Slide 1 © 2008 Applied Geographics Summary Briefing Provided to the State of Connecticut May 7, 2008 Steven Anderson Vice-President NSGIC Spring Conference

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© 2008 Applied Geographics

Summary BriefingSummary BriefingProvided to the State of Connecticut Provided to the State of Connecticut

May 7, 2008May 7, 2008

Steven AndersonSteven AndersonVice-PresidentVice-President

NSGIC Spring ConferenceNSGIC Spring Conferenceheld March 9-12, 2008held March 9-12, 2008

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Presentation AgendaPresentation Agenda

Fifty States Initiative Workshop Keynote: Maryland CIO, Elliot Schlanger NSGIC Goals for the NSDI Imagery for the Nation Airborne Imagery Technologies Nation Land Parcel Data USGS National Map Technical Plan Addressing Work Group Transportation Work Group (Transportation for the Nation)

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NSGIC Spring 2008: NSGIC Spring 2008: Fifty States Initiative WorkshopFifty States Initiative Workshop

CAT 1: Metadata Training and Outreach ($25k) University Metadata Training and Regional Outreach (CA)

CAT 2: Best Practices with Geospatial SOA ($100k) Cubewerx – Role based access control for Geospatial SOA

CAT 3: Strategic and business planning ($50k) CO, GA, HI, ID, NE, PA, SC, Virgin Islands received grants CO 2006 Recipient of USGS Partnership Funds, additional funds for BP

Development (integration of GeoIT and IT) SC Improving relationships with Local Government

CAT 4: Joint Canadian and US Spatial Data Infrastructure ($75k) Pending

CAT 5: Building Data Stewardship (structures & transportation data) $50k 4, $50k grants, IA, WV, MN, Towson University Build process to provide structures and transportation data to NSDI and maintenance

process CAT 6: Standards Implementation and Outreach; 4, $50k grants

Delta State University (MS): Develop on-line educational materials for FGDC standards adoption

Oklahoma Biological Survey and Private Company: Implementation of National Vegetation Classification System

State of North Carolina: Implementing National Grid

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Business PlansBusiness Plans that have been completed or are under development that have been completed or are under development through the CAP programthrough the CAP program

Data Centric Business Plans CA: Imagery Business Plan

IN: IndianaMap Framework Planning and GIS Council Business Plan

CT: Funding CT’s Statewide GIS Program (Imagery, Parcels, Street Cl’s, & Addressing)

IA: Creating an Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure (7 framework layers)

SD: Cadastral Strategic and Business plans for the State of South Dakota

KS: Statewide High Resolution Elevation Data

UT: Statewide Inventory of Geospatial Resources

GIS Coordination Business Plans FL: GIS Coordination Business Plan (under development)

IN: IndianaMap Framework Planning and GIS Council Business Plan

WV: New Coordinating Body Business Plan

CT: Funding Connecticut’s Statewide GIS Program (Creation of GIS Office)

WY: Establishing a GIO and supporting GIS Technical Services Program

NH: Business Plan for Creation of a Geospatial Information Officer

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Business PlansBusiness Plans that have been completed or are under development that have been completed or are under development through the CAP programthrough the CAP program

Infrastructure Business Plans OK: Business Environment Assessment

RI: RI Enterprise GIS

ME: Framework specification for an Integrated Land Records Information System

NC: Business Case to Support Sustainable Funding for NC OneMap (clearinghouse)

Funding Related Business Plans IA: Creating an Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure

(GITA)

IN: IndianaMap Business Plan Return on Investment Study

CT: Funding Connecticut’s Statewide GIS Program

Business Plan – Rhode Island Enterprise GIS

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Keynote: Keynote: Elliot Schlanger, Maryland CIOElliot Schlanger, Maryland CIO

CIO of Baltimore when Gov. Martin O’Malley was Mayor

Issue not technology, it’s people and process GIS is one of government’s greatest business

enablers and decision making tools Early adopter of ComStat/CityStat –

developed in NYC as real-time performance measurement tool for police activities

Spread to other areas of government Now being implemented as “StateStat” in

Maryland Biggest issues to be concerned with in

regards to GIS Development of silos of information

(departmental) Disconnect with end-users Lack of cohesiveness between state and local

government

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Keynote: Keynote: Elliot Schlanger, Maryland CIOElliot Schlanger, Maryland CIO

Common challenges and issues Managing state and local data and

delivery systems Finding ways to resource enterprise

GIS Statewide licensing of GIS software

applications The need for standards and policies

and guidelines that work for all How to sufficiently build the IT

infrastructure to work with all of this Deciding what sort of governance

will work best And how to pay for all this capability

in tough fiscal times

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NSGIC Goals for the NSDI; Cy Smith, NSGIC PresidentNSGIC Goals for the NSDI; Cy Smith, NSGIC President

NSGIC Planning to release a discussion draft for a strategic framework for the NSDI

Key Initiatives that have been identified: 50 States Initiative Strategic and Business Planning

Templates RAMONA GIS Inventory Imagery for the Nation Other “for the Nation” initiatives to follow

(transportation, addressing) NSDI should be built on SSDI

Sustainable funding is key, most funding is “pay as you go”

Will require a strong shared vision to be effective

Data Stewardship is required: Includes lifespan planning, metadata, and

sustainable funding

Larry English, a well-known consultant Larry English, a well-known consultant in knowledge management, defines in knowledge management, defines data stewardship as:data stewardship as:

The willingness to be accountable for a set of business The willingness to be accountable for a set of business information for the well-being of the larger organization, information for the well-being of the larger organization, by operating in service, rather than in control, of those by operating in service, rather than in control, of those

around us.* around us.*

*English, Larry. *English, Larry. Information Stewardship—Giving IQ and HappinessInformation Stewardship—Giving IQ and Happiness (Business (Business Intelligence Network, 2006). Intelligence Network, 2006).

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What is needed to accelerate the implementation of NSDI? Information and outreach, especially with mainstream IT

Jill Saligoe Simmel (IN)suggested 3 “L’s” to keep in mind: Local data is best and needs to be the ultimate source Licensing (copyright and data agreements) can interfere with overall goals Leverage is needed to maintain a balance of equity and fairness among all

levels of government.

National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) has been formed Federal Advisory Committee sponsored by DOI Reports to FGDC (or Secretary of Interior) Advice and recommendations on national geospatial programs Development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Review and comment upon geospatial policy and management issues Provide a forum to convey views representative of non-federal stakeholders

in the geospatial community

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RAMONA

GOS

CSW-RAMONA

MIP RAMONA System

Publisher

PublishInventory

DB

Searcher

CSW-IER

Ramona

Web Folder

Publish

SearchResults

Search & Publish

NDEP

Searcher Publisher

NDOP

Searcher Publisher

Search Results

Search & Publish

Harvest

Harvest

Search

Search & Publish

Search Results

MetadataRepository

Search Results

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Imagery for the Nation: Ted Koch, State of WisconsinImagery for the Nation: Ted Koch, State of Wisconsin

Cost Benefit Analysis Completed – Four Options:1. Original IFTN concept

Nationwide, Leaf-on 1 meter, Annual program Eastern US, 1 foot, color, leaf off, 3 year program Buy-up program options State required to develop Business Plan

2. Nationwide 1-foot program3. 50% cost-share mandatory4. 50% cost-share optional (3-6 year program cycle)

Results: #1 and #4 scored very closely #1 had highest risk #4 fewer barriers to implement

• Lowest risk• Adoption rates higher

October 2007 meeting recommended going forward with option #4

Developing draft report which is due by October 2008• Technical Specifications• Acquisition Management• Program Management• Developing State Business Plan Template for implementing

33 states have provided letters of support

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Airborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesAirborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesCraig Molander – Surdex CorporationCraig Molander – Surdex Corporation

Large Format Digital Cameras 40+ in North America today Predominant systems: Intergraph DMC

and Vexcel/Microsoft UltraCam Frame format analogous to traditional

film cameras (13K pixels wide) ~$1M each – 2-3X traditional film

cameras 1.5” – 1 meter pixel resolution

capability Pancromatic, color, CIR

simultaneously collected

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Airborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesAirborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesBob Williams – Sanborn Map CompanyBob Williams – Sanborn Map Company

Small Format Cameras & Oblique Imagery Most Cameras are not certified by

USGS 8X to 10x more frames for processing Different flight objectives Leaf free season is often ignored DEM extraction is more difficult Super-wide focal lengths Poor base to height ratio & excessive

building lean

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Airborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesAirborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesDave White – Fugro EarthdataDave White – Fugro Earthdata

Pushbroom Digital Cameras Acquires continuous strips of imagery along flight line 5 spectral bands acquired concurrently (R, G, B, NIR, PAN) Single lens and same ground sample distance for all 5 bands, eliminating

the need for pan sharpening Natural color and color-infrared orthoimages from 1-meter to 2-inch pixel

resolution (1"=1,000' to 1"=25' scale) to NMAS and ASPRS standards Ground- or true-orthoimage generation DEM or DSM data CIR and True Color data processed together reducing production cost Color, CIR, and panchromatic stereo pair generation

Push-broom system Frame-based system

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Airborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesAirborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesDave White – Fugro EarthdataDave White – Fugro Earthdata

Pushbroom Digital Cameras Ground- or true-orthoimage generation

1-foot TrueOrthoGround 1-foot orthophoto

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Airborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesAirborne Imagery: New and Emerging TechnologiesJay Arnold – 3001Jay Arnold – 3001

LIDAR and other imagery sensors Airborne LiDAR includes topographic,

bathymetric (and atmospheric) Approximately 50 topo systems and 4

hydro systems in service in North America

Systems have matured over the past decade

Typical system costs > $1M 1 m topo LiDAR product provides 25x

more surface detail than a 5 m LiDAR product but also requires much more storage

5’ posting typical statewide collection

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National Land Parcel Data – Will CraigNational Land Parcel Data – Will Craig

Recommendations:1. Lead Agency – BLM proposed2. Framework – parcel data should be added to NSDI3. Federal Leadership – Federal land parcel coordinator should

be established4. National Leadership5. Indian Lands – Indian lands parcel coordinator should be

established6. Title 13 – Ability to share US Census addresses7. State Coordinators – establish in each state to coordinate

with local government8. Funding Program9. Carrots and sticks

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USGS National Map Technical Plan - NGPOUSGS National Map Technical Plan - NGPO

USGS National Map Version 1.0 Accomplishments Completed 1:100,000 and 1:24,000-scale National Hydrography

Dataset Completed 30-meter seamless National Elevation Dataset;

substantial progress toward 10-meter or better national elevation coverage

Developed and implemented a program to leverage Federal, state, and local funds to acquire high-resolution ortho-imagery over the nation’s urban areas

Developed and implemented “best practices” national geodatabases for transportation, structures, and governmental units

Improved Geographic Names Information for the nation Developed and implemented an Open GIS Consortium Compliant

Catalog Database and Web Catalog Service and registered more than 12,000 USGS and Partner GIS data layers in the initial The National Map Catalog implementation

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USGS National Map Technical Plan - NGPOUSGS National Map Technical Plan - NGPO

FY’07 Imagery Partnership Program Partnership with the NGA to acquire high-

resolution imagery and elevation data for the nation’s largest 133 urban areas

NGA provided $4.6 million and the USGS funded an additional $2.1 million

Collaborated with 55 partners, primarily local agencies, to leverage the acquisition of data

The data acquired through this process totaled an overall value of $25 million

Resulting data are publicly accessible in The National Map and serve a myriad of Federal, state and local government uses and fuel private sector applications such as Google Map and Google Earth

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USGS National Map Technical Plan - USGS National Map Technical Plan - NGPONGPO

Plan for the Future The National Map 2.0 Integration into consistent, quality-assured, seamless databases Revitalization of the topographic map Online services from consistent national data Centralized data delivery to users

Planned Components Elevation: 10 meter gridded data over 100% of area Geographic Names: Collect names along east coast, agreement for Google

Earth to use, credit USGS Hydrography: National 1:24,000 coverage through partnership agreements Land Cover: NLCD 2001 land cover, impervious product, and canopy

product completed Orthoimagery: 10% of quads acquired each year

Liaisons charged with working with States to develop business plans for data discovery and acquisition

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Addressing WorkgroupAddressing Workgroup

Vision: Create a nation-wide, publicly available address dataset, complete

with geographic coordinates, that is supported by all stakeholders Use standards for assigning addresses, best practices for

disseminating them Every department uses same address database Provide updates to regional custodian

Approach (Regional Custodian; County or 911 authority) Receives and verifies addresses from local authorities Maintains regional database using feedback from users Distributes address and coordinate data to the public, free of charge Provide updates to regional/statewide integrator

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State’ s Role: Roll-up of regional databases Provide technical assistance Serve as backup Fill blank spots Provide matching grants

Federal Role: Major data user: Census, DHS, USPS Notify state or regional custodians of discrepancies Long-term goal: Share their data with state and locals.

Private Sector: Assist with implementation Provide technical assistance Use nation-wide data as the basis for new products and services

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The Need

USERS PURPOSE Emergency Response, E911 Police, Fire, Ambulance Utilities (private & public) Hookup, service calls, billing School District School assignment, bus routing Assessor/Taxation Building location, billing Recorder/Auditor Property records Voter Registration Precinct assignment Planning & Zoning Office Building permit, planning studies State Dept. of Revenue Sales tax collection and distribution US Postal Service, UPS, FedEx, etc. Mail and package delivery US Census Mail out census forms, geocode responses FEMA Pinpoint disaster areas, provide relief Dept. of Homeland Security Locate and protect critical infrastructure Health and Human Services Agency Track medical benefits, disease,

births/deaths, and vulnerable populations. Address companies (e.g. Pitney Bowes Group 1)

Sell to insurance companies, location based service companies, utilities, state and local government, etc.

Retail/Services (e.g., Sears, local plumber)

Delivery of goods and services

Internet maps (e.g., Google, MapQuest)

Navigation maps for public use

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Transportation Workgroup – Transportation Workgroup – US Census – TIGER UpdateUS Census – TIGER Update

Vision: A Seamless Digital Map of the United States Where Street Centerlines, Based on State/County/Local/Tribal GIS Files, and Publicly Available Via Standard OGC Protocols

“Thank You For Making The Vision Come to Fruition”1,870 whole county files 67 partial counties 289 failed files that were spatially enhanced2,226 EXISTING files used for realignment plusNHDImagery - NAIP, DOQQs,

Project Completed and delivered by April 1 Looking for State leadership to ensure those areas for which the Harris Corp

had to provide a source will now be maintained at State/County/Local/Tribal level

“Will not be completed again” 2008 Data in shapefile format, downloadable by feature or geographic region

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Transportation Workgroup – Transportation Workgroup – US DOT – Steve LewisUS DOT – Steve Lewis

Status: Four Different Network Datasets in use by US DOT Offices National Highway Planning Network (FHWA Office of Environment

and Planning)• Public Domain• ~455,000 miles (11.4% of total road miles)• Routable• Used to inventory and map the National Highway System and the Strategic

Highway Network Freight Analysis Framework Network (FHWA Office of Freight

Management and Operations)• Public Domain• ~450,000 miles (11.25% of total road miles)• Routable• Used to model and flow truck traffic across the nation

Highway Performance Monitoring System (FHWA Office of Policy)• Collected from the State DOTs• Mileage Varies by State• Not routable, maybe not even connected• Used to map and analyze highway conditions and performance

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Transportation Workgroup – Transportation Workgroup – US DOT – Steve LewisUS DOT – Steve Lewis

Status: Four Different Network Datasets in use by US DOT Offices TIGER/Line (Various USDOT Offices)

• Public Domain• ~4,000,000 miles (complete coverage)• Not routable• Used for some address matching and mapping• To be replaced by new version

TeleAtlas (RITA/BTS)• Proprietary• ~4,000,000 miles (complete coverage)• Routable• Used for routing, address matching and mapping

Why not just one? No “quick fix” to get there Get rid of the stovepipes! Work with the State DOTs and NSGIC to develop from the ground up

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Transportation Workgroup – Transportation Workgroup – USPSUSPS

Status: 147 million possible deliveries 270,000 delivery routes 42,000 ZIP Codes 37,000 facilities nationwide 8 terabytes of address data

Opportunity 2 million new delivery points per year USPS accepts new addresses from various levels of addressing authorities Enters theses addresses through various methods of data capture Significant opportunity to reduce the cost and improve the time frame for

new addressing A standardized process can improve address quality and assist controlling

the cost of new delivery through Growth Management.

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Transportation Workgroup – Transportation Workgroup – USPS – Ruth JonesUSPS – Ruth Jones

Partnership: USPS - Assist Addressing Authorities with addressing standards and a

standardized process flow of data from local planning authorities to the USPS.

In return – USPS provides relevant data to the Addressing Authority: ZIP + 4 Geographical reference Municipality data Carrier route information

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Slide 1 © 2008 Applied Geographics Summary Briefing Provided to the State of Connecticut May 7, 2008 Steven Anderson Vice-President NSGIC Spring Conference