1 Using GIS Effectively to Visualize Government Data: A Minnesota Case Study

2 Civil Infrastructure Issue  Vast amount  Cities have majority  cities with populations under 2,500  No comprehensive understanding of location, amount, condition of civil infrastructure

3 Civil Infrastructure Approach _________  Identify and collect existing data from data silos in various locations  Build database  Cleaned, formatted data  Visualize  OSA website, a neutral location

4 Civil Infrastructure Project _______  Visualize data in a simple manner to allow for smarter decisions

5 Civil Infrastructure Outcomes  More informed policy discussions at state/local level  City officials  State agency regulators/funders  Legislators  Media  The public

6 Civil Infrastructure Outcomes  Better planning  Asset management planning  Long-term financial planning at state and local level  Improved policy-making

7 Civil Infrastructure Goals  Avoid major service disruptions in public services  Production of clean, safe drinking water and wastewater treatment

8 Civil Infrastructure Funding  Initial funding: Serendipity Grant from the University of Minnesota  Funding went directly to U-Spatial  Work done by graduate student under guidance of professor

9 Civil Infrastructure Team  Office of the State Auditor  MN Pollution Control Agency  MN Department of Health  MN Public Facilities Authority  U-Spatial  League of MN Cities

10 Civil Infrastructure

11 Civil Infrastructure Future  Obtain additional funding for the team at U-Spatial  Add filters, and other data sets  Continue to engage collaborators, community for feedback

12 Civil Infrastructure Maps

13 Contact Information Rebecca Otto Minnesota State Auditor