Mapping Base Data for the "Confluence Project" Development

Introduction

Base maps were created for the "Confluence Project" development in order to become familiar with spatial data sets used in public land management, administration, and land use.

Methods

I learned how to read land use data provided by the City of Eau Claire and Eau Claire County. The legal description of the land purchased for the "Confluence Project", in conjunction with the City of Eau Claire's land parcel geodatabase, helped me determine the outline proposed site. Attribute tables for the parcel features also specified where the land is using the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and how the land was zoned. After importing a parcel areas feature layer provided by the city, I was able to digitize the outline of the proposed site for the "Confluence Project" using the Polygon Tool in Esri's ArcMap. The proposed site was then presented in contexts of civil divisions, census boundaries, PLSS features, other parcel data, zoning, and voting districts using feature datasets provided by the City of Eau Claire and Eau Claire County.

Results

Figure 1. Map of Base Data for the "Confluence Project"

The proposed site for the "Confluence Project" is in an area of Eau Claire coded as the central business district. There is, however, public park land in between its two parts, of which project developers may need to be mindful of.

Source

• City of Eau Claire and Eau Claire County 2013