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METROCOM: An Interactive Database for Managing a Modem Metropolis
Author(s) -
Hanigan Francis L.,
Rivera Carlos A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1984.tb05365.x
Subject(s) - pace , process (computing) , database , storm , computer science , transport engineering , civil engineering , engineering , geography , meteorology , geodesy , operating system
The city of Houston, Texas, has recently completed installation of an interactive computerized data management system for use by the public works, tax, planning, police, fire, and public health departments. This article describes the four‐year process of assembling the system, which includes a continuous planimetric map covering 1550 km 2 (600 sq mi), land ownership and land‐use information about some 554 000 parcels, and complete information on the water, sanitary, and storm sewer systems, the road network, and bridges. Accurate graphic and nongraphic data are now readily available and can be updated to keep pace with the city's mushrooming growth.