FY2009 Governors Challenge

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FY2009 Governors Challenge
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• MT. Land Information Advisory Council
• September 4, 2008

Stu Kirkpatrick
Robin Trenbeath
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Governors ChallengeWhy is this so important?

• Recognition of the value GIS
• Opportunity to Collaborate
• Move from Technical to Business Community
• Demonstrate the Benefits using Real-Life Issues

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Governors Challenge

• Excellent work has been done
• Wind Maps
• Cascade County
• NRIS
• Abandon Mines
• DEQ/NRIS
• Why more?
• Additional Information
• Improved Analysis
• Statewide Data

• Big Sky Sequestration Partnership
• Both Universities
• BMSC
• ETC.

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Governors Challenge

• Abandon Mines
• Red Dead
• Carbon Sequestration Zones
• Energy Maps/Atlas
• Drought
• Organic Matter
• Mineral Rights Ownership

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Governors ChallengeAbandon Mines

• Where are they located?
• What are the environmental issues?
• Where is the data?
• Why is this important?

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Governors ChallengeRed Dead

• Why does the Governor want this information?
• Where do we get the data?
• How accurate does it need to be?
• How often does it need to be updated?

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Governors ChallengeCarbon Sequestration

• What information are we after?
• Why is this important?
• How does it fit into some of the other
  initiatives?

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Governors ChallengeEnergy Map/Atlas

• Wind Generation/Power Lines
• Coal Resources
• Hydroelectric
• Geothermal
• Methane Gas
• Ethanol Production

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Governors ChallengeDrought

• Is there a better way to predict drought?
• Soil moisture content
• Vegetation Evaporation Rates
• Precipitation Weather Forecasts
• Why is this a better predictor?

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Governors ChallengeOrganic Matter

• What is the carbon footprint between farmed and
  native lands?
• Why is it important to know?
• What are the opportunities?

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Governors ChallengeMineral Rights Ownership

• Cadastral for mineral rights
• Why is the information important?
• Cost
• Simple Public Lands
• Complex Private Holdings
• Legislation

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Governors ChallengeHow can you help?

• Ideas
• Opportunities
• Collaboration
• Local Government
• State
• Federal
• Tribes
• Private Sector

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