Author: fisknessj

City of Superior / Douglas County

Enterprise Geospatial Data Infrastructure
-2010
Version 1.3

City of Superior / Douglas County: Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Pages
1 Credits
2-3 Data Categories Overview
4-5 Data Sub-Categories
Licensing and SDE
Imagery
8 Cadastral (Parcels)
Transportation
Addressing & Places
Elevation
12 Structures
13 Utilities
14 Administrative Boundaries
15 Geodetic Control & PLSS
16 Environmental
17 Emergency Operations
Recreation
Where is Douglas County and Superior, Wisconsin

City of Superior / Douglas County: Credits

Jon Fiskness, GISP
GIS Coordinator
fisknessj@ci.superior.wi.us
Brad Theien
Assessor
theienb@ci.superior.wi.us

City of Superior—GIS Department

Douglas County—Land Records

Ben Klitzke
County Surveyor /
Land Information Officer
ben.klitzke@douglascountywi.org
Randy Jones
GIS Technician
randy.jones@douglascountywi.org
Steve Rannenberg
Zoning Administrator
steve.rannenberg@douglascountywi.org
Dan Martin
GIS Technician
demartin@douglascountywi.org

Prepared By: City of Superior GIS Department
Prepared For: City and County Geospatial GIS Users
Version 1.3 Revised 1-10-09

The City of Superior and Douglas County would like to thank St. Louis County, Minnesota and their Planning, Research, GIS Department and Staff for all the assistance getting the enterprise system and this data catalog up and running. Without their help it would have been a much longer process.
This data infrastructure is a hybrid of St. Louis County’s, “Geospatial Datasets: Core Enterprise Geospatial Data Infrastructure” For more information on the St. Louis County‘s Geospatial Data Infrastructure, please contact:
Darren Jablonsky
Research & GIS Manager
St. Louis County Planning & Development Department (www.co.st-louis.mn.us)
100 Missabe Building 227 W. First Street Duluth, MN 55802
218-725-5011
jablonskyd@co.st-louis.mn.us

Introduction: Geospatial data is perhaps the most important component to a successful enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS). All analysis, research, mapping, and data integration starts with a high-quality set of geospatial data.
The City of Superior and Douglas County have been investing in GIS and geospatial data since the early 1990’s. While the city/county is rich in data, it lacks a coordinated infrastructure for managing that geospatial data in a most efficient and cost effective manner. Geospatial data can be difficult and costly to acquire and maintain, so it is imperative that the city/county establish a strong coordinated enterprise geospatial data infrastructure system.
This document is intended to serve as a guide to organizing geospatial data types across Douglas County. It covers twelve categories of data that will be referred to as “Enterprise Geospatial Data Infrastructure.” It follows national and state organizational standards while recognizing Douglas County’s unique differences. As the City of Superior and Douglas County build and maintains their enterprise GIS the enterprise geospatial data categories will be followed as closely as possible to ensure that city/county geospatial data management continues to improve. Which will bring about efficiencies and cost-savings, as well as decision support capabilities that have previously been difficult to realize.

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Data Overview

The City of Superior and Douglas County have adopted the following standards from St. Louis County, MN. This is a geospatial data structure to be used in developing and organizing geospatial data that is interoperable and cataloged along Federal, State, and local structures.
SDE.DBO.E911_COS_FIRE_DISTRICTS
Data Categories (SDE Naming) DATABASE.SCHEMA.CATEGORY_(SOURCE)_GEOGRAPHY_LAYERNAME

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Imagery IMAGE
Imagery typically refers to aerial photography, which is used for many purposes at the City of Superior & Douglas County. It is effective as a “background” layer to other geospatial data, and can be used by GIS specialists to delineate real-world features.

Cadastral (Parcels) CDSTRL
The Cadastral (Parcel) layer at the City of Superior & Douglas County is the fundamental tool for analyzing land ownership information. The county is in the process of developing parcel data. This data will provide the foundation for many applications across the county pertaining to land ownership.

Transportation TRANS
Transportation features typically include roads (centerlines), trails, airports, shipping ports, and other representations of features that depict the transportation systems in the county. The road centerline layer is critical since it provides the necessary information for emergency dispatch and public works maintenance.

Addressing & Places ADDRPLCS
The city/county recently completed an official Address Point layer for use in GIS systems across departments. The address dataset can be used for emergency dispatch and other law enforcement purposes, as well as a further piece of information for land use planning with the parcel data layer.

Elevation ELEV
Elevation data, typically in the form of contour maps and Digital Elevation Models, is used extensively for modeling the surface of the earth. This type of information is useful for departments such as Land, Planning, Public Works, and others as they determine appropriate land uses, forestry and construction processes.

Structures STRUCT
Structural data, often known as planimetrics, will be developed in the future to highlight the locations and dimensions of buildings and important structures throughout the county. Along with parcel and address data, this information will be particularly useful for law enforcement, planning, and assessment purposes.

Utilities UTIL
Utility data is utilized for site planning, economic development, land use planning, emergency / homeland security, and many other operations at the city/county. Having an understanding of the locations of utility features (electric, gas, sewer, water) is key to development and emergency response.

Administrative Boundaries ADMIN
Many administrative boundaries exist within the City of Superior and Douglas County. Examples include municipalities, state and federal management areas, zoning districts, and many more. Geospatial analysis depends on these boundaries to render accurate results.

Geodetic Control & PLSS GEOD
Geodetic control refers to precise surveys covering very large areas such as the High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) developed in Wisconsin in the 1996. The Public Land Survey System is the basis for all land titles and property descriptions in Wisconsin. With GPS surveying, PLS corners can be referenced to geodetic control.

City of Superior / Douglas County: Data Overview

The City of Superior and Douglas County have adopted the following standards from St. Louis County, MN. This is a geospatial data structure to be used in developing and organizing geospatial data that is interoperable and cataloged along Federal, State, and local structures.
SDE.DBO.E911_COS_FIRE_DISTRICTS
Data Categories (SDE Naming) DATABASE.SCHEMA.CATEGORY_(SOURCE)_GEOGRAPHY_LAYERNAME

NSDI: National Spatial Data Infrastructure ----------------(Seven main framework themes: Imagery, Cadastral, Transportation, Elevation, Administrative Units, Geodetic Control, and Hydrography)
WSDI: Wisconsin Spatial Data Infrastructure ————- (In Development)
MSDI: Minnesota Spatial Data Infrastructure ------------ (Eight main framework themes: Imagery, Cadastral, Transportation, Elevation, Administrative Units, Geodetic Control, Hydrography, and Soils)
GN: GIS for the Nation -----------------------------------------(Fourteen main framework themes: Imagery, Cadastral, Transportation, Elevation, Administrative Units, Geodetic Control, Hydrography, Environmental, Land Use/Land Cover, Addresses, Utilities, Structures/Critical Infrastructure, Emergency Operations, and Base Map)

Feature Class Geography & Source Index (GLOBAL.DBO.ENVIRO_WIDNR_DC_Wetlands)

Geography
COAWI = City/County of Ashland
COD = City of Duluth
COS = City of Superior
COSDC = City of Superior & Douglas County
DC = Douglas County
GL = Great Lakes Region
MI = Michigan
MN = Minnesota
US = United States
STL = St. Louis County Minnesota
WI or STATE = State of Wisconsin
WW = Worldwide
ARDC = Arrowhead Regional Development Comm.
Census = US Census
DU = Ducks Unlimited
ESRI = Environmental Systems Research Institute
GLA = Great Lakes Association
GLIN = Great Lakes Information Network
GNIS = Geographic Names Info System (USGS)
LHB = LHB Corporation
MIDNR = MI Dept of Natural Resources
MNDNR = MN Dept. of Natural Resources
NCT = North Country Trail Association
NPS = National Park Service
NWRPC = Northwest Regional Planning Comm.
SALO = Salo Engineering
SEH = Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.
SWLP = Superior Water, Light & Power
USFS = US Forest Service
USFWS = US Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS = US Geological Survey
USGS_NHD = US Geological Survey National Hydrol ogy Data
WHS = WI Historical Society
WIDNR = WI Dept. of Natural Resources

Data Source

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Environmental ENVIRO
The physical world within and around Douglas County is represented with numerous environmental layers. Lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, soils, land cover/land use, geomorphology, mining areas and many other physical earth features will be available for use in mapping and analysis.

Emergency Operations E911
In addition to the layers listed above, the Sheriff’s, 911 Communications, and others will utilize additional geospatial data in emergency response situations such as response districts, hazard areas, critical infrastructure, and other emergency geospatial data to conduct emergency operations.

Recreation REC
Recreational use trends are increasing around the state and in Douglas County. Recreation information is represented in various layers. Some of the layers are Boat Accesses, Hunting Sites, Trailheads, Marinas, Parks, Points of Interest and many more are available for use in mapping and analysis.

City of Superior / Douglas County: Data Sub-Categories

The City of Superior and Douglas County have adopted following sub-categories or themes from St. Louis County, MN to further assist in cataloging geospatial data as follows:
Sub-Categories (SDE Naming)

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Imagery IMAGE

Cadastral (Parcels) CDSTRL

Transportation TRANS
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Addressing & Places ADDRPLCS

Elevation ELEV

Structures STRUCT

Utilities UTIL

Administrative Boundaries ADMIN

Geodetic Control & PLSS GEOD

Leaf-Off Aerial
Color Infrared Aerial
Natural Color Aerial
Oblique Aerial
Satellite Images
Ground-Level Photos
Miscellaneous Photos
LIDAR-based Imagery
Scanned Documents

Parcels
Subdivisions/Plats
Blocks
Lots
Right-of-Way
Lease Sites
Discrepancy Points
Pre-Placement

Roads
Forest Roads
Trails
Railroads
Waterways
Airports
Seaports
Alleys

Address Points
Geocoding Services
Driveway Locations
Places

Digital Elevation Models
Digital Raster Graphics
Digital Terrain Models
Point-specific Elevations
LIDAR-based points

Building Footprints
County Facilities
Driveways
Parking
Apartment Buildings
Dumpsters
Wells
Sidewalks

Electric Lines
Gas Pipelines
Sewer Lines
Water Lines
Utility Poles
Radio Towers
Fire Hydrants
Manholes
Steam
Telecommunications

Jurisdictional
Judicial
Political
School District
Zoning
Voting
Zip Code
Service Areas
Tax Forfeit
Econ Dev
DNR / Census
TIF/BID Districts

HARN
PLS Corners
PLS Lines
Sections
Quarter Lines
Quarter-Quarter Lines
Site-specific survey data

City of Superior / Douglas County: Data Sub-Categories

The City of Superior and Douglas County have adopted following sub-categories or themes from St. Louis County, MN to further assist in cataloging geospatial data as follows:
Sub-Categories (SDE Naming)

NSDI: National Spatial Data Infrastructure ----------------(Seven main framework themes: Imagery, Cadastral, Transportation, Elevation, Administrative Units, Geodetic Control, and Hydrography)
WSDI: Wisconsin Spatial Data Infrastructure ————- (In Development)
MSDI: Minnesota Spatial Data Infrastructure ------------ (Eight main framework themes: Imagery, Cadastral, Transportation, Elevation, Administrative Units, Geodetic Control, Hydrography, and Soils)
GN: GIS for the Nation -----------------------------------------(Fourteen main framework themes: Imagery, Cadastral, Transportation, Elevation, Administrative Units, Geodetic Control, Hydrography, Environmental, Land Use/Land Cover, Addresses, Utilities, Structures/Critical Infrastructure, Emergency Operations, and Base Map)

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Environmental ENVIRO

Emergency Operations E911

Recreation REC

Lakes
Rivers & Streams
Wetlands
Watersheds
Soils
Land Cover
Geomorphology
Flood Plains
Climate & Weather
Vegetation
Physiography
Mining
Trees

Police Districts/Stations
Fire Districts/Stations
First Responders District
Ambulance Districts
Incidents & Hazards
Evacuation Routes
Shelters & Em. Facilities
Critical Infrastructure
Road Closures, Ports
Containment Areas
Disaster Recovery
Hazard Mitigation

Hunting Sites
Archery Sites
Boat Accesses
Trail Heads
Parks
Points of Interest
Marinas
Fishing Piers

City of Superior / Douglas County: Licensing and SDE

ESRI Enterprise Licensing Agreement
In July of 2008 the City of Superior and Douglas County jointly entered into an Enterprise Licensing Agreement with ESRI the software manufacturer of the GIS software used at the city/county. The agreement is a three year contract that allows for unlimited use of the ESRI ArcMap and ArcEditor software programs and includes the core extensions for those programs. In addition to the user programs, the Server licenses, ArcGIS Server are also unlimited. Which allowed the city/county to move to an enterprise system for its GIS data and software. Currently the City and County are running one Spatial Database Engine (SDE) Server with SQL 2005 as the RDBMS.
For licensing information for city or county employees, please contact the City of Superior GIS Coordinator or the Douglas County GIS Technicians or email gishelp@ci.superior.wi.us.

Geodatabases in the Spatial Database Engine (SDE)
Currently in the City/County GIS SDE there are four (4) Enterprise Geodatabases:
SDE which is the city/county vector data that is created, edited and/or maintained by city/county GIS staff
Global which is the vector data from other sources. Agencies like the USGS, WIDNR, WisDOT, etc. This is data that we do not maintain or need to edit.
Raster which is the raster data the city/county staff uses. Aerial Photography, DRGs, DEMs, RNCs, etc.
Historical which is any vector data that needs to be archived periodically for historical use and analysis.
Connection to the SDE Geodatabases is made through either ArcMap or ArcCatalog and requires version 9.2 SP 5 or 9.3 of ArcMap.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Imagery

About
Imagery, in the broadest sense, refers to pictures of features that are typically captured via remote sensing methods. Typically, in a GIS setting, these types of images include aerial photography and satellite imagery; but the types of images available to the county for use in a GIS are many and varied. Aerial photography, in particular, is extremely valuable in GIS applications because it provides a real-world backdrop to all other features being mapped or analyzed.
Types (Examples)
Orthophotography
Oblique Aerial Photography
Infrared
Satellite Imaging
Radiometer
Imaging Radar
Thermal Imaging
Radar Scanning
Light Detection and Ranging
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County utilize imagery, particularly aerial photography, for providing a snapshot of the features that exist on or near ground level in the real world. The county’s many types of aerial photography can be used for different types of analysis:
Identifying buildings and infrastructure
Monitoring forest growth and tree health
Identifying agricultural resources
Determining land use and land cover
Law enforcement and emergency operations

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Cadastral (Parcels)

About
A cadastral (parcel) layer is a digitally stored spatial representation of a legal description, linked to many attributes about the property such as land ownership, parcel size, configuration, land use, improvement values and other related information. One way of thinking about parcel data is to consider it as a digital version of a plat book; but in reality, the data contained within parcel data is much more detailed and designed for analysis. From a county perspective, the presence of a cadastral (parcel) layer allows for the building of an integrated system of land management information.
Types (Examples)
Parcels
Subdivisions
Blocks
Lots
Right-of-Ways
Lease Sites
Discrepancies
Annotation
Topology
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County utilizes the parcel and PLS data to describe and visually identify land ownership. The parcel is the fundamental base from which taxes and assessments are calculated, and it is the basis by which all land-related decisions are based.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Transportation

About
The transportation data includes various forms of transportation. One of the most important is roads. Road centerline data, as the name suggests, identifies in a linear fashion the road network as mapped down the center of the road surface. Road centerline data is typically collected by Global Positioning receivers mounted on vehicles that travel down the road’s center; however, other means of collecting centerline data are sometimes used, including interpretations from aerial photography. Important information about roads is included in the layer’s associated attribute file. These attributes can include data about the surface type, length, road names and numbers, maintenance history, addressing ranges, functional class, and many other informational pieces. The county is home to numerous recreational trails, as well as airports and waterways, an international seaport, and railway transport.
Types (Examples)
Road Centerline
Trails
Waterways
Airports
Seaports
Railroads
Alleys
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County utilizes transportation data for a number of purposes. One of the most common uses is for public visualization of the road network, as seen in the official Douglas County highway map. However, from an analytical standpoint, the road data is capable of providing decision support related to maintenance and improvements in public works, emergency/911 dispatch, routing and navigation, forestry access, land use planning and design, locating utilities, rural addressing, and many other possible uses. Similarly, the City of Superior and Douglas County utilizes information produced in-house and by other agencies to depict wooded trails, as well as other transportation features: waterways, seaports, railroads and airport data.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Addressing & Places

About
Addressing refers to the collection of physical address features and common names of places. These are typically stored as points which reference building locations or driveway entrances. The physical address is important since data is often referenced to addresses, which will help to reference the real world features, access points and other land record data.
Types (Examples)
Address Points (Geocoded)
Places
Address Grids
Address Annotation
Address Locators
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County utilizes address and place data for emergency response and all planning related activities on the parcel level. Addressing is important for emergency response and other law enforcement because it provides the actual physical location of buildings and access points (driveways, etc.) which is sometimes not the case with parcel data. Address information will also be very useful for many county departments in helping to identify multiple land or property ownership issues such as apartment buildings or other multi-unit dwellings. It is important for property notification for various projects, programs, and statute requirements.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Elevation

About
Land elevations and topography is critical to making informed land use decisions. The topography, or “lay of the land”, is an indicator of land use suitability and development potential. It also plays an important role in characterizing the effects of drainage, stormwater runoff, vegetation removal, and other environmental and man-made factors.
Elevation data takes many forms, although typically in a GIS environment, it is formatted as a raster Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Digital Terrain Model (DTM) or contour map Digital Raster Graphic (DRG.) Each of these elevation data models has different characteristics that dictates analysis potential. Another form of elevation data can include point-specific elevation readings collected by surveyors or technicians in the field.
Types (Examples)
Digital Raster Graphic (DRG)
Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
Digital Terrain Model (DTM)
Point-Specific Elevations
Contours
Bathymetry
Hillshade
Collection methods include stereoscopic aerial photo interpretation, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), or field surveys and observations.
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County utilize elevation data throughout the various departments for a number of applications:
Development and building suitability analysis
Vegetation/forestry analysis
Public Works road construction & maintenance
Emergency/911 search and rescue
Surface water drainage pattern modeling
Wetland interpretation
Stormwater runoff analysis
Slope analysis
Viewshed modeling

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Structures

About
Structural data, or planimetrics, is geospatial data that depicts the location, orientation, shape, sizes and other useful information about buildings, critical infrastructure, and other non-utility manmade features. Understanding the location and layout of buildings helps county departments to more accurately assess property values, and make land use or resource decisions based on human construction activity on the land. Other operations, such as emergency dispatch, are greatly aided by the availability of structural data (planimetrics).
Types (Examples)
Building Footprints
Driveways
Parking
Sidewalks
Septic Systems
Wells
Building footprints, and other planimetric data are typically collected by interpreting shapes from aerial photography, or by field collection of building and other footprint dimensions. Occasionally, field observations are also used to verify these determinations.
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County identifies the locations and sizes of buildings or other man-made structures. Which is increasingly important for determining land values and making informed decisions pertaining to land use. The information contained in planimetric layers attributes can include a number of characteristics about each structure. This data is useful not only for the planner or assessor, but also many other departments that can utilize such data for land use or resource management, emergency/911 dispatch and operations, and more. Structures (Planimetrics) can be a source for identifying critical infrastructure for maintenance or emergency purposes.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Utilities

About
Utilities data refers to information about linear features such as electric transmission lines, gas pipelines, water lines, sewer lines; and point features such as utility poles, towers, fire hydrants, and the like. This type of information is used for modeling land use and development scenarios, 911/emergency operations and response, public works construction and maintenance, and potentially many other applications in city/county government. Utilities are, in a sense, a form of planimetric data, but their importance to city/county operations warrants a separate category within the core geospatial data categories.
Types (Examples)
Electric Transmission Lines
Gas Pipelines
Sewer Lines
Water Lines
Utility Poles
Radio Towers
Fire Hydrants
Manholes
Purpose & Use
Utilities data is important to city/county operations, particularly for planning purposes: land use decision support, future zoning, building potential and suitability, economic development initiatives, and more. Departments such as Public Works need to know utility information to properly maintain and construct roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. The Sheriff’s Department and 911 may need to respond to incidents involving utilities, so having this information available in a geospatial format is critical to responding effectively and safely.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Administrative Boundaries

About
Boundaries refer to any line or partition that is used for separating features or limiting movement from one area to another. Sometimes boundaries are represented by real physical objects; but in many cases, boundaries are intangible, perceived lines based on legal or other descriptions. In the case of perceived boundaries, common examples include administrative or jurisdictional lines such as municipalities, counties, park districts, and other governmental units. Additionally, regulatory features such as zoning districts can be found along with the Administrative Boundary layers.
Types (Examples)
Administrative
Political
Jurisdictional
Statistical (Census)
Zip Code
School Districts
Management Areas
Special Districts
Voting Districts
Zoning Districts
Service Areas
Purpose & Use
The City of Superior and Douglas County needs to utilize boundary information for numerous reasons. Land use is affected by jurisdictional or physical boundaries, as are almost all other city/county decisions where various physical factors, governing bodies, or agencies operate within or around the county. Even statistical boundaries, such as census areas, need to be factored in many decision making processes.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Geodetic Control & PLSS

About
Geodetic Control consists of a network of widely spaced precise survey markers established throughout Douglas County. This network is part of the state wide High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) which in turn is connected to the North American network (NAD83) and the whole world (WGS84). It is this network that allows the GIS to be developed in “Real World” coordinates so that it is geographically consistent with the rest of the world.
The building blocks for the parcel layer are contained within the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The PLSS is the system by which surveyors have partitioned the land so it can be subdivided and described consistently. Douglas County possesses digital files that clearly define this rectangular survey system through Township and Range lines (36 sq. mi), Section Lines (square miles or 640 acres), Quarter and Quarter-Quarter sections (160 acre and 40 acre polygons, respectively). The PLSS forms the basis for all land titles and property descriptions in Wisconsin.
Types (Examples)
HARN
PLS Corners
PLS Lines
Sections
Quarter Lines
Quarter-Quarter Lines
PLSS Annotation
Purpose & Use
Douglas County possesses a series of digital data, largely produced by other organizations, that reflects the Public Land Survey. In addition to these files, the surveyor at Douglas County are regularly updating and enhancing survey control information, such as the High Accuracy Reference Network (HARN) developed in 1996.
Modern technologies, such as satellite based surveying (GPS, etc.), allow for elements of the Public Land Survey System to be connected to the Wisconsin HARN; which in turn can be used to develop and analyze land ownership information.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Environmental

About
All natural features in Douglas County and surrounding areas will be found in the Environmental category. Important base map features, such as lakes and rivers, soils, land cover, wetlands, and geomorphology among others. Having access to this type of information allows the city/county to analyze all other information types against the realities of what exists in the natural world. Natural or Environmental features play a key role in determining development patterns, recreational opportunities, and many other aspects of the way the county’s citizens live and the way the city/county does business.
Types (Examples)
Water (Lakes and Rivers)
Soils
Land Cover/Land Use
Geomorphology
Flood Plains
Climate Data
Wetlands
Purpose & Use
Environmental data can serve a number of purposes. The most common use is as a series of basemap features that help map users understand the locations of features such as lakes, rivers, forested areas, and other important features on the surface of the earth. The city/county will also utilize environmental data in analysis functions that attempt to evaluate the presence of water, shorelines, slope and aspect, soil quality, and other factors.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Emergency Operations

About
Data related to Emergency Operations which includes incidents, hazards, shelters, evacuation routes, and other sensitive or confidential information typically reserved for law enforcement or Homeland Security.
Types (Examples)
Police Districts
Ambulance Districts
Fire Districts (City and DNR)
First Responder Districts
Incidents
Hazards
Shelters
Evacuation Routes
Road Closures
Containment Areas
Disaster Recovery
Mitigation
Snow Plow Routes
Purpose & Use
Emergency response and law enforcement depend on quality data to map out and analyze situations they are presented with. GIS will play a greater role in future emergency operations. In addition to regularly used GIS data such as road centerlines, aerial photography, and infrastructure. Emergency Operations will depend on data created for specific incidents or other varied datasets created for hazard response and mitigation.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County: Recreation

About
Recreational use trends are increasing around the world and in Douglas County. Recreation information will be represented in various layers. Some of the layers are Boat Accesses, Hunting Sites, Trail heads, Marinas, Parks
Types (Examples)
Boat Accesses
Marinas
Hunting Locations
Parks
Trail heads
Purpose & Use
Recreational data can be used for maps and analysis related to recreation activities.

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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City of Superior / Douglas County

City of Superior GIS Department
Douglas County Land Records
Superior, Wisconsin

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