Enterprise GIS supports Bay Area Air Quality Management District
ESRI is featuring a Case Study on how Farallon Geographics completed an enterprise geographic information system (GIS) application for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD). The BAAQMD is responsible for maintaining air quality standards in the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. The enterprise GIS will support the district’s Community Air Risk Evaluation program by allowing collection, integration, and analysis of large volumes of data and subsequent visualization for communication with stakeholders.
Farallon built the geodatabase using Oracle9i with ESRI’s ArcGIS family of software, including ArcView, ArcEditor, StreetMap, ArcPad, and ArcSDE. The ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension is used to enhance raster data analysis capabilities.
BAAQMD’s enterprise GIS will form the foundation for applications that make it easier to identify air quality problems and develop strategies for improvement.
More detailed information is available in the Farallon case study.