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<br /> 9'1/3 <br /> page 2 <br /> Planning & Developmental Services Department networked a microcomputer <br /> to the Environment & Engineering Department and began to update the <br /> parcel files as plats were approved. <br /> In 1988 the San Marcos Electric Utility (SMEU) began digitizing,poles and <br /> electric lines on a digital map provided by the telephone company. In 1992 <br /> the Environment & Engineering Department converted completely to <br />i <br />, computer aided design and drafting with the replacement of drafting <br />l_- personnel by three UNIX workstations networked to a server. All mapping <br /> and design projects were drawn in Microstation by an engineer or a <br /> technician. A large format plotter was purchased for plotting maps and <br /> constnlction plans. <br /> In 1994 an additional UNIX workstation with drainage infrastructure <br /> information and Intergraph's GIS product MGE (Modular Geographic <br /> Environment) and RIS (Relational Interface System) was obtained as part of <br /> the Drainage Master Plan. An additional copy of MGE and RIS was <br /> purchased by the Environment & Engineering Department. Also in 1994, <br /> the Public Works Department purchased a UNIX workstation with <br /> Microstation, MGE and RlS, and installed a network connection to the <br /> Environment & Engineering Department. <br /> Since 1994, graphical traffic information has been placed in GIS to be linked <br /> to the traffic register database as a pilot project in the Environment & <br /> Engineering Department. SMEU has been linking database information to <br /> its graphical pole and line elements and recently purchased a new <br /> microcomputer with MGE, RlS and an .oracle database. <br /> Existing Mapping/GIS & Related Projects <br /> Coordinating projects which cross over multiple departments is facilitated <br /> through a GIS,. The City currently has projects which are Mapping and GIS <br /> related. These projects will be enhanced by the GIS. These projects. include: <br /> t Surface Water: The new surface water plant will require changes to the <br /> city's water distribution system in order to mLx the surface water into <br /> the system. A water model of the city has been developed to analyze <br /> the capacity of the system and optimize it's operation. A GIS will <br /> facilitate updates to the water model as development occurs, determine <br />