Farallon GIS and Location Technology Case Studies
Nothing shows Farallon's capabilities or commitment to customer satisfaction better than real-life case studies of our projects. Whether in a local government office, an emergency dispatch center, a transportation network, or a marketing and sales department, Farallon solutions are enabling businesses and governments to make better and faster operational decisions.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Management System
Challenge
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Division of Real Estate Servicesmanages all land held in trust for California Indian Tribes. The Pacific Regional Office needed to develop and deploy a working land management system that would support business needs and leverage partnerships with other Federal Agencies and Indian tribes on a very aggressive timeframe.
Solution
Farallon designed and built an ArcSDE geodatabase on Oracle to support web/map publication of an enterprise GIS to manage the State of California's Indian Lands. The GIS integrates diverse geo-data from a number of federal, state, and local sources to describe the extent, ownership, and use of Indian Nation lands within California and western Nevada. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Property Review, Geodatabase Design
Web-based Seismic Hazards Mapping for the California Department of Conservation
Challenge
The California Division of Mines and Geology (DMG) captures and compiles statewide geologic, and geo-hazard data. They wanted a user-friendly method for cities and counties to access information about and plan for seismic hazard zones.
Solution
Farallon designed and implemented a web-based application, the Seismic Hazards Mapping Program that allows DMG users (county and local governments, consultants, and researchers) to view, manage, and download seismic data presented as maps, images and tabular geospatial information. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Planning & Training, Training & Technology Transfer
San Mateo County Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder Business Process Analysis
Challenge
San Mateo County's Clerk-Assessor-Recorder-Elections department (CARE) processes and records most of the information that is input into the County's system. Since most of the recorded information supports spatial processes, CARE wanted a way to improve the recording procedure and understand how it could be extended to support other County processes using a central Oracle database and the County's spatial data.
Solution
After a thorough needs assessment of the current County processes, Farallon created an implementation plan that when executed would improve the County's revenue collection timeframe and ability to forecast annual revenue streams. Read more details...
Categories: GIS/IT Integration, Planning & Training, GIS Needs Asssessment
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Liquid Fuel Pipeline Control Center Emergency Response GIS
Challenge
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMEP) is the nation's largest liquid fuel pipeline transmission company. Long sections of KMEP's most vital pipeline sections run along railroad rights-of-way. When a trail derails, KMEP must quickly determine whether the pipeline network has been compromised, where the nearest shut-off valves are, and how to get inspection and repair crews to the accident scene.
Solution
Farallon created an ArcSDE geodatabase in Oracle with a web interface that tracks over 3000 miles of railroad and pipeline GIS data, 30,000,000 street segments nation wide. It allows KMEP staff instant and intuitive access to the entire Pacific Region pipeline network faciltating the process of locating a leak and executing a response. With this integral tool KMEP can react within seconds, rather than hours. Read more details...
Categories: GIS/IT Integration, Asset Management Systems, Geodatabase Design, Utility System Data Modeling, Planning & Training, Training & Technology Transfer
Santa Clara County Assessor Office Online Tax Assessment Viewer
Challenge
Santa Clara County houses some of the world's leading technology firms. With the technology boom in the late 90s there was a surge in population and the housing market. Santa Clara County needed an accessible and intuitive way for both County staff and home-owners to access property data while also managing the influx of people visiting the County offices.
Solution
Farallon built and deployed an Oracle 9i database that provides access to over 2 million records related to property values, tax assessments, situs addresses, and tax rate areas for the entire Santa Clara County. By designing a web application with a user-friendly interface, the Assessor's Office Assessment Roll Information Inquiry and Retrieval application, both County staff and County residents can access up-to-the-minute property assessment information for the current and past three tax years without ever having to go to the County Assessor's office. Read more details...
Categories: Web Applications, Property Review
County of San Mateo Linear Referencing System (LSR) for PMS to GIS integration
Challenge
The County of San Mateo wanted their PMS database to be linked to their Intergraph-based GIS centerlines.
Solution
Farallon helped the County to develop an LRS and programmed their Oracle geodatabase to support a dynamic GIS/PMS link through linear referencing and dynamic segmentation. Read more details...
Categories: GIS/IT Integration, Pavement Management