NRVIS Data Class User Guide
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1. When a value of Other Business Area is chosen the user must identify the name of the business area in the following field Other Business Area Name conditional mandatory The values in this field will be periodically reviewed to determine whether new business area values are to be appended into the Signage Business Area Name lookup table Sign Identifier mandatory Uniquely assigning an identifier to every sign in your district s signage inventory is important The management of identifiers will be left up to each respective district Because there are variability between districts and to some extent the business areas in how identifiers are derived we will only suggest that a standard format be developed For example CCC NNN whereas CCC 3 character District Code prefix e g DRY Dryden District Separator hyphen NNN 3 digit unique sequential sign number with leading zeroes E g 003 Using the example above the sign identifier is DRY 003 Sign Purpose mandatory The following general categories into which signs fall into can be useful if a user wished to query the data class for specific intended sign purposes Example locations of all signs categorized under Access Control Users may choose the following sign purposes from a picklist Sign Purpose Context Access_Control Signs whose purpose is to control or restrict access e g road closure Enforcement Signs related to enforcement e g fish s2. Maintenance Priority Low Ranking _Misc Sign Properties Signage Language French _Name Supporting Material Common Table CT Material Name WAW 002 01 jpg CT Material Location 01 jpg mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs WAW 002 Sign Posting Date 2006 06 07 Sign Posting Date 2000 01 01 Sign Posting Date Actual Sign Posting Date Before Modifier Modifier Sign Text English NOTICE Sign Text English NOTICE Closed to public vehicular travel from October __ to October __yyyy Pursuant to the Public Lands Act Sign Floating Date Indicator xX Sign Photograph Xx Indicator Sign Authorization O Indicator Maintenance Priority Low Ranking Misc Sign Properties _ Add itional Sign Language Signage Language Name French CT Material Name TIM 112 01 jpg CT Material Location mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs TI M 112 01 jpg Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf 15 NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Document Control Version Date Author Editor Comments DRAFT April 19 2007 James Gratton Draft was reviewed and approved by MNR Signs NRVIS Working Group Recommended changes are reflected in this document DRAFT May 04 2007 James Gratton Document upda
3. should be used to determine where features should or should not be duplicated in bot h data classes a pp a T i An access control sign posted near a road barrier Since the gate is the primary barrier type it would be road barrier and the sign s location will be duplicated spatially maintained in the NRVIS Road Barrier data in both data classes class while the sign s location will reside in the MNR Sign Site Data Class Using NRVIS MNR Sign Site data There are several ways that users may use find required information in this data class Signage Business Area Name mandatory The value chosen to go in this field represents the business area responsible for posting maintaining the sign Permissible values are chosen from a picklist Signage Business Area Context Aviation and Forest Fire Signage posted maintained by OMNR s Aviation Management and Forest Fire Management Branch Fish and Wildlife Signage posted maintained by OMNR s Aviation and Fish and Wildlife Branch Lands and Waters Signage posted maintained by OMNR s Lands and Waters Branch Ontario Parks Signage posted maintained by OMNR s Ontario Parks program Other Business Area Signage posted maintained by a business area other than what is currently available in the listing of permissible values Version 2 0 7 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site
4. 5 jan Geog Unit Type Fish and Wildlife Signage Sign Identifier SSM 341 Sign Purpose Enforcement Visual Identity Indicator Sign Posting Date 2006 06 07 Sign Posting Date Modifier Actual Sign Text English Provincial Fish Sanctuary No Fishing Closed Mar 15 to June 15 Sign Floating Date Indicator O Sign Photograph Indicator Xx Sign Authorization Indicator xX Maintenance Priority Ranking Medium Misc Sign Properties Sign nailed to tree in NE Bay of Tunnel Lake Signage Language Name French CT Material Name SSM 341 01 jpg CT Material Location ODMS CT URL English http mnronline mnr gov on ca odms attachment_id 1 amp document_id 9343 CT Material Name Authorization SSM 341 doc CT Material Location Enforcement Section SSM District Office Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf 12 NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Water Crossing Warning Geog Unit Type Lands and Waters Signage Sign Identifier SLK 003 Sign Purpose Safety Prevention Visual Identity Indicator Xx Sign Posting Date 2003 01 01 Sign Posting Date Modifier Approximate Sign Text English Danger Water Crossing Removed Do not proceed Sign Floating Date Indicator Sign Photog
5. Ontario Natural Resources Values Information System NRVIS Data Class User Guide for MNR Sign Site Version 2 0 Issued July 02 2008 NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Disclaimer 3 Additional Information 3 Preface 4 General Business Area Rules 4 Suggested Guidelines for Maintaining MNR Sign Sites in NRVIS 6 Using NRVIS MNR Sign Site data 7 Examples of Populated NRVIS MNR Sign Site Attributes 12 Document Control 16 Contributors 16 Approvals 16 Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Introduction Disclaimer This technical documentation has been prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources the Ministry representing Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario No warranties or representations express or implied statutory or otherwise shall apply or are being made by the Ministry with respect to the documentation its accuracy or its completeness In no event will the Ministry be liable or responsible for any lost profits loss of revenue or earnings claims by third parties or for any economic indirect special incidental consequential or exemplary damage resulting from any errors inaccuracies or omissions in this documentation and in no event will the Ministry s liability for any such errors inaccuracies or omissions on any parti
6. anctuaries moose management etc General_Information Provides general information e g This site is permanently closed Recreation Signage associated with outdoor recreation and activities e g no camping camping permit required by non residents etc Safety Prevention Signs posted as safety prevention notices e g water crossing removed danger open pit use at own risk etc Visual Identity Indicator mandatory Yes No default Yes Can be used to find legacy or ad hoc signs that do not follow the OMNR s visual identity program size content etc Sign Posting Date mandatory and Sign Posting Date Modifier mandatory Together these attributes can aid users determine the locations of old or new signs The recorded sign posting date is entered to calendar date standard Y Y Y Y MM DD and is qualified by the following modifiers At the very minimum a year should be Version 2 0 8 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site known Enter a value of 01 for the month day if these dates are not known and choose one of the modifiers from the picklist other than Actual Sign Posting Date Modifier TES Actual The actual full calendar date for posting the sign is known The precise posting date of the sign is unknown but was likely After posted after a known year Approximate On partial information about the posting
7. cular claim proceeding or action exceed the actual consideration paid by the claimant involved to the Ministry for the materials to which this instructional documentation relates Save and except for the liability expressly provided for above the Ministry shall have no obligation duty or liability whatsoever in contract tort or otherwise including any liability or negligence The limitations exclusions and disclaimers expressed above shall apply irrespective of the nature of any cause of action demand or action including but not limited to breach of contract negligence strict liability tort or any other legal theory and shall survive any fundamental breach or breaches Additional Information For more information about this document please contact NRVIS Support at 705 755 1650 or nrvis support mnr ontario ca Published July 2008 2008 Queen s Printer for Ontario Version 2 0 3 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Preface These guidelines are intended to help NRVIS users add maintain and use information in this data class within the proper context it was intended for Many OMNR Districts have signage within their boundaries that are either maintained or are of interest to the OMNR This NRVIS data class provides a common repository and standard for inventorying and storing MNR sign site information General Business Area Rules This sec
8. d near roads Some signs e g Fish Sanctuary signs are posted in the immediate vicinity in a waterbody Photographs are often taken of posted signs Districts often take and file photographs of posted signs due diligence inventory etc Data Class Usage Sign Photograph Indicator Photograph references may be stored in the NRVIS Common Table Supporting Material The file name location of the photograph may be documented in this table including the url if the photograph was posted to ODMS or to a folder at the District server level It s suggested that users assign file names that will ease photograph retrieval e g sign identifier sequential photo number Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Suggested Guidelines for Maintaining MNR Sign Sites in NRVIS Data Collection Spatial capture of sign locations e Pre assign sign identifiers where possible Suggested practice is to also affix or write the sign identifier on the sign itself especially where there is more than one sign posted at a site e Capture the location of the sign using the best available source at the time GPS is preferable but other sources maps are acceptable as long as an appropriate relative accuracy and data source is documented e One spatial location per sign will be captured even if there are several signs located at the sa
9. date is known e g year or year and month Before The precise posting date of the sign is unknown but was likely posted before a known year Sign Text English optional When populated provides the user with the exact English wording found on the sign Users may also query this field to find the locations of specific types of signs In NRVIS when querying this field for specific information the user should use the Like operator with wildcards e g Fish Sanctuary Kevin Casselman Sign Floating Date Indicator mandatory Yes No default No Can be used to determine sign sites where a site visit is required to change dates for certain times of the year e g road access moose hunting etc Can be used to coordinate site visits to update signs Sign Photograph Indicator mandatory Yes No default No Can be used to determine sites where photographs are required and when flagged as Yes that a photograph does exist for the sign and is filed either on the District server or posted to ODMS References to the file s location can be found in the NRVIS Common Table Supporting Material It will be left to each District s discretion but we also suggest using a file naming standard for cataloguing your signage photographs e g Sign Identifier NN whereas Sign Identifier Value from the Sign Identifier field Separator hyphen NN 2 digit sequential number assigned to each sub
10. datory Sometimes remedial action cannot be done or completed on site and requires a future visit based on the recommended action This information can be used to prioritize future site visits where remedial action is required Additional Action Context Required None No action is required at this time Repair Sign must be repaired details found in Inspection Comments Repair and Update Repairs and sign wording updates are required Replace Sign must be replaced Update Text on sign esp dates requires updating Brushing Removal of brush is required to improve sign visibility Site Visit Comments optional Stores additional details about the site visit including any qualifying remarks about the signs condition site activity completed or required etc Total Site Visit and Travel Time optional used by Districts where there is a cost associated with site visits and travel When used the total round trip in hours should be documented e g 1 5 hours Version 2 0 11 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Examples of Populated NRVIS MNR Sign Site Attributes Examples of typical MNR Signs found in a District and how their attributes can be documented in NRVIS Fish Sanctuary Sign Note that the date on this sign is fixed permanent he pNo Peche Fishing interdite Clesod Mar 15 Fermite des Y to June 15 5 jars au 1
11. e Language Name French Supporting Material Common Table Sign Purpose Enforcement Visual Identity K Indicator Sign Posting Date 2005 05 01 CT Material Name WAW 110 111 01 jpg Sign Posting Date Modifier Approximate Sign Text English Chapleau Crown Game Preserve Hunting trapping possession of firearms or traps prohibited CT Material Location mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs WAW 110 111 01 jpg Supporting Material Common Table CT Material Name WAW 110 111 02 jpg Sign Floating Date Indicator CT Material Location mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs WAW 110 111 02 jpg Sign Site Visit Detail WAW 112 Ranking Sign Photograph Xx Indicator Sign Authorization O Identifier Maintenance Priority Medium Misc Sign Properties Additional Sign Language Signage Language Name French Site Visit Date 2005 11 15 MNR Staff Member Anna Lyst Name Sign Condition Good Site Activity None Completed Additional Action None Required Total Site Visit and 3 hrs Travel Time Supporting Material Common Table Sign Site Visit Detail WAW 112 CT Material Name WAW 110 111 01 jpg CT Material Location mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs WAW 110 111 01 jpg Site Visit Date 2006 10 31 MNR Staff Member Anna Lyst Name Sign Condition Damag
12. ed Site Activity None Completed Additional Action Replace Required Site Visit Comments Sign was vandalized Someone cut out part of the sign See photo WAW 110 111 02 jpg Total Site Visit and Travel Time 2 5 hrs Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf 14 NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site ss Control Signs AE Acce NOTICE Use of this road to Te war y AN Y 4 ll est interdit access the following d acc der aux lacs lakes is prohibited Suivant par cette route Roderic _ Tikamaganda _MNR Sign Site NOTICE Closed to public AVIS Vehicules publics vehicular travel interdits du 6 octobre from October 6 au 19 octobre 2001 to October 19 2001 Pursuant to the Public Lands Act Selon la loi sur les terres publiques __ MNR Sign Site Geog Unit Type Lands and Waters Signage Geog Unit Type Lands and Waters Signage Sign Identifier WAW 002 Sign Identifier TIM 112 Sign Purpose Access Control Sign Purpose Access Control Visual Identity Indicator Visual Identity Indicator McEwen Foot Mank Roderic Use of this road to access the following lakes is prohibited Tikamaganda Public Lands Act Sign Floating Date Ol Indicator Sign Photograph xX Indicator Sign Authorization O Indicator
13. ended Low Signs where because of their general purpose only require inspections every one to five years Misc Sign Properties optional Optionally used to store miscellaneous details about a sign such as sizes material posting details nailed to tree 4X4 etc The contents of this field may be useful for replacing a sign if it was removed from the site and is now missing MNR Sign Additional Language Name Only the name of the languages other than English will be identified It is suggested that users refer to photographs taken of the sign to see the actual text and layout of non English languages Additional Sign Language Name mandatory and Other Language Name Can be used to find the locations of signage written in a language in addition or other than English e g Ogogi Cree Other Language Name may be used to identify a language that is not available in the picklist Periodic review of the contents of this field will determine whether additional languages should be added to the picklist Sign Language Name Context Cree French DEFAULT Ogi Cree Ojibwa Oia A language that is not available in this listing Identify this language in the Other Language Name field MNR Sign Site Visit Detail MNR staff will be able to document details for subsequent site visits to where a sign is posted Site Visit Date mandatory Can be used to find the most recent date of a site visit to a sign site This information may be use
14. ful to schedule future inspections The date format is YYY Y MM DD Version 2 0 10 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site MNR Staff Member Name mandatory Identified the main staff member who conducted the site visit Identifying this person does not contrive FIPPA rules confirmed with Information Access Services Sign Condition mandatory Documents the sign s condition found at the time of the site visit This information may be useful to keep track of sign site locations where signs are repeatedly damaged e g vandalized stolen Sign Condition Context Damaged Sign is defaced damaged or knocked down by vandals weather animals or vehicles Good Sign is in good condition structurally sound and legible Missing Sign cannot be found in he immediate vicinity or where it was originally posted Site Activity Completed mandatory Sometimes remedial action is done on site based on the sign s condition at the time of the site visit Site Activity Completed Context None No action taken Repair Repairs to the sign were completed on site Repair and Update T and updates to sign wording were completed A replacement sign was erected to replace the one that Replace ae was damaged or missing Update Sign wording updated e g road access restriction dates Brushing Removal of brush to improve sign visibility Additional Action Required man
15. h respective MNR District whether e The District GIS Tech or GSO loads the data into NRVIS on their behalf or e The Business Area obtains NRVIS edit rights to the data class but check in will be done by the District GIS Tech and or GSO Maintaining e Subsequent site visit details will be maintained directly in NRVIS by the user e Since there may be several different signs at the same location e g on the same post the points will often be stacked on top of one another in NRVIS The user should exercise care during spatial selections to ensure that the proper sign is selected for editing Version 2 0 6 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site e When a sign is removed from a site the corresponding point feature will be deleted in NRVIS Please note that site visit details and associated information stored in the NRVIS common tables e g Database Reference Internal Supporting Material will be lost once the point is deleted e It will be left up to the individual MNR District and business areas to determine if the associated common table information is important enough for retention and exported prior to the feature being deleted from the NRVIS database Guidelines Re Road Barrier data class Barrier type Sign vs MNR Sign Site In addition to gate the NRVIS Road Barrier point data class has a barrier type of sign The following rule
16. may reference a time period for which a regulation is in effect The calendar dates must be periodically updated to reflect the period when regulations are in effect Data Class Usage See Sign Floating Date Indicator Temporary signs are out of scope for the MNR Sign Site layer Temporary signage locations such as the smaller signs seen in the right hand photo will not be stored in this data class Tone de gestioa 1 iest interdit e Some signs restrict access to named places features A few signs restrict the public from accessing certain named areas e g lakes via a road that the sign is posted Data Class Usage The NRVIS Common Table Database Reference Internal Reference can be used to associate objects from other data classes to an MNR Sign Site in NRVIS e g MNR Road Segment Water Area Most signs conform to MGS MNR Visual Identity standards and directives Sign content wording size logo placement etc usually follow a template that conforms to the MGS MNR Visual Identity standards and directives http intra visualidentity mbs gov on ca logos 2 html Data Class Usage Visual Identity Indicator NOTICE Use ef this road to access the following lakes is prohibited Hayward Herrick Pursuast to the AVIS ll est interdit d acceder aux lacs bs par be route p Rule Solos la loi sur les terres publiques Signs are not always poste
17. me site Classify the sign under the appropriate signage business area name and Sign Purpose When the business area type is Other identify the business area in the Other Business Area Name field e Attributes may be captured on ARCPAD forms where possible for main sign and site visit attributes Where applicable document any relevant site visit details Conversion In the District Office e Once data is collected staff will prepare and perform any necessary conversions prior to loading the information into NRVIS Loading into NRVIS e Note Prior to loading field captured sign locations into NRVIS users should verify that that the same sign point does not already exist in the database in order to prevent duplication e Users have the option of using various tools available in NRVIS to load data into the MNR Sign Site data class e g import shapefile coordinates etc e Any associations of an MNR Sign Site feature to common tables e g Supporting Material for photograph and or sign authorization references Internal Database references NRVIS waterbodies road segments can also be made at this time e Any references to material photos stored on servers or PCs should include the full address e g mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs SLK 003 01 jpg and not an alias drive letter e g O Drive e If other MNR Business areas wish to include their signage information in NRVIS it will be up to the discretion of eac
18. raph Indicator lx Sign Authorization Indicator O Maintenance Priority Ranking Low Signage Language Name CT Material Name Misc ee Posted on 2 8 TAME 4X4s French SLK 003 01 pg CT Material Location mnrwawfp00001 programs pics signs SLK 003 01 jpg Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf 13 NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Multiple Signs Site Visit Detail Chapleau Crown Game Preserve Crown land camping permit required by ne residents o Reserve de chasse de la Couronne de Chapleau Permis de camping sur les terres de la Couronne pour les non residents eaadiens obligatoire MNR Sign Site Geog Unit Type Lands and Waters Signage Sign Identifier WAW 112 Sign Purpose Recreation Visual Identity Indicator Sign Posting Date 2005 05 01 Sign Posting Date Modifier Approximate Sign Text English Crown land camping permit required by non residents of Canada Available at local licence issuers or MNR offices MNR Sign Site Sign Floating Date O Indicator Sign Photograph K Indicator Sign Authorization O Indicator Maintenance Priority Medium Ranking Geog Unit Type Other Business Area Signage j _Misc Sign Properties Sign Identifier WAW 110 Additio nal Sign Language Signag
19. sequent sign photograph with leading zeroes for file sorting purposes E g 003 Again using the previous Sign identifier example photographs taken at a site could be assigned a filename of DRY 003 01 jpg DRY 003 02 jpg etc You may also wish to include the date that the photograph was taken in the filename e g DR Y 003 01 2005 10 11 jpg Sign Authorization Indicator mandatory Yes No default No For enforcement purposes all signs require proper authorization to be valid and for charges to hold up in a court of Law When flagged as Yes it indicates that an authority Version 2 0 9 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site document has been filed for the sign Users may reference the authority document s name filename and location in the NRVIS Common Table Supporting Material Maintenance Priority Ranking optional Identifies by ranking the maintenance priority assigned to a sign site This information can collectively in turn be used to create a signage inspection schedule for field crews Permissible values are described as follows High Signs whose maintenance is legally a high priority for an OMNR District Annual inspections of these signs are recommended necessary Medium Signs whose presence and legibility are legally required to enforce a regulation e g by a Conservation Officer Inspections every one to three years are recomm
20. ted to reflect comments made by broader NRVIS user community and Kevin Cassellman 1 0 May 15 2007 James Gratton Updated to reflect peer and implementation review recommendations 2 0 July 8 2008 James Gratton Guide updated to reflect updated model Contributors Rick Recoskie Marie Ditner photos Kevin Casselman NRVIS Technical Approvals Rick Recoskie Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf 16
21. tion describes general business area rules associated with signage types found in an MNR District Most posted MNR have additional language wording Only the English wording of the sign will be stored in the data class Additional languages will be identified by name only Data Class Usage See Sign Text English and Other Sign Language ET Crown land Permis de camping camping permit sur les terres de la required by Couronne pour les non residents non r sidents of Canada Canadiens obligatoire Available at local bcence issuers or MMM offices Disponible aupres des Sstrbuless ou des burosux de MAN locas For ease of maintenance signs will be managed on an individual basis in NRVIS with one point added for every sign even when there are multiple signs at the same site or in close proximity to one another Data Class Usage ARCGIS spatial conflict resolution capabilities will represent these sites visually to prevent the stacking or clutter for these features Scheduled site visits are often carried out to verify the condition of a sign or to perform routine maintenance such as updating wording dates minor repairs discovered on site etc Data Class Usage Sign Site Visit Detail Version 2 0 Issued July 8 2008 NRVIS_User_Data_Class_Guide_MNRSITE pdf NRVIS Data Class User Guide MNR Sign Site Signs
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