The proximity of a golf course water hazard to the habitat area might attract geese and ducks that would present a hazard to aircraft. The GIS incorporates data on habitat-sensitive species areas and wildlife corridors that impact placement of other land uses. For instance, planners are using GIS data to design the golf course and park around the habitat crossing corridors. Data Repository Originally designed as a planning tool, the GIS Psomas is building has grown into the overall data repository for the development program. According to McCroskey, it has been a challenge working with the large number of consultants on the base reuse plan-from marketing analysts, engineers and planners to golf course designers and landscape architects.
All data is calculated through the highest degree of surveying and engineering design methods.
One reward that McCroskey points to is being able to use cutting-edge software that did not even exist a short time ago. ESRI's ArcView 3D Analyst extension to ArcView 3.1 allows 3D modeling to exist inside a GIS mapping environment. This software is really exciting. Exhibits relating viewshed analysis, ground profiles, and flight path elevation diagrams were produced to convey a typically complicated subject matter. As new buildings are designed, and existing buildings demolished, the model can be dynamically updated to reflect these changes.