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Pecos staff demo GIS open‑data portal and citizen problem‑reporter QR code
Summary
City GIS technician Lucas Chavez demonstrated a public story map, open‑data dashboards for water/sewer and asset inventories, a citizen problem reporter QR survey and drone imagery; staff said integration across departments and a phased roadmap (including a public ‘drone day’) are next steps.
City staff presented a demonstration of the new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools and an open‑data portal at the March 26 Pecos City Council meeting.
Assistant City Manager Nicole Ferini framed the presentation as a step toward data‑driven decision making and cross‑departmental consistency. Lucas Chavez, the city’s GIS technician, led a walkthrough of a story map and the public open‑data portal that displays water and sewer lines, manholes, hydrant flow rates and other infrastructure details. “GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems,” Chavez said, describing the platform’s ability to show asset location, material and capacity.
Chavez highlighted an administrative dashboard that shows field‑collected work orders and a public “citizen problem reporter” accessible via a QR code that allows residents to flag potholes, damaged sidewalks, streetlight outages and other issues. He also demonstrated use cases including an annexation instant app, drone‑captured orthomosaic imagery from recent tournaments, landfill volume analysis and a cleanup‑locations map tied to Pecos Proud events.
Staff said the portal currently provides visual dashboards to administrators and a public view for citizens but that automatic routing of reports to the correct department is not yet in place; integration across departments is a stated next step. City staff announced a drone day for students on May 5 and plans for a later GIS day to promote public awareness and internships.
Council members asked how the QR reporter will reduce confusion about which department should receive particular reports; staff said cross‑functional work is underway and automatic routing is a future goal. The presentation closed with staff commitments to continue integrating GIS tools with operations and to solicit department and public feedback.
The demonstration is intended to support transparency and faster response times by enabling staff and residents to access mapped asset information and to report problems more directly.
