This document summarizes the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission's (MVRPC) use of GIS. It discusses a 2015 GIS needs assessment survey of local jurisdictions, the development of a recreational assets map and inventory, updates to regional GIS layers like zoning and land use, new online mapping applications, GIS trainings provided, and plans for future GIS services and trainings. The overall purpose of MVRPC's GIS program is to provide data and expertise to support regional planning and local needs.

1. All You Need is… GIS
Martin Kim, AICP, GISP
Director of Regional Planning
Tom Harner, GISP
GIS Coordinator
Kathryn Youra Polk, GISP
Senior Planner
Ohio GIS Conference
Hyatt Regency Columbus
September 25 – 27, 2017
Columbus, Ohio

2. MVRPC GIS
• Provide a vital operating
function in conducting
regional planning
activities
• Play a leadership role
offering data and
expertise to local
jurisdictions and the
general public

3. Today’s Topics:
• 2015 GIS Needs Assessment
• Recreational Asset Inventory and Map
• Regional GIS Layers
• Online Mapping Applications for Members
• GIS Trainings
• What’s Next

4. GIS Needs Assessment: Background
• PURPOSE
– Identify how GIS is used in the Miami Valley Region and better
understand various needs that exist at the local and regional level
• SURVEY
– First survey was conducted between May 6, 2015 – May 22, 2015 and the
follow-up survey was conducted between July 7, 2015 – July 21, 2015
– Each survey was sent out directly to 126 recipients (GIS professionals
and/or administrators in the local jurisdictions and other regional
organizations) with additional promotion to Southwest Ohio GIS Users
Group members
– A total of 64 participants during the first survey and 45 participants during
the follow-up survey

5. Current GIS Users
In the future, we anticipate…
•Using Mobile Technology
•Using Web Technology
•More Data Inventory
•More Data Analysis
•Getting More Training

6. Map Apps on the Web

7. ArcGIS Online Users

8. Project Ideas: Priority Ranking
POPULAR IDEAS
HIGH
PRIORITY
IDEAS

9. Recreational Amenities

10. Why a Recreational Asset Map?

11. Our Goal:
• Provide a simple, intuitive and easy to use interface for the
casual user to retrieve information quickly about the
whereabouts of different amenities in the Region.

12. Recreational Asset Inventory and Map

13. • Art or Historical
• Small Park • Large Park
Types of Assets Found
• School or Library • Small Park
• Large Park

14. BEFORE:

15. AFTER

16. Fishing
Activities in the Filter Query (an Incomplete List)
Theater
Picnic Shelter Bike Attraction
Playground
Canoeing
Trails
Historic Site
Museum

19. Zoning/Land Use

20. Jurisdictional
zoning was
compiled from
across the Region
and generalized
into several useful
categories,
updating a layer
from 2008
Updated Regional Layers: Zoning

21. Adopted land use
plans for
jurisdictions
across the
Region were
consulted and
compiled into an
updated version
of a layer
previously
created in 2009
Updated Regional Layers: Adopted Land
Use

22. New Online Mapping Applications
• Miami County Zoning
• City of Riverside Zoning
• Montgomery County Land
Bank Neighborhood
Initiative Program (NIP)
• City of Trotwood Zoning

23. City of Trotwood
- Needed better access to their zoning information

24. City of Trotwood
- Pulled in additional layers from county sources

25. City of Trotwood

26. Census/Training

27. GIS Training: GIS & the Census
Hands-on learning on how to use Census data in GIS.
It used ArcGIS Online as a platform instead of ArcGIS
desktop.

29. GIS Training: Introduction to ArcGIS
Desktop
Overview of ArcGIS Desktop basics and hands-on
learning on how to use ArcGIS Desktop with Census
data.

31. MVRPC GIS – What’s Next
Continue to provide GIS Services to share data and expertise
with member local jurisdictions and the general public
Major Areas of Concentration
•Customized web mapping applications to address member’s
needs
•Subject-based professional training sessions
•Regional mapping application(s) through collaborative
partnerships

32. MVRPC Shaping Our Region’s
Future Together
Martin Kim, AICP, GISP
mkim@mvrpc.org
Tom Harner, GISP
tharner@mvrpc.org
Kathryn Youra Polk, GISP
kyoura.polk@mvrpc.org
www.mvrpc.org