PROJECT ABSTRACT
Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
(Cooperative Agreement # H1200-04-0002)
Park: Bryce Canyon National Park
Project Title: Complete Infrastructure GIS Layers at Bryce Canyon National Park
Funding Amount: $10,000.
CPCESU Partner Institution: Southern Utah University (SUU)
Principal Investigator:
David Maxwell, GIS/GPS Lab Director/Lecturer. Phone: 435-865-8313 (Office), Phone:
435-865-8326 (GIS Lab), Fax: 435-865-8051, Office: SC 302B
Southern Utah University, 351 West University Blvd., Cedar City, UT 84720
maxwell@suu.edu
NPS Key Official: David Roemer, Bryce Canyon NP, Interim Chief of Resource
Management and Research, PO Box 640201, Bryce Canyon, Utah 84764 Tel: 435-8344901 Fax: 435-834-4102. dave_roemer@nps.gov
Start Date: August 31, 2007
End Date: December 31, 2008
Abstract: This Task Agreement by and between the National Park Service (NPS) and Southern
Utah University (SUU) is carried out through the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem
Studies Unit (CPCESU) and Joint Ventures Agreement for the purpose of mutual assistance in
conducting a project entitled “Complete Infrastructure GIS Layers at Bryce Canyon National
Park, Utah.”
This project builds on the Alliance for Education General Agreement between Bryce Canyon
National Park and Southern Utah University. The primary objectives for the project are to collect
Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers with hot-linked digital images for park
infrastructure. Data will be collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) units and data
dictionaries. Metadata will be produced describing the datasets and features. Data collection and
standards will be consistent with NPS GIS Data Specifications. Data priorities for this project
are:
1) Electrical lines and utilities;
2) Phone lines; and
3) Sewage lines and features.
Inclusion of these infrastructure and utility layers in a park GIS will enable the park to better
utilize spatial information for the management of natural and cultural resources.