I finally got an email back from Kurt Olmsted about the data I had requested in his department. The Mecklenburg GIS team now has the 911 data and the master address data, and today I got access to their database of information.
This should prove useful, especially if the scope of the project increases in the future. I also have building footprint data for the entire county that I will be able to use as contour layers for buildings.
We have also been working on this automation problem. Jianfei and myself are currently working to come up with a solution. I am strictly using GIS while he is using analytical tools in a program that he is writing. I am hoping that we can come up with a solution to fix these time consuming issues.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Todays Progress 10/23
Today I have been separating the Atkins library files into their specific classes. I now have for each floor a poly, stairway, and elevator file that has been separated into their specific classes.
For the time being I am not going to manually add room numbers. This is because we are coming up with a new method to assign this type of data that will hopefully make the process much easier and automated.
For next week I hope to incorporate this automation so that we can have a complete set of files for Atkins Library.
For the time being I am not going to manually add room numbers. This is because we are coming up with a new method to assign this type of data that will hopefully make the process much easier and automated.
For next week I hope to incorporate this automation so that we can have a complete set of files for Atkins Library.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Today's Progress
Today I updated COITVISCENTER.uncc.edu, which is serving as our backup database with all of the new shapefiles, and geodatabase files. I need to start archiving things on a regular weekly basis now that we have much more data to store and handle. It would be critical if anything was lost on the local machine, which is where the majority of the source data is at.
Another thing I did today was email Kurt Olmstead, who is the directory of Mecklenburg County GIS services. I asked him for some help with this research project and if he could provide any relevent data for us. I met him earlier this week when he gave a presentation to our class and let me know that his department is now over theE-911 and MAT data for the county.
I am still awaiting an email back, but hopefully something good will come of this.
Another thing I did today was email Kurt Olmstead, who is the directory of Mecklenburg County GIS services. I asked him for some help with this research project and if he could provide any relevent data for us. I met him earlier this week when he gave a presentation to our class and let me know that his department is now over theE-911 and MAT data for the county.
I am still awaiting an email back, but hopefully something good will come of this.
New effects and changes to NIJ Analysis program
Jianfei has made several changes to the NIJ Analysis program. One thing that has been added is a indicator of a fire by displaying animated smoke. Later on we are hoping to have thematic additions for chemical spills, floods etc. A screenshot of this smoke effect is displayed below.
Another addition that has been made is an airplane that can be dragged around the map to see the contents of a specific building. This will allow you to see the detailed view of the building by simply putting the airplanes light beam on the specified building. Later we hope to add more effects such as placemarks and possibly terrain. A screenshot of the airplane effect is displayed below:
Another addition that has been made is an airplane that can be dragged around the map to see the contents of a specific building. This will allow you to see the detailed view of the building by simply putting the airplanes light beam on the specified building. Later we hope to add more effects such as placemarks and possibly terrain. A screenshot of the airplane effect is displayed below:
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