Decision Support GIS
Staff Contacts:
Avera Wynne, AICP
Planning Director
4000 Gateway Centre Blvd.
Suite 100
Pinellas Park, Florida 33782
Phone: (727)570-5151 ext. 30 Fax: (727)570-5118
avera@tbrpc.org
Marshall Flynn
Information Systems/GIS Manager
Phone: (727)570-5151 ext. 11
marshall@tbrpc.org
Greg Miller
Senior Planner
Phone: (727)570-5151 ext. 18
greg@tbrpc.org
Brady Smith
Senior Planner
Phone: (727)570-5151 ext. 42
brady@tbrpc.org
Decision Support GIS
About Decision Support GIS
The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council is developing technology that enhances many planning-related activities. The Decision Support Geographic Information System (DS-GIS) simulates the effects of a variety of different planning scenarios. The DS-GIS calculates outcomes to those scenarios and shows how they relate to the local and regional landscape of the future.
The DS-GIS suite includes separate modules that focus on land use, environmental, economic, fiscal, emergency management, and domestic security issues. Working within a GIS, each module clearly displays its forecasts on a map. Patterns and trends can easily be seen in the DS-GIS, because the maps show how the simulated model outcomes affect real places in the Tampa Bay area.
As DS-GIS development continues, the independent modules will integrate to show how land use, economic, environmental, and transportation issues relate to one another. The results maps from these multi-aspect scenarios help guide the decision process as planners and policy makers manage the future growth of our region.
