Inland Northwest NWRC Julia Butler Hansen NWR William

Inland Northwest NWRC Julia Butler Hansen NWR William L. Finley NWR Strategy for Mapping Buildings, Fences, Gates, Roads, Trails, Signs, Observation Platforms, Utilities, Blinds, Bridges, Fish Ladders, Boat Ramps, Parking Lots, Culverts, and Water Control Structures on National Wildlife Refuges AKA introducing the NWRS GAC Asset-mapping Task Group Malheur NWR Benton Lake NWR

One Mission, One Map 562 Field Stations NATIONAL FRAMEWORK • Integrate with programs e. g. , SAMMS, WRIA, FLH • Web mapping applications • Accurate locations = $$$Fiscal Responsibility$$$ FIELD CAPABILITY Continuity of operations, Damage assessment and cost recovery, Navigation, Emergency response, Refuge orientation, Refuge planning, Work orders/maintenance, Answer data calls

Phoenix 2014 Asset Mapping Pilot Project One theme all refuges and one refuge all themes

GAC charter: ATG Establishing Document:

Asset-mapping Task Group (ATG) • • • Richard Easterbrook (HQ NRPC I&M) Rick Schauffler (R 5) Gabe De. Alessio (R 3) Liz Cruz (R 1) Dan Craver (Chair, R 1) Ron Salz (HQ Realty) Robyn Gray (HQ NWRS Facility and Asset Management) John Dyer (HQ NWRS Branch of Information Technology) Lew Wallis (HQ NWRS Branch of Information Technology)

Building the Building Blocks 1. Standardize IT System Architecture 2. Identify Data Owners and Establish Data Stewards 3. Articulate Data Products for Priority Layers 4. Define Data Standards and Requirements 5. Explore Additional Authority for Geospatial Accountability 6. Improve Workforce Geospatial Capacity through Personnel, Technical Support and Training 7. Create, Maintain, Archive, and Publish NWRS Priority Data

The future and beyond… Initial products for the April 2016 GAC meeting: • Pilot project evaluation and recommendation for schema and resource needs (to complete the points only project) • Prioritize actions items for the coming year • Provide a framework for other themes • Questions? Dan_Craver@fws. gov