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County GIS staff outline asset-management, mapping and server upgrades
Summary
Pottawattamie County GIS staff presented project updates including a culvert inspection digitization tool, forest reserve/AG valuation mapping for assessors, Mount Crescent park mapping and an upgrade to SQL Server; supervisors were told licensing was already budgeted for the year.
County GIS and information-technology staff on Tuesday briefed the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on several projects aimed at digitizing asset records and improving mapping and public-facing tools.
Amy and Chris of the county GIS team described four representative projects: a culvert-inspection workflow intended to replace paper records and enable reporting; an online drawing tool to let assessors create forest-reserve polygons and reduce duplication of work; park and trail maps and an alerting dashboard developed for Mount Crescent; and a planned upgrade of the county’s SQL Server database to a current supported edition to maintain compatibility with mapping software.
The culvert project includes field survey forms and an inspection workflow that staff can use on desktop or mobile devices, with options to backlog-paper records into the new system. The forest reserve tool enables assessors to draw polygons directly in a web app connected to the assessor’s GIS, improving accuracy and reducing handoffs. The Mount Crescent maps and alert dashboard provide a public-facing mobile-friendly map and internal dashboards for lodge staff and operations.
On the infrastructure side, staff described an upgrade from SQL Server 2017 to a 2022 edition to keep GIS and integrated county systems compatible with vendor software. Staff said licensing and initial costs were included in this year’s budget and that implementation is in planning and early rollout.
Supervisors asked about dry-hydrant mapping and coordination with 911 and volunteer fire departments; GIS staff said planned hydrant and dry-hydrant locations will be mapped and shared with dispatch and emergency management as projects progress. No formal board action was required; supervisors thanked the staff for the updates.
