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Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS

William E. Aley
U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories and Jean Messersmith Purdue University

Installation Environmental Overlays (IEO) are a database of overlay information to enhance planning decisions.

  • IEOs are not a hardware/software system

  • IEOs are a database of environmental, engineering, range/safety and C4 constraint and opportunity information

HISTORY OF INSTALLATION OVERLAYS (IO) SINCE THE RMAT

  • July ’92: CERL Redirects its own funds

  • Aug ’92: RMAT FD Development meetings

  • Sept ’92: $147,600 from ZCI-P

“To Synthesize and develop specifications, manuals, and interfaces for environmental overlays for master planning”

  • Nov ’92: RMAT meeting/CERL accelerates IEO

  • Dec ’92: CERL produces draft

Versions 1a. and 1b. of IEO data dictionary

  • Feb ’93: Tri-Service CADD/GIS center

Assigned coordination responsibility for IO

IO - AN ARMY-WIDE EFFORT
  • Multiple Players Involved:

DA, EHSC, USACE, AEO, AEHA, USATHAMA, Lab, MACOMS, Installations, Districts & Divisions

  • Multiple Data Source Documents Consulted:

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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SCS soil surveys, fish and wildlife national wetlands surveys, USGS DEM’S DLG’S and other maps, Army System Databases, FEMA maps EIS’s Nature Conservancy threatened and endangered species lists, AR’s TM’s TB’s DoD directives, TN’s State Historic Preservation Office Data and Regulations, FAA documents, etc.

THE IO DOCUMENTS

Terminology:

Topic: The number and name of the broad subject area.

Sub topic: The number and name of the focal layer of information.

Sub topic Owner: The office/branch responsible for maintaining the data in the subtopic.

Attribute Table name: The name of the table that defines the parameters and/or descriptions of spatial feature attributes.

Attribute: The cryptic name of the spatial feature.

Description: The English explanation for the attribute above.

Nulls?: If “no,” a real value must be entered; if “yes,” a blank, null or empty field is acceptable.

Character Type [Size]: Type is the designation of the information:

CHR = character, INT = integer, FLT = floating point, etc.

Additional information: Any additional information such as linked or mapped tables, etc.

IEO TOPICS/SUBTOPICS

#1.

Cultural resources

#1a Prehistoric site

#1b Historic site

#1c Survey areas

#2.

Explosive safety and clear zones

#2a Explosive safety quantity and distance arcs

#2b Ammo storage locations

#2c Fragment distance arcs

#3.

Airspace safety zones

#3a Airfield, heliport, helipad safety zone

#3b Clear zones

#3c Approach/departure clearance surfaces

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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#3d Runway clearance lines

#3e Accident potential zones

#3f Drop zones

#3g Airfield

#3h Altitude restrictions

#3i Maintenance facility clearance/aprons

#4.

Topography

#4a Contour

#4b Aspect

#4c Slope

#4d Digital Terrain model (DTM)

#5.

Installation compatible use zones (ICUZ)

#5a Noise contours

#5b Dust contours

#5c Odor contours

#6.

Landfill sites

#6a Landfill sites

#7.

Land and water rehabilitation

#7a Land rehabilitation areas

#7b Water rehabilitation areas

#8.

Air pollution

#8a Air pollution source

#8b Air pollution concentration zones

#8c Air pollution monitoring station

#9.

Waste treatment facility

#9a Waste treatment facility

#10.

ElectroMagnetic and Non-Ionizing Radiation

#10a Radiation areas

#10b Radiation points

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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#11.

Underground storage tank and monitoring wells

#11a Underground storage tank and monitoring wells

#12.

Real estate

#12a Real estate

#13.

Land use

#13a Forestry

#13b Fish and wildlife

#13c Natural resources

#13d Training

#13e Land use zoning

#13f Recreation

#13g Industry

#14.

Geology

#14a Sub-surface

#14b Faults

#14c Surface

#14d Tectonic

#14e Seismic

#15.

Hydrography

#15a Floodplain

#15b Wetlands

#15c Drinking water

#15d Aquifer

#15e Aquifer recharge area

#15f Surface hydrography

#16.

Soils

#16a Soils

#17.

Threatened and endangered animal species

#17a Animal species habitat (known and potential)

#17b Animal species foraging/feeding areas

#17c Animal species nesting areas (known and potential)

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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#17d Radius of activity (known and potential)

#17e Animal habitat buffer zones (known and potential)

#18.

Threatened and endangered plants

#18a Plant species habitat (known and potential)

#18b Plant habitat buffer zones (known and potential)

Sample Topic/SubTopic Set

Topic: #C6 Air pollution (stationary sources)

Subtopic: #C6a Dust contours (ICUS)

Subtopic owner: Master planning branch

Subtopic: #C6b Odor contours (ICUZ)

Subtopic owner: Master planning branch

Subtopic: #C6c Air pollution source

Subtopic owner: Environmental Office

Subtopic: #C6d Air pollution concentration zones

Subtopic owner: Environmental office

Subtopic: #C6e Air pollution monitoring station

Subtopic owner: Environmental office

Sample Set (see next page)

WHAT ARE METADATA?

  • “Data about Data”

  • Metadata describe the:

Characteristics of a data set

History of a data set

Source of a data set

METADATA STANDARDIZATION

  • Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC),

    Sponsored the information exchange forum on spatial metadata on June 16-18, 1992, to discuss metadata standards.

  • Federal agencies that attended include:

    Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Census Bureau, Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), Department of Justice, Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA), Forest Service, Library of Congress, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Park Service (NPS), Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&WS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USACERL), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) CECW-EP-S

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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IO DOCUMENT SAMPLE SET

TOPIC: C6 Air Pollution (Stationary Sources)

SubTopic: C6a Dust Contours (ICUZ)

Sub Topic Owner: Master Planning Branch

Attribute Table Name

Attribute

Description

Nulls?

Character

Type[Size]

Addt’l. Information

SOURCE

feat_code

feature code

no

INT[6]

G=same as category number

mslink

I=unique record-linking number

no

INT[232-1]

G=”feat_code” in some cases, A=”coverage#”

map_name

file name

yes

CHR[5]

G=”Sub Topic”

mapid

numeric version of map_name

no

INT[232-1]

data_source

data source codelist

yes

CHR[6]

I=”data_source_cl”

data_quality

data quality codelist

yes

CHR[6]

I=”data_quality_cl”

data_coll_date

collection date for this data

I=”year_acquired”

dust_type

type

yes

CHR[50]

CONTOUR

feat_code

feature code

no

INT[6]

G=same as category number

mslink

I=unique record-linking number

no

INT[232-1]

G=”feat_code” in some cases, A=”coverage#”

map_name

file name

yes

CHR[5]

G=”Sub Topic”

mapid

numeric version of map_name

no

INT[232-1]

data_source

data source codelist

yes

CHR[6]

I=”data_source_cl”

data_quality

data quality codelist

yes

CHR[6]

I=”data_quality_cl”

data_coll_date

collection date for this data

I=”year_acquired”

cont-int

interval

yes

DEC[7]

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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CONTENTS OF PROPOSED METADATA STANDARD

  • Draft “Content Standards for Spatial Metadata” (October 19, 1992) out for comments until April 15, 1993

  • The draft standard suggests that the following elements are mandatory for Spatial Data Transfer: Identification Section, Projection Information, Data Custodian Information, Access Information, Status Information, Table Definitions Portion of the Data Dictionary/Schema, Table Attributes Portion of the Data Dictionary/Schema, Source Information, Processing Steps, Data Quality, Metadata Reference Section.

WHY ARE METADATA IMPORTANT FOR THE IO?

  • Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS): The SDTS facilitates the transfer of digital spatial data between disparate GIS systems, is effective February 15, 1993 and will be mandatory for Federal agencies by February 15, 1994. The standard REQUIRES a data quality report which includes the following metadata: lineage, positional accuracy, attribute accuracy, logical consistency, and completeness.

  • Appropriate Use of Data: Metadata provide information needed for decisions about the appropriateness of using specific spatial data for specific applications.

  • Liability: There have been some cases of organizations being held liable for the spatial data that they create, use, and distribute. The availability of documentation about the metadata can be a preventive measure against liability.

TENTATIVE DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE

  • 04 Dec ’92 - Version 1a. Complete

  • 14 Dec ’92 - Version 1b. Attached to RMATFD

  • 15 Mar ’93 - Version 2a. Complete

Detailed attribute listings integrated Comments incorporated from ISM process

  • Mar ’93 - Sessions with functional proponents

Breakthrough groups by function to discuss subtopics

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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Expected approval of subtopics by proponents

  • 15 Apr ’93 - Pre-final IO document staffed

  • 01 May ’93 - Final document ???

THE RESULT

  • A means to lessen the number of irreversible siting and training decisions on an installation

  • A cooperative, organized approach to the integration of functional area databases

  • A “Co-ownership bridge” between master planning, training, safety, cultural and natural resource, environmental and other personnel

  • An armywide overlay standard.

Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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Suggested Citation:"INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENTAL OVERLAYS." National Research Council. 1994. The Use of Computers in Facilities/Installations Planning: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9139.
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