GDS-004 - Digital Geographic Information Distribution Policy_2012SAINT ►OHN
Subject: Digital Geographic
Information
Category: Policy
Distribution Policy
Policy No.: GDS -004
M&C Report No.: 2012-31
Effective Date: 2012-02-13
Next Review Date: (3 years)
Area(s) this policy applies to:
Geographic
Office Responsible for review of this Policy:
Information System
Growth and Community Development
Related Instruments:
Policy Sponsor:
Document Pages: This document consists of 7
pages.
Revision History:
Common Clerk's
Annotation for Official eRecord
Date of Passage of Policy:
February 13, 2012
1 certify that this Policy was
adopted by Common Council as indicated above.
May 16, 2017.
Common Clerk
Date
Date Created: Common Council Approval Date: Contact:
2012-02-09
2012-02-13 Manager of GIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. COUNCIL RESOLUTION.................................................................................................................1
2. COUNCIL REPORT.........................................................................................................................2
3. POLICY..........................................................................................................................................4
POLICY — REVISED DIGITIAL GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Common Council Meeting — February 13, 2012
RESOLVED that as recommended by the City Manager in the submitted report M&C 2012-031: Revised
Digital Geographic Information Distribution Policy that Common Council repeal the digital geographic
information sales policy, approved by resolution of Council on March 29, 2005, providing authority to
the GIS Division to sell the Corporation's digital geographic information to outside users at the prices
listed in Appendix A, and
That Common Council adopt the digital geographic information policy providing authority to the GIS
Division to sell the Corporation's digital geographic information to outside users at the prices listed in
Appendix B and to provide authority to the GIS Division to continue to provide digital geographic
information at no cost to firms hired by the City, to non-profit or charitable organizations and to
educational institutions.
WEPOIRT TO COMN ON COUNCIL
M&C -2012-31
February 9, 2012
His Worship Mayor Ivan Court and
Members of Common Council
Your Worship and Councillors:
SUBJECT: REVISED DIGITAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Backeround
City of Saint John
The original digital geographic information distribution policy, approved by resolution of
Council on March 29, 2005, provided authority to the GIS Division to sell the Corporation's
digital geographic information to outside users at the prices listed in Appendix A. Since the
policy took effect, sales have averaged $34,536 per year.
$80,000
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
GIS Data Sales
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
In an effort to generate an additional $12,500 in revenue from GIS data sales, as required in
the 2012 operating budget, Staff is proposing to restructure fees for digital geographic
information as outlined in Appendix B.
Since the original policy has been adopted, prices haven't changed and many new datasets
have been created for which there was no pricing, therefore no sales. Staff has taken this
opportunity to add these new datasets to the price list.
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In addition, because policing the types of uses has also proven impracticable, Staff has
collapsed the various types of use fees into one set of fees for first-time purchase and another
for update purchases.
In an effort to avoid higher consulting costs, data has been provided, at no cost, to firms
hired by the City to perform work. As a show of support to the community, data has also
been provided at no cost to non-profit or charitable organizations as well as to
educational institutions. It is proposed that Council adopt a policy to formalize this
practice as well.
Recommendations
It is recommended that Common Council repeal the digital geographic information sales policy,
approved by resolution of Council on March 29, 2005, providing authority to the GIS
Division to sell the Corporation's digital geographic information to outside users at the prices
listed in Appendix A.
It is recommended that Common Council adopt the digital geographic information policy
providing authority to the GIS Division to sell the Corporation's digital geographic
information to outside users at the prices listed in Appendix B and to provide authority to the
GIS Division to continue to provide digital geographic information at no cost to firms hired
by the City, to non-profit or charitable organizations and to educational institutions.
Respectfully submitted,
Ken Forrest, MCIP, RPP
Commissioner
Planning and Development
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Patrick Woods, C.G.A.
City Manager
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Appendix B
'I� of Saint John Digital Geographic � to Pricing
Other G-115 ProdxCtS & Scrvi,-ces Peel, lhnig
Scanned Products
sheets
aerial Photos (unregistered and
Per man sheet
First-time purdhase
Per Imi2 Entire city
Updates
Entire City
Topography
1 -meter interval elevation contours
$30
$1,500
$500
Elevation mass points & breaklines $27 per the $4,000
-
LiDAR elevation points $75 -
-
Lakes - $150
-
Streams $150
Aerial Photography
Current colour Ortho hotos
$90 per tile
$13,500
Current colour orthophotos (PDA area only -139tiles - $9,000
Historic colour ortho hotos $60 per tile $9,000
Geo -referenced oblique aerial photos $30 per photo $1,0(10
-
Transportation / Addressing
Street centrelines including street address ranges)
$30
$1,500
$500
Railroads - $150
$150
Bike routes $150
$150
Bus Routes $150
$150
Bus Stops - $150
$150
Trails $150
$150
Parkin lots - $150
$150
Individual civic numbers $30 $1,500
$500
Land Development
Zoning
$10
$500
$150
Future land use $10 $500
$150
Heritage conservation areas - $150
$150
industrial parks $150
$150
Flood plain - $150
$150
Easements $20 1 $1,000
$250
Other Datasets
Building footprints
$150
$150
Points of interest $100 plus $10 per feature type
-
Postal orwardsortation areas $100
Electoral words $100
Municipal Boundaries $100
NOTE: All per km2 purchases {except artho hotos and mass points & breaklines will Incur a $100 processing fee, in addition to the cost of the data.
Other G-115 ProdxCtS & Scrvi,-ces Peel, lhnig
Scanned Products
sheets
aerial Photos (unregistered and
Per man sheet
Pricing for any additional datasets, products or services offered in the future will be established by the GIS Division.
Last updated Feb. 9, 2012.
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Hardcopy maps
1:15,000 street ma
$60
Street list
$15
GIS tabour
Per hour
$100
Plotting
Colour ers core oot)
$5
Gra scale ers uarefoot)
$3
Pricing for any additional datasets, products or services offered in the future will be established by the GIS Division.
Last updated Feb. 9, 2012.
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