Mapping for ADA Compliancy

The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had far reaching effects for municipalities throughout the country. The ADA applies to many aspects of how cities, counties, as well as commercial companies interact with those with disabilities. Sidewalks are a common area needing significant work to bring them up to ADA standards. Cities are tasked with surveying sidewalks to find defects and other locations needing alterations. The data is often collected with no thought of how it can be mapped. Learn how one city was able to map tabular data from an Excel file to enable online viewing, reporting, and editing from within their GIS application.