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is Planning, SeptemberDecember) Geographic Information SystemsGeospatial Management Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology, School of Environment & Horticulture Geomatics/GIS Professional Project, Applied Thesis, Professional Evaluation
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Build map templates for both public and operation based print outs of individual cemetery plots. Analyze sales information; modern trends and buying habits to improve plot configurations and sales. Recommend ways to better promote the application to the public. Prepare a recommendation report for service improvements and/or error reporting.
Project Benefits
Project Benefits Three of the main benefits to completing this project are: Improved cemetery services both online and in person. Enhance and promote the Citys Cemetery applications. Improve overall cemetery operational efficiencies for the City.
Deliverable 1.1: Research project and determine scope and deliverables. Deliverable 1.2: Draft report submitted to project manager. Deliverable 1.3: Submit report to client. Milestone 2: Geo-referenced Shapefile Composite of Dimensioned Plots by Section within the Designated Cemeteries (Accomplished by January 31, 2013) Obtain existing data from City of Niagara Falls. Run geo-referencing application in Arc map to create shapefile. Submit composite of the plots to the city.
Themed Shapefile Layers based on Sales Data and Interments (Accomplished by March 31, 2013)
Deliverable 3.1: Processed shapefiles, with different applications in regards to aspects of sales data and interments. Deliverable 3.2: Submit shapefiles to client for approval. Deliverable 3.3: Update and resubmit shapefiles if necessary. Milestone 4: Production of Map Templates for Public and Operations based Print-outs (Accomplished by April 30, 2013) Map templates with shapefile layers illustrating location, trends, and buying habits. Submit maps to client for approval. Update and resubmit shapefiles if necessary.
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(Accomplished by May 31, 2013) Deliverable 5.1: Formal report outlining trends and buying habits based on layer attributes, processed information. Deliverable 5.2: Submit formal report to clients for recommendations and comments. Deliverable 5.3: Update and resubmit based on recommendations and comments. Milestone 6: Production of recommendations report and presentation of suggested improvements to the system. (Accomplished by June 14, 2013) Formal report summarizing what else could have been done during Phase 2, and what could be done during future phases in order to further improve the capabilities of the system. Presentation to be delivered to client, relaying suggested further improvements for future phases . Production recommendations for promotional tools/strategies to better advertise the (Accomplished by June 14, 2013) Deliverable 7.1: Formal report illustrating strategies which could be implemented to further inform website users of the applications capabilities, as well as its existence to potential users . Deliverable 7.2: Submission of formal report to client for recommendations and comments from client. Deliverable 7.3: Update and resubmit based on recommendations and comments from client.
Project Conditions
Project Assumptions and Risks
It is assumed that all data and historic plot plan images will be provided by the client, the city of Niagara Falls, for this project; Access to Cemetery 2000 application and data, including sales. Risks include potentially not finding a scanner suitable for digitizing the historic plot plans.
Project Issues and Constraints As of right now, there are no project issues we are aware of. A constraint which could impede the progress of the project is not being able to find an appropriately sized scanner for digitizing the historic plot plans in time to meet the Milestone 1 deadline.
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