# Presentation: 167868

## NSDI Framework EffortsIn the Pacific Northwest

**ASPRS Annual Conference**
**Anchorage, AK**
**May 9, 2003**

## Presentation Overview

**	****	****	****Washington State**
**	****	****	****   **- In Depth
**	****	****	****Oregon State**
**	****	****	****   **- Summary Information
**	****	****	****Idaho State**
- 			   - Summary Information

## Washington 

**Washington**** **

## Background

- Started with small Ad Hoc group in 1996
- Organizational structure and governance model has grown and evolved
- Voluntary participation
- No organized/stable funding model
- State Departments of Information Services (DIS) and Natural Resources (DNR) have played key leadership/coordination roles

**Notes:**
Mention Strategic Plan
     GIS Framework development is a top priority
      WAGIC currently reviewing and working on updates to the Plan
FMG – open to anyone – no membership fees – oversee Theme FW Projects – Meets quarterly

## Organizational Structure

**Notes:**
Key points:  Grass roots effort.  It did not fizzle out.  It has grown.  Can’t move forward without Executive level sponsorship and support.  That’s why the ISB Subcommittee was formed – to engage the Executives.

## Information Services Board

- Established 1987 in statute
- State policy-making body for information technology
- 9 member board
- 7 appointments by the Governor
- 1 rep. of judiciary, appointed by the Chief Justice
- 1 rep. of the legislature, appointed by the Speaker and  President of the Senate
- DIS Director as an ex-officio, non-voting member
- Recently approved 1st state GIS Technical Standards http://wagic.wa.gov/Techstnds2/standards_index.htm

## GIT Subcommittee

- Approved by ISB in December 2001
- Charter – March 2002
- Focus on GIS coordination issues
- Quarterly meetings
- Membership includes:
- At least 2 members of ISB
- 7 state agency directors (or direct reports)
- 1 federal rep.
- 1 tribal rep. (not appointed yet)
- 1 city rep. (not appointed yet)
- 1 county rep. (not appointed yet)

## WAGIC

- Organized in 1984
- Federal, State, Local, Educational, Tribal and Private (open to all – volunteer participation)
- Information Sharing and Coordination
- Framework Management Group
- Remote Sensing Data Consortium
- NSDI Clearinghouse Work Group
- Strategic Planning
- Provides staff support to ISB GIT Subcommittee
- Website: http://wagic.wa.gov

## Framework Management Group

- First convened in April 1996
- Open to all, voluntary, no dues
- Quarterly Meetings
- Charter responsibilities:
- Coordinate WA State Framework development
- Establish Framework development priorities
- Guide specific Framework projects
- Foster partnerships among organizations
- Encourage widespread participation
- Mediate disputes among participants

## Integrating Geographic Information into a Common Framework

**Cadastre **

**Elevation**

**Hydrography**

**Transportation**

**Ortho-imagery**

**Notes:**
Our cadastre includes;
	 - geodetic control and 
	 - governmental units

## Cadastral Framework 

- DNR Lead State Agency
- New and improved web site: http://www3.wadnr.gov/dnrapp5/website/cadastre/
- Includes DNR cadastral data (view, query, download)
- Data model structure also includes: geodetic control and governmental units
- Need to look at future of partner data input (particularly public ownership and survey data)
- Involvement in NILS and new ArcGIS cadastral data tools
- 2nd WGA Cadastral Forum coming up this May in Salt Lake City, UT – WA delegation attending
- Responded to FGDC Cadastral Data Subcommittee Survey (January 2003)

**Notes:**
Speak to Status of Each

## County’s With Actively Maintained Cadastral Data Layers (digital divide)

- Data Source:  Washington Dept of Revenue

**County’s With Actively Maintained Cadastral Data Layers (digital divide)**

**Notes:**
39 Counties in WA
Approx. 12 out of 39 currently use GIS technology for parcel info
Accounts for approx. 75% of all parcels in state (Approx. 2,779,861)
No standard parcel data model used for counties

## OR/WA Hydrography Framework

- DNR and Ecology Co-Leads for WA
- OR/WA Cross-state Agreement on Data Standards
- Making significant progress on data conversion
- Completed integration workshops with federal partners for initial data population
- Finalizing Hydro Framework Clearinghouse applications (includes watershed boundaries now too)
- Finalizing User Guide and Data Dictionaries
- Finalizing MOU between core support Partners
- USFS, Region 6		- OR Water Resources Dept.
- BLM			- WA Dept. of Natural Resources
- Regional Ecosystem Office
- Website: http://hydro.reo.gov

## Transportation Framework

- Project Website:
- http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/transframework/
- 2 Levels of Participation
- Steering Committee
- Partner
- Current Work;
- Web application for business need priorities & available data
- Pilot strategies and scope
- I-Plan
- Risk assessment
- Grant opportunities
- Project Manager:  Tami Griffin, 360-709-5513, GriffiT@wsdot.wa.gov

## Georeferenced Imagery

- DNR has long-standing statewide ortho program (fee based public access)
- DNR/WSDOT exploration of work share on 2002 South Central Project
- WAGIC Planning Group drafted Beta I-Plan
- Proposal to ISB GIT Subcommittee 7/2002
- Support of concept
- Leverage existing funding
- Develop experience
- DNR Digital Ortho Program review 9/2002
- Conducting outreach sessions to other agencies
- Continuing to explore work share possibilities

## Remote Sensing Consortium

- State, local and university members formed in 2000 pooled limited set of funds for acquisition of **standards based terrain corrected LandSat data product(s)**
- Developed standards for: data processing, QA/QC, Documenting & Packaging Data
- Statewide Coverage: 1985, 1994, 2000, 2002 and, time series for Puget Sound footprint
**Looking for additional partners** to conduct QA/QC, Documentation & packaging...

## WAGIC NSDI Clearinghouse

- Primarily Data Discovery mechanism
- Established 1997- has 1000 plus data resource descriptions
- Partners: DIS & UW - Map Library & College of Forest Resources
- Future Plans:
- Integrate with other data access activities
- Promote data linkages
- Test OpenGIS Consortium based enhancement for data access

## National Initiatives:I-Team

- Strategic Planning/Priority Setting:
- Alternate years at WAGIC level (last workshop in Feb ’03)
- Tactical/Implementation Planning:
- WA Framework Management Group (FMG) identified I-Plans as an important priority
- Overall road map for theme development
- Better position for funding opportunities
- Currently have drafts in various stages for each theme

## National Initiatives:Geospatial 1-Stop

- Exchange Standards Component
- Have state representatives participating at various levels (subscriber, contributor, reviewer, MAT) for each theme
- Web Portal Component
- Staying tuned for results from Transportation Theme Pilot w/Oregon

## National Initiatives:National Map Implementation

- ’02-’03 WA-ID 4 County Pilot
- Website: http://nationalmap.usgs.gov
- ’03-’04 Implementation in WA State:
- Working with USGS state liaisons and representatives to develop the work plans and tie into ongoing Framework activities
- Seattle/Tacoma urban area is a top priority
- Others focus areas include Spokane and Vancouver/Portland
- USGS sponsored opportunities for regional coordination meetings

## Some Framework Challenges

- National initiatives coordination
- State initiatives coordination
- Lack of funding model (adhoc/voluntary)
- Lack of proven technology for efficient integration of disparate datasets
- Determining what the base information (Framework) should include to meet the most business needs
- Agreement on standards, processes, and roles
- Cost of data conversion (existing data sets), integration and maintenance
- Impacts to agency business processes (control and decision making)

**Notes:**
Voluntary: There has been a tremendous amount of in-kind service

Funding: get through pilot stages but moving to full implementation more difficult/costly

Standards: Trying to get agreement on standards and requirements is difficult within 1 organization or agency Let Alone Many!  Even federal standards are continually changing and evolving

## Some Framework Success

- Multi-sector participation (in-kind support)
- Opportunistic funding opportunities
- Executive level involvement with ISB and GIT Subcommittee
- Process to establish state geographic data standards
- Strong desire to collaborate on  geographic data activities
- Cross-state coordination

## GIS Community - Observations

- Local Government
- Support framework concepts but fear unfunded mandates
- Need strong business case to participate
- State Government
- Recognize a strong need to share in GIS data acquisition and maintenance
- Beginning to recognize the challenges it presents and the leadership required

**Notes:**
State Government:  Also some sentiments about DNR’s leadership role and historical data policies

## Observations (con’t)

- Federal Government
- A lot of balls in the air – challenge to keep them coordinated and not competing
- Show me the $$$...!!
- Tribal Governments
- WA has  29 federally recognized tribes – all with their own governing structures
- Different levels of GIS capability
- Universities
- Underutilized resource

## Framework Leadership in Washington State

**Carrie Wolfe, Framework Coordinator**
**WA Department of Natural Resources**
**Phone: (360) 902-1639**
**E-mail: **_[carrie](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)__[.](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)__[wolfe](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)__[@](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)__[wadnr](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)__[.](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)__[gov](mailto:carrie.wolfe@wadnr.gov)_
**Jerry Harless, FMG Chair**
**Puget Sound Regional Council**
**Phone: (206) 464-5325**
**E-mail:  **_[jharless](mailto:jharless@psrc.org)__[@](mailto:jharless@psrc.org)__[psrc](mailto:jharless@psrc.org)__[.org](mailto:jharless@psrc.org)_

**Jeff Holm, WAGIC Coordinator**
**WA Department of Information Services**
**Phone: (360) 902-3447**
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**George Spencer, WAGIC Chair**
**WA Department of Transportation**
**Phone: (360) 709-5515**
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## Oregon

**Oregon**

## Oregon FrameworkInitiative

**By Order of the Governor, Oregon is engaged in the planned, purposeful, prudent investment in and shared use of electronic and information technologies between and among the state government *****enterprise*****. **
**The term *****enterprise***** includes all three branches of state government; three tiers of education (K-12, community colleges and higher education); local and county government; and communities of interest.**
**	****	****	****	*****~ ******Oregon’s Enterprise IT Strategy***

## Activities Managed By Work Function

**Activities Managed By Work Function**

**Local**
**Governments**

**State**
**Agencies**

**Federal**
**Agencies**

**Regional**
**Organizations**

***The Global Perspective***

**Academic**
**Institutions**

- $$

- $$

- $$

- $$

- $$

- This is
- how we’ve
- operated
- in the past

## Activities Managed With A Focus On Outcomes

***  ******GIS Integrates Information Across the Enterprise***

**Local**
**Governments**

**State**
**Agencies**

**Federal**
**Agencies**

**Regional**
**Organizations**

**Academic**
**Institutions**

- GIS
- Framework

- This is
- how we’re
- beginning
- to operate
- now

## Oregon Framework Themes

**Oregon Framework Themes**

**Notes:**
Click once to draw the NSDI 7 Framework spatial data categories (layers or themes). Applications of geospatial data vary greatly, but users have a recurring need for a few common themes of data.  These 7 themes of data form a foundation for many applications of geographic data and provide a framework of reference for most other applications. These are ‘Framework’ data that all GIS users require, and the Framework needs to be developed for the Nation.
Click again to draw the “thematic data layers”.  These represent any other spatial, or non-spatial data that can be referenced, or overlaid, on the Framework data.
Once these data sets are created to standards and documented, they can be shared across user organizations and used many times to support different decisions.  This results in cost savings, organizational efficiencies, and better decision-making.

## Framework Data Initiative

**Thirteen Working Committees**
**300+   people on committees**
**Tasked with Implementation Plan and Standard for each theme**
**Standards Development and Adoption Process underway**

## Standards Forums

**Four planned over two years**
**Following comment periods**
**Intended to seek final Community approval of proposed standards**
**Educational opportunity**

## Transportation Framework

**Statewide street centerline file**
**Updated locally**
**Integrated with state highways and federal resource roads**
**E-911 funding mechanism**
**Coordinated with national model**

## Orthoimagery Framework

**Master contract**
**2001 aerial photography**
**1,983 images for the entire state**
**OGIC will purchase about 180**
**Rest purchased by locals and feds through contract**

## Framework Collaboration

**Shared resources and budget**
**OGIC contributed $500,000 for 01-03**
**Others contributed over 5 times more**
**Formal agreements for data sharing**
**Consensus-based decision making**
**Shared Leadership**

## www.gis.state.or.us

**www.gis.state.or.us**

**Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator**
**cy.smith@state.or.us**
**Steve Barnett, OGDC Data Administrator**
**steve.barnett@state.or.us**
**Gillien Duvall, OGDC Web Administrator**
**gillien.duvall@state.or.us**
**Ed Arabas, GIS Business Analyst**
**edward.p.arabas@state.or.us**

## Idaho

**Idaho**

## NSDI Idaho Framework

**Implementation Plans (I-Plans)**
- For all standard NSDI framework layers     **+** Land Use/Land Cover
- Expect final I-Plan for all layers by June 30
**I-Plan Website:**
- 	www2.state.id.us/itrmc/index.htm

## Idaho Contact Info

**State GIS Coordinator:**
- 	Nathan Bentley
- 	Phone:  (208) 332-1879
- 	E-mail:  nbentley@adm.state.id.us
**Geospatial Committee Information:**
**	****www2.state.id.us/itrmc/committees/igc.htm**
**Idaho Geospatial Clearinghouse:**
- 	www.insideidaho.org