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The use of GIS in water utility asset management, Four Seasons Subdivision of Lufkin, Texas

Posted on:2005-10-09Degree:M.I.SType:Thesis
University:Stephen F. Austin State UniversityCandidate:Rayburn, Scott RoyceFull Text:PDF
GTID:2458390008493633Subject:Geography
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Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies are vital to municipalities for utility infrastructure management. A critical advantage of maintaining an accurate assessment of infrastructure costs and conditions is that cities can make better budgetary and planning decisions. The purpose of this thesis was to build a pilot GIS based water/sewer database to demonstrate utility asset management for the Four Seasons Subdivision of Lufkin, Texas. Another utility related objective was the inclusion of easements and their rectification to property. This, along with other Subdivision Plat information drawn and linked by TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) files, as well as engineering as-builts, was brought in to help with utility design and maintenance. A water and sewer cost analysis was also built. This project demonstrated the benefits of building a full functioning water/sewer GIS application for a subdivision in Lufkin, Texas.
Keywords/Search Tags:GIS, Utility, Subdivision, Management, Lufkin
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