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Portland, Oregon, USA
By Metro Planning Department
- Contact
- Matthew Hampton
- E-mail
- Software
- ArcGIS 9 Desktop, ArcGIS Network Analyst, ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and EMME/2
- Hardware
- Macintosh and PC
- Printer
- HP Designjet 1050
- Data Source(s)
- Metro Data Resource Center’s Regional Land Information System
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Employment Density |
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Regional Trails
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Eligible Areas
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Regional Street Design System |
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Regional Motor Vehicle System |
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Regional Freight System |
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Regional Public Transportation System |
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Regional Bicycle System |
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Regional Pedes-
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In 1988, Metro—the Portland, Oregon, area’s regional government—began development of the Regional Land Information System (RLIS) involving local governments and agencies. RLIS was designed to be an urban planner’s GIS, incorporating data essential for urban planning and growth management. Its regionwide usage for planning and environmental management provides consistent land information across jurisdictional boundaries for GIS programs in government and business, enabling data exchange and interagency sharing of data maintenance. The product’s database design, distribution model, consistency, and integrity have contributed to its success and acceptance as the de facto GIS standard for the region. RLIS has more than 160 subscribers consisting of governments, nonprofit advocacy groups, and businesses. In 1997, the system was selected from a national and international field of candidates to receive Esri’s Presidential Award.
Development of RLIS involved integrating data from the region’s 25 cities and three counties into a whole GIS with more than 100 layers of spatial information. Ultimately, the true value of an information system with the complexity and scope of RLIS is realized in its role in modeling applications. A land information system can be used as a descriptive tool, allowing a detailed picture of the landscape at a given time, and, if structured correctly, it can provide insight into change over time. RLIS is now moving into a prescriptive role as a critical part of Metro’s growth simulation model MetroScope.
The use of RLIS at Metro has been invaluable for many other programs as well including the Regional Transportation Plan, Travel Forecasting, Corridor Planning Centers, and Nature in Neighborhoods.
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