NATIONAL STATES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL NSGIC NATIONAL STATES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL 2105 Laurel Bush Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015 443-640-1075

NATIONAL STATES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COUNCIL

NSGIC


2105 Laurel Bush Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015 443-640-1075 www.nsgic.org

Stu Davis, NSGIC PresidentOhio GIS Coordinator

GIS-T 2007March 27th, 2007

Nashville, Tennessee

NSGIC – Transportation for the Nation… with a little Ohio thrown in


Agenda

• NSGIC– Transportation for the Nation

• Ohio’s Initiative– Location Based Response System


What is NSGIC?What is NSGIC?• NSGIC is an organization committed to efficient and NSGIC is an organization committed to efficient and

effective government through the adoption of effective government through the adoption of geospatial or mapping information technologies. geospatial or mapping information technologies.

• NSGIC members are actively involved in the NSGIC members are actively involved in the coordination and application of mapping coordination and application of mapping technologies in their States, the creation and technologies in their States, the creation and management of mapping data as well as management of mapping data as well as information technology policy information technology policy

• Membership - senior state geographic information Membership - senior state geographic information system (GIS) managers and coordinators, system (GIS) managers and coordinators, representatives from federal agencies, local representatives from federal agencies, local government, the private sector, academia and government, the private sector, academia and other professional organizations. other professional organizations.


What NSGIC DoesWhat NSGIC Does• Provide a unified State voice on geographic Provide a unified State voice on geographic

information and technology issues, information and technology issues, • Strong advocate for State interests, Strong advocate for State interests, • Support back to the membership through national Support back to the membership through national

initiatives with statewide impactsinitiatives with statewide impacts• NSGIC promotes mapping information integration NSGIC promotes mapping information integration

and systems development and provides input and and systems development and provides input and advice to public and private decision-makers on advice to public and private decision-makers on national issues impacting the States.national issues impacting the States.

NSGIC advocates the benefits of mapping NSGIC advocates the benefits of mapping technologies and data that can only be technologies and data that can only be realized through intergovernmental and realized through intergovernmental and private sector cooperation, coordination, private sector cooperation, coordination,

collaboration and partnerships.collaboration and partnerships.


50 State GIS 50 State GIS Coordinators/RepsCoordinators/Reps

• State Reps have a partnership role to play with geospatial data development programs

• Many Member States have transportation initiatives• Interaction with Geospatial Coordinating Council or Interaction with Geospatial Coordinating Council or

BodyBody• Coordinators can assist in:Coordinators can assist in:

– Contacts with other GIS ProfessionalsContacts with other GIS Professionals– Coordinate Stakeholder communityCoordinate Stakeholder community– Coordinate Data Resources and initiativesCoordinate Data Resources and initiatives– Coordinated Funding RequestsCoordinated Funding Requests– Facilitated forums for DiscussionFacilitated forums for Discussion

http://nsgic.org/states/index.cfmhttp://nsgic.org/states/index.cfm


Transportation for the Nation Transportation for the Nation WGWG

• Work Group’s focus is on the GIS representation of the nation’s transportation networks, focusing first on the street network – all roads – since it is the single most used, attributed GIS data set across the nation

• Resulting in attributed street network for cartography, online mapping, address geocoding, and routing for more informed decision making and better investments.

• Co-Chairs - Frank Winters (NY) and Dan Widner (Va)


TFTN• Coordinated approach to street network data is

imperative and supports the development of a nation-wide dataset, comprised of the best available data

• NSGIC’s interest in transportation data is twofold:– 1) usefulness of transportation data goes beyond

transportation applications. – 2) a nation-wide approach to transportation networks is

important because we are increasingly working on problems that do not stop at municipal, county, or even state borders.

A seamless transportation networks, with addressable roads as a first priority. Enable

data sharing and value-added products to flow back down from each successive higher level of

government


Work Group’s Purpose• Engage and enable Transportation

Stakeholders to create local, regional, statewide, inter-state, and national transportation databases, feeding up from municipal and county governments with the best available infrastructure data.

• Provide a grounding in transportation business language and state transportation programs for state geospatial coordinators.

• Develop a plan for nation-wide to support each state’s Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).


Objectives

– FHWA– USDOT– Census Bureau – TRB

– AASHTO – American Assoc. of State HW Trans. Officials – NACo – URISA – GITA – GIS-T – State Transportation Contacts

•Engage qualified external stakeholders and invite participation.•Hold individual discussions with potential stakeholders including, but not limited to:

Primary goal – identify and engage necessary stakeholders to move a national strategy for

transportation forward - not set standards for Transportation/roads

•Host/schedule meetings/conference calls with stakeholders•Survey states to understanding of the range of options to develop and maintain statewide transportation databases. •Draft a plan for review by stakeholders.


Locating information by Address in Ohio

• Inconsistent Addressing information

• Too many standards to choose from?

• Everyone and their brother can assign addresses

• No central authority

• No clear maintenance responsibilities

• Confidence and reliability w/results vary greatly

• Legacy addressing databases


• ZIP Code is not granular enough

• Address Based

• ZIP+


kk

OGRIP/GISSC

Field Verified18955 SR-103

Interpolated18955 SR-103

Un-PostedAddresses

SR-103

SR-103

SR

-10

3


Rural Route and Box NumberRural Route and Box Number



OGRIP/GISSC

Positional Accuracy–1994 Image & 1998 Data Source


Positional Accuracy–2001 Image & Local Data


Location Based Response System (LBRS)Location Based Response System (LBRS)

• Statewide high resolution road centerline coverageStatewide high resolution road centerline coverage

• Address ranges and site specific addressAddress ranges and site specific address• Higher confidence/increase reliability for Higher confidence/increase reliability for

geocodinggeocoding• Known accuracy – understanding limits of data and Known accuracy – understanding limits of data and

useuse

• Partnership with local government – not data grab!Partnership with local government – not data grab!• Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs)Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs)• Integration of state and local government Integration of state and local government

databasesdatabases• Updated and MaintainedUpdated and Maintained

• In a nutshell….One set of geography - Multiple In a nutshell….One set of geography - Multiple attributes for different uses at all levels of attributes for different uses at all levels of governmentgovernment

A new and better way of doing businessA new and better way of doing business


Location Based Response SystemLocation Based Response SystemODOT’s RoleODOT’s Role

• Program SponsorProgram Sponsor• Data VerificationData Verification• Data IntegrationData Integration

COUNTY’S RoleCOUNTY’S Role• Project ManagementProject Management• Data DevelopmentData Development• Data MaintenanceData Maintenance

OGRIP’s RoleOGRIP’s Role• Program AdministrationProgram Administration• Data DisseminationData Dissemination




Ross

Stark

Darke

Knox

Licking

Adams

Wayne

Gallia

Allen

Butler

Perry

Clark

Logan

Union

Athens

Hardin

Mercer

Noble

Miami

Franklin

Preble

Belmont

Fairfield

Hancock

Monroe

Shelby

Muskingum

CarrollMarion

Greene

Clinton

Richland

Warren

Holmes

MorganFayette

Madison

Guernsey

Washington

Pickaway

Morrow

Coshocton

Ashland

Hocking

Delaware

Tuscarawas

Harrison

Auglaize

WyandotVan Wert

Columbiana

Crawford

Jefferson

Champaign

Montgomery

Wood

Pike

Scioto

Huron

Lorain

Seneca

Brown

Trumbull

Meigs

Ashtabula

Henry

Portage

Vinton

Fulton

Putnam

Highland

Erie

Medina

Lucas

Summit

Geauga

JacksonClermont

Williams

Lawrence

Defiance

Paulding

Lake

Hamilton

Cuyahoga

Mahoning

Sandusky

Ottawa

Ross

Stark

Darke

Knox

Licking

Adams

Wayne

Gallia

Allen

Butler

Perry

Clark

Logan

Union

Athens

Hardin

Mercer

Noble

Miami

Franklin

Preble

Belmont

Fairfield

Hancock

Monroe

Shelby

Muskingum

CarrollMarion

Greene

Clinton

Richland

Warren

Holmes

MorganFayette

Madison

Guernsey

Washington

Pickaway

Morrow

Coshocton

Ashland

Hocking

Delaware

Tuscarawas

Harrison

Auglaize

WyandotVan Wert

Columbiana

Crawford

Jefferson

Champaign

Montgomery

Wood

Pike

Scioto

Huron

Lorain

Seneca

Brown

Trumbull

Meigs

Ashtabula

Henry

Portage

Vinton

Fulton

Putnam

Highland

Erie

Medina

Lucas

Summit

Geauga

JacksonClermont

Williams

Lawrence

Defiance

Paulding

Lake

Hamilton

Cuyahoga

Mahoning

Sandusky

Ottawa

Prepared by:OIT/Service Delivery DivisionEnterprise Shared ServicesGIS Support Center2/1/2007

LOCATION BASED RESPONSE SYSTEM

County

LBRS STATUS17 Accepted Data5 Reviewing Data2 Collecting Data17 MOA Processing11 Requested MOA15 Requested Information


CrashCrash ReportingReporting

Source Township City Total

Vendor Roads

61/108 56%

450/709 63%

501/817 61%

LBRS Streets

72/108 67%

675/709 95%

747/817 91%

LBRS Site Locations

87/108 80%

687/709 97%

774/817 95%


“There is no question - with the installation of this mapping system, and the ability to immediately employ our LBRS project, the emergency service to our community is going to be significantly enhanced.” Kim Hambel, Communications Supervisor Muskingum County Communications Center

“We can now accurately locate and track cellular calls. This move towards tracking cellular calls was a necessary step to improve the safety of our communities.” William Ommert, Huron County EMA Coordinator

Local Government ImpactsLocal Government Impacts


Federal Government ImpactsFederal Government Impacts

“The LBRS files that we've used so far for TIGER realignment have been some of the best files that we've worked with ... the quality is definitely there. … we might have the opportunity to go back and use local [LBRS] centerline files that weren't originally used for the TIGER realigning process... If this happens… it would be a good opportunity to get the positional accuracy of LBRS files… into TIGER.”

Gordon Rector, Geographer US Census Bureau Detroit Regional Office


State Government ImpactsState Government Impacts• Tie robust ODOT attribute database to all roads Tie robust ODOT attribute database to all roads

• Package State data beneficial to Local Government in Package State data beneficial to Local Government in with program (tied to data model)with program (tied to data model)

• Create Partnerships - Push funding to Local Government Create Partnerships - Push funding to Local Government to support the maintenance of spatial data and attributesto support the maintenance of spatial data and attributes

• Provide a higher confidence in spatially enabled Provide a higher confidence in spatially enabled locationslocations

• State and Regional Coverages for Analysis PurposesState and Regional Coverages for Analysis Purposes• Better Protection of our citizensBetter Protection of our citizens• Better Response to Local Government NeedsBetter Response to Local Government Needs• Better Use of Taxpayer DollarsBetter Use of Taxpayer Dollars


LBRS SummaryLBRS Summary• Is more than just a Roadway InventoryIs more than just a Roadway Inventory

• Establishes a partnership between state and local Establishes a partnership between state and local government through a Memorandum of Agreement government through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (MOA)

• Recognizes the value local government brings to Recognizes the value local government brings to location based serviceslocation based services

• Represents a better way of doing businessRepresents a better way of doing business

• Coordinates Maintenance at the Local Level to Coordinates Maintenance at the Local Level to support activities at the State and Federal levelsupport activities at the State and Federal level

• Improves Services & Emergency Response at all Improves Services & Emergency Response at all levels of governmentlevels of government


Communication is Key – stay Communication is Key – stay engaged and in touch!engaged and in touch!

• Work with NSGIC– Identify and communicate with your NSGIC State

Rep– Build a stakeholder group in your state– Coordinate and work with your State’s

Coordinating Body– Partnership is mutually beneficial and critical to the success of

spatial data development– Communication and Coordination lead to Cooperation and

Collaboration

• Working Together for a Better TomorrowWorking Together for a Better Tomorrow


QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

Stu Davis - NSGIC/Ohio Coordinator 614-466-4747 [email protected]

NSGIC Headquarters - 443-640-1075, ext [email protected] www.nsgic.org


Challenges• Nation’s transportation industry is a

collection of industries and highly decentralized

• The following numbers illustrate the degree of decentralization:– 39,000 governmental units own highways in the

United States – 6,000 agencies operate transit services – Tens of thousands of private companies provide

services to transport agencies – There are thousands of private trucking firms

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