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Commonwealth of PA
GIS CoordinationDelaware GIS Conference
20 April 2004
Jim KnudsonDirector, Geospatial Technologies
PA GIS/GT Barnraising
Starting to build GIS capabilities across the Commonwealth
State of PA GISGIS Coordination
• PA GT Barnraising Presentation– History of GIS in PA– GIS Coordination– State Initiatives– Coordination with Adjacent States– Questions
GIS in PA History• Early technology adoption by DEP,
PENNDOT, DCNR• Several counties used state agency
data to start GIS operations• Healthy GIS Industry grew up around
public sector GIS initiatives• Today, PA is home to many excellent
GIS and photogrammetry service firms• Best data today is created by local
government• Lots of e-Gov geospatial web
deployments today
Should be online in April 2004
GIS Coordination• First State GIS Coordinator appointed
10/20/2003• Primary Initiatives
– GIS Data Standards – PGDSS– GIS Job Classifications Need Review– Reduction of duplication– Commonwealth, Enterprise Coordination– Homeland Security GIS– Enterprise Assets – PAMAP, Routing,
Geocoding, Citrix for desktop GIS– Collaboration with all partners, including
adjacent states
The Case for GT Governance in Pennsylvania
• 19 agencies using GIS (out of 44 agencies under Governor’s Jurisdiction)
• No coordination of state agencies• 67 Counties, 2566 municipalities, little
cooperation or coordination• $10M+/year spent by agencies on contractors
• No GIS data standards• Overlapping efforts at state and local level
and in multiple state agencies• No formal data stewardship• No current statewide imagery asset
19 Agency GIS Users Today1. Administration2. Aging3. Agriculture4. Community/Economic
Development5. Conservation and
Natural Resources6. Environmental
Protection7. Education8. Emergency Management9. Fish and Boat10. Game Commission
11. Health12. Historical and Museum
Commission13. Insurance14. Labor and Industry15. Military and Veterans
Affairs (PA Guard)16. PENNDOT17. PENNVEST18. Public Welfare19. State Police
GT Guiding Principles• Create data once, use it a bunch• Reduce overlap and duplication of efforts• Support the Governor’s initiatives• Provide Homeland Security support• Create and communicate standards initiatives• Maintain current knowledge of agency
operations and business• Develop an enterprise strategic plan• Support agencies and advance their capabilities• Identify, prioritize, and build enterprise assets
and resources (e.g. imagery, geocoding solution)
• Promote state collaboration with local governments for best data
• Seek sustainable funding sources and achieve sustainability of operations
GT Governance Model
Geospatial Steering Committee (GSC)(CIOs, CTOs, or Agency GIS Coordinators,and External Organization Representatives)
Chair: Jim KnudsonVice Chair: GTC Chair
Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC)(Executives, Policy, or Designee)
Chair: Art StephensVice Chair: Jim Knudson
Governor’s Office of AdministrationOffice for Information TechnologyBureau of Geospatial Technologies
Jim Knudson
CCAP(Counties Organization)
President - Erick CoolidgeIT - Rita Reynolds
PaMAGIC(PA Interested Parties)
AcademiaConsultants
Federal Govt.Local Govt.State Govt.SurveyorsVendors
Geospatial TechnologiesCouncil (GTC)
(Agencies)
Chair - By Election(Nancy Richwine)
Vice Chair - By Election(Ebby Abraham)
OIT/Geospatial Technologies Governance Model Draft
Policy, Strategy
Strategic Direction and Prioritization
Outreach andConsulting
Requests
Requests
Requests
Strategic InitiativesPolicy Decisions
Goals and ObjectivesHighest Priorities
BimonthlyMeetings
MonthlyMeetings
MonthlyMeetings
Identification of DeliverablesGoal and Objective Prioritization
Tactical PlanningImplementation Goals
Implementation SchedulesReview of DeliverablesEnterprise LicensingHomeland Security
GIS Data ClearinghouseAgency Data Sharing
GIS Data ClearinghouseData Standards
Mapping StandardsTraining Needs/ProgramReusable Components
Enterprise Assets
Research
Research
CommonwealthAgencies
Standards,Consulting,
Coordination,Outreach
HS GIS TaskForce
Standards,Priorities
Standards
Data Definitions - PGDSS, HSIPGIS Data Standards for PAGIS Enterprise Architecture
Governor’s Office of AdministrationOffice for Information Technology
Bureau of Geospatial TechnologiesJim Knudson
Economic Development andInteragency Landuse /
Sustainable DevelopmentInitiatives
Participation in Sustainable DevelopmentMonthly Meetings
Participation in Economic DevelopmentMapping Initiative
Communications
OIT/GIS WebsiteQuarterly Newsletters (2004)
Agency MeetingsCCAP Meetings
PaMAGIC MeetingsGTC Meetings
Regional Group MeetingsCounty Meetings
City Meetings
Enterprise GIS Resources
New 3m Statwide DEMUSDA 2004 1m CIR Statewide Flight
Imagery PartnershipPAMAP Imagery
Citrix Server Farm for Desktop GISLicense Pool
Intranet/Internet Geocoding ServerIntranet GIS Resources
(Web Server, Mapping Server, Database)GIS Training
Homeland Security/IncidentResponse/Public Safety
Homeland Security GIS Task ForceCritical Infrastructure Needs Identification
HS GIS Agency LettersHS GIS Agency Data Stewardship
PEMA Yearly GIS Data Layer UpdateIncident Response GISPSP IIMS Involvement
Regional Joint Terrorism Task ForcesGIS Strategy and Vision
Grants
IAGT Grants (Imagery, Workshop)Homeland Security Grants
Grant Response GIS Standards for NewRequired Deliverables
Enterprise Licensing
Commercial Data Licensing (GDT?)ESRI GIS Software
Address Geocoding SolutionRouting Solution
Geospatial Technologies CoordinationAgency GIS Meetings
Contract ReviewMulti-Agency Project Participation
GTC LeadershipFederal Agency Coordination
Legislative CoordinationNeighboring States Coordination
Coordination with PaMAGICCoordination with CCAP
Local Government Coordination/CollaborationGIS Governance
GIS Job ClassificationsEnterprise Geospatial Strategic Plan
OIT/Bureau of Geospatial Technologies Initiatives
GT 2004 Initiatives
Data Standards• PA Geospatial Data Sharing Standard
(PGDSS)– PaMAGIC has pursued best practices and
geospatial data standards for 5+ years– January 2004 meeting with PaMAGIC and I-
Team members to discuss final changes to draft geospatial standards
– Initial standards reflect The National Map framework data layers
– PGDSS v1.0 to be completed by 5/31/04– Pilot/prototype project to test standards in
2004, seeking FGDC CAP grant
PAMAP• The Pennsylvania Map
– State should procure orthophotography to control standards and ability to share with everyone
– Locals create and maintain the most accurate and current geospatial data
– State will provide orthophotography and ask counties to share geospatial data sets
– Data will be provided in PGDSS formats– Goal is statewide coverage every 3 years
GT Coordination• Review vendor licensing issues – ESRI,
GDT, find ways to reduce costs• Determine common agency and local
government needs and help solve them• Homeland Security GIS needs a
common backend GIS database• Agencies need help, counties and
municipalities need help also• Coordination occurs at all levels –
federal, state, local, private industry, academia
GT Enterprise Architecture
• Enterprise GT Architecture– Citrix for Desktop– OIT intranet servers for web GIS applications
• Database Server (ArcSDE - SQL Server or Oracle?)• Mapping Server (ArcIMS)• Application server – agency hosting agreements• Benefits – allow agencies application redundancy,
new agencies to deploy first web GIS applications• Use of same database ArcSDE server between Citrix
and intranet applications– Application Servers – Geocoding, Routing,
specialized applications should be centralized and made available to all agencies
– Create geospatial web services – ArcIMS and OGC compliant interfaces – WMS, WFS, OpenLS
GT Needs and Responses• Issue: Standards
– State needs data standards to allow vertical data sharing between locals and the state in support of PAMAP (also state to feds)
– Data on PASDA Clearinghouse is in Shapefile format, but not standardized. Every data set requires a different workflow once downloaded in order to put it into the user’s required format
– State grants to local partners should have a project data standard so that project location data can be provided back to the state in GIS format
• Standards Initiatives – Creation of Pennsylvania Geospatial Data Sharing Standard
(PGDSS) to facilitate data sharing between counties and the state as part of the PAMAP program
– Standardization of GIS Data Shapefile map projections and datum for all datasets on the PA Spatial Data Access (PASDA) website so that only have one (known) workflow for all data sets downloaded to integrate into user’s system
– Definition of state grant program GIS data standards for funded projects so we can build a grant information system and visualize where we have spent state funds on local projects
GT Needs and Responses• Issue: Homeland Security/Incident
Response System GIS– Need to have a consistent GIS for all HS/Incident
Response systems in order to establish a common operating picture
– Need to work on creating Critical Infrastructure GIS data layers
– Need to define real-time GIS information needs and address enterprise-wide
• HS/ER System GIS Initiatives – Established a Homeland Security GIS Task Force
– Multiple state agencies and one county GIS/Emergency Management participant
– Maintaining the GIS Critical Infrastructure master spreadsheet
– Will operate as a think tank to provide input to programs
GT Needs and Responses• Issue: Homeland Security/Incident
Response System GIS – continued• HS/ER System GIS Initiatives - continued
– Design a new GIS data architecture for all agencies to use– Quit building complete copies of all data inside each
agency– Build a GIS distributed data server infrastructure where
data is stored once and accessed by all agencies (at CTC, redundant servers)
– Agency servers only need to contain agency-specific data– Critical Infrastructure Data Creation
– Assigning agency data stewardship– Trying to get PAMAP data sharing program with counties
going– Examining external options to help solve the data
creation/maintenance problems– Real-Time GIS Data
– Exploring Weather data – looking at a solution for NWS and GIS real-time weather plus web-browser access to weather imager and forecasts for entire commonwealth, including county EMAs
GT Needs and Responses• Issue: Build Enterprise GIS Assets to solve common
problems– Every agency using GIS and many that aren’t using GIS have an
address geocoding and address standardization/validation problem– Need a routing capability for navigation purposes – e.g. State Parks– Many GIS agencies have duplicated sets of boundaries – zipcodes,
counties, etc– There is a need for statewide imagery and a higher accuracy DEM– Some agencies cannot afford GIS Hardware and Software
• Enterprise GIS Assets Initiatives (Enterprise Server Farm)– Create a Geocoding/Geolocating Server for the Commonwealth– Create a Routing Server for the Commonwealth– CTC/ESF Server Farm Enterprise GIS Assets
• Citrix deployment of ESRI desktop software – pilot project• Enterprise intranet GIS mapping server environment for hosted
applications. Agencies will sign hosting agreement to use resources.
• Build geospatial data architecture to store data once that all agencies can use (e.g. Imagery server, basemap server, homeland security server, etc.)
– Digital Imagery for PA –• Statewide USDA 1m CIR Cost Sharing – USDA/FSA NAIP program• PAMAP - $4.5M/year for first 3 years to complete entire state
GT Needs and Responses• Issue: Sustainable Funding
– Funding for agencies, for counties, and for enterprise initiatives are uncertain and we usually end up with shortfalls
– There are many enterprise opportunities for improvements, but they require sustainable funding
– Agency dollars could be pooled under OIT/GT office to get volume discounts
• Sustainable Funding Initiatives – OIT has made GIS a priority by establishing the GT office
and including GIS as part of the strategic planning, agency profiles, and Communities of Practice and Legislature are looking at sustainable funding for PAMAP
– There are some opportunities for DHS funding– There are some other smaller grants or partnership
opportunities working with independent organizations, foundations, and the feds
– GT will keep beating the bushes looking for funding opportunities
Agency Roles for GT Governance• Executive sponsorship within each agency, so that
executive staff understand what the capabilities are, why GT is important, to establish the GT Governance structure, and that we need action now
• Identify opportunities for increased effectiveness in resource utilization – staff, IT resources, training needs
• Identify the key issues that each agency is facing regarding GT
• Designate resources to serve on the Steering Committee
• Attend the monthly GTC (user) meetings• Funding for enterprise approaches (PAMAP,
consolidated licenses, etc.)• Work to developed a coordinated GIS effort within
each agency
Adjacent States Coordination• Pennsylvania shares
borders with Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, New York, New Jersey
• Cross-border issues are important and cooperation/collaboration are required
• Real-time data sharing is needed and desirable
• POCs need to be established
• Better and more frequent communications
Questions?
Contact InformationJim Knudson (pronounce the K)
Director, Geospatial TechnologiesOffice for Information Technology
Governor’s Office of Administration210 Finance BuildingHarrisburg, PA 17120
http://www.oit.state.pa.us/[email protected]
(717) 346-1538
PA GIS ConferenceMay 10-11
Harrisburg Hilton HotelTheme: Building Our Geospatial Future
Plenary Speakers:Day 1 – Jack Dangermond, ESRIDay 2 – Jim Knudson, State GIS
CoordinatorWebsite: http://www.pagisconference.org