Marathon & Terrace Bay Collaborate on GIS
The Township of Terrace Bay and Town of Marathon are working together to create a geographic information system (GIS) of their communities. The project entails taking existing paper maps to build a digital map with a variety of layers that will show the municipal infrastructure of each community including water lines, sewer pipes, roads, trails, etc. This will greatly assist the municipalities in their planning process for the replacement of infrastructure as well as ensuring information mostly contained on paper maps is backed up and verified to actual points on the ground through the use of GPS systems. The system will be mainly used by municipal staff, but parts of it will also be available for residents to access through a public viewer that will be integrated into the Municipal website. The project is approximately $250,000 with 90% funding coming from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation and the remaining 10% split evenly between Marathon and Terrace Bay. The project is expected to take almost 2 years in duration with having to collect the information and format it into the final digital system. It is expected that an initial system will be setup within the first 2-3 months based on the paper maps and satellite imagery the Municipalities already possess. For more information on the maps available from the Township please visit www.terracebay.ca/maps.
Satellite Image of Terrace Bay
