Geographic Information Systems Department
Check out the newest additions
to our site:
Estes
Park AreaTrail Map - Existing & Future Trails
Estes Park's Parking Map
TOWN MAP
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Town map pricing
3'
x 3' black and white version $100
3'
x 3' color version $150
5' x
5' black and white version $200
5' x
5' color version
$250
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New information on
the revised Town map
1)
Index for subdivisions
2)
Index for reference points
3)
Availability in color
4)
Extended area covered (including YMCA
and Fall River entrance to Rocky Mountain
National Park
5)
Private roads denoted in street
index
6)
Insets of dense areas for better
viewing
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Map notes
The old map was 30" x
30"; the new map is 36" x 44". This change was made to
accommodate:
1)
New subdivision index
2)
Reference point index
3)
Extending the area shown on the map westerly to include all
property abutting Rocky Mountain National Park |
The new Town map is
available in the Engineering Department at the Municipal Building, 170 MacGregor
Avenue or this pdf version can be printed from this web site.
GIS Department Role
The GIS Department's primary role is to support the Light & Power and Public
Works/Water Departments via computer maps and database information of their
infrastructures. Other departments supported are Parks, Planning, Administration and
Police.
Definition
A Geographic Information System or GIS, involves creating a map by computer and
attaching attributes or information, to the objects on the map. For example, a water line
is created on the map in the computer. The user can then click on that water line which
will bring up all the attributes that belong to it, i.e. pipe size, pipe material, depth
on the computer screen. The map can also be queried. For example, the Water Department
wants to see all the 4- inch water lines they have in town and calculate them in
"miles of pipe." They bring up the database table and use a simple query for all
4-inch water lines. All water lines that are 4 inches in diameter are selected and
highlighted on the map. The Water Department can then actually see where the lines are
located.
Tools
Global Positioning System or GPS is a tool that uses satellites orbiting the Earth to
calculate a true position on the Earth. The GIS Department uses GPS in the field to check
elevations and to map new water lines or electrical lines.
Laser Rangefinder is a device that attaches to the GPS. By pointing the laser and
firing it at an object, the object's location can be recorded relative to the location of
the GPS. Normally, in order to use the GPS to map an object such as a utility pole, the
user would have to stand next to the pole. The Laser Rangefinder allows for very efficient
use of the GPS by allowing the user to stand in one position and "shoot" all
poles within sight, from a distance.
Current Projects
The Estes Valley was flown in late 1999 to provide up-to-date digital
information for the Town's mapping projects. Planimetric features such as
roads, buildings, contours, hydrology, and all man-made features are contained
on the new maps. The maps will be on PC and reproducible via the Town's large format printer.
Black and white digital photography is an additional product of the aerial mapping
project.
The new maps form what will be, as a whole, the Town's new basemap. The horizontal
control will be in North American Datum 1983 with the 1992 adjustment. Vertical control
will still be the 1929 datum. The new maps will be at 1"=100' scale. The area covered by the aerial mapping
extends beyond the Town limits into Larimer County. The area to be mapped is approximately
32 square miles.
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