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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) |
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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) |
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Projects
Water Supply Well Sighting 
Landfill Applications 
3D Topography 
Watershed Mapping 
Stormwater Outfalls
Link to CRC's UCC Report |
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a method for capturing, storing, analyzing, and managing data in a visual format that is spatially referenced to the land surface. In its simplest form GIS is anything that relates data to a map. The power of modern GIS is in its ability to take a vast database of information, and view and interpret the data in the form of easily usable maps. Mapped data can then be used to look for distributions, patterns, or critical locations, which can be easily understood and shared. Although many tend to focus on just a pretty map, GIS provides greater benefit from what is behind the map. GIS is a relational database, meaning information, such as specifications, data or pictures, can be stored for each feature spatially located on a map. This allows users to quickly access stored information on that particular feature, or create algorithms that can sift through the numerous features and create unique maps, interpretations, or findings based on the project objectives. GIS has become an important tool in environmental studies, land planning,
and resource management.
Watershed groups use GIS to identify critical areas for future projects such as buffer zones,
stream bank stabilization or stormwater BMPs. Municipalities can maintain their
extensive collection of utility and infrastructure plans for easy access, show critical project locations or map
land use.
Mining, petroleum, forestry and other resource industries benefit from the ability to
spatially locate resources and evaluate
development scenarios while limiting impact. GIS is an excellent method to collect, store and
evaluate large amounts of environmental data from soil or groundwater sampling projects.
Chester - Ridley - Crum (CRC) Watersheds Association's
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Taylor GeoServices (TGS) uses GIS in a wide variety of applications from its day to day generation of maps and plans, to project specific tracking of environmental sampling data, or complex analysis of multiple features to find the optimal location for water supply wells. Additionally, TGS personnel can customize a GIS system for organizations to be used in-house or provide output to Google Maps/Earth for a simple end-user experience. Some of the GIS functionality used by TGS includes:
Contact Mike Napolitan 610-325-5570 GIS Presentations Watershed Map of UCC 
UCC Watershed Map in Google Maps View West Branch of Crum Creek Coldwater Conservation Plan in a larger map |
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Taylor GeoServices, Inc. * 38
Bishop Hollow Road, Suite 200 * Newtown Square, PA 19073 |
In 2008 the Coldwater Heritage Partnership (CHP) awarded funds to Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds
Association (CRC) to develop a Coldwater Conservation plan for the
Upper Crum Creek (UCC), specifically the West Branch of Crum Creek.
The Upper Crum Creek was selected for funding due to its special
protection water designation (Exceptional Value and High
Quality-Cold Water Fishery) and the 2001 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission study that documented Upper Crum Creek as supporting wild
brown trout (Salmo trutta) production. The Upper Crum
Creek is one of only a handful of streams in southeastern
Pennsylvania with a naturally reproducing trout population.
This Coldwater Conservation Plan is a supplement to previous reports
completed for the Crum Creek watershed and provides site-specific
recommendations for streamside property owners to improve and
protect this recognized important coldwater ecosystem. Those
locations identified for future projects were field located and
presented on GIS. A copy of the report can be viewed on the