Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

We help municipalities with their mapping needs.

We provide GIS Consulting and Outsourced/Managed GIS Department services in Manitoba, Canada. Our primary clientele are municipal and local government clients; assisting clients with their GIS systems in their day to day operations. GIS is an supremely valuable information system, a way to interact with the spatial data around them. Properties, roads, water and sewer assets, the majority of municipal data has a spatial element to it. Interacting with this data in a map can often give greater insight and understanding of municipal assets then a spreadsheet.

We step in as a GIS consultant to guide and build each department into getting the most out of GIS. We provide technical services in a “staff augmentation” model. Most municipalities can’t afford a full time GIS employee, this is where we can help.

GIS Services include:

• GIS Contracting, Consulting

• Data Management, Conversion, Integration.

• Web Map Creation (ESRI or other software)

• Desktop Map Creation (ESRI or other software)

• Land Information Systems

• Management of ESRI software in municipal environment

  • ArcGIS Server Management

  • ArcGIS Online Management

• Large and Small Format Print Mapping

• Data migration from Mapinfo to ESRI or other formats

Examples of different solutions for specific municipal departments:

Administration Departments

• Parcel lines with linked ownership information.

• Web, mobile and desktop accessible maps.

• Public access web maps for self-serve property information (lawyers, realitors, residents, local deliveries)

• Visualizing different data layers: LID boundaries, election polling station boundaries etc.

• Assistance with ward boundary population realignment calculations.

• Print map services:  street maps, addressing maps, map booklets, large format wall maps.

Planning Departments & Planning Districts

• Display and track property records, such as permits, development agreements, variances.

• Buffer notification mailouts for variances, conditional uses, etc.

• Display and preview future development and upcoming subdivision as a layer.

 Public Works Departments

• Displaying drainage system direction and information.

• Displaying LIDAR and DEM data.

• Spatially track drainage licenses and survey index data.

• Transfer station/Landfill: resident card access scanning, tracking and reporting.

• Tracking garbage and recycling carts.

• Configuring apps for field collection of signs, culverts and other public works assets.

Utilities Departments

• Tracking utility connection data on properties.

• Converting AutoCAD data to GIS data.

• Configuring apps for field collection of hydrant condition, tracking annual cleaning, etc.

Asset Management

• Technical assistance and training in field collection of assets.

• Preparing data for asset management.

• Using GIS as asset registry for all spatial applicable assets.

• Condition assessments with field app (technician assistance and training).

Recreation Departments

• Public recreation self-serve web maps.

• Printed recreation or tourist maps.

Fire & Emergency Departments

• Next Gen 911 Preparation.

• LIDAR or DEM use for MEC.