Date of Award

2023

Document Type

Masters Capstone Project

Degree Name

M.S. in Geographic Information Science

Organizational Unit

College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment

Keywords

Geography, Infrastructure, Urban planning, Water and wastewater

Abstract

According to Worldpopualtionreview.com, “As of 2018, there are 19,495 incorporated cities, towns and villages in the United States. Of those, 14,768 have populations below 5,000. Only ten have populations above 1 million and none are above 10 million. There are 310 cities considered at least medium cities with populations of 100,000 or more.” According to the U.S Census Bureau stats, “about 80% of the United States population lives in urban areas.” Within these cities or towns are underground utility infrastructures such as water lines and sewer pipes. For years cities have stored in files and boxes these construction plans explaining how, where and when these underground lines and pipes were installed. After years of storage these documents begin to degrade, reducing readability and becoming more cumbersome to store and access. Nonetheless, when issues or new projects arise, these are the documents that need to be referenced. The degradation and accessibility of these documents create many issues for the public works departments of these municipalities. For example, during a watermain break, to shut off the correct water valve, technicians must know how the line was installed. This information may be on archived as-built plans. This project defines the implementation of GIS in the Village of Grand Ridge, Illinois and will reveal that the town has saved money annually in repairs and day to day maintenance.

Copyright Date

6-2-2023

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Rights Holder

Nick Harsted

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

34 pgs

File Size

1.4 MB

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