3/20/2015
NAVAJO LAND DEPARTMENT
DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
LAND SUMMIT II
Presented By:
VERNON LONG
GIS ANALYST
GIS – How Does It Work?
GIS software is designed to capture, manage, analyze
and display all forms of geographically referenced
information.
GIS software helps us answer questions and solve
problems by looking at our data in a way that is quickly
understood and easily shared on a map.
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GIS – What Is It’s Purpose?
● To Lets Us Visualize
● To Lets Us Question
● To Lets Us Analyze
● To Lets Us Interpret
● To Understand Relationships, Patterns & Trends
In Form Of Maps, Globes, Reports and Charts
NAVAJO NATION JUDICIAL DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES
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24 DELEGATE VOTING PRECINCT
PROPOSED LAND EXCHANGE – WINSLOW TRACT,
RED GAP AND TWIN ARROWS
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Mt. Taylor Traditional Cultural Property
Mt. Taylor TCP Grid
Mt. Taylor TCP Contributing Cultural Properties
Mt. Taylor Traditional Cultural Property
Mt. Taylor TCP Landstatus
Mt. Taylor TCP Boundary Comparison
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Navajo Transit System
Transit Routes
Navajo Transit System Map
DEPARTMENT OF DINE EDUCATION
OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
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GIS – What Does It Provide?
● Cost Savings From Greater Efficiency
● Improve Communication
● Better Decision Making
● Better Record Keeping
● Managing Geographically
What Process Do We Apply GIS To
Organization Problems That Requires A
Geographic Decision:
Ask - What is the problem we are trying to solve or analyze, and where is it
located?
Acquire – We need to find the data needed to complete our project.
Examine – We only know if the data is appropriate for our study after
thoroughly examining it. This includes how the data is organized, how accurate
it is and where the data came from.
Analyze – Geographic analysis is the core strength of GIS and utilizing
appropriate tools we can make changes and create new outputs.
Act – The results of our analysis can be shared through reports, maps, tables,
charts and be delivered in printed format or as a digital file.
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GIS – Development and Use
● What Type Of GIS Data Do We Have
● Where To Acquire GIS Data
● How We Work With Chapters
● What We Want To Do With GIS In The Future
TYPE OF GIS DATA WE HAVE
Boundaries:
• Navajo Nation Executive Orders
• Navajo Nation Grazing aka Chapter Boundaries
• Navajo Nation Census, Political & Communal Boundaries
• BRLC (Biological Resource Land Clearance/RCP)
• NIIP/NAPI Boundaries
• Hopi/Paiute – Other Surrounding Tribes
• Proposed BIA Cadastral Chapter Grazing Boundaries
• Navajo Nation Park Boundaries
• Navajo Nation Ranches – AZ/NM
Land Parcels:
• Homesite Leases (In-Development)
• Parcel Tract Description (San Juan, Apache County)
• Some Land Withdrawals/Business Leases
PLSS (Public Land Survey System)
• Cadastral Automated Request System (CARS)
• Apache/Bernalillo/Cibola/Coconino/Mckinley/Navajo/Rio
Arriba/San Juan/Sandoval/Socorro/Valencia/Yavapai
Utilities:
• NTUA Utilities – Electric, Gas, Water & Wastewater
• CDEC/Cuba West/City of Farmington/Socorro Electric
• APS (Arizona Public Service)
• Navajo Nation Oil & Gas Pipelines
Roads:
• NDOT Roads
• BIA Roads
• State Roads
• NMDOT
Landstatus:
• Navajo Nation/ENA Landstatus (Revision In Process)
• Big Bo
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NAVAJO NATION GRAZING BOUNDARIES (?)
NAVAJO NATION 1978 CENSUS COMMUNITY
BOUNDARIES (A-CV-19-77)
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NAVAJO NATION AGENCY, DISTRICTS AND CHAPTER
ROAD MAP
NAVAJO NATION ELECTRIC, GAS AND WATER
UTILITIES
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NAVAJO NATION GAS PIPELINE
UTILITIES
CADASTRAL AUTOMATED REQUEST SYSTEM (CARS)
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PROPOSED BIA CADASTRAL CHAPTER GRAZING
BOUNDARIES
WHERE TO ACQUIRE GIS DATA
Utilities Data
• NTUA
• Continental Divide Electric Corp.
• APS
• RGIS – New Mexico
Road Data
• NDOT
• BIA Roads
• State (AZ,NM,UT)
PLSS
• http://www.geocommunicator.gov/geocomm/lsis_home/home/
Aerial Imagery
• ESRI Website
• NAIP (ArcMap)
• TOPO
Census
• US Census Tiger Data
Water Wells
• NOWR
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HOW WE WORK WITH CHAPTERS
• Provide Maps
• Adding Necessary Data to the Map of Individual Chapter
• GIS/GPS Training
• Assist with Community Land Use Planning
• Utilizing Google Earth Pro (https://earth.google.com/)
• Utilizing All Topo V7 Pro (Four Corners)
LAND USE PLANNING
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DATA CONVERSION TO KML/KMZ OR ArcGIS
ArcMap Document
Google Earth
UTILIZING GOOGLE EARTH
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TSAYATOH CHAPTER TRACT
WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH GIS IN FUTURE
• Plot all finalized Homesite Leases
• Plot all finalized Business Leases
• Establish Rights-of-Way corridors for all existing utilities and roads
• Finalize Landstatus
• Become the Leaders in GIS
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NAVAJO NATION HOMESITE MAP
(PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT)
WINDOW ROCK ADMINISTRATIVE AND BIA RESERVE
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RIGHTS-OF-WAY EASEMENT
(PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT)
LANDSTATUS (UPDATE IN PROGRESS)
Past
Present
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