the state of kansas data access and support center (dasc)
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The State of KansasData Access and Support Center
(DASC)
Data Access & Support CenterDASC
Established by the Kansas GIS Policy Board in 1991
Central repository of GIS databases of statewide/regional importance
Designated as an National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) clearinghouse node in 1997
Located at the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas
Web site – http://www.kansasgis.org
• Database archival and distribution
• Database quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)
• Technical assistance
• Geospatial metadata development assistance
• Web application development and hosting
• Database development & integration
• State & Local Government Coordination
• Cartographic development
• Promotion of the Kansas GIS Initiative
• Development and maintenance of the DASC web site – www.kansasgis.org
DASC Services
Catalog – Resource for finding and downloadingGIS data
Community – GIS Resources, Online Docs,Site Members, etc
GIS Resources – Definitions, Map Projections,Special Projects information (LiDAR)
Web Services – DASC supportedWeb sites, Online Services
Initiatives – Information aboutvarious State GIS Projects
Kansas GIS Initiatives
6 HS regions in Kansas + MARC (KC metro area); Projects coordinated through Kansas Adjutant General’s Dept.
Project funding from Regional Homeland Security Councils
Part of larger strategy to coordinate GIS efforts across KS
Goal – create a critical information network that will aide in timely response to any emergency event
Identify local government data stewards
Encourage local-regional-state GIS collaboration
Regional HS GIS Projects
“get local data catalogued and archived”
Tool used to support Kansas Homeland Security Regional GIS projects
Web based tool created by NSGIC (National States Geographic Information Council)
Identifies critical and secondary data before emergency occurs
Answers question “Who has what?”
Inventory
http://gisinventory.net
Local Gov’t Off-Site GIS Data Backup Data backed up at DASC
Each county/city password protected data with secure FTP access
County/City responsible for data updates and maintenance
Data is regularly synched with the Adjutant General’s Dept
No charge for backup service – FREE
March 2011
DASC Local Data Integration Initiatives
• Kansas Road Centerline DatabaseKansas Road Centerline Database
Collaborative project with KDOT, FHSU, and DASC Use local road centerline data to update and enhance
the KDOT All-Roads Database – Non-State System Greatly increases location accuracy
• Statewide Tax Unit DatabaseStatewide Tax Unit Database
Created statewide GIS Tax Unit file by working with County Clerks during 2010
2011 Certification – data released & available for download from DASC website - March, 2011
Tax units form the building blocks of over 30 different type of local administrative boundaries
Contact Information
Eileen BattlesEileen BattlesData Access & Support Center (DASC)Data Access & Support Center (DASC)[email protected]@kgs.ku.edu