PresentationTuesday, November 17, 2009
Huntsville, AL
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This presentation was provided in 2009 and is certainly temporal, given the nature of the discussion.Presentation roughly 10 minutes as part of a panel.
Forget Everything what if we started over?
Learon DalbyGIS Program Manager
Arkansas Geographic Information Office (AGIO)
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Ed Parsons- http://bit.ly/zcpU6
NSGICNSGIC
National States Geographic Information Council an organization committed to efficient and
effective government through the prudent adoption of geospatial information technologies (GIT).
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NSGIC –Model State CriteriaNSGIC –Model State Criteria
• Strategic and business plans• A full-time paid GIS coordinator and staff• Clearly defined authority and responsibility for coordination• A relationship with the chief information officer• A political or executive champion is involved in coordination• A tie into national programs• An inter-governmental working environment free of "turf wars"• Sustainable funding mechanisms• Contracting authority and cost sharing mechanisms• Statewide coordination efforts that can be a conduit for federal
initiatives
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NSGIC –Model State CriteriaNSGIC –Model State Criteria
• Strategic and business plans• A full-time paid GIS coordinator and staff• Clearly defined authority and responsibility for coordination• A relationship with the chief information officer• A political or executive champion is involved in coordination• A tie into national programs• An inter-governmental working environment free of "turf wars"• Sustainable funding mechanisms• Contracting authority and cost sharing mechanisms• Statewide coordination efforts that can be a conduit for federal
initiatives
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Bunch of words- what's that mean?
Where have we been?Where have we been?
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Creating Data
Creating Data
Connecting to Data
Viewing Data
Viewing DataViewing Data
Where Are We Now?Where Are We Now?
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Creating Sharing Data
Creating Sharing Data
Passively Creating
Sharing DataPassively Creating
Sharing DataMillions of SensorsPassively Creating
Sharing Data
Are we asking the questions?Are we asking the questions?
• Building (MaintainingMaintaining) a SDI will require new ways of thinking• That’s ok• We should learn from those that are doing it right
now• We have the technology to not only gather data, but
share knowledge quickly
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Millions of SensorsPassively Creating
Sharing Data
Parting ThoughtParting Thought
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Government has a role to play but maybe…• We should be enablers• We should not stifle innovation• We should open the doors to the information
and get out of the way
Contact InformationContact Information
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Learon [email protected]
Twitter: @learondalbyhttp://www.slideshare.net/learondalby