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GIS for a City Presentation for Kerman. Andrew U. Frank Technical University Wien, Austria www.geoinfo.tuwien.ac.at. Rapidly changing world. Many problems and opportunities for a city: Growth of a city: new buildings Increase in traffic
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GIS for a CityPresentation for Kerman Andrew U. Frank Technical University Wien, Austria www.geoinfo.tuwien.ac.at
Rapidly changing world • Many problems and opportunities for a city: • Growth of a city: new buildings • Increase in traffic • Higher demand for services (water, electricity, transportation) • Rehabilitation of existing buildings • Create new jobs, for example in tourism
Decisions by city • Rational, fact based decisions make better use of limited resources. • Less use of • Land, • Capital • People • Historic heritage • For more service to the citizens.
Rational decisions require information • The city council needs information to make good decisions. • The Geographic Information System of the city can provide this information.
Geographic Information System • Produces information when required about • Land ownership, • land use • Utilities like electricity, water, sewage • Roads • Public institutions: schools, cultural • Topography • Etc. etc.
Geographic Information Systems • Produce information in graphical form for analysis and communication • but also gives • Tools for systematic numerical and statistical analysis.
Applications: Traffic Analysis • Identify the bottlenecks! • What effects has a proposed change for the rest of the traffic situation?Avoids that one improvement creates a new problem at another intersection. • Analysis of traffic accident locations.
Application: Public Services • An up-to-date inventory and map of the existing services improves service for the citizens. • Failures in the system can be repaired more quickly.
Applications: Urban Planning • Identify areas where new construction produces less demand on the construction of new city facilities. • Plan the facilities for new developments: Traffic, Water, Sewage, etc.
Applications: Maintenance of Street surfaces accidents location • Register Street quality • Establish a plan for maintenance within a determined budget.
Application: Tourism • Produce tourist maps and other form of information for tourists: • Lists of cultural heritage • List of Hotels, Restaurants and their location
Application: Tree cadastre • Have an inventory of the trees in your city. • Maintain their health!
Technology • The systems are mature, all the major vendors provide all the necessary functions. • Hardware is standardized and widely available. • Technology is not an issue!
Need for educated staff • Technical systems like Geographic Information systems are only as good as the people operating them. • Invest in educating your staff – it is worth it!
Conclusion • Most of the decision of a city council have spatial aspects. • The Geographic Information System of the city provides the information for the city council to make good, fact based decisions. • A Geographic Information System improves indirectly the life of the citizens.