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Project Background: The City of Bozeman spends
millions of dollars every year repairing and replacing
aged roads, water lines, and sewer distribution systems.
Many of the entangled networks of pipes, manholes,
and valves have been in use and buried under local
roadways for more than 80 years! By properly
planning and replacing aged infrastructure water main
breaks, sewage overflows, and road failures are
significantly reduced. The City of Bozeman’s GIS
Department has recently developed a new tool that will
improve the city’s project selection and prioritization process. Using compiled data, this application will
allow officials to efficiently plan and manage over fifty-thousand assets and thousands of replacement
projects designed to keep your faucets flowing and your toilets draining (open to the public, see
additional resources below to explore the tool!).
Current Work: Two extensive data collection efforts are currently underway. By the end of 2014,
highly detailed citywide street condition and updated wastewater distribution system data will be added to
help improve the accuracy of this tool. This new information will be joined into a database that already
contains over one-thousand projects.
Future Goals: This analysis will save the City of Bozeman and its residents millions of dollars over time
by maximizing the life-span of city-owned assets. The GIS Department will be training city staff on this
new tool throughout the next year. Consistent maintenance and the addition of new data will also be
completed to ensure all projects are updated and current. Within 5 years, GIS staff hopes this tool will be
incorporated into all new projects in order to ensure a strategic and data driven approach forward.
Additional Resources (click the link below):
Capital Planning Interactive Tool - http://gis.bozeman.net/flexviewers/capital_planning/
Contact Information:
Jon Henderson
GIS Manager City of Bozeman
jhenderson@bozeman.net (406)582-2250