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Geo-Spatial Solutions for Water Resources and Environmental Applications
Geo-Spatial Solutions for Water Resources and Environmental Applications
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Cox, David
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Southern GIS functions as a vital part of the
Southern Company, in particular Alabama Power Company.
Southern GIS acts as a central data repository and service
provider for the Southern Company as it relates to Geographic
Information Systems. A large majority of the GIS work
directly relates to water resources across the Southeast. As a
larger utility company, a portion of our power is generated by
hydroelectric plants in Georgia and Alabama. With increased
environmental regulations and an ever-present "citizens
awareness," Southern Company has a vested interest in the
proper use of the hydrography in the Southeast. The use of
GIS as an analytical tool helps especially when trying to
manage large land-holdings which house many different land
features. Southern GIS is trying to educate and create a sense of
awareness to the benefits GIS can offer in the environmental
and water resource fields. One of our hallmarks within the
state of Alabama has been our joint cooperations and efforts
with universities across the state. Our organization is heavily
geared toward using student interns and co-ops from various
backgrounds. Larger long term projects are being performed
at state and local universities as they relate to our digital
hydrography, geologic, zoning, and fisheries layer. As we
push the envelope with this technology we continually draw.
from the large resource pool of students from colleges and
universities around the Southeast. It is our responsibility as a
service provider to create relationships with these universities
in an effort to facilitate better ways to educate the students and
to learn from the institutions the theories and practices being
taught in today's classes.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date Issued
1997-03
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