Mississippi One-Call System, Inc. Data Distribution

We would like to announce that the Mississippi One-Call System Inc. (MOCS) map data is now available through MARIS (Who is MARIS).  The data will be available to organizations that will be using the data in house without intent to distribute or sell.  Data distribution will be based on a signed agreement.  The agreement can be downloaded from the MARIS web site at http://www.maris.state.ms.us/HTM/DownloadData/MOCS.html.  The signed agreement should be returned to Mr. Steve Walker at swalker@ihl.state.ms.us or faxed to (601) 432-6893.  Once an organization is approved to use the MOCS data, it will be distributed through the MARIS web or ftp sites.

 Available Layers:

 Airports – Airport property boundaries

Places – City limits boundaries

Highways – County and city highway centerlines

Institutions – Points of Interest

Parks – Park property boundaries

Railroads – Railroad centerlines

Streets  - County roads and city street centerlines

Data Accuracy:

Highways, Institutions and Streets have been collected using a combination of 1-meter aerial imagery and 1 to 5 meter GPS units.  All other layers are collected using a combination of 1-meter aerial imagery and paper maps.

Data Format:

Software Options:

 The following are a list of software options that have been evaluated and are recommended by MOCS. 

 ArcView ($1,500.) can be used to view, query, edit and build new data layers.  ArcExplorer (Free) can be used to view and query data only.  ArcExplorer can be downloaded from http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html .  ArcPad ($500.) can be used with a GPS unit and a laptop or CE device to view and collect GPS accurate field data such as poles, manholes, utility lines etc.  For more information about these products, visit the ESRI web site at http://www.esri.com.

 AccuGlobe (Free) can be use to view, query and edit data.  AccuGlobe can be downloaded from http://www.ddti.net/AccuGlobe/AccuGlobeSolutions/tabid/217/Default.aspx.  For more information about this product, visit the Digital Data Technologies, Inc. web site at http://www.ddti.net .

Feedback:

 We would greatly appreciate any feedback pertaining to the MOCS data and would like to have a copy of any changes or corrections made to the data.  This will help us keep our data as up to date as possible.  We would also like to hear from any organizations that might be collecting GPS point addresses.  This is something our call center could use to pin point an excavation site more accurately.  We know that some data is restricted such as name and phone numbers, we only need the address number and geometry for each address.  Feedback, data or questions can be sent to Amanda Russell at gis@ms1call.org, fax 601-981-9027 or phone 601-368-1150.