Briefing to FGDC HSWG

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Department of Homeland Security Geospatial Data
Model
Mike Lee - FGDC Homeland Security Working
Group September 26, 2007
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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• Background
• Post September 11, 2001
• All levels of Government under increased pressure
  to overcome barriers to information sharing
• Geospatial information sharing no exception
• April 2006 DHS Geospatial Management Office (DHS
  GMO) launched
• DHS Geospatial Data Model (DHS GDM) development
• In Enterprise Architecture terms, a LOGICAL Data
  Reference Model
• Version 1.1 released for review and comment June
  2006
• Version 1.2 released for review and comment May
  2007

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• DHS Goals
• Provide the homeland security community a
  foundational building block for geospatial
  interoperability and information sharing
• Non-FOUO
• Provide the GIS vendor community a logical data
  model from which to implement PHYSICAL data
  models
• Oracle Spatial
• ESRI Geodatabase
• Others
• Provide the homeland security partnership
  community a logical data model from which to
  implement PHYSICAL data models
• Geospatial information sharing add-ons to
  existing business systems
• New starts

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• DHS Goals
• Significantly enhance the National Information
  Exchange Model (NIEM) through development of the
  NIEM Geospatial Insertion Package (DHS GDM)
• NIEM complies with the Homeland Security
  Presidential Directive-5 (HSPD-5)
• HSPD-5 assigns DHS Secretary role of principal
  federal official for domestic incident management
• Establish a baseline for implementation by DHS
  Components and Agencies
• Supports DHS move toward Geospatial Services
  Oriented Architecture
• Baseline reference for a geospatial metadata
  registry
• Template for sharing geospatial datasets
• Cost-reduction driver to eliminate duplication
• Standardized acquisitions outsourcing template
• Template for common operating views standard
  briefing presentations
• Feb 2008

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• DHS Goals
• Encourage homeland security partners to use the
  DHS GDM
• Source to understand the data needs and content
  of interest to homeland security community
• Data collection
• Data sharing
• Data exchange through extract, transform and load
• Web services (WMS, WFS, )
• Grant guidance
• Gain non-mandatory FGDC recognition of the DHS
  GDM
• Engage FGDC Homeland Security Working Group for
  public vetting
• Strengthen the model through empirical
  development

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• General Approach to Data Model Construction
• At all times, use National standards-based data
  constructs over proprietary constructs
• Follow Universal Modeling Language (UML)
  practices in the FGDC Framework Standard
• Follow ISO 19103 (Conceptual Schema Language)
  guidelines
• Follow FGDC guidance to build logical models with
  a package of packages hierarchical structure
• Generate and share associated documentation
• UML model
• Data dictionary following FGDC guidance and ISO
  11179-3
• Model description document

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• Data Content - Version 1.1 (June 2006)
• NIEM geospatial data types
• Starting point, joint DHS and DOJ logical data
  model content
• FGDC Framework model to describe the core data
  layers
• Cadastral, Orthoimagery, Elevation, Geodetic
  Control, Governmental Units, Hydrology,
  Transportation
• Project Bluebook model for structures and
  critical infrastructure
• Key layers not in FGDC NIEM models
• UML from ESRI

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• Data Content - Version 1.2 (May 2007)
• Many improvements via public comments
• NSGIC Recommended Data Types (Hurricane Katrina
  Experiences)
• Additional NIEM Data Types
• Core Types, Attributes for all Mission Domains
• Emergency Management and Infrastructure
  Protection Types
• External Authority Code Lists
• FEMA Multi-Hazard Model Data Types
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  Feature IDs and types
• Feature types for FGDC Emergency Management
  Symbology
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  Resource types
• National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Feature Types
• Revised Cadastral Model from FGDC Cadastral
  Subcommittee
• National Response Plan Categories
• Homeland Security Infrastructure Protection
  (HSIP) Feature Types
• Land Cover Classification from NASA
• Land Use Classification from American Planning
  Association (APA)
• FGDC and ISO Geospatial Metadata

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• FGDC HSWG Facilitation
• HSWG Content Subgroup re-chartered to coordinate
  DHS GDM public comment adjudication
• Established website for download of data model
  documentation
• www.fgdc.gov/dhsgdm
• Developed a comment resolution matrix (MS Excel
  spreadsheet)
• Solicited public comments, posted matrix to FGDC
  website
• Version 1.1 - 131 comments received
• Coordinated comment adjudication meetings with
  DHS Modeling Team
• 103 comments resolved
• 28 comments unresolved
• Version 1.2 - additional 92 comments received (
  28 v1.1 unresolved 120)
• Comment resolution with DHS Modeling Team resumes
  Oct 2-3
• NSGIC participation
• Bill Burgess, John Gottsegan, Mike Mahaffie,
  Chris Welchhans, Michael Ouimet

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• DHS GMO Modeling Team
• SAIC, Image Matters LLC
• NIEM expertise
• Extensive harmonization effort across UML sources
• Incorporation of adjudicated public comments
• DHS GDM version 1.1 documentation
• 403 page PDF, intended for modeling professionals
• DHS GDM version 1.2
• Improved documentation and tools
• Increased use of FGDC website
• Modeling professionals remain primary audience

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• DHS GMO Modeling Team
• DHS GDM version 1.2 documentation and tools
  (www.fgdc.gov/dhsgdm)
• DHS GDM v1.2 Sparx Enterprise Architect Data
  Model (6.5MB) (zipped .EAP file for use with
  Sparx EA only)
• DHS GDM v1.2 XML Metadata Interchange (XMI)
  Export (6.8MB) (zipped .XMI/XML file for import
  into UML modeling software)
• DHS GDM v1.2 Interactive HTML Data Model
  Documentation (please use Microsoft Internet
  Explorer 6.x or Mozilla Firefox web browsers
  only)
• DHS GDM v1.2 Downloadable Interactive HTML Data
  Model Documentation (14.4MB) (zipped HTML files
  access the root file index.html)
• DHS GDM v1.2 Beta Oracle Spatial 10g Profile
  SQL Scripts (0.3MB) (zipped SQL installation
  scripts for Oracle Spatial 10g)
• DHS GDM v1.2 Oracle Spatial 10g Profile
  Implementation Guide (MS Word and PDF Versions)
  (1.4MB) (zipped documentation for Oracle Spatial
  10g SQL installation)
• DHS GDM v1.2 ESRI Shapefile to Oracle 10g
  Conversion Tool Java UI Application (1.7MB)
  (zipped documentation and Java executable with
  user interface)
• DHS GDM v1.2 ESRI Shapefile to Oracle 10g
  Conversion Tool Source Code (1.6MB) (zipped
  documentation and Java source code)
• DHS GDM v1.2 Data Dictionary (HTML and PDF
  Versions) (1.0MB) (zipped documentation of data
  elements and value domains)

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DHS Geospatial Data Model
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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• Next Steps - Version 2.0 (Feb 2008)
• Additions from Version 1.2 reviews and comments
• Public comment period ended Aug 17
• Continued harmonization of model entities
• HSIP Gold Feedback (Nov 2007)
• Version 2.0 Submission to DHS Enterprise
  Architecture Governance Board
• DHS Components and Agencies begin migration
  planning and implementation
• DHS Data Warehouse strategies to incorporate DHS
  GDM

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DHS Geospatial Data Model

• Contact Information
• Mike Lee - FGDC Homeland Security Working Group
• Michael.P.Lee_at_dhs.gov
• Mark Eustis - DHS Geospatial Management Office
• Mark.T.Eustis_at_associates.hq.dhs.gov
• DHS GDM Information
• www.fgdc.gov/dhsgdm