New England GeoSystems specializes in GIS implementations for the small to medium sized municipalities with limited resources. Our clients utilize a variety of mapping systems and databases, thus allowing us to become very flexible and resourceful in integrating a wide variety of data together into a cohesive and productive Geographic Information System.

Town of Stonington, CT – Enterprise GIS Implementation

 New England GeoSystems staff was hired to develop a town-wide GIS needs assessment, manage its implementation and provide on-going support, maintenance and consulting services. Our consultants performed staff interviews and devised both a management plan and a technical plan calling for new aerial photography and a GIS parcel base map.  We developed the RFP’s and successfully managed the efforts of the subcontractors. In addition, we also deployed our proprietary lightweight GIS viewer application based on ESRI’s MapObjects software components.  The GIS Viewer is deployed at public counters and on desktops throughout the Town.  We also implemented our automated VISION system interface linking the Assessor database with the GIS parcel database.

Ongoing GIS technical services include parcel layer maintenance and specialized and remote GIS system administration.  Beginning with this study, New England GeoSystems has regularly advised the City’s IT policy-level committee regarding overall IT staffing and organization issues.

Town of Southington, CT – Enterprise GIS Implementation

Southington is a fast-growing town of nearly 40,000 residents located between New Haven and Hartford.  Its rapid development led the Town to use GIS methods to support the Assessor’s revaluation efforts.  New England GeoSystems staff performed a GIS needs assessment and designed a municipal GIS program (management and technical) for the Town and managed the subcontractors building the initial data layers. 

New England GeoSystems was also retained to develop additional GIS layers and to implement application interfaces with the GIS parcel database and the Assessor’s property and tax information system.  Currently, New England GeoSystems is in the process of building a GIS as-built inventory for the Town’s water distribution system and sewer systems (storm and sanitary).  New England GeoSystems has assisted the City on a number of GIS policy issues as well, including formulation of a data distribution policy.

In November 2004, New England GeoSystems’ current staff completed a complete planimetric update based on Spring 2004 custom aerial photography. Brodie also has completely converted all of the original mapping data provided by another out-of-state consultant into the latest ArcGIS format allowing for easier distribution and in-house maintenance.

New England GeoSystems is currently assisting the Southington Police in developing a detailed street centerline and master street address database in order to support the implementation of their new state-of-the-art Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system.

Town of Berlin, CT – Enterprise GIS Implementation

New England GeoSystems was contracted to convert all of the original Sewall AutoCAD and older ArcInfo coverages to  ArcGIS geodatabase format as well as produce new PDF based property maps directly from the GIS.

New England GeoSystems now provides periodic on-site parcel update services in addition to working with the engineering department to integrate their AutoCAD drawings which contain updated planimetric information into the GIS. New England GeoSystems is constantly on-site working directly with the GIS users with the goal of Berlin managing their parcel updates in-house with less reliance on contractors.

New England GeoSystems has created several additional layers for the town including storm and sanitary layers, several economic development layers as well as new zoning maps.

Berlin has implemented New England GeoSystems’ GIS Parcel Viewer in several departments as well as implemented the automated VISION – GIS interface which automatically updates the GIS with VISION data on a weekly basis.

City of West Haven, CT – Enterprise GIS Implementation

New England GeoSystems was contracted once again to convert all of West Haven’s  original  AutoCAD and older ArcInfo coverages to ArcGIS geodatabase format and distribute the data using the GIS Parcel Viewer. New England GeoSystems is now responsible for performing periodic on-site parcel update services in place of the time consuming process of sending the mylar maps out-of-state to be serviced.

West Haven has implemented New England GeoSystems’ GIS Parcel Viewer in several departments as well as implemented the automated VISION – GIS interface which automatically updates the GIS with VISION data on a weekly basis.

Valley Council of Governments, Derby, CT – General GIS Assistance

New England GeoSystems’ staff was contracted to complete a four town regional parcel base GIS. This included Shelton, Derby, Ansonia and Seymour. Work involved coordinating four different CAMA systems and a variety of CAD drawing formats.

New England GeoSystems remains as the GIS consultant and is responsible for guiding and training in-house staff on all GIS projects and is constantly called to assist in several of the COG’s annual required analysis reports.

Town of Guilford, CT – Enterprise GIS Implementation

New England GeoSystems’ staff was contracted to realign entire parcel base map (9,300 parcels) to the SBC planimetric and aerial base map. Original parcels had been drawn on USGS 1:24,000 scale topo sheets and did not align to the more accurate SBC base. Upon completion of the project, New England GeoSystems remains the Town’s GIS consultant and is responsible for integrating parcel changes from the Assessor’s office into the digital parcel base as well as monitor NEGEO’s automated link to the CAMA system.

The Town also uses the New England GeoSystems’  GIS Parcel Viewer in several departments to provide access to the latest property ownership information and parcel mapping.

Town of Seymour, CT – Parcel Mapping / Enterprise GIS Implementation

New England GeoSystems is under contract to completely redesign the paper based tax map system with GIS based maps and PDF files. All parcel lines and annotation were converted from paper sources and built into an ArcGIS geodatabase. New England GeoSystems is responsible for on-site maintenance of the digital database and automated system linking VISION data to the GIS system providing an automated link to the GIS with VISION data. NEGEO’s GIS Parcel Viewer is being used by several departments, remotely by the public works department and to serve custom property maps to the general public for a modest fee.

Town of Branford, CT – Parcel Mapping / GIS Maintenance

New England GeoSystems’ staff  was contracted to develop a comprehensive parcel base map from existing paper maps. No aerial photography was used but detailed planimetric data existed from the Regional Water Authority. New England GeoSystems’ staff scaled off every parcel and constructed the new parcel base using COGO techniques. New England GeoSystems is currently the town’s GIS consultant and we perform annual on-site parcel updates in conjunction with the assessor’s office. New England GeoSystems has automated the interface between the VISION system and GIS property ownership database. New England GeoSystems has also designed an automated PDF production tool for creating PDF files of every individual parcel in Branford for use on the Town’s internet  mapping site.

Town of New Hartford, CT – Parcel Mapping

New England GeoSystems was contracted to recreate a parcel base map from an existing digital layer. This digital layer had been created from a variety of sources and was found to have very poor accuracy when viewed with accurate aerial photography.  NEGEO used all available low-cost resources to realign these parcels to a degree where they are much more usable in conjunction with more accurate GIS data. NEGEO also interfaced the VISION system to populate the GIS property ownership database for use in the development of the Town’s Plan of Development update being performed by Planimetrics, LLC of Avon Connecticut.

Town of Berlin, CT – Storm, Sanitary, and Water GIS

New England GeoSystems was chosen by the Town of Berlin to develop and implement GIS databases for the Town’s storm water, sanitary sewer, and water distribution systems based on AutoCAD Map.  The GIS system is compatible with the Town’s CAD and GIS systems and our company developed import/export procedures that interface between the AutoCAD and ESRI software platforms. 

The work included interpreting and digitizing the Town’s existing maps and records.  The information system was developed utilizing the Town’s digital land base and maps of each system’s pipes, structures, hydrants as provided by the Town.  The work included designing the database tables for each system feature to be captured using AutoCAD Map’s Object data.  New England GeoSystems also developed procedures, menus, and scripts for digitizing and populating tables so that the Town personnel can easily digitizing and populate information for future updates.  Our company will also provide on-site training to demonstrate how the GIS system functions. 

Town of Southington, CT – Storm Water and Sanitary Sewer GIS

The Town of Southington initially selected the Brodie Group, now New England GeoSystems,  to develop a GIS for the Town’s storm and sewer systems.  NEGEO  is now responsible for the continuing design support and modernization of the original AutoCAD based GIS.  The data was interpreted by current NEGEO staff from over 3,500 source documents covering 120 miles of pipe and over 7,000 catch basins. 

This comprehensive project involved designing AutoCAD, ArcView, and related SQL Server database; the design and development of CADD, GIS, and SQL Server software procedures; and interpreting, digitizing, and entering data from the Town’s source records.  In addition, NEGEO will install and implement the software and databases on the Town’s computer system.  NEGEO  was also contracted to prepare and plot 100-scale hard-copy maps for both the storm water and sanitary sewer systems.  Finally, NEGEO  will document the procedures and train the Town’s staff to use the new GIS and provide continuing maintenance of the system as new development are added. 

2005 will see a conversion of the system to ArcGIS format in order to take full advantage of the advancements in GIS software and to fully utilize New England GeoSystem’s skills.

Southington Water Company – Water GIS

The Southington Water Department selected the former Brodie Group to design and develop their initial GIS system.  Current New England GeoSystem staff designed the GIS database structures, procedures, and data formats to meet the Department’s requirements.  Next, New England GeoSystems staff members digitized the Department’s system facilities from hard-copy source records based on the Town of Southington’s land base and delivered an AutoCAD Map drawing and corresponding SQL Server database. The source documents (8000+) were scanned and linked to the corresponding feature, allowing users to view and print the source documents by simply clicking on the associated feature. 

We also designed, developed, and delivered AutoCAD Map procedures for the Department’s ongoing use of the system.  This included menus, scripts, and procedures for keeping the water system GIS up-to-date, creating hard-copy maps and reports, and transferring information into the new database environment.  New England GeoSystem staff and partners also developed custom applications within the ESRI ArcView desktop GIS environment that streamlined the use of ArcView for managers and administrative staff who needed the ability to quickly locate customer information by address or account number, retrieve connection charge computations, perform main break analysis, interpret static pressure, and print standard  8.5” x 11” hardcopy maps for use in the field or at customer counter.  Finally, the New England GeoSystem staff  trained the Southington Water Department staff on the functionality and features of the new system. 

Town of West Haven, CT – Municipal Asset & Storm System Mapping

New England GeoSystems is coordinating a city wide field inspection and GPS mapping of all catch basins, manholes, storm water outfalls, street signs, utility poles, street lights and fire hydrants.  Final products include new 100 scale mapping, 11x17 laminated field books and distribution of data across city network using NEGEO’s custom GIS Viewer application. 

Town of Guilford, CT – Catch Basin Mapping & Map Preparation

New England GeoSystems was contracted to realign entire parcel base map (9,300 parcels) to the SBC planimetric and aerial base map. Original parcels had been drawn on USGS 1:24,000 scale topo sheets and did not align very well to the more accurate SBC base. Upon completion of the project, NEGEO  has been the Town’s GIS consultant and one responsibility is to integrate all parcel changes from the Assessor’s office into the digital parcel base as well as implement an automated link to the CAMA system so that users of the parcel layer always have access to the latest ownership information.