GIS, Maps and Software
GIS at HDR
NorCal GIS Projects
Northern California GIS
100
Three elements that are essential to a map.
What is Title, Legend, North Arrow and/or Scale?
100
The approximate number of GIS professionals at HDR.
100? Note: - HDR has over 300 GIS users in 60+ offices - Over 15 GIS application developers equipped with Esri Development Network (EDN) software
100
A major NorCal hydropower project where GIS staff ported spatial data to a public web interface.
What is YCWA?
100
The staff member that responds to your GIS scheduling requests.
Who is Josh Katzman?
200
A not so favored GIS task usually passed off to summer interns.
What is digitizing?
200
A prairie city that houses the HDR data center and has two client-facing ArcGIS Server Enterprise Advanced platforms.
What is Omaha? Note: - Two client-facing ArcGIS Server Enterprise Advanced platforms in our Omaha Data Center - ArcGIS on 17 Citrix™ servers available to users across the HDR Wide Area Network
200
A NorCal rail project led to the first GIS web interface that was used to facilitate meetings.
What is Capitol Corridor New Alignment Project / CCJPA?
200
Number of GIS professional staff at NorCal offices (Sacramento and Folsom, including EOC)
What is the number 12?
300
A name given to a GIS database
What is a Geodatabase?
300
A new flagship GIS Web Application built inhouse by HDR developers, that will allow customized web portals for project and program management.
What is TecHub?
300
A large hydropower project that makes use of stylized graphics to enhance cultural sketch maps.
What is MID? or What is TID/Don Pedro?
300
A scripting language used to customize GIS analysis.
What is Python?
400
A device/technology that is typically used to collect spatial data in the field.
What is GPS?
400
A new acquisition that is growing HDR’s capability in acquiring and processing LiDAR technology
What is SkyResearch?
400
A project in rural New Mexico that introduced laser scanning data to our geospatial workflow.
What is Gila River/NMISC?
400
A NorCal PM that needs a GIS intervention.
You?
500
An HDR favored project management/documentation software that does not support GIS.
What is Project Wise?
500
A stage of the project when most effective partnerships with GIS staff can happen.
What is the Proposal stage? Note: Any Stage- preferably at the proposal stage
500
A project that has taken our GIS manager to Appalachia.
What is Hawk's Nest?
500
Sea of Cortez.
Where does the Gila River go?