Pixxures Completes Vector Alignment Project for
Hamilton County
Soil & Water Conservation District
LineWorks® vector alignment solution saves time and money
for HCSWCD
Arvada, Colorado, April 25, 2007 - Pixxures, Inc., a leading provider of aerial mapping, direct digital image processing, GIS services and imagery web services, has completed a vector alignment project for the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District (HCSWCD), was designated as the lead agency for GIS in Hamilton County, NY in 1996. The HCSWCD provides technical assistance to landowners to help meet the resource conservation needs of the County. The District currently manages and maintains the County's GIS Resource Center and the Hamilton County Online Mapping System (HOMS), which is available to the public as a free service.
The County's digitized tax parcel map is being used as the main
reference layer for Hamilton County's Online Mapping System, and
for department projects within the County and Towns. Their Online
Mapping application is parcel driven and is available for government
use and limited public access. After some preliminary evaluation,
the County determined that with their current staff, it would be
cost prohibitive to try to align the countywide parcel map to their
current (up-to-date) rectified aerial imagery.
"We discovered Pixxures and LineWorks through a Web search
engine," said Del Cook, District Technician of the HCSWCD.
"We are very pleased with the results of the project and commend
the staff on their willingness to tackle the job."
Pixxures’ LineWorks technology replaces traditional "rubber-sheeting"
processes by creating links on common features between the vector
layer and the image or land base. Vector layers are adjusted on
the fly with each added, removed, or edited link providing immediate
feedback to the operator. LineWorks is offered as a service, or
the software can be purchased with or without training for the users
to perform the alignment themselves.
"The HCSWCD project consisted of a total of ten townships
in Hamilton County, NY," said Diana Pedley, Pixxures’ LineWorks
Specialist. "Pixxures submitted preliminary alignments to
Hamilton County for comments and feedback. Subsequently, the County
sent Pixxures a polyline shapefile, providing clear guidance for
any further edits required. Once the edits were complete, the final
adjusted shapefiles were generated and delivered to the County,"
added Pedley.
"Pixxures allowed the Hamilton County GIS staff to carry on
with other important tasks and projects," said Cook. "I
would certainly recommend Pixxures to anyone inquiring about parcel
alignment services. Did I mention...the price was a BONUS!"
added Cook.
Pixxures also offers a customized LineWorks update subscription
solution, which can be utilized by customers that purchase the service
and want to integrate new data into their existing data set.
About Pixxures
Pixxures, Inc. is a services company located in the Denver area,
focused on developing new and advanced technologies that result
in high quality cost effective mapping and photogrammetry solutions
for its customers. The company continues to pioneer the use of new
technologies to speed the creation and delivery of imagery and mapping
products for business decision support. The company serves a broad
base of clients including utilities, telecommunications, oil and
gas, real estate, and federal, state and local governments. For
more information, please go online to
www.pixxures.com
or call Normena Walton at 303-302-8591.