DECP – Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Geographic Information Systems

Program Guidance Documents
  • GIS Management Plan
  • GIS Quality Assurance Project Plan (EPA)
  • Standard Operating Procedures 
Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI) software 
  • Dedicated server for repository for all raw geospatial data
  • ArcGIS for server enterprise concurrent license as platform to network servers
  • ArcGIS server manager – intra-departmental connection for functionality
  • ArcGIS Pro 3.3.1
Geospatial Data Inventory
  • Raster, Vector, Maps, Aerial Imagery, LIDAR , Surface Terrain
  • Data Layer Collection: BIA, County of Santa Fe, USGS, NMED, LANL

GIS Map Services

Layer Library
  • Permission based user friendly data layers
  • Linked with environmental tabular database
  • Remains “Dynamic”
Map Catalog
  • Open file server
  • Production maps
  • Remains “Static”
Environmental Monitoring and Map Production
  • Provide layers and geospatial data for Environmental mapping tools
  • Sample event planning
  • Identify landmarks, hydrology, significant structures and restricted areas
  • Historical studies

About GIS

GIS is a system of hardware and software used for storage, retrieval, mapping, and analysis of geographic data.

  • Layers are files that store symbology and display information for a given vector or raster data set. 
  • Vectors are data models based on a coordinate system used to represent linear geographic features.
  • Rasters are data models composed of a grid of cells which represent data with a spatial component.
  • Attributes are information (text or numeric) about a geographic feature generally stored in a table that is linked to the feature which might include names, distances, depth, etc.
  • Features are objects in a landscape or on a map.
  • Geospatial data – Geographic data is the data or information that identifies the geographic location of features and boundaries on Earth.
  • DECP’s GIS department utilizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Branch of Geospatial Support to acquire the most contemporary GIS software available within ESRI’s suite of products.