Steve Gay - GIS Manager

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• Steve Gay - GIS Manager
• Mid America Regional Council
• Kansas City, MO

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• Mid-America Regional Council
• Association of Governments for the Kansas City
  Metro Region
• Voluntary organization made up of Local
  Governments
• We represent 8 counties in two states, with 116
  cities

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• Mid-America Regional Council
• Seeks to build a stronger regional community
  through cooperation, leadership and planning.
• Enhance the effectiveness of Local Government
• Forum for addressing regional issues

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• Overview of KC Metro GIS
• Regional Centerline
• Aerial Photography Cooperative
• Population Forecasting - Paint the Town
• Regional Geospatial Homeland Security

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• KC Metro GIS
• Committee of GIS professionals that address GIS
  issues that effect local governments in the MARC
  region
• Communicate Knowledge and Expertise
• Reduce costs through cooperative agreements
• Develop Policies and Standards

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• KC Metro GIS
• Communication Tools

• Quarterly Meetings
• Website -www.marc.org/gis/
• Newsletter - Intersections

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Regional Centerline

• Support e9-1-1 initiative
• Wireless call reference
• MSAG Synchronization
• Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP)

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9-1-1 Call Routing
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Regional Centerline

• MARC has Contracted with ESRI
• Additional Centerline Functionality
• Workflow Enhancements
• Data Model Design

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Regional Centerline

• MARC contracts with GeoComm for Centerline
  Maintenance
• Staffing
• Hardware/Software
• Data Model Design
• Workflow Documentation

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Regional Centerline

• Current Centerline Maintenance
• Digital (GIS or CAD)
• Hard copy
• Cookie Cutter

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Regional Centerline

• ESRI is Evaluating/Recommending
• Data Standards
• Data model similar to industry standard
  transportation model
• Workflow Enhancements

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Enhanced Data flow
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Regional Aerial Photography

• Developed consistent specifications
• Mixed resolution
• Cost allocation/sharing/reduction
• Expected collection Spring 2006

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Proposed aerial photography resolution
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Beyond Orthophotography

• LIDAR quotes
• Images/Data to support Contouring
• Oblique imagery

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Land Use and Population Forecasting
andRegional Parcel Data Collection
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Land Use
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Regional Homeland Security Geospatial and Data
Server Strategic Plan
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Why a Strategic Plan?

• Use GIS to support Homeland Security and Public
  Safety
• Homeland Security funding?
• Urban Area Security Initiatives
• Homeland Security Geospatial Work group
• Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee
• KC Metro GIS

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Geospatial Homeland Security Strategic Plan

• Initial Questions
• GIS data for the region?
• Software to be used during emergencies?
• Server Hardware needs?
• Can we integrate with Federal level initiatives?
• How can we secure long term funding?

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Regional Data Server Needs Assessment

• Initial Questions
• What are the current or proposed regional public
  safety applications?
• Server hardware required to support these
  applications?
• System Support? Data Center, Personnel and
  funding.
• Is there opportunity to share resources?

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Development of the Plan

• Initial Steps
• Selected Consultant - PBSJ
• Kick-off meeting
• Individual meetings in each county plus KCMO
• Adopted an All Hazards approach

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• Stakeholders
• Emergency Managers
• GIS and IT Managers
• Police and Fire Personnel
• State and Federal representatives
• Public Health
• Utility
• Hospital

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• Needs Assessment Methods
• Individual community interview sessions
• Survey of capabilities and resources
• Data Inventory Matrix
• Evaluation of Existing Preparedness Response
  Plans

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Summary of Needs Assessment

• GIS capabilities vary greatly
• Data and Aerial Photography vary greatly (except
  roads and property data)
• Software platform most used ESRI
• Several Communities Utilize WebEOC

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Gap Analysis

• Sharing data across State and County Boundaries
• Critical Infrastructure Data Layers
  inconsistent
• Relationships between GIS and Emergency
  Management
• Published standards for collection and
  development of data.

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Synthesis of Multiple Planning Efforts

• Key Plans
• Regional Homeland Security Strategy Plan
• Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
• Federal Planning - National Preparedness Goal

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Regional Homeland Security Strategic Plan

• Planning and Readiness
• Coordination and effective Relationships
• Adequate Resources
• Training and Exercise

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Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Federal PlanningNational Preparedness Goal
Source DHS National Geospatial Preparedness
Needs Assessment
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Federal PlanningNational Preparedness Goal
All Hazards approach to national preparedness

• Prevent
• Protect
• Respond
• Recover

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Geospatial Objectives

• Collect the right GIS data
• Make it sharable
• Ensure its security
• Integrate it into emergency operations

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Geospatial Objectives

• Collect the right GIS data
• Identification of key layers
• Identifying who has what
• Filling the gaps of priority data
• Collection methods and standards

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Geospatial Objectives

• Make the Data sharable
• Metadata
• Standards Naming conventions
• Software Common Operating Picture
• Web Portals
• MOUs (data sharing and maintenance aggreements)
• Server needs (ownership, capacity, location,
  accessibility)
• Connectivity needs

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Geospatial Objectives

• Ensure the Data is Secure
• Redundancy
• Secure sites
• Reconfigurable server and connectivity

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Geospatial Objectives

• Integrate it into emergency operations
• Daily uses
• Training and exercises
• Organizational structure
• GIS Operations

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Geospatial Homeland Security and Regional Data
Server Plan

• Next steps
• Drafting a Strategic Plan
• Education and Outreach Plan
• Implementation Plan
• Priority of action items
• Procedure for developing actions

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Questions?

• Steve Gay sgay_at_marc.org

Steve Gay - GIS Manager Mid America Regional
Council Kansas City, MO