VGIN 5 Year GIS Strategic Plan Dan Widner

VGIN 5 Year GIS Strategic Plan Dan Widner Virginia Geographic Information Network July 2014 www. vita. virginia. gov 1 1

VGIN 5 Year GIS Strategic Plan • Review of progress made – VGIN Board approved the plan Jan 2010 • Remaining Challenges • Process for 5 Year Plan update www. vita. virginia. gov 2

2010 -2015 GIS Strategic Plan Review • • Six strategic initiatives were identified and connected to three organizational goals which serve as the foundation of VGIN's Strategic Plan. The three overarching goals will guide VGIN toward its vision of "Using geographic knowledge to create a better Virginia. " The goals and initiatives are as follows: GOAL 1: Coordination and Collaboration: Provide greater coordination and facilitate collaboration within the geospatial community – – • GOAL 2: Communication: Increase communication and outreach to the general public, decision makers, and the geospatial community – – • Initiative 1: Develop and maintain geospatial standards Initiative 2: Oversee the development of a statewide geospatial clearinghouse that connects all levels of government Initiative 3: Facilitate geospatial educational opportunities Initiative 4: Provide marketing advocacy and outreach by acting as the primary champion of GIS in Virginia GOAL 3: Creative Services: Continue to create a platform for spatial solutions in the Commonwealth – – Initiative 5: Provide framework basemap data layers to augment the current orthophotography and road centerlines data layers Initiative 6: Identify and develop innovative technical solutions www. vita. virginia. gov 3

GOAL 1: Coordination and Collaboration • Initiative 1: Develop and maintain geospatial standards • Primary Focus: Base Map layers • Secondary Focus: GIS Data Needs of Next Generation 9 -1 -1 • Began with “Administrative Boundaries” to understand exercise the process – Following up with Tax Parcels and Next. Gen 9 -1 -1 GIS data needs www. vita. virginia. gov 4

GOAL 1: Coordination and Collaboration • Initiative 2: Oversee the development of a statewide geospatial clearinghouse that connects all levels of government • Initiated collaborative work group to define Use Cases and to develop Requirements • Completed a Request For Information (RFI) to understand technical solutions • Chose ESRI’s Arc. GIS Online for Organizations • Currently Implemented at http: //vgin. maps. arcgis. com • Will provide value to state’s Next Generation 9 -1 -1 efforts www. vita. virginia. gov 5

GOAL 1: Coordination and Collaboration • Initiative 2: Oversee the development of a statewide geospatial clearinghouse that connects all levels of government • Challenges: • Participation • State Agencies: Using Agency GIS Inventories – participation is voluntary • Localities: Requesting base mapping data – participation is voluntary • Awareness • Next phase is to promote and communicate value www. vita. virginia. gov 6

GOAL 2: Communication • Initiative 3: Facilitate geospatial educational opportunities • Working with FOIA Council to educate GIS community on the relationship of FOIA and GIS data – Collaborating on a GIS Data Guidance informational pamphlet to be published by the FOIA Council • 2014 Work plan initiative to examine GIS training needs for state and local government GIS staff www. vita. virginia. gov 7

GOAL 2: Communication • Initiative 4: Provide marketing advocacy and outreach by acting as the primary champion of GIS in Virginia • One area of focus: PSAP Community – Particularly Next Generation 9 -1 -1 – ISP “fact sheet” brochures • Ongoing advocacy and outreach: – GIS user group meeting & conferences – PSAP outreach meetings and conferences – VITA & So. Tech www. vita. virginia. gov 8

GOAL 3: Creative Services • Initiative 5: Provide framework basemap data layers to augment the current orthophotography and road centerlines data layers – Continue maintaining aerial imagery and road centerlines – Focused on ensuring the base mapping “holes” are filled • • • Administrative Boundaries Elevation Address Points Tax Parcels Land Cover – GIS Needs of Next Generation 9 -1 -1 prioritized – Broadband Mapping www. vita. virginia. gov 9

GOAL 3: Creative Services • Initiative 6: Identify and develop innovative technical solutions • Leveraging web services technologies to deliver needed base mapping services – Geocoding service – Orthophotography service – Road Centerline services • Leveraging universities to share data and technology (GARDEN) www. vita. virginia. gov 10

Remaining Challenges • Participation in GIS Clearinghouse www. vita. virginia. gov 11

Planning for the Next 5 Years • VGIN identified priorities • Board identified priorities www. vita. virginia. gov 12

Process for Updating Strategic Plan • Leverage successes of previous effort – Seek stakeholder input through interviews, surveys, and regional town hall meetings – Hire a professional facilitator – Utilize format from existing strategic plan Questions/Comments? www. vita. virginia. gov 13

Administrative Boundaries GIS Data www. vita. virginia. gov 14

Administrative Boundaries GIS Data • Data Standard developed, announced and posted for comment – A result of the work of VGIN and Admin Boundaries Workgroup – Posted for public comment on the ORCA site until Aug. 5 http: //apps. vita. virginia. gov/public. ORCA – 6 comments received halfway through the process – After closing of comment period VGIN will develop responses to comments and make any agreed to changes – Submit for approval through VITA leadership—it will then become an official VITA data standard www. vita. virginia. gov 15

Administrative Boundaries GIS Data • VGIN produced a draft dataset, available on the VA GIS Clearinghouse for review https: //vgin. maps. arcgis. com • VGIN has received many data contributions (73) from localities to improve the product – Mostly in the form of Town Boundaries • The first official release of the VA Admin Boundaries Dataset is planned September 2014 • Annual updates planned for now • Process greatly benefits US Census Bureau www. vita. virginia. gov 16

Statewide Land Cover GIS Data Development www. vita. virginia. gov 17

Legislative Language Item 363 #2 s Natural Resources Department Of Environmental Quality Language: Page 306, after line 26, insert: "4. Out of such funds available in this item, the Department shall provide funding to the Virginia Geographic Information Network in an amount necessary to implement statewide digital orthography to improve land coverage data necessary to assist localities in planning and implementing stormwater management programs. As part of this authorization, the Department shall also include data to update prior LIDAR surveys of elevations along coastal areas to support activities related to management of recurrent coastal flooding. " Explanation: (This amendment authorizes DEQ to use available funding to work with Virginia Geographic Information Network to provide better data to support local stormwater programs and activities to manage recurrent coastal flooding. ) www. vita. virginia. gov 18

Statewide Land Cover GIS Data for Stormwater Management • Working with DEQ to define business needs for Land Cover data • DEQ, HRPDC, other stakeholders convening to establish classification schemes for Land Cover data • Plan to hire contractors to – develop the data – Independently quality check data • Working with VITA contracting to identify best possible contracting vehicle www. vita. virginia. gov 19

Statewide Land Cover GIS Data for Stormwater Management • Li. DAR data – Tied to Recurrent Flooding and Stormwater Management – Will identify coastal areas of need www. vita. virginia. gov 20

Li. DAR • Current Status Map http: //vgin. maps. arcgis. com/home/webmap /viewer. html? use. Existing=1&layers=446403 ff 3 da 9463 f 90 be 27 d 70 a 57189 d www. vita. virginia. gov 21

Li. DAR Expenditures to Date www. vita. virginia. gov 22

VGIN Coordinator’s Report New Business Conclusion www. vita. virginia. gov 23