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Apr 26, 2012
Geographic Information Systems as a Vehicle for Achieving Collaboration among Levels of Government and the Public
Authors: Charles B. Chesnutt and Rose DopsovicAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Towards a Vision for Information Technology in Civil Engineering
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In the past, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has focused on managing sand at coastal projects on a project-by-project basis. This approach to sand management may not adequately consider the impact of individual projects on adjacent coasts. To address this issue, the USACE has initiated efforts to assess the benefits of managing sediment resources on a regional scale rather than on a project-by-project basis, thus the creation of the Regional Sediment Management (RSM) program. Products of the RSM demonstration program include a Regional Sediment Management Plan consisting of a calibrated sediment budget, a gauged numerical regional prediction system, and a regional data management structure. All of these elements are created and maintained with the assistance of a geographic information system (GIS).
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© 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geographic information systems
- Geomatics
- Government
- Highway transportation
- Information management
- Information systems
- Infrastructure
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Public information programs
- River engineering
- Sediment
- Surveying methods
- Systems engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Urban and regional development
- Vehicles
- Water and water resources
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Charles B. Chesnutt
Civil Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Headquarters, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000
Rose Dopsovic
GIS Developer, CSC, Inc. for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — Mobile District, 109 St. Joseph St., Room 7029, Mobile, AL 36602
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