urisa and the development of a geospatial society: past, present and future

URISA and the Development of a Geospatial Society:

Past, Present and Future

Greg Babinski, MA, GISP

Finance & Marketing Manager King County GIS Center Seattle, WA

The Summit Chief Editor URISA President

URISA – UAE Chapter URISA Forum: Towards Geospatial Society

3 May 2012 Society of Engineers - Dubai, UAE

Greetings from URISA

URISA Board of Directors: President: Greg Babinski, MA, GISP Past President: Cy Smith, GISP President Elect: Al Butler, GISP, AICP Secretary: Tom Conry Treasurer: Carl Anderson, GISP Twyla McDermott, GISP David DiBiase, GISP, CMS Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP Teresa Townsend Nancy Obermeyer, GISP Cindy Post Chris Thomas

URISA Staff and Committees: Wendy Nelson, Executive Director Katie Morehead, Office Manager Verlanda McBride, Database Administrator Pat Francis, Conference Manager Jeni Griffith, Education Manager Ann Bishopp, Finance Manager Amy Esnard, Chapter Relations Committee Chair Tripp Corbin, UAE Chapter Liaison

King County, Washington

Population (2010 USCB): 1,931,249 (14th most populous US county)

Area: 2130 square miles (sea level to 8,000’)

39 incorporated cities

Viable agricultural and private forestry areas

Remote wilderness & watershed lands

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Port of Seattle

Weyerhaeuser

Univ. of Washington

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The Development of a Geospatial Society: Key Themes

1. The past and URISA’s engineering origins: 50 years of geospatial accomplishment

2. The present and URISA’s relevance for a geospatial society

3. URISA’s role and a vision for the future geospatial society

Dr. Edgar M. Horwood

Professor of Civil Engineering and Urban Planning

University of Washington School of Engineering

URISA Founder

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Past Foundations

Professor Horwood’s simple but disruptive question to the U.S. Census Bureau in 1962:

“Can you let me have the 1960 census data for the U.S. on digital tape?’

Edgar Horwood and the birth of URISA:

Working with University of Washington Geography Department – established a short course on data mapping presented in 1962 and 1963

1963 to 1966 Urban Planning Information Systems and Programs Conferences for short course alumni

1963 Conference considered first URISA Annual Conference

In 1966 the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) was formally established with Dr. Horwood as first President.


URISA and the development of geospatial technology:

URISA short course 1963 graduate Howard Fischer assumed the challenge to develop an improved card mapping system

Fischer developed SYMAP for automated chloropleth and contour mapping

In 1965 Fischer established the Harvard Computer Graphics Laboratory where he released computer mapping source code

Jack Dangermond developed ArcInfo from the Harvard R&D program


URISA and the development of geospatial society:

Annual Conferences and Proceedings from 1963 to present

URISA Journal – Continued peer-reviewed academic focus

Exemplary Systems in GIS (ESIG) Awards

Basic URISA formula:

How to use technology x plus spatial data y for government business purpose z


Domains Discussed in URISA Conference Proceedings:


• access to data issues

• access to data policies

• access to information issues

• access to information policies

• applications of data systems

• applications of geographic information systems

(GIS) • applications of information systems (IS)

• applications of land information systems (LIS)

• assessing GIS benefits

• assessing IS benefits

• assessing management information system (MIS)

benefits • asset management systems

• attribute data

• automated cartography

• automated data processing

• automated mapping, • automated vehicle tracking

• cartographic principles and practices

• centralization/decentralization issues

• census

• climate change monitoring system

• code enforcement information system

• community health information system

• complaints-based municipal standard of care

response system • complaints-based inspector dispatch system

• computer-aided dispatch

• computer-aided mass appraisal • computer-communications systems

• confidentiality and privacy issues and practices

• consultants and data conversion tasks

• consultants and IS/GIS/LIS design and

implementation • contour mapping, • coordinate systems

• COTS – OSS/FS – Saas

• criminal justice information system

• data access control plan

• data acquisition alternatives

• data conversion processes

• data dictionary

• data generation techniques

• data layers/overlays

• data maintenance

• data models • data sharing issues/protocols • data sources and data acquisition/transfer caveats and protocols • data standards • decision support information system



• development monitoring/tracking information

system • devolution impact on municipal government

information services • digital elevation model • digital mapping

• digital terrain model • dispatch Information system

• ”Doomsday Map” • economic development information system

• electronic data processing

• emergency response information system

• enterprise geographic information system

• environmental impact assessment information

system • environmental information system

• environmental technical information system

• evaluating information system performance

• exemplary systems/best practices

• expert and knowledge-based information system

• facility management system

• financial information system

• fiscal impact analysis

• fiscal information system

• geocoding

• geodatabase structures

• geographic base file

• geographically-referenced data storage and retrieval

system • geographic concepts defining GIS

• geographic information system (GIS)

• geographic knowledge system

• geomatics

• georeferencing

• geospatial technology

• geostatistics

• GIS planning and implementation

• GIS trends

• global positioning systems

• globalization impact on community information

strategies • Google (street view, etc.)

• hazard information systems

• health information system

• housing information system

• human resources management information system

• imaging systems

• impact assessment principles/practices/techniques

• indexes and other metrics for

evaluating/grading/measuring performance • informatics

• information and knowledge bases for decision-making



• Information interchange protocols

• information management systems

• information research services

• information science

• information society

• information system architecture

• information system functionality

• information system performance

• information systems and critical/essential

infrastructure • information system trends

• informational activity criteria

• informing and listening to the public

• infrastructure management and maintenance

information system • in-house/out-source principles and practices

• institutional and organizational factors

• institutional maxims and conditions

• integrating land records databases

• integrated municipal information system

• integrated system development

• interactive GIS

• interdependent infrastructures and information

systems • intergovernmental information system

• internet GIS

• land information system

• land market information system

• land parcel information system

• land records information system

• land registration information system

• land/structure/occupancy database

• land use classification systems

• legacy systems

• legal issues

• LiDAR

• management information system, • measuring information system return on investment

• mental health data system

• metadata

• methods and techniques of spatial analysis

• metropolitan information system

• mobile LiDAR

• motor vehicle accident records information system

• multi-jurisdictional geographic information system

• multimedia systems and applications in local government

• multipurpose cadastre • multi-purpose land information system • municipal information system • national spatial data infrastructure (NSDI) • natural resources information system • needs analysis – data



• needs analysis – information

• needs analysis – policy information/knowledge bases

• object-oriented database

• online mapping

• open systems and architecture

• pedestrian-sensitive intersection traffic safety system

• plan, program, budget information system

• planning and evaluation information system

• planning information system

• planning research information system

• police management information system

• policy objective, formation, and evaluation system

• policy research information system

• privatization impact on public sector information

services

• productivity measurement

• project performance information system

• property assessment information system

• property inspections information system

• property standards by-law enforcement system

• prosecution management information system

• public participation geographic information system

• public policy and IS/GIS/LIS inputs

• quality assurance for GIS

• quality control procedures and systems

• real estate information system

• regional management information system

• relational database-management system, • remote sensing systems

• residential appraisal information system

• resource allocation models

• return on investment principles and practices

• routing systems (vehicles, utilities, etc.)

• school districting information system

• social indicators information system

• spatial analysis for business

• spatial analysis techniques, • spatial data infrastructures

• spatial data transfer standard (SDTS)

• spatial data warehouse

• standard of care information obligations

• street addressing

• topology

• traffic management information system, • transit planning information system

• transportation information system

• water and wastewater information system

• urban data models

• urban development information system

• urban information system

• zoning information system

A personal reflection: Dr. William Bunge

Author: Theoretical Geography The Fitzgerald Project The Nuclear War Atlas

Dr. William Bunge at Wayne State University


URISA’s 50th Annual Conference – GIS-Pro 2012

URISA Journal – Academic Indexing

The GIS Professional – Practitioner based articles and news

Specialty Conferences: Addressing, Assessing, Transit, Public Health – plus Caribbean Conference

24 day long workshops plus weeklong URISA Leadership Academy

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Present Contributions


29 regional chapters

International affiliation: SSSI in Australia and New Zealand

Founded the GIS Certification Institute (GISP Program)

Initiated the Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)

Instrumental in development of the US DOL ‘Geospatial Technology Competency Model’ (GTCM)

Development of the USDOL ‘Geospatial Management Competency Model’ (GMCM) in progress

Developed the URISA Municipal GIS Capability Maturity Model (GISCMM)



URISA’s GISCorps

Volunteer based support to emergency relief, humanitarian, health, and environmental projects around the world

1,600 volunteers

100+ Projects

2012 Presidential Award


http://www.giscorps.org/


Washington Chapter of URISA (www.waurisa.org)

2012 Washington GIS Conference – 7-9 May 2012 (300 attendees expected)

The Summit – Washington State GIS Newsletter

Summit Award – Annual Award for GIS contribution

Dick Thomas Student Paper Competition

Educational Workshops


http://www.waurisa.org/

http://www.waurisa.org/conferences/2012_Conference_Index.html

A Personal Reflection on URISA’s Influence:

East Bay Municipal Utility District – GIS Supervisor:

GIS planning & Implementation

Water & Wastewater Information Systems

King County GIS Center:

Centralization vs. Decentralization Issues

Data standards and data sharing protocols

Health information systems

Return on Investment


A New Approach to Performance Management King County AIMS High and Social Equity

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URISA and the future of geospatial society:

URISA Proceedings & URISA Journal online and searchable (project in progress – but additional financial support needed)

URISA Listserv – closed communications amongst URISA members – a virtual GIS ‘silicon valley’

URISA Connect webinars – allowing delivery of education worldwide

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Future Vision


The URISA GIS Management Institute:

URISA GIS Management Body of Knowledge

URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model

URISA Geospatial Management Competency Model

URISA Accreditation of Educational Programs

URISA GIS ROI Methodology



The URISA International Initiative:

Existing SSSI (Australia & New Zealand) affiliation

Proposed semi-annual Canada GIS Conference

New URISA-UAE Chapter

Request to form URISA-Poland chapter

Other possible URISA chapters (Turkey, Singapore)

Other possible URISA affiliations (Taiwan GIS Society)

Re-establish URISA affiliation with BURISA


Dr. Chih-Hong Sun Dep. Of Geographic NTU Professor

Chairman of Taiwan GIS Center

Research

Geographic Information Systems

Spatial Decision Support Systems

Hydrologic Modeling

Remote Sensing

Natural Hazards Mitigation

Sustainable Development

Introduction to Taiwan GIS

Center

Knowledge

Platform

Sensor Web

學術界的知識與Model

政府與產業界的資料與資訊

或學術界的分析模式

Knowledge-Oriented

Cyberinfrastructure

TIEOS – Intelligent Taiwan Project

GIS ROI Documentation Study New Zealand

Consultant Team from UW Evans School of Public Affairs:

Prof. Richard W. Zerbe

Danielle Fumia & Travis Reynolds

Pradeep Singh & Tyler Scott

King County GIS ROI Study

“The most conservative estimate presented finds that the use of GIS has produced

approximately $775 million in net benefits over the eighteen year period from 1992 to 2010.”

“Thus a reasonable estimate of total gains is between $180 million and $87 million in 2010.”

KCGIS GIS ROI Study Results

King County, Washington

Population (2010 USCB): 1,931,249 (14th most populous US county)

Area: 2130 square miles (sea level to 8,000’)

39 incorporated cities

Viable agricultural and private forestry areas

Remote wilderness & watershed lands

Dr. Costis Toregas at United Nations Conference on GIS - presentation titled “Geography as a Municipal Asset”

“Geography has always been a major integrative element in municipal administration. Many points of municipal policy concern are debatable, but geography can be said to be constant and decisive. The location of a tree or a city block cannot change, nor be the topic of a debate. For this reason, the spread of Geographic Information Systems (or GIS) has been rapid and dramatic in state and local government institutions. “

Microsoft

Boeing

Paccar

Nordstrom's

Amazon

Starbucks

Port of Seattle

Weyerhaeuser

Univ. of Washington

Google

Skype?

URISA – The Association for GIS Professionals

GIS-Pro – URISA’s Annual Conference

Greg Babinski, MA, GISP URISA President Summit Chief Editor

Finance & Marketing Manager King County GIS Center 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 706 Seattle, WA 98104 206-263-3753 [email protected] www.kingcounty.gov/gis URISA - The Association for GIS Professionals www.urisa.org The Summit www.waurisa.org/thesummit

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