All in all, this group of DCD GIS trainees have produced some very valuable products, and become GIS proficient in the process. Further GIS development is scheduled for DPW in Phase 3. Currently, all of DPW's GIS resources are tied up in the planimetric maintenance, without any other time for additional GIS development. In order to accomplish the above-listed DW GIS wishlist, and to move beyond simple planimetric data maintenance, DPW needs additional GIS staff, as stated in the GIS Implementation Plan . To initialize maintenance of the planimetric deliveries, DPW management hired an externally-trained GIS Technician to guide DPW's GIS efforts.
Infrastructure Edits Keeping track of infrastructure changes is a difficult task.
In July 2000, DPW Director Diane Linderman instituted a montly reporting rule for all City infrastructure changes. Under this policy, every DPW workgroup must report on a monthly basis any City infrastructure chages that they have worked on, collaborated with other group with, approved, or simply have heard about. Under this policy, it is the responsibility of the parties who manage the infrastructure change projects to report those changes to the DPW GIS group for GIS edits. These are AutoCAD to GIS conversion guidelines developed by the DPW GIS staff. Most of the City GIS layer changes begin with an AutoCAD drawing that is drafted on a particular project that alters the City's infrastructure.