Euless TX Utilizes Web Based GIS For Utility Mapping

Dayton, OH, December 6, 2005 - The City of Euless, Texas IT Department recently created several simple, but powerful, GIS Web mapping applications. Using ESRI Web servers and Freeance commercial plug-and-play application building software, David Allen, the City's GIS project manager, recently published two Web mapping sites. The City's founder, Elisha Adam Euless, would have been proud.

The first Web mapping application is a land records site that saves time both for the public and City employees when searching scanned plat documents.

"We recently scanned all of the plats for the City of Euless into digital format. These were used to update the parcel lines. But the resulting data made a great plat index, and an even better Freeance application. Zoom to an area, use the Identify Features tool to select a parcel, and all of the plats and replats associated with that parcel are listed. The user can view a scan of the document as filed with the county. This has been a real time saver for the planning staff, and we are making this available outside the city to real estate developers, engineers and surveyors." David W. Allen, GISP - City of Euless, Texas

The second Web mapping application created by the City is a water, sanitary, storm application that allows both internal users and the public to retrieve plan and profile engineering drawings of the City's utility lines.

"In an effort to make our utility maps the best possible, we are GPS'ing the location of all the facilities. As a double check, we are bringing up scans of the original construction documents to verify the material, inventory and placement. As long as we're going through the trouble of looking them up, we are also linking the image name to the features and building a Freeance based look-up website. Users zoom to the area of interest, use the Identify Features tool to select a line, and are given the option of seeing the plan or profile from the original construction drawings. This lets consulting engineers do their research from their office instead of trudging down to City Hall and hoping the clerk on duty can find what they're after." David W. Allen, GISP - City of Euless, Texas

The City of Euless is one of the hundreds of state and local governments using Freeance Web mapping software, in conjunction with their ESRI servers, to quickly and easily create their own custom Web browser and mobile GIS mapping applications for Blackberry handhelds.

About Freeance

Freeance has become a leading solution for building Web mapping applications using ESRI software. Freeance Release 4.0 is an affordable solution priced at $7,250 for a complete server license. To get more information, visit http://www.freeance.com/

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TDC Group is a GIS software development company located in Dayton, Ohio, serving customers since 1989 throughout the United States.

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