GIS Services

New Design Associates provides GIS (Geographical Information System) services to a wide range of companies including transportation (road and water), telecommunication, mining, municipal (storm and sewage management) and utility sectors (electricity or power).

Background

GIS is a rapidly growing technological field that incorporates graphical features with tabular data in order to assess real-world problems. This amazing form of technology was developed in 1960, with the discovery that maps could be programmed using simple codes and then stored in a computer, allowing for future modification whenever required. This was a welcome change from the era of hand cartography, when maps had to be painstakingly created by hand; even small changes required the creation of a new map. The capabilities of GIS are a far cry from the simple beginnings of computer cartography. At the simplest level, GIS can be thought of as a high-tech equivalent of a map. However, the storage of data in an easily accessible digital format enables complex analysis and modeling not previously possible.

The reach of GIS expands into all disciplines and has been used to tackle problems ranging from prioritizing sensitive species habitat to determining optimal real estate locations for new businesses. Simply create GIS layers to acquire a better understanding of a particular place. Which layers of information you combine depends on your purpose—finding the best location for a new store, analyzing environmental damage, viewing similar crimes in a city to detect a pattern, and so on

We, the New Design Associates team, digitize drawings, maps, and documents to vector formats and link them with databases. We provide accurate, fast and cost-effective digitizing/ vectorization to land-use planning or cadastral standards.

The array of services rendered by New Design Associates includes:

• Aerial triangulation/Stereo Orientation, DTM generation
• ArcExplorer and ArcView Training
• ArcView Applications Development
• Contour Mapping (Digital Elevation Model (DEM))
• Custom Mapping
• Parcel Mapping
• Data Automation and Integration
• Feature Extraction
• Geo-coding of databases
• Local Area Planning (District Planning Maps, Census Maps, etc.)
• Photogrammetry
• Spatial Analysis and Modeling
• Utility Mapping

All the above work is done by using advanced technology, which helps us produce drawings that are precise, accurate and minutely detailed. Those applications are:

• Civil Engineering Mapping
• Contour Mapping
• Detailed Forest Mapping
• Flood Interpretation
• Geo Engineering Survey
• Geological Mapping
• Irrigation Management, etc.
• Urban Infrastructure Planning
• Water Resource Mapping and Monitoring

The converted drawings are manually drawn with precision and are fully editable and contains:

• Accurate layer information
• Accurate text (editable)
• Accurate line types (editable)
• Associative dimensions (adjustable)
• Associative hatch patterns (editable)
• Symbols & blocks of standard components
• Title blocks (as per scale)

We are confident that we can help you address the most challenging GIS problems. We help our clients evaluate, select, and implement the best solutions, and have mastered the use of best-of-breed technologies. We recommend only those solutions that make sense for each client.