aaron cuthbertson and christina boggs. 1.background/intro 2.process 3.services 4.next steps
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Compiling and Developing Emergency Data for Use in Drought ResponseAaron Cuthbertsonand Christina Boggs
Overview1. Background/Intro2. Process3. Services4. Next Steps
Deciding we need a path
Background/Intro
Enterprise GIS at DWRWe have infrastructure, we don’t have workflows.
"Lost in the forest, again" by Des D. Mona
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From Foraging to Forging (a path)• Historically, obtaining spatial data at DWR =
foraging• Infrastructure now in place for Enterprise GIS data
stores• Workflows are theoretical; need to be put into
practice
From Foraging to Forging (a path)• REMOVE the ‘A’! Foraging -> Forging• There is no ‘A’ in Enterprise GIS!
• (Unless you spell out ‘Geographic Information System’, in which case my metaphor breaks down, so don’t)
Drought Emergency Drives Need
"Drought" by Ewan BellamySome Rights Reserved - Link
Dataset Background• Locations of water ‘agencies’ needed to
understand drought impacts• What do we mean by water agency?• There are a variety of sources• CDPH• USBR (many)• Program-specific (many)
• No single data source has everything.
Where should the path go?
Process
Design Decision: Better to have stripped down spatial data and robust tabular data.
Process: TabularWARNING: OVERSIMPLIFICATION
AHEAD!• Compiled 9 datasets• Normalized Agency Names
Process: Spatial• Problem: One agency, many polygons• Factors to consider• Solution: Prioritization
Process: Metadata• This was rough.
1. ArcGIS Desktop / ArcGIS Catalog Metadata Editor2. ArcGIS GeoPortal for Server3. XML Editing4. ArcGIS GeoPortal for Server5. ArcGIS Desktop / ArcGIS Catalog Metadata Editor
• Built a VBA tool
Cutting the path
Services
Services• Mid-stream we’re switching from Oracle to SQL
Server.• Internal Enterprise Geodatabase• Drought mandates data sharing• Useful sharing• Spatial + Tabular
Walking the path
Next Steps
Next Steps• Keep editing• Eat the dog food• Make other
deliverables, stay current.• Urban Water
Management Plans• Agricultural Water
Management Plans• Drought Declarations
