr2sSr2WAkTAjYrArb9-AK2ajVkWZAmZedEeK_rbg2SS7xlNGz29mtBDErxJwML30zIt2BMe6lh0iYbJJseUxhpdG/s320/uredlands.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274849632754634466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Renee has been working on a UML diagram to better understand how to model fire risk for her Major Individual Project at the University of Redlands MSGIS program. This is part of the conceptualization phase of the project, and this diagram helps to explain the relationship different entities have with each other. This phase helps her think through the process of geodatabase creation. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkBJbODeM9cUVAIINBaEjx3-Vn_CKNJNN_8S9AOkO5Yrxnwa-tLEtvJGSBs655o0kzOtmPcDovWaxT65I2J9nVyvWd3_P9rIev_gKvFgaZ6H_KaHJo9HFHLruLf0SgCu22KM6Zmbn5SZA/s1600-h/reneeuml.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkBJbODeM9cUVAIINBaEjx3-Vn_CKNJNN_8S9AOkO5Yrxnwa-tLEtvJGSBs655o0kzOtmPcDovWaxT65I2J9nVyvWd3_P9rIev_gKvFgaZ6H_KaHJo9HFHLruLf0SgCu22KM6Zmbn5SZA/s320/reneeuml.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274849762049861122" border="0" /></a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-71160466229596114342008-11-26T09:53:00.000-08:002008-11-26T10:36:23.078-08:00City of Redlands GIS ArchitectureWe're on the move with the deployment of our enterprise GIS license within the City of Redlands. The overall obstacle is working with four distinct networks (Municipal Utilities, Police, Emergency Ops/Fire, and Quality of Life/City), and this presents a challenge with serving large datasets and bottleneck points. We intend to reach out and provide enterprise and desktop solutions to department other than the server-based IMS (Internet Mapping System) sites.<br /><br />This is an overall diagram of the current GIS Server Architecture for the City of Redlands and will serve as a base for growth and strategic planning<span style="text-decoration: underline;">. (click on the image for a full-size diagram)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96TxOvTYd3D6EFPrDJm3hn02vwMn6Pcy8agKMtBdIcEmWKpmkScHu8OwcnBpZ_4zGM2jUzghdy-Ul_zgWT7ox0yWFtUOqxhodn-u0H_-eFEG8UQktR3ekw4FnB36-XIQfQ6-NsbDuAB_2/s1600-h/Architecture.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96TxOvTYd3D6EFPrDJm3hn02vwMn6Pcy8agKMtBdIcEmWKpmkScHu8OwcnBpZ_4zGM2jUzghdy-Ul_zgWT7ox0yWFtUOqxhodn-u0H_-eFEG8UQktR3ekw4FnB36-XIQfQ6-NsbDuAB_2/s320/Architecture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273033886501181106" border="0" /></a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-77916029775988891872008-11-26T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:29:12.714-08:00Redlands GIS News, Issue 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBc6OZZ2hYQPKVlykoii7kmp98n7g6KNQfHHX25CzbAEF2DwyA-JldowW5yfmewkz81oDaUVx-uddU5KrYkKYhUlWM466IH7VOZKcFrKAKwNUFW45WD150bOAkaGbnwa8fPBJnQc_JbKZ/s1600-h/CitylogoSM1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBc6OZZ2hYQPKVlykoii7kmp98n7g6KNQfHHX25CzbAEF2DwyA-JldowW5yfmewkz81oDaUVx-uddU5KrYkKYhUlWM466IH7VOZKcFrKAKwNUFW45WD150bOAkaGbnwa8fPBJnQc_JbKZ/s320/CitylogoSM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273003552839961682" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome to the first installment of the Redlands GIS News. In these communiqués the City will not only outline how GIS technology is currently being utilized within the City, but also provide status on current implementations and identification of future plans for extending GIS throughout the enterprise.<br /><br />The focus of this initial edition will be to provide a brief overview of the GIS products currently available within the City and to summarize the current GIS projects staff is working on.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">EXISTING GIS CAPABILITY</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">City Website</span><br />The City currently utilizes ArcIMS to provide many products through the City GIS website which is at <a href="http://gis.cityofredlands.org">http://gis.cityofredlands.org</a>. The departments supported and some of the data provided include the following:<br /><br />Municipal Utilities<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Capital Improvement projects, Water System, Storm Network, Sidewalk Survey, Traffic Sign and Signal inventory</span><br />Police<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Incidents, Arrestees, Collisions, Citations.</span><br />Redevelopment<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Businesses, RDA & CDBG boundaries</span><br />Fire / EOC<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fire Demand Zones, High Fire Hazard Areas, HAZMAT locations, Response zones</span><br />Quality of Life<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">City owned trees, groves, street network, parks, trails, solid waste areas</span><br />Community Development<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Zoning, General Plan, FEMA Flood Plain</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other support</span><br />GIS also provides data to the City’s new One Stop Permit Center, supports other ongoing services such as map generation, and supports applications such as CrimeView, GeoNotify, Veritracks, and provides data to the Police Department’s Crime Analysis Unit.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CURRENT MAJOR PROJECTS</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CityWorks (Azteca)</span> – This is a new project at the City to provide a common map-based Work Order solution to the enterprise. It is anticipated to be rolled out first to the Quality of Life and Municipal Utilities and Engineering departments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CAD system upgrade (Spillman)</span> – The Police Department will be utilizing a new ArcGIS Server addressing system to support dispatch. This will facilitate new created and mapped addresses to immediately show up in the PD’s addressing system.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WebEOC (ESi)</span> – This system provides an electronic method for data entry and dissemination within the City’s EOC to better communicate during an incident. These electronic boards will replace the current use of white boards currently around the EOC.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">IN SUMMARY</span><br /><br />We look forward to communicating on our progress utilizing GIS technology within the City of Redlands on a regular basis in the future. We hope that this provides a window into how the City of Redlands plans to use technology to better serve not only the city staff, but the residents and visitors to Redlands. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.<br /><br /><br />David Hexem, Chief Information Officer<br />dhexem@cityofredlands.org<br />Philip Mielke, Interim GIS Administrator<br />pmielke@cityofredlands.org<br /><br />City of Redlands Information Technology<br />35 Cajon<br />Redlands, CA 92373Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-26921154324009025462008-11-25T09:57:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:21:06.594-08:00Street Signs Project- Working in the field (virtually)<span style="font-style: italic;">Mike Wahl (our great intern- anyone want to hire him?) has been saving time and money, which is great in times like these. We needed a street sign layer for our <a href="http://www.azteca.com/">Cityworks</a> project. Essentially, Cityworks is a GIS-enabled work order system, and we want to be able to tie work orders to sign feature classes. We didn't need sub-meter accuracy, and getting GPS-points in the field would have been overkill (in this case- there are plenty of places for GPS collection).<br /><br /></span><span>This is written by Mike:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlASmqyRVZoknGVLyYmS0ePd386lz5XzOTR551GIEBGSYEYPX8JypnwKtNZvn3MXdjU_HBE55I56mThOWTp5uhutOCOcrCdaxnLXbe9MI5qn1ekA7NvQtiNDllUdViRpuABlB8Jx3dRwzQ/s1600-h/streetsign1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 545px; height: 436px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlASmqyRVZoknGVLyYmS0ePd386lz5XzOTR551GIEBGSYEYPX8JypnwKtNZvn3MXdjU_HBE55I56mThOWTp5uhutOCOcrCdaxnLXbe9MI5qn1ekA7NvQtiNDllUdViRpuABlB8Jx3dRwzQ/s400/streetsign1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272659817657727122" border="0" /></a><br /><span>The purpose of this project is to identify and locate all city street signs and street lights within the City of Redlands that have not been geocoded previously. In this screenshot the red line indicates a street segment that has been checked and all the street signs on that street have been identified. The green line means that the street segment has not yet been checked. The blue line is a segment that has been selected (as seen in the ‘Attributes of Streets’ box at the bottom) and will be checked. The small dots represent the street lights and the large pink dots represent the street signs. The highlighted street sign (toward the middle of the screen) is a stop sign as can be seen in the TYPE column of the ‘Attributes’ box at the left. There are many types of street signs and a large part of this project is to identify which type they are.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivDQGjhde24cEJJiU0ask0YfDbjOSSWEWW5KtK5QjGam0WHk_kIftoVA2EpyUl098iYZ7kqluIDoXNeciSrw-8mvkLZs4R-tpjGKYT7kwzpt-FYAN-jOeBWlEVNfLbJFUV3d9FDXmcRZn/s1600-h/streetsign2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivDQGjhde24cEJJiU0ask0YfDbjOSSWEWW5KtK5QjGam0WHk_kIftoVA2EpyUl098iYZ7kqluIDoXNeciSrw-8mvkLZs4R-tpjGKYT7kwzpt-FYAN-jOeBWlEVNfLbJFUV3d9FDXmcRZn/s400/streetsign2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272660225454531330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">In order to identify and locate the city street signs we use the Street View feature in Google Maps. The stop sign seen above is the street sign that was highlighted in Arc Map. The Google Map Street View is current data and by using it the project can be completed quicker than if we were to take gps coordinates from every individual street sign in the field. The only problems are that some of the signs are hard to see and some of the streets are not covered either due to construction or that the street was not on their list to cover. Despite these limitations the majority of street signs can be identified and any field work will be cut down to a minimum if need be.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeM1iVRMFFDurRDMv70_RWoqyYLEX3VaXwAwDg8L9-wCuSVvEE8gTF8OxLO2RenCqVZ37BOWW8EM70AN7qjZxA3pi0_OKFceG_hxWzNa-wH-k4-dCNRW1y_NY6hI28GraoVCHKNTqodDMx/s1600-h/streetsign3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeM1iVRMFFDurRDMv70_RWoqyYLEX3VaXwAwDg8L9-wCuSVvEE8gTF8OxLO2RenCqVZ37BOWW8EM70AN7qjZxA3pi0_OKFceG_hxWzNa-wH-k4-dCNRW1y_NY6hI28GraoVCHKNTqodDMx/s400/streetsign3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272660527024962066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">At this time (11/25/08) nearly half of the city streets have been checked. This process has taken over forty hours to accomplish in what would have taken several months to accomplish in the field.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-90496248746175720142008-11-25T08:56:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:59:58.289-08:00Disaster Mitigation Models for the City of Redlands<span style="font-style: italic;">This is a Major Individual Project (MIP) project proposal by Renee Bousselaire from the <a href="http://www.spatial.redlands.edu/msgis/">University of Redlands MSGIS Program</a>. We're glad to work with her, and will gradually add more content and rough examples of the models (with her permission) as they are developed.</span><br /><br />Earthquake history shows that the southern San Andreas fault has earthquakes an average of once every one hundred and fifty years with a magnitude of 7.0 or greater. The last two major earthquakes on the southern San Andreas fault occurred in 1680 and 1812. Certain areas, close to San Bernardino County, are at risk because they have gone the longest without major earthquake activity (Jones, et al. 2008). Earthquake modeling has been conducted at the federal and state level for California, but the City of Redlands requires analysis at the city level. This project will demonstrate how ArcGIS spatial operators, ModelBuilder, and network functions can aid in disaster mitigation efforts for the City of Redlands, California. Based on predefined water pipeline breaks, the water response model will use geometric network features and Network Analyst to combine water pipeline and transportation networks to model which valves need to be turned off and how long it will take responders to reach the valves. The fire behavior model will use ModelBuilder and a variety of spatial operators to assign risk values to fuel loads, weather, and topography to create an output layer identifying probable fire locations. The models will serve as an introductory component of a larger disaster plan for the City of RedlandsPhilip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-23766299638258579862008-11-24T14:10:00.000-08:002008-11-24T14:22:23.268-08:00Geography & Public Safety: Using Geographic Information Systems to Support Broken Windows Policing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFBEs2ab4BBYIycwp7FAqj9lHrtVT2kSIG7fNXMLATvJ3JAg3VxWWd7W_jVbuDkxQtnTc6KaZIGgpqCixFyhYR7S0NHDdzFECmdtm0Asd_n8V4xD9MhFUDoFz3SmnzqE1yCzLPRjTysAU/s1600-h/G&PS.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFBEs2ab4BBYIycwp7FAqj9lHrtVT2kSIG7fNXMLATvJ3JAg3VxWWd7W_jVbuDkxQtnTc6KaZIGgpqCixFyhYR7S0NHDdzFECmdtm0Asd_n8V4xD9MhFUDoFz3SmnzqE1yCzLPRjTysAU/s320/G&PS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272352402642773266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When New York City police began<br />targeting graffiti crews and turnstile<br />jumpers instead of the city’s rampant violence<br />and crack use, many critics objected. But when<br />their strategy gave way to success, police began<br />seriously considering broken windows policing<br />as an excellent crime-reduction policy. Today,<br />police can use geographic information system<br />tools to reduce blight and graffiti in a city and<br />enhance broken windows policing strategies.<br />Broken windows policing is a theory<br />developed by George Kelling and James<br />Wilson. It suggests that if minor crimes and<br />disorders are targeted, major crime will be<br />prevented. In other words, an environmental<br />context sets norms of acceptable behavior—if<br />one window is broken, vandals will think that<br />breaking windows is an acceptable behavior.<br />Journalist Malcolm Gladwell highlights<br />these ideas in his book, The Tipping Point,<br />illustrating that many relatively benign factors<br />can combine to produce a “tip” in forces at<br />play. Criminal behavior or public disorder<br />grows exponentially rather than following<br />a straight linear path; thus, targeting small<br />crimes and blight can have an outstanding<br />effect on city crime prevention.<br /><br />Crime analysts can respond to blight and<br />graffiti issues within a city in many different<br />ways. Maps using different data sources help<br />analysts consider the environmental factors at<br />play and make crime prevention a major factor<br />in a city’s planning and development. When<br />creating a plan for citywide crime prevention,<br />geographic information system (GIS)<br />analysts must combine officers’ observations<br />of neighborhood crime and disorder with<br />external data and policing initiatives.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Riverside’s Graffiti Abatement</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Partnership</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(This article refers to Riverside CA's Graffiti abatement program. It further highlights a server-based system that utilizes GPS-enabled cameras to take images and data in the field. Public works and the PD work on the same business process. It's a great highlight of city departments working together for problem-solving initiatives).<br /><a href="http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/RIC/Publications/GPS-Vol1_iss3.pdf">More here...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmBFLTHaKikwUBNmvVGOxXKjFc9cSBMn8clLRq8_EvQeAYIkQorBt4mneGdPMJIpoo4hW_jzBFBPfgT0MMXidmHaX_zGWrgeDVDjr05mazZjITIhilcf-9nV2xLNErTalf5CzuGdIp7yk/s1600-h/ArcGISservergraffiti.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 552px; height: 413px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmBFLTHaKikwUBNmvVGOxXKjFc9cSBMn8clLRq8_EvQeAYIkQorBt4mneGdPMJIpoo4hW_jzBFBPfgT0MMXidmHaX_zGWrgeDVDjr05mazZjITIhilcf-9nV2xLNErTalf5CzuGdIp7yk/s400/ArcGISservergraffiti.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272352170151284418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-47176184220170013502008-11-24T11:51:00.000-08:002008-11-24T14:27:58.717-08:00Geography & Public Safety: Creating Base Maps and Layer Files for Cartographic Consistency<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8tjD9-V0zIC0B7b1oWJQi7kfGxTqmBRZJMiQwtKtzpLVP8zh3aqfUFazlHPXQn85b25fmKCi5TR8qWQ9FJmjQHggfnC9Mrkr6L_mzlIxWkpFbLivUSd_yECgTS9NFMTYt20hkQFMkerf/s1600-h/G&PS.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8tjD9-V0zIC0B7b1oWJQi7kfGxTqmBRZJMiQwtKtzpLVP8zh3aqfUFazlHPXQn85b25fmKCi5TR8qWQ9FJmjQHggfnC9Mrkr6L_mzlIxWkpFbLivUSd_yECgTS9NFMTYt20hkQFMkerf/s320/G&PS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272314894916216018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Crime analysts create maps that focus on a specific problem. An analyst’s goal in creating a map should be to show how the data that matter to the audience are significant. He or she accomplishes this by establishing cartographic standards that officers can follow to understand the geographic elements of the problem in question.<br /><br />As time passes, data will change. Consequently, a geographic representation of the problem will change. The way the problem is represented should be consistent. This article will discuss how to create consistent standards when making a map. It includes instructions for creating layer files,<br />describes base map production, and provides useful tips for making maps.<br /><a href="http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/RIC/Publications/GPS_Newsletter_July_08.pdf">More here...</a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/1/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG15EIey71IEE-ZfmlSlYZBZby3L7IuEoHRIzJT5cP6PN0vwgJvKrd9LqGVUCTxh7szzhApKUedWlmrTFldoauxF4O8DfQNVbW_gMNX50B3OVB_zgiTxFjN1hvIpf9edLFfJ0oJ08KWKaN/s1600-h/modelbuildr.JPG"><br /></a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343393285964965.post-33369516327379788132008-11-24T10:39:00.000-08:002008-11-24T14:29:22.497-08:00Geography & Public Safety: Using ModelBuilder for Geographic Information System Tasks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEjCJmWxK1cVQd7UWqVdx57Tx6pIx0Zb_jxZc2G0fClq58kozg_0rzfXJtLdyDfAyCZ1lNHnhu-aE2b0WL0o8OzKJ5b0eGQLeuzhM9RyVrMtEomzPRp3nmQEW67UZCVBcp4GtgvzIcHqM/s1600-h/G&PS.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEjCJmWxK1cVQd7UWqVdx57Tx6pIx0Zb_jxZc2G0fClq58kozg_0rzfXJtLdyDfAyCZ1lNHnhu-aE2b0WL0o8OzKJ5b0eGQLeuzhM9RyVrMtEomzPRp3nmQEW67UZCVBcp4GtgvzIcHqM/s320/G&PS.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272309790629819586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This was published in the National Institute of Justice's Geography and Public Safety Bulletin:<br /><br /><br />Crime analysis requires a Geographic Information System (GIS)—a software program for capturing, managing, and analyzing geographic and spatial data—to process data and create data products (e.g., printed maps, pamphlets) for a wide audience. Crime data can change daily, which makes producing maps and other products a daunting task for many analysts. Automating regular tasks will save time and allow for more sophisticated tools for analysis. Crime analysts need a mapping program that allows them to regularly update data in a timely fashion. Environmental Systems Research Institute’s (ESRI) ModelBuilder is a component of a type of ArcMap that allows for drag-and-drop development of complex geoprocessing tasks (e.g., placing points on the map based on addresses, summarizing data). It helps crime analysts expedite their daily geoprocessing tasks for map production.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Advancing Earlier Modeling Tools</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />ESRI’s ModelBuilder is a drag-and-drop process modeling environment that comes standard with ArcMap version 9.x. ModelBuilder is an advancement of ArcView 3.x’s Geoprocessing Wizard Extension. Where the Geoprocessing Wizard was limited to tasks like spatially joining, merging, and clipping data, ESRI introduces all of ArcMap’s functional capabilities (e.g., spatial analysis, geoprocessing) into the Toolbox. A large number of different tools and tasks can be strung together in the literal sense of a systems technology: data go in, a process occurs, and data come out. The potential to string complex tasks together and automate them to run regularly makes ModelBuilder an attractive option for any Crime Analysis Unit.</span><br /><br />The rest of the article, and a series of other articles can be found at<br /><a href="http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/maps/gpsBulletin-2008v1.pdf.pdf">http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/maps/gpsBulletin-2008v1.pdf.pdf</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdTgHlRRYadHYCAqdWXPdg9heyMehLYFbKmOix3wnX3RtVY496ISxPFugz7dOfiSj03afMUAiKPtsVMKktgFPMQv0-JI81Fst0IkU1doZnFuWXuhiCYCiTH_Lyei6bQhMFwsXHi7IzQlU/s1600-h/modelbuildr.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBdTgHlRRYadHYCAqdWXPdg9heyMehLYFbKmOix3wnX3RtVY496ISxPFugz7dOfiSj03afMUAiKPtsVMKktgFPMQv0-JI81Fst0IkU1doZnFuWXuhiCYCiTH_Lyei6bQhMFwsXHi7IzQlU/s400/modelbuildr.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272354693943483650" border="0" /></a>Philip Mielke, City of Redlands GIS Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123674163432039126noreply@blogger.com0