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A vent (kind of long, sorry)
Oh my God, I am so fustrated right now.
Originally, the City and the BPU (City owned utilities) had their own separate maps. Everything was on a separate map - zoning, addresses, historic districts, utilities, etc. etc. etc. We wanted to be able to implement GIS and incorporate everything onto one map with different layers. We all did a lot of research to figure out what exactly we were looking for. For example, to figure out my 300' buffer I was using a compass, and had to look up each address for the property owner and then type the labels. At the time, they engineering techs refused to use anything other than Auto Cad.
Today I mention that there is a bunch of zoning that doesn't line up with the parcel lines (and they are supposed to), and he tells me that they once again have separate maps for everything - each utility, zoning, addresses, etc. all have different maps. OK, so that's what we've been working toward the last three years - to go back the way it was??? So, he will change a parcel line and not adjust the zoning or whatever. And then tells me that that's how it is going to be until he realizes he needs to have it changed - that's just the way it's going to have to be.
He started making excuses about how the program works and why it's so hard, and I tell him it shouldn't have to be that difficult. Then he had the nerve to tell me that I don't know what I was talking about. I am the first to admit that I don't know everything about mapping and GIS, but I know my fair share. I said that to him and also mentioned that it's not my department so how they want to operate is none of my business. He said 'your right, it's not'. For what it's worth, I was being nice throughout this whole conversation.
OK, so this program is still basically useless. I can find out the size and location of utilities, and the zoning of a property, and it will tell me my 300' buffer, but I still have to hand write the addresses and then type out the labels. I know it's not all about me, but other than providing info, our mapping does nothing. It's not my department, so I can't dictate how or what they do, but I use the information A LOT. I don't think that it's unreasonable to expect correct and some what up-to-date information. Plus, he gets paid more than I do, so what the hell has he been doing the last 3 years???
Sorry for babbling, but at least I feel a little better......
Oh my God, I am so fustrated right now.
Originally, the City and the BPU (City owned utilities) had their own separate maps. Everything was on a separate map - zoning, addresses, historic districts, utilities, etc. etc. etc. We wanted to be able to implement GIS and incorporate everything onto one map with different layers. We all did a lot of research to figure out what exactly we were looking for. For example, to figure out my 300' buffer I was using a compass, and had to look up each address for the property owner and then type the labels. At the time, they engineering techs refused to use anything other than Auto Cad.
Today I mention that there is a bunch of zoning that doesn't line up with the parcel lines (and they are supposed to), and he tells me that they once again have separate maps for everything - each utility, zoning, addresses, etc. all have different maps. OK, so that's what we've been working toward the last three years - to go back the way it was??? So, he will change a parcel line and not adjust the zoning or whatever. And then tells me that that's how it is going to be until he realizes he needs to have it changed - that's just the way it's going to have to be.
He started making excuses about how the program works and why it's so hard, and I tell him it shouldn't have to be that difficult. Then he had the nerve to tell me that I don't know what I was talking about. I am the first to admit that I don't know everything about mapping and GIS, but I know my fair share. I said that to him and also mentioned that it's not my department so how they want to operate is none of my business. He said 'your right, it's not'. For what it's worth, I was being nice throughout this whole conversation.
OK, so this program is still basically useless. I can find out the size and location of utilities, and the zoning of a property, and it will tell me my 300' buffer, but I still have to hand write the addresses and then type out the labels. I know it's not all about me, but other than providing info, our mapping does nothing. It's not my department, so I can't dictate how or what they do, but I use the information A LOT. I don't think that it's unreasonable to expect correct and some what up-to-date information. Plus, he gets paid more than I do, so what the hell has he been doing the last 3 years???
Sorry for babbling, but at least I feel a little better......