Chesapeake Bay Program OfficeInformation Management Subcommittee Meeting

Wednesday August 18, 2004

Brenda SmithGeospatial Information OfficerU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Topics to Cover

• Background– GIO Roles and Responsibilities

• Goals/Priorities• Activities/Plans

– Data– Training/Development Opportunities– Technology– Integration Development

• New position at EPA• Reports to the CIO/Assistant

Administrator for Office of Environmental Information (OEI)

• Virtual staff, leverage resources across OEI, Regions, and Programs

Where the GIO Fits at EPA

• Build geospatial partnerships internally and externally

• Provide geospatial leadership for EPA• Explore geospatial technologies • Work to enhance geo-temporal

capabilities enabling all EPA offices to quickly generate, share, and USE necessary geospatial data (Geospatial Program)

Roles & Responsibilities

Goals

• Enhance EPA’s ability to make decisions using geospatial data– Improved ability to discover and

access data and services– More effective

deployment/employment of analytical products

• Maximize return on investment in technology – Enterprise Solutions to Common

processes• Coordinated Data Purchases• Enterprise Licensing Agreements• Data Management Solutions

EPA GIO Priorities

• Data

• Access and Availability

• Foster Communication and Partnerships

April 28, 2004

Foster Communication and Partnerships

• Regional visits• OEI Geospatial Team • Geospatial Program website• GIO - GISWG Steering Committee Chair

• FGDC and Geospatial One Stop• Federal GIS WG• Geospatial Advisory Council• States – NSGIC, Network Grants

Enterprise Architecture – What does it look like? For EPA ?

Data and Access

Data

• Data Architecture “Profile”– Data and Metadata Entities, Classes and

Flows– “schematic”

• Data Management Plan (“data grid”)– Improve ability to FIND AND ACCESS

sources

• Metadata – Standards compliant/known quality

(FGDC)– What is its appropriate use?

DataEnterprise License Agreements

(ELAs)• Working Capital Fund Service ’05

– Geospatial Tools and Data.• Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)• TeleAtlas/Geographic Data Technology (GDT)

• CBP coordinate payments for ELs through R3 WCF service agreement account

• Ordering/Help Desk Service through central support desk at RTP– For More information

• http://intranet.epa.gov/rtpgis/esriepaela.html

• Gregory Gwaltney, 202 566-1710• Matt Leopard, Chief of Information Services and Support

Branch, OEI on 202 566-1698

Name What is it? Annual Cost Savings

Other Benefits

Geographic Data Technologies

(GDT) Dynamap

High quality roadmap data used by GIS applications (critical for Homeland Security, e.g. National Conventions)

$13K-$15K per organization;

$228K-$285K for EPA

- Wide access to EPA applications, data quality (accuracy raised from 400M to >3M), - May enhance locational improvements of Facility Registry System (FRS (with double-digit quality.

- Provides much better street/location coverage for rural areas.

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

GIS Software used by over 300 users in regions, offices

$500-$22K per software package;

$100K-$200K per EPA

- Unlimited Access to Schedule A Software

- Free Virtual training

- Covers all Schedule A Maintenance Fees

- Significant Discounts on Schedule B Software

- Discounts on training, and other services

Both ELAs are accessible to any EPA staff or contractors acting on behalf of EPA

Data Benefits of ELAs

• “glue” that ties data for multimedia analysis• Fall ‘03 Locational Improvement Strategy:

– Goal 1: Improve Location in Facility Registry System data– Goal 2: Improve Location in Data Flows– Goal 3: Improve Tech Infrastructure – Goal 4: Develop Locational Policies

• FY 04 and 05– Allocating substantial extramural and staff resources– New policies, tools, and technical approaches

• POCs: Kevin Kirby, 202.566.1656 Matt Leopard, 202.566.1698

DataOEI Locational Improvement

Efforts

DataAdditional Activities

• NLCD - $155K• NatureServe

– Web service– Negotiated data acquisitions

• Schools

• Service Level Agreement – US Army Corps of Engineers

• Developing EPA Remote Sensing Policy

www.epa.gov/enviro/wme/

AerialPhoto

TopoMap

WME offers a new approach to integrating, managing, and providing comprehensive community-based environmental information.

2004

Technology

Water Focus

Technology

Integration Development

Technology Integrated Geospatial Database

• Hostname Current Model Current Config Target Model Target Config

zion.epa.gov AlphaServer 8400

10x12GB IBM ML12 12x24GBx3LPAR

dale.nccr.epa.gov AlphaServer 4100

2x1.5GB IBM ML8 8x16GBx2LPAR

canyon.rtpnc.epa.gov AlphaServer 8400

10x12GB IBM ML12 12x24GBx3LPAR

cavern.rtpnc.epa.gov GS60E 6x12GB IBM ML12 12x24GBx3LPAR

DatabaseCurrent/Target HW Comparison

Web HostingCurrent/Target HW Comparison

Hostname Model Configuration Function Network Target Model Target Config

Valley.rtpnc.epa.gov AlphaServer 8400

6x4GBx1TB iPlanet Intra IBM BladeCenter

3 x HS20

mountain.epa.gov AlphaServer 8400

8x6GBx1TB Public Access

IBM BladeCenter

4 x HS20

Verde.epa.gov GS60E 4x4GBx800GB

hill.nccr.epa.gov AlphaServer 4100

2x1.5GBx120GB Test IBM BladeCenter

1 x HS20

             

mammoth.rtpnc.epa.gov Alpha 4000 1x.5GBx200GB FTP Intra IBM BladeCenter

1 x HS20

denali.epa.gov Alpha 4000 1x.5GBx200GB FTP Public Access

IBM BladeCenter

1 x HS20

ADIC SAN Meta nodes     N/A IBM BladeCenter

2 x HS20

BladeCenter Configuration – 14 Slot Chassis configured with redundant power, 2 x FC Switch Modules, 2 x Nortel L2-7 switchesHS20 Configuration – 2 x 3.06 GHz., 2 GB Memory, FC expansion module, 40 GB HDD

Technology Integrated Geospatial Database

Current Issues

• Review/Approval of Geospatial Program Governance

• OMB submissions – CPIC• Data acquisitions & FUNDING strategies

– GDT Roads, ESRI ELA– NLCD, schools, endangered species,

etc.• Publish/expose web services (UDDI)• Geospatial (technical) Enterprise

Architecture• Portal development - tools

Questions?

Brenda SmithSmith.Brenda@epa.gov

202.546.2034