| What: Research Partnership Award from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies (CTS)
Who: William J. Craig, associate director, CURA
Contact: Mike Greco, Communications Director, CURA, 612-625-7501, mgreco@umn.edu
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (4/15/2004) — William J. Craig, associate director at CURA, recently received a Research Partnership Award from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) for his work in developing and implementing the Minnesota Statewide Geographic Information System (GIS) Parcel Map Inventory. The award was presented at the CTS Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon, held on April 13, 2004, at the Radisson Hotel Metrodome in Minneapolis.
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| Research Partnership Award recipients (from left to right): Jim Aamot (MnDOT), Will Craig (CURA), Annette Theroux (ProWest and Associates), and Jay Krafthefer (MnDOT). Also pictured (far right) is Laurie McGinnis, associate director for the Center for Transportation Studies, who presented the award. |
The Research Partnership Award is presented each year to recognize research projects within the CTS research program that have had significant impacts on transportation and to reward teams of individuals who have drawn on the strengths of their diverse partnerships to achieve those results. Sharing the award with Craig were project partners Annette Theroux from ProWest and Associates, and Jay Krafthefer and Jim Aamot from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
The purpose of the GIS Parcel Map Inventory project was to create an inventory of geographic information systems in Minnesota and develop a system for keeping the information current. During the past several years, Minnesota has been struggling to modernize its land records and create digital parcel maps that cover the state.
Before this project began, there was only anecdotal evidence of which counties and local governments had this parcel data and little information about how accurate these maps were. The project team systematically gathered that information statewide and collected it in a database that is now readily accessible, allowing MnDOT and other state agencies to easily determine whom to contact for critical parcel information.
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