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questions and comments can be directed to:
City of El Paso GIS
Information Technology Department
2 Civic Center Plaza
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 541-4719 |
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About PdnMapa |
What is PdnMapa?
Paso del Norte
Mapa (PdN Mapa) is a coalition of agencies that are responding to the
need
for a state of the art,
transboundary geographical information system (GIS) in the tri-state,
binational region of far-west Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern
Chihuahua, Mexico. The PdN Mapa steering committee  consists of the Paso
del Norte Health Foundation, the Center for Border Health Research, El
Paso Water Utilities, the City of El Paso, El Paso County Central
Appraisal District, El Paso County Roads and Bridges, El Paso County
911, the University of Texas at El Paso, the Institute for Municipal
Planning and Development of Ciudad Juárez (IMIP-Instituto Municipal de Investigacion y Planeacion). The coalition has counted on the support
of representatives of the City of Las Cruces, Dońa Ana County Planning Department, and New Mexico State
University.
What have we done?
The accomplishments of PdN Mapa comprise an impressive
and growing list. PdN Mapa has completed a contiguous parcel based
GIS layer of El Paso County, and has linked each parcel
to a record in the Central Appraisal District database. Using this parcel
base and aerial photographs supplied by El Paso Water Utilities, the
street centerline GIS layer was properly georeferenced, and address-matching
capabilities were updated and completed. Both of these products are available
on this site which includes an interactive mapping tool and makes available
many regional GIS layers for downloading. PdN Mapa has also sponsored
an in-depth series of trainings in the use of several GIS software packages
for regional GIS technicians and administrators. These educational workshops
were presented by ESRI, the leading developer of GIS products. Another
major PdN Mapa initiative is the development of a geographically accurate
street centerline GIS layer for Ciudad Juárez. This centerline is being
developed by IMIP, and will have address matching capabilities.
In 2003, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, with the participation of other agencies, produced a video about PdnMapa and its goals and accomplishments. You can view the video by clicking on the link to the left.
Video Credits and Acknowledgements
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PASO DEL NORTE HEALTH
F O U N D A T I O N
Gratefully acknowledges the following agencies
and individuals
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Susan Navarro
Center for Border Health Research
snavarro@cbhr.org
Bob Gray
University of Texas at El Paso
bob@utep.edu
Robin Ransom
City of El Paso
ransomry@ci.el-paso.tx.us
Norma Palacios
El Paso County
npalacios@co.el-paso.tx.us
Joe Hernandez
El Paso Central Appraisal District
joehern@epcad.org
Sonia Perez
Metropolitan Planning Organization
SPerez@ElPasoMPO.org |
Melissa Dominguez
El Paso Police Department
mdominguez@co.el-paso.tx.us
Edward Ortega
HIDTA
Gabriel Melendez
Instituto Municipal de Investigacion y Planeacion
imip@infolnk.net
Maritza Guido Aguilar
Instituto Municipal de Investigacion y Planeacion
imip@terra.com.mx
Carlos Najera
Metropolitan Planning Organization
CNajera@ElPasoMPO.org
Matthew Rick
New Mexico State University
marich@nmsu.edu |
Presentation Produced by:
Oscar Gonzalez
El Paso Water Utilities
ogonzalez@epwu.org
Jose A. Granillo
El Paso Water Utilities
jagranillo@epwu.org
Narration by:
Dennis Woo
University of Texas at El Paso
dwoo@utep.edu
Margie Montes
University of Texas at El Paso |
What we hope to further accomplish:
Future plans for PdN Mapa include the acquisition of a set high resolution, highly accurate
orthophotographs of the entire region. These aerial photographs
will allow agencies to combine all regional GIS layers into a seamless
GIS base. Future improvements to the website will incorporate the new
photography into the on-line interactive mapping tool.
With the parcel base, the street-centerlines, and the website as its
flagships, the PdN Mapa project is beginning to be recognized as an indispensable
cornerstone of regional infrastructure. In addition to providing an ongoing
service to all GIS users in the region, PdN Mapa is making GIS accessible
to those in the community without technical GIS background. The participation
of government, educational, and community agencies will allow PdN Mapa
to coordinate the development of regional GIS for years to come.
The PdN Mapa Website was made possible thanks to the combined efforts of:
Robin Ransom,
PdN Mapa Former Chair
City of El Paso
Gabriel Melendez,
Pdn Mapa Member At-Large
Instituto Municipal de Investigación y Planeación, Cd. Juárez
Geostatistics and Information Coordinator
and the
PdN Mapa Website Development Committee
Ida Ramos
Committee Chair
El Paso MPO
GIS Specialist
Jose Granillo
City of El Paso
GIS Manager
Abdiel Quezada
City of El Paso
GIS Programmer Analyst
Rocio Velóz
City of El Paso
Web Design and Development |
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