A Strategic Plan for GIS Integration in the Commonwealth

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A Strategic Plan for GIS Integration in the
Commonwealth

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• Working Toward a Common Vision

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Enterprise Pennsylvania

• 12 million citizens
• 40 State Agencies
• 67 Counties
• 2565 Municipalities
• 6-10 Prominent Federal Partners
• A Legacy of Independence !!!

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Existing Plans

• About 10 counties have strategic plans
• 15-20 more counties in process
• 30-40 municipalities have plans
• 4-5 state agencies have plans in place
• State coordinator drafting first-ever plan for
  agency coordination and Commonwealth priorities.
• PAMAP Implementation Plan just begun

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Current Major Initiatives related to Integrated
GIS
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PAMAP

• USGS federal partner
• statewide imagery, elevation and other data
  layers desired 3 year cycle for imagery planned,
  not guaranteed, state to pay for imagery and
  elevation
• requires county data and updates
• 40/sq mi one-time partnering incentive to
  counties
• 2.1 M FY 04-05 currently, 1.5 M previously
• data-centric modern digital base map

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Census TIGER Modernization

• Statewide roads to /- 25 foot accuracy
• Master Address File update statewide
• 110 Ground Control Points per county to test
  accuracy
• Requires all data in-house to Census by Spring
  2006 for inclusion in 2010 census
• Direct, historic interface to counties

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FEMA Map Modernization

• Nationwide project to upgrade flood hazard
  maps/DFIRM
• 2008 target
• Ortho-based mapping, local data desired
• 4-foot contours needed in high risk areas
• 30K planning grant to each state
• Implementation grants available

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Wireless E911 Implementation

• 60M?/year funded by cell phone surcharge
• PEMA is lead agency
• Statewide plan in preparation now
• Dispatch to coordinates requires consistent base
  map
• County plans required to get funds allocated
• Reimbursement for Phase 2 wireless build-outs and
  supporting functionality
• Acceptable expenditures should include GIS

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PA State Police IIMS

• Modernized dispatch, records search, and
  reporting system.
• Depends on commercial statewide road and address
  database for dispatch (GDT).
• Desirable that later iterations utilize
  state-generated road and address network.

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Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Forces

• Multi-county efforts recognizing value of
  consistent and coordinated geospatial data across
  county lines
• Potential support of innovative technologies
• Potential support of standards testing and
  promotion.
• DHS funding (20 state, 80 local funding) - 55M
  total for state in 2004
• Some GIS activity, but mostly boots and suits

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Regionalization

• Spring 2004 Brookings report indicates fragmented
  government and brain-drain
• Rendell administration and DCED are promoting
  regional efforts in community planning, policing,
  and more.
• Grants for regional collaboratives possible

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PA State GIS Coordinator

• Position created October 2003
• State agency draft plan by 12/31/04
• Supporting PGDSS efforts
• Working with the broader community
• Commonwealth approach rather than a state agency
  approach
• Collaboration with local governments
• Won 2 DHS grants that will have local impact in
  2005 - 2.1M Weather and Geospatial Data
  Sharing through OGC web services
• Supported by HR 882 in PA Legislature
• as main point for federal contact
• encouraging planning

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PGDSS

• Culmination of 5 years efforts!!!
• Makes data sharing possible
• Is the first effort undertaken by the Integrated
  PA Enterprise
• Will define how standards evolve into the future.
• Makes an Enterprise Plan logical
• 15K FGDC grant matched by DCNR and BGT

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Should we work within a broad common vision, or
continue with distinct and essentially unrelated
initiatives and programs????
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PaMAGIC Planning Initiative

• June 04 - Planning commitment by Board
• August 04 - GIS Coordinator concurs
• November 04 - Statewide workshops
• December 04 - Workshop results to
• Pennsylvania GIS Community
• PAMAP Planners
• PA GIS Coordinator

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PaMAGIC Planning Initiative (2)

• March 05 - Next series of choices
• May 05 - Community workshops at GIS Conference
• July - October 05 - Voluntary revision of
  component plans (agencies, federal programs,
  local governments, regional groups) based on a
  Common Vision

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Are you willing to make the first few choices?
Next Question
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Thank You !