MWCOG GIS Committee meeting USGS Project Update CGIS Meeting date: 93008

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MWCOG GIS Committee meeting USGS Project Update
CGISMeeting date  9/30/08
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CAP Grant Update - Structures

• Summary
• Purpose to establish an automated, sustainable
  means to collect, document, assemble, and
  distribute landmark/structures data to The
  National Map for Maryland and the National
  Capital Region
• Partners Include
• Baltimore, Frederick, and Montgomery Counties in
  Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Fairfax
  County, VA

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Data Model

• Adopted the best practices data model from the
  USGS. http//bpgeo.cr.usgs.gov/model/index.html
• Working with Doug Adams from Baltimore County to
  import data into the model.
• Working to develop a data dictionary for
  jurisdictions by pulling together information
  from multiple sources into one document for the
  purposes of this grant.

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MOU

• Working on the draft MOU in the final stages
• Drafted a Letter of Intent for jurisdictions who
  are not willing or able to sign a MOU

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Upcoming Meetings

• Thursday October 23rd Towson University CGIS
  (Proposed Date and Location)
• Possible Agenda Topics
• USGS representative to walk through the data
  model and address any questions or concerns. (not
  confirmed)
• Review the results of the Baltimore County Data
  load. (depending on where we are in the process)
• Discuss any possible modifications to the model
  needed to fill the need of local jurisdictions
  one example of a need by Doug Adams alias names
  for buildings
• Develop a plan to work with other jurisdiction to
  import data into the model

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CAP Grant Update - Transportation

• Purpose
• To establish an automated, sustainable means to
  collect, document, assemble, and distribute
  Transportation data to The National Map for the
  National Capital Region and Frederick County
  Maryland.

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Details

• Data Sharing Agreements
• Inventory
• Collection
• Sending data to USGS
• Publishing Web Map Service for the National Map
• MWCOG Hosting
• CGIS also Hosting
• Data replication

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• Partners Invited
• District of Columbia, Montgomery and Prince
  Georges Counties MD, Arlington, Fairfax, Prince
  William, and Loudoun Counties as well as the
  cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax,
  Manassas and Manassas Park in Virginia.
• Status of award
• Award officially received 9/24/08
• Period of performance is 9/1/08 9/30/09
• Proposed Kickoff
• Mid-November (at MWCOG?)

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Other Efforts to Leverage

• CGIS is currently finishing a coordinated Road
  Centerline effort that can be used as a starting
  point in terms of
• Centerline Data Schema (SHA/MSGIC derived)
• Utility to manage the data (ETL software
  Extract Transform Load)
• Replication process