GIS Day 2007 - UWM
Making the Case for GIS Coordination in Wisconsin
David Mockert
November 14, 2007

Today’s Presenter
• Dave Mockert, Director of State and Local
Practice
– dmockert@geoanalytics.com
– Former Geographic Information Officer (GIO) for the state of Wisconsin

Agenda
• WI GIS Coordination Activities
• The Job of the (new) GIO
• The New World of GIS – The New Web
• Location Matters – Importance of Geospatial
• Leveraging the Collective Investment in GIS
• Questions

The Need for Coordination
– Coordination is the act making different people or things work
together for a goal or effect. The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

Need for Coordination
– Tornados
– SW WI Floods
– W WI Pseudo-Rabies

Menominee Tornados – June 11

STATEWIDE GIS STRATEGY

The Plan

The Plan – 5 Goals
Goal 1: Improve Coordination
Goal 2: Establish a Robust Data Framework
Goal 3: Provide Geographic Information Services
Goal 4: Obtain Funding
Goal 5: Promote Education and Awareness

Next Steps
• Establishment of Coordinating Council
• Communicate Strategic Priorities
• Develop Specific Implementation Plans

Benefits of the Council
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Job of the (New) GIO

Today’s Challenges – Establishing GIS
Must Show:
• Measurable results Accessibility
• Benefits of expenditures (ROI) in:
– Savings
– Increased/Improved Services
• Improvements in efficiency, accuracy, accessibility
Process
Automation
• We can do more with less
Business
Efficiency

Wisconsin Geographic Information
Coordination Community
Vision
WIGICC is a sustainable, stakeholder-governed, statewide mechanism that provides leadership and direction for the cooperative development and use of geographic information and technologies.

Wisconsin Geographic Information
Coordination Community
Mission
WIGICC facilitates the delivery of public services, encourages economic development, and helps protect the public and the environment by improving the quality, accessibility, utility, and value of geographic information and technologies.

Wisconsin Geographic Information
Coordination Community
Roles
• Provide statewide leadership, support, guidance, and strategic planning
• Coordinate the acquisition and development of geographic information

Wisconsin Geographic Information
Coordination Community
Roles
• Facilitate equitable access and sharing of geographic information
• Provide a forum to address policy issues surrounding geographic information and related data, including open records, liability, licensing, and privacy

Wisconsin Geographic Information
Coordination Community
Role
• Advise and consult with stakeholders and decision makers on the appropriate use of geographic information technology to address critical societal issues, and on related capital expenditures

Forums
WIGICC
Network
Committees
Council Operations
Policy & Planning
Communications
Data Infrastructure
& Services
Government
Working Groups
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3

Listening Session Attendees
% Participants by Sector County
Private
State
Municipal
Academic
Federal
Tribal
Non-Profit
Other

Coordination Outcomes
• Reduce redundant efforts
• Set the stage for future GIS capabilities
• Improve Interaction and Communication

The New GIS – The New Web

Next Generation GIS Systems
Anytime, anywhere location-based information access, applications, and decision support
Spatially enabled business and analytical intelligence
GIS as a central and interoperable part of business information systems such as asset, property, financial, and customer relationship management
Embedded, transparent, ubiquitous, spatial data and application services

Location Matters – The Importance of
Spatial

Leveraging the Collective Investment in
GIS

HENRY FORD

Questions?