Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council
August 3, 2010
Purpose of the GIS Inventory
• Track the status of GIS in state and local
government
• All stakeholders can access the system
• Aid the planning and building of Spatial Data
Infrastructures
• Work in concert with Geospatial One-Stop and other
Federal programs for broader data discovery
• Have a single inventory tool
– Unique state identity (promote buy-in)
– Reduce the need for the multiple ad-hoc inventories
conducted by federal and state agencies
User Statistics
National Statistics
Feature
Mar. 2008
Apr. 2010
Percentage Increase
Registered Users
3,132
4,329
89%
Actual Users
2,348
3,067
31%
Framework Layers
4,069
7,837
93%
Other Layers
3,235
7,144
121%
Published to GOS Portal
2,397
8,941
273%
Weekly GOS Harvesting Summary
81
Documents Harvested
Documents Validated
67
Documents Published
67
Documents Added
21
Documents Updated
46
This Harvest Was On
7/31/2010 4:43
Last Harvest Was On
7/24/2010 4:40
Leading State Users
Users/Layers Per
Jurisdiction
Users With Layers
Documented
North Carolina
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
South Carolina
Arizona
Georgia
Utah
District of Columbia
2010 CAP Award > Mississippi
203
160
109
109
89
33
32
29
20
6
10
GOS Harvesting Report
Number of
Framework Layers
927
1320
1106
756
611
204
163
362
1233
25
32
Number of
Other Layers
1448
564
1145
227
809
125
82
383
1443
9
27
Interoperable
Federal Programs
Function
Harvesting GIS Inventory Web Folder for GOS Portal
Harvesting for MIP, NDEP, NDOP
Who Performs
GOS Portal
MIP Catalog Web Service
Frequency
Weekly – Friday early am hours
On Demand
Geospatial One Stop Portal
http://www.geodata.gov
Abstract: This starter metadata was
automatically generated through the
Ramona GIS Inventory System….
Important Features
• Simple and intuitive web interface
• Inexpensive to modify and maintain
– Funded by NOAA, FEMA and DHS (Principal Funding Source)
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No cost to users (or organizations) except their time
Connected to GOS, NDEP, NDOP – could be more
Training available on demand (Georgia – Sept. 3)
Helps ensure compatibility (national capability)
• Promotes application development
• Consistent information for all users
• Helps avoid duplication of effort
• Open Source
• 99.99% Uptime
Primary Components of the GIS Inventory
Separate User and Administrator Interfaces
• Inventory of
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Users
Organizations
Systems
Policies
Geography
>480 Data Layers
Status Maps and Query Capability
Directory of Users
Reports
User Support
Newsletter Tool
Administrative Tools
Metadata Generation Tool
Metadata Repositories (Web Folder and CSW)
User Interface
http://ga.gisinventory.net
Currently 96 Total Users
Status Map
• Visualize status of
particular data
layers
• Map can be
customized
• Information reports
on all data layers
• Multiple entries are
easily handled
User Profile
• User completes
information
• Categories
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User
Organization
Systems
Policies
Geography
• 10 to 25 minutes to
complete a profile
Data Documentation
• >480 Layers – Only
document what you
produce
• 6 standard questions
• 6 layers have additional
questions
• 30 seconds to 2 minutes
per layer to document
• Publish your information
from this screen
• Best Practice: Only
document data your
organization produces
Directory
• Search tool to find any
user registered in a
state
• Listings are graphics to
prevent data mining on
the site
• Links to E-mail and
Organization Web
Address
Getting Started Guide
and User Support Form
Online
E-Mail
Administrator’s Panel
Separate Web Service
http://gisinventory.net/rdiadmin/login
Users Tab
• List all users
• Various Search
Functions
• Add Users
• Reassign Profile to a
New User
• Modify User Accounts
• Set Administrative
Privileges
Data Layers Tab
Reports Tab
State Questions Tab
Unique State Questions
• Ability to add
questions that are
important to the
state.
• Formats
– Single answer
multiple choice
– Multiple answer
multiple choice
– Free text answer
Support Forum
Support Forum (Super Users Only)
• Users request support on
problems or report bugs
in system
• Super Users get E-mail
alerts from the Support
Forum and respond to
requests
• Maintain a complete
record of the dialogue
• Can close and re-open
tickets as needed
User Guide
Customers
• State and local governments and their
partners from many sectors, including
private business
• Select Federal Agencies (FEMA, DHS, NDOP,
NDEP)
• FGDC Cadastral Committee
• GOS Portal
• General Public
• Georgia Legislature
How or why are they using the system?
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Data Discovery
Meet specific Business Needs
Strategic and Business Plan Development
Building Spatial Data Infrastructures
Research on Status and Trends
Management Information
Good decisions generally result from some
combination of skill, instinct, timing and accurate
information.
The GIS Inventory can provide the accurate
information for your geospatial community if they
participate in its maintenance.
Examples from North Carolina Report
based on the GIS Inventory
Orthoimagery Data Update Frequency
Orthoimagery Completeness
70
60
60
4
2
50
Complete
In work
Planned
40
30
Annually
14
Every two years
26
Every four years
As Needed
13
20
10
10
2
6
10
2
21
County
Gov't
None Planned
Do Not Know
1
0
State
Agency
Irregular
Municipal
Gov't
Total number of responses: 88
Total number of responses: 82
(6 responses were blank)
North Carolina Tabular Reports
• Organizations That Create GIS Data
• Organizations That Currently Create FGDC Metadata
• Organizations That Make Data Available For Download
• Organizations That Have a Written Data Distribution
Policy
• County Parcel Attributes
• County Road Centerline Attributes
• County Road Centerline Types
• More….
Example from Wisconsin Report
based on the GIS Inventory
Example from Wisconsin Report
based on the GIS Inventory
Testimonials
Look at what others say
about the GIS Inventory
Questions ?
This presentation was funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Availability
• System is publicly available for all stakeholders
• NSGIC and/or NSGIC State Representatives decide
who should have Administrative Privileges
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Software Specifications
Function
Operating System
Application Script
Database
Map Service
Catalog Web Service
Web Host Manager
System Administrator
Helpdesk Support
Software
CentOS Enterprise (Linux)
PHP/Apache
MYSQL
Mapserver
OpenGIS® Specification/Tomcat
CPanel
Provider
Run Skip LLC
BurGIS, LLC/Run Skip LLC
Hardware Specifications
Feature
Processors
RAM
Drives
RAID
Remote Backup
Helpdesk Support
Service Monitoring
Uptime Guarantee
Hardware Replacement
Bandwidth
ISP and Hardware Provider
Description
Quad 2.8 GHz (Dual Core AMD Opteron)
4 GB DDR
Dual 120 GB SATA
Yes – Level 1
Yes
24/7/365
24/7/365
100%
30 minutes SLA
400 GB
Provider
Liquid Web Inc.
NDOP and NDEP Tracking Systems
http://hazards.fema.gov/metadata/NDOP/
National Cadastral Inventory
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National Cadastral Inventory
Moved to GIS Inventory in 2009
Separate Inventory Systems
Common Platform
Maintained by State Cadastral
Contacts
Reminders
Customizable “reminders” are
available throughout site
where white space is available
National Cadastral Inventory
Newsletter Tab
Create and send
newsletters to all users
in the state or to a
select group (i.e. just
the administrators)
HTML or Plain Text
options
Marketing Materials
Customize for each state
AGENCIES REGISTERED ON NC ONEMAP
INVENTORY
Included Participants
23
6
63
State Agency
County Gov't
43
Municipal Gov't
COG
University
71
Total Number of Responses: 206