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WHAT IS G.I.S.
The term GIS might be new to many in these parts so we would like to briefly explain what it is. GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. A GIS stores all the features you might find on a map such as roads, buildings, manholes, parks, and city boundarys. These features are stored as points, lines, polygons (areas), and cells (image pixels) in a computer. We put all the similar features into categories called themes, which are stacked on top of each other to form the map that is displayed and printed. The GIS also stores information about each feature such as road surface material, park name, parcel number, owner name, and census population figure in a database. The digital features and database are tied together so that a person can perform analysis on the map features. You can now ask; Where is it? What is it? What spatial patterns exist? What has changed since...? What if...? How many have…?
Since information on each features actual location is stored, a GIS also allows you to perform spatial analysis, which means you can overlay flood plains on top of parcels and generate a list of all landowners within the flood plain. You can find out how many people live within 500 feet of a feature or how many feet of water pipes have been constructed in corrosive soil zones.
The GIS technology as a whole consists of trained staff, software, hardware, large format plotters, GPS (Global Positioning Systems), digital data, relational databases, orthophotography (corrected aerial photography), and much more.
GIS projects
The GIS Division was created at the beginning of January 2002. Although we fall under the City of Sheridan Public Works Department / Planning, the GIS Division will also be assisting the Police Department, Planning, Emergency Response, and other City Departments with their GIS needs.
GIS LINKS
Free GIS Viewer from ESRI (ArcExplorer)
ESRI (GIS Software) Home Page
The Geography Network
The GIS Cafe
WGIAC (Wyoming Geographic Information Advisory Council)
WyGISC (Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center)
USGS seamless data server
Natural Resources Data Gateway
Wyoming Department of Revenue
Sheridan Wyoming Located at
44-Deg 47-Min 59.53-Sec North, 106-Deg 57-Min 16.94-Sec West
44.79987, -106.95471
Elevation 3740 Feet, 1140 Meters
Sheridan, WY on Internet Map Sites
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(07/16/2008) : Parks & Recreaton Master Plan
Have you filled out the survey yet?
(02/11/2008) : Transportation Planning
Sheridan Transportation Planning Study
(01/25/2008) : CITY OF SHERIDAN PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO STEP DOWN
Rod Leisinger announced Thursday afternoon that he's stepping down from his position at the end of June this year.
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