MPS partnered with Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. to undertake a multi-year project to update and expand the City of Cranston's present GIS system. The project includes the development of 100' scale color digital orthophotography (12" resolution), planimetric and 2' topographic mapping, a 32,000 record parcel base and Citywide storm and sanitary sewer collection system.

MPS was engaged to provide independent Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) over the development of the 32,000 record parcel mapping and all photogrammetric vector and imagery deliverables (over 18 GB of data). These consisted of true color orthophotography, street centerlines, edge of road pavement, hydrography, bridges, datum grid, 2' contour lines and spot elevations (on both the City and NVGD88 datums), and FGDC-compliant metadata.

The City of Cranston received the ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award 2002 for this project, one of the region's most comprehensive GIS development projects.