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Yellow Medicine County commissioners approved a technological purchase of aerial oblique imagery that will take Geographic Information System (GIS) software to, literally, a whole new dimension.
As a refresher, the county’s GIS system is a relatively new tool that incorporates county department data into a digital map of Yellow Medicine County that is accessible through the web.
Using a series of “buttons,” location-based data can be activated to provide information on properties, roads, ditches, etc. numerical, pictorial and otherwise.
Said to improve efficiency, quality and accuracy of information, the GIS has potential applications for most all the county departments and will be available for public use beginning this summer.
Aerial oblique imagery will serve as but an enhancement of those offerings, creating 3D-like high resolution images, viewable from four sides, that are also geo-referenced so users can remotely and accurately measure area, distance, height, elevation, pitch, bearing and more – directly from the imagery.
Later this year, information will be gathered during a flyover and then incorporated into the county’s existing system. Once again, it has the potential for multiple applications amongst county departments, said Krosch––whether it be property valuations for the assessor or location data that is useful to the sheriff’s office in emergency situations.
The aerial oblique imagery services were purchased at a cost of $127,719 from Rochester, New York headquartered, Pictometry, using non-tax levy recorder fee and 911-funds budgeted prior to the new year. According to information from the company, one-third of U.S. counties now utilize the oblique imagery.
In other news, following a recommendation by YMC IT Coordinator Dennis Pederson, commissioners approved the replacement of the county’s existing phone service and hardware.
Pederson recommended that the county drop existing phone services with Century Link and Frontier and accept a low bid from the State of Minnesota’s Office of Enterprise Technology.
By itself, and after subtracting a license fee, Pederson noted that the cost of switching providers would save the county approximately $50,000 over 10 years while also upgrading technological capabilities.
New system phone hardware and switch enhancements will run the county approximately $75,000.
According to Pederson, the outgoing hardware has been in operation for a decade, is on its last leg and obsolete to a degree in which replacement parts are no longer available.
Yellow Medicine County commissioners approved a technological purchase of aerial oblique imagery that will take Geographic Information System (GIS) software to, literally, a whole new dimension.
As a refresher, the county’s GIS system is a relatively new tool that incorporates county department data into a digital map of Yellow Medicine County that is accessible through the web.
Using a series of “buttons,” location-based data can be activated to provide information on properties, roads, ditches, etc. numerical, pictorial and otherwise.
Said to improve efficiency, quality and accuracy of information, the GIS has potential applications for most all the county departments and will be available for public use beginning this summer.
Aerial oblique imagery will serve as but an enhancement of those offerings, creating 3D-like high resolution images, viewable from four sides, that are also geo-referenced so users can remotely and accurately measure area, distance, height, elevation, pitch, bearing and more – directly from the imagery.
Later this year, information will be gathered during a flyover and then incorporated into the county’s existing system. Once again, it has the potential for multiple applications amongst county departments, said Krosch––whether it be property valuations for the assessor or location data that is useful to the sheriff’s office in emergency situations.
The aerial oblique imagery services were purchased at a cost of $127,719 from Rochester, New York headquartered, Pictometry, using non-tax levy recorder fee and 911-funds budgeted prior to the new year. According to information from the company, one-third of U.S. counties now utilize the oblique imagery.
In other news, following a recommendation by YMC IT Coordinator Dennis Pederson, commissioners approved the replacement of the county’s existing phone service and hardware.
Pederson recommended that the county drop existing phone services with Century Link and Frontier and accept a low bid from the State of Minnesota’s Office of Enterprise Technology.
By itself, and after subtracting a license fee, Pederson noted that the cost of switching providers would save the county approximately $50,000 over 10 years while also upgrading technological capabilities.
New system phone hardware and switch enhancements will run the county approximately $75,000.
According to Pederson, the outgoing hardware has been in operation for a decade, is on its last leg and obsolete to a degree in which replacement parts are no longer available.
