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So
gis,
its
abbreviation,
is
kind
of
a
well-known
term,
but
not
everybody
is
familiar
with
what
gis
is
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
gis
and
how
somebody
gets
into
this
line
of
work.
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Well,
essentially,
geographic
information
systems
are
a
computerized
system
that
connects
databases
and
real-world.
World
features,
mappable
features
so
that
we
can
analyze
and
track
them
and
we
track
things
like
utilities,
do
planning
studies
and
that
type
of
thing
with
the
systems.
But
it's
really
endless
it's
kind
of
a
model
of
the
real
world.
I
guess
well.
B
B
Yeah,
so
geography
is
kind
of
or
the
gis
is
kind
of
rooted
in
geography.
Hence
the
geographic
information
systems,
it's
kind
of
borne
out
of
the
original
mapping
aspect
of
it.
So
my
background
is
in
geography,
with
an
emphasis
in
geographic
information
systems
and
computer
science.
B
Well,
there's
several
different
coordinate
systems
and
that
basically
allows
us
to
reference
features
to
a
map.
Obviously,
we
can't
truly
map
a
3d
surface
or
a
sphere
perfectly,
so
we
use
coordinate
systems
to
help
lay
that
stuff
out
within
a
within
a
map
so
that
it
best
represents
the
area
that
we're
looking
at.
B
Yeah
in
in
large
part,
it's
not
always
longitude
latitude,
it
could
be,
you
know,
but
it's
essentially
a
grid
xy
type
system.
Everything
has
a
numeric
coordinate
essentially
and
that's
how
we
pin
things
down.
A
B
One
of
the
big
ways
and
most
apparent
ways
is
for
our
utilities.
You
know
we
have
thousands
of
different
fire,
hydrants
manholes,
all
sorts
of
different
features
spread
throughout
the
city
and
it's
very
hard
to
track
in
a
in
a
straight
database
format.
So
we
use
a
map-based
system
where
we
can
see
what's
nearby,
maybe
see
what's
flowing
into
it,
see
what's
interacting
with
it,
and
that
allows
us
to
better
better
track
that
asset.
So
that's
a
very
simple
example
of
what
we
use
it
for.
A
So
gis
helps
helps
locate,
locate
infrastructure
but
to
actually-
but
you
can't
really
see
it-
I
mean
you,
don't
see
it
on
your
screen.
You
have
to
actually
go
to
the
site
and
you
know
where
you're
going.
B
Correct
I
mean
you
can
see
the
the
the
feature
representation
within
the
within
the
system,
but
you
don't
actually
see
it's
not
a
real
world.
Real-Time
feed
to
that
to
that
place
on
the
earth.
However,
we
do
inventory
a
lot
of
pictures
of
different
assets.
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B
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Yes,
I
think
that's
something.
You'll
probably
see
more
of
we've
deployed
right
around
30
different
mobile
devices
out
in
the
field
with
our
field,
crews
and
they're,
essentially
doing
the
same
thing
that
they
were
doing
with
you
know,
maybe
a
laptop
or
a
piece
of
paper
tracking,
what
they're
doing
maybe
taking
a
condition
assessment
of
that
and
then
also
checking
it
off
when
it's
flushed
and
then
we've
taken
that
information
full
circle
and
displayed
that
to
the
public
so
that
they
can
see.
B
A
So
I
know
that
your
group
has
also
worked
with
a
local
high
school
aims,
high
on
doing
some
coding
with.
Is
it
storm
drains
or
street
signs?
I
can't
remember.
B
We
have
a
program
with
our
one
of
the
science
classes
at
the
ames
high
and
they
do
our
labeling
for
our
our
blue
water
intakes,
which
are
the
intakes
that
run
directly
to
the
stream
and
we
label
those
so
that
people,
don't
you
know,
are
discouraged
from
dumping.
Anything
maybe
pollutant
related
into
those
that
flows
directly
into
that
and
the
the
class
at
the
high
school
has
volunteered
to
maintain
those
that
sticker
inventory
for
us.
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B
Yeah,
I
think,
from
an
industry
standpoint,
it's
definitely
a
growing
field.
It's
something
you're
going
to
see
more
and
more
investment
in.
It's
not
something.
That's
exactly
new,
but
it's
now,
especially
with
mobile
devices,
smart
phones
and
that
type
of
things
it's
something
that's
in
everyone's
hand
and
they're
more
familiar
with
it
and
have
the
ability
to
to
access
it.
A
B
Sure
yeah,
our
gis
work
group
received
a
recognition
for
a
special
achievement
and
gis
award,
which
is
a
national
or
international
award,
and
we
receive
that
for
municipalities,
basically
recognizing
our
implementation
and
use
of
gis
systems,
not
only
in
public
works
but
across
the
city
and
it's
a
growing
a
growing
application.
So
something
we're
going
to
keep
keep
moving
on.
B
They
were
actually
came
out
of
engineering
tech
positions.
In
fact,
seven
years
ago,
when
I
started
there
were
still
engineering
technician,
positions,
kind
of
out
of
the
cad
and
drafting
world
and,
as
things
have
progressed
and
we've
used
more
gis,
we've
moved
those
positions
over
to
gis
specialist
positions
so
that
we
were
able
to
hire
people
with
those
exact
skill
sets
right
now
we
have
dominic
roberge
and
lisa
mont,
who
are
gis
specialists
here,
and
they
do
fantastic
work,
they're
very
busy,
and
they
they
work
with
a
lot
of
different
departments
around
the
city.
B
I
I
do
one
of
the
things
that
I
like
about.
It
is
the
ability
to
take
information
from
across
the
the
organization
or
the
enterprise
kind
of
break
down
those
silos
centralize
it
into
one
database
and
then
be
able
to
easily
share
that,
so
that
other
departments
can
visualize
and
use
that
information.
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A
Well,
ben:
congratulations
on
your
award!
Thank
you
for
coming
by
and
talking
with
us.
Thank
you.
So
if
you
want
to
see
more
information
about
gis,
you
can
get
access
maps
on
our
website
at
cityofames.org.
There's
a
drop
down
menu
under
the
living
tab
that
talks
about
gis
and
map
access.
You
can
find
our
shared
use,
path,
map
and
other
really
interesting
maps.
Other
things
to
think
about
this
summer,
the
ames
public
library
will
close
its
temporary
location
on
august
17th
in
preparation
to
its
move
to
its
renewed
location
on
515
douglas.