Construction phase applications of the SSC Geographic Information System

A Geographic Information System (GIS) was recognized as a tool for facility planning and public relations coordination early during SSC construction. Since October 1991, the SSC GIS group has been compiling regional, planning, engineering and surveyed information about surface and sub-surface features in the project area. Descriptive information (attributes) are stored in a relational database and associated with the mapped features. GIS provides a support service for many people working on the project by coordinating geographic database development between SSCL, DOE, PB/MK, Texas National Research Laboratory Commission (TNRLC), Ellis County, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Several construction phase applications have been identified and are in various stages of development, including GIS input to: site development planning; facility construction tracking; Land Information System (LIS); Real Property Inventory System (RPIS); building and structure naming; construction access routing; environmental permitting and annual impact reporting; chemical and hazardous material inventory system; emergency preparedness planning and E-911 system interface; land use management; and natural and cultural resource baseline characterization and monitoring