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GenIuS Inc.

The Idea

Proposed geodatabase help meet needs of centralized record keeping, organized data, and mapping capability. Including bring clarity and efficiency to financial and engineering decisions in the future. Also, deliver a detail geodatabase design and demonstration.

The Purpose

The purpose of this projectl is to detail the benefits, methodology, and costs involved in the creation of a drainage geodatabase for the City of New Braunfels. After this project, the City of New Braunfels Public Works Department will be able to easily maintain and grow this database according to their changing needs.

  • Geodatabase: The geodatabase will be designed to relate to existing databases as needed and to record and maintain drainage information in a centralized, streamlined manner that will allow for data clarity and strong decision making. 

  • Data Collection:The collection of pilot data will be used to test the functionality and design of the geodatabase to ensure that it will work according to current and future Public Works professional needs and standards.

  • Growth of the New Braunfels' Water Drainage Department:
    Genius Inc. expects to create to create the most user friendly, organized and expandable geodatabase possible. It is not only important for New Braunfel's to have one constructed; it is also the key element to their future growth in their Water Drainage city department.

New Braunfels' Geodatabase Work Status

GenIuS Inc. work status updates.

    • Development of Geodatabase- 4/4/12 (Arc 10.0)
      __________________________4/11/12 (Arc 9.3)
    • Data Collection- 3/23/12
      -Completed data collection on W. San Antonio Street
      (from Main Plaza to Union Pacific Railroad)
    • Site Development- Launched 3/26/12
    • Data Collection Test Run- Completed 4/12/2012

Each week you can find GenIuS Inc.'s updates, above.

The Staff

Scott Christensen, Project Manager
Brad Dillashaw, Assistant Project Manager
Sam Ortega, GIS Analyst
Kelly McGauhey, GIS Analyst
Jacqueline Carrillo, GIS Analyst/Web Master

 

Useful Links

  • City of New Braunfels
  • Texas State University-San Marcos
  • Texas State- Geography Department