Washington State Framework Overview

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Washington State Framework Overview

• Olympic Natural Resources Center
• 2003 Winter GIS Conference

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Presentation Overview

• Evolution of GIS and GIS Data
• Background and Definition of Framework
• Washington State Framework Efforts
• Contacts For More Information

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Evolution of GIS Data

• /- Early 1980s GIS took foothold on market
• DNR 1st to start building statewide GIS data
  layers
• Popularity of GIS increased tremendously
• Government acquisition of GIS data was not
  routinely coordinated
• Many organizations acquired GIS data from others
  and changed or improved it for their particular
  business needs
• Organizations evolved into islands of technology
  with disparate data

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Evolution of GIS Data (cont)

• Organizations began tackling increasingly complex
  business issues with GIS and recognized the need
  to share data
• Many organizations need more GIS data than they
  can afford to collect or maintain
• Organizations often need data outside their
  jurisdictions or operational area
• Data collected and compiled by different
  organizations is often incompatible

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Evolution of GIS Data (cont)

• Tremendous duplication of effort - especially for
  commonly needed GIS data
• No mechanism for capturing data improvements for
  all to benefit from
• Legal and cultural barriers often prevent
  agencies from exchanging and integrating data

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GIS Framework Concept Introduced

• Fundamental themes of GIS data like...
• Transportation
• Hydrography (Streams and water bodies)
• Elevation
• PLSS and Land ownership (Cadastre)
• Ortho-imagery
• Geographic Names
• that are collected and maintained in partnership
  with many organizations according to agreed upon
  standards and processes

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Integrating Geographic Information into a Common
Framework
Cadastre
Elevation
Hydrography
Transportation
Ortho-imagery
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Key Framework Concepts

• Intended to function like the framework of a
  house
• Provide a common base on which to build further
  detail
• Not intended to include proprietary or sensitive
  data (e.g. FRIS or Nat Heritage endangered plant
  species)
• Intended to be made widely accessible for the
  least cost with the least restrictions
• Increased data compatibility and reduced
  duplication of effort

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GIS Framework Concept Introduced at National Level

• GIS Framework Initiative spearheaded by the
  Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
• Published Framework Introduction and Guide in
  1997
• State I-Team Initiative sponsored by FGDC and OMB
  in 2000-2002
• Presidents Geospatial One-Stop Initiative (tied
  to homeland security)
• National Map Initiative (USGS)

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I-Team States
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State of Washington GIS Framework Efforts

• Started with small Ad Hoc group in 1996
• Organizational structure and governance model has
  grown and evolved
• Voluntary participation
• DIS and DNR have played key leadership/coordinatio
  n roles

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Organizational Structure
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Information Services Board (ISB)

• Established 1987 in statute
• State policy-making body for information
  technology
• 9 member board
• 7 appointments by the Governor
• 1 rep. of judiciary, appointed by the Chief
  Justice
• 1 rep. of the legislature, appointed by the
  Speaker and President of the Senate
• DIS Director as an ex-officio, non-voting member
• Recently approved 1st state GIS Technical
  Standards http//www.wa.gov/gic/Techstnds2/standar
  ds_index.htm

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ISB Subcommittee

• Approved by ISB in December 2001
• Focus on GIS coordination issues
• Quarterly meetings
• Membership includes
• At least 2 members of ISB
• 7 state agency directors (or direct reports)
• 1 federal rep.
• 1 tribal rep. (not appointed yet)
• 1 city rep. (not appointed yet)
• 1 county rep. (not appointed yet)

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WAGIC

• Organized in 1984
• Federal, State, Local, Educational, Tribal and
  Private (open to all volunteer participation)
• Information Sharing and Coordination
• Strategic Planning Work Group
• NSDI Clearinghouse Work Group
• Remote Sensing Data Consortium
• Framework Management Group
• Provides staff support to ISB GIT Subcommittee
• Website http//www.wa.gov/gic

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Framework Management Group

• First convened in April 1996
• Open to all, voluntary, no dues
• Quarterly Meetings
• Charter responsibilities
• Coordinate WA State Framework development
• Establish Framework development priorities
• Guide specific Framework projects
• Foster partnerships among organizations
• Encourage widespread participation
• Mediate disputes among participants

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Cadastral Framework

• DNR Lead State Agency
• New and improved web site http//www3.wadnr.gov/d
  nrapp2/website/cadastre/
• Includes DNR cadastral data (view, query,
  download)
• Need to look at future of partner data input
• New ArcGIS 8.3 tools for parcel management/land
  records
• 2nd WGA Cadastral Forum coming up this May in
  Salt Lake City, UT
• Responded to FGDC Cadastral Data Subcommittee
  Survey (January 2003)

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OR/WA Hydrography Framework

• DNR and Ecology Co-Leads for WA
• Making significant progress on data conversion
• Completed integration workshops with federal
  partners for initial data population
• Finalizing Hydro Framework Clearinghouse
  applications (includes watershed boundaries now
  too)
• Finalizing User Guide and Data Dictionaries
• Finalizing MOU between core support Partners
• USFS, Region 6
• BLM
• Regional Ecosystem Office
• OR Water Resources Department
• WA Department of Natural Resources

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Transportation Framework

• WSDOT Lead State Agency
• Project Website http//www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/
  transframework/
• Project Manager Tami Griffin, 360-709-5513,
  GriffiT_at_wsdot.wa.gov
• You are going to here more about this one next!

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Georeferenced Imagery

• Discussions began at FMG 8/2001
• DNR/WSDOT exploration of work share on 2002 South
  Central Project
• WAGIC Planning Group drafted Beta I-Plan
• Proposal to ISB GIT Subcommittee 7/2002
• Support of concept
• Leverage existing funding
• Develop experience
• DNR Digital Ortho Program review 9/2002
• Conducting outreach sessions to other agencies
• Continuing to explore work share possibilities

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Framework Challenges

• Limited resources (voluntary efforts)
• Lack of funding model (efforts are adhoc and
  opportunistic)
• Difficulty achieving full implementation
• Determining what the base information (Framework)
  should include
• Agreement on standards and processes
• Cost of data conversion (existing data sets),
  integration and maintenance
• Impacts to agency business processes (control and
  decision making)

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Framework Benefits

• Reducing duplication of effort and improving
  coordination
• Sharing cost of data collection and maintenance
  across many organizations
• Ability to access and collect better quality data
• Cross-jurisdictional analysis capabilities
• Standardized data
• Forum for information sharing

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Business Environment GIS Community

• Local Government
• Support framework concepts but fear unfunded
  mandates
• Need business case to participate
• State Government
• Recognize a strong need to share in GIS data
  acquisition and maintenance
• Beginning to recognize the challenges it presents
  and the leadership required

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Business Environment GIS Community (cont)

• Federal Government
• Marching down the framework path with several
  related initiatives
• States are likely to lose out on federal
  partnership dollars if they dont develop I-Plans
• Private Organizations
• Participation from ESRI (vendor starting to build
  standards into software products)
• Some participation from large timber companies

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Business Environment GIS Community (cont)

• Tribal Organizations
• Have had some interest (PNW Tribal Framework
  Forum held August 20-21, 2002)
• Educational Institutions
• Have had interest and/or participation from U of
  W and Portland State Univ.

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Framework Leadership

• Carrie Wolfe, Framework Coordinator
• WA Department of Natural Resources
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail carrie.wolfe_at_wadnr.gov
• Jerry Harless, FMG Chair
• Puget Sound Regional Council
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail jharless_at_psrc.org

• Jeff Holm, WAGIC Coordinator
• WA Department of Information Services
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail jeffh_at_dis.wa.gov
• George Spencer, WAGIC Chair
• WA Department of Transportation
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail spenceg_at_wsdot.wa.gov