Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Where is the Chaska Project?  What was the cost of the Chaska Project?  How do I find the design memorandum for the Chaska Project? - Quickly! - It’s all in MODA (MVP Oracle Data Assets)

Byron Williams

GIS Specialist, St. Paul District

Synopsis:  The St. Paul District (MVP) invests millions of dollars annually in project data.  This data is often stored on individual workstation hard drives and in non-indexed file drawers or boxes making it difficult to find, retrieve, and organize.  In 2005, a team was established to study and develop solutions concerning data management for the District.  Possible solutions included the development of formal procedures and systems, documentation of the history and applicability of project data, and the development of a central repository for digital project data.  The resulting system - MODA (MVP Oracle Data Assets) helps solve the problem of retaining and locating project information.  District resources are now made available through a 'data to the desktop' initiative comprising several search tools including a map interface.  Engineering applications and legacy databases are integrated across functional areas to improve efficiency and quality of work.

Speaker Bio:  Mr. Williams works for the Geographic Information Center (GIS) Center and currently manages the Enterprise GIS (EGIS) program and co-leads the MODA project.  He has served the District for 10 years as a Cartographer.

Reservations:

Please RSVP with your intent to either partake in the cafeteria-style lunch or to come for the presentation only; this will help the Officers Club staff to ensure that an adequate amount of food is prepared.  Either leave a voice mail message with Jim Mosner at 651-290-5512, or click the RSVP button in the left-hand column, or send an email message to james.b.mosner@usace.army.mil

Meeting Schedule and Logistics:

• Social time and lunch (if you so desire) will be from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM in the dining room of the Officers Club.
• The Club’s cafeteria-style lunches are typically $10.00 or less; people who partake in the cafeteria-style lunch will pay the Officers Club directly.  If you come only for the presentations, there is no charge. 
• Post Meeting and Presentation will be from 12:30 PM to about 1:15 PM in the ballroom of the Officers Club.
• No PDH for this Presentation.