Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships 2009 Indiana GIS Conference Steven Hook, GISP IGIC President February 17-18, 2008

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships 2009 Indiana GIS Conference What is IGIC IGIC 2008 Projects IGIC 2009 Projects IGIC Committee/Workgroup Activities How You Can Get Involved Presidential Address

What is IGIC?

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships Indiana Geographic Information Council, Inc. What is IGIC? Our Mission: To lead the effective application of geographic information in Indiana A nonprofit 501(c)3 A membership organization Administered by elected board of directors Statewide coordinating body for Indiana geographic information

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships Fulfilling IGIC’s Mission Dissemination of data and data products Education and outreach Adoption of standards Building partnerships The IndianaMap IGIC’s mission is being met by…

IGIC 2008 Projects Summary

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary IndianaMap Training ($5,000.00) State Library affiliates trained on IndianaMap Creation of an IndianaMap pamphlet IndianaMap redesign coming in the near future

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary Study identified current spending, duplication of effort, needs, benefits, & financial & non-financial returns. 312 respondents—diverse user group 86% report orthophotography essential for operations Articles covering ROI, state funding strategies, quotes, and success stories Report mailed to legislators, county officials and cities and towns Completed August 2008 FGDC CAP Grant: Return on Investment Study ($50,000.00) (2005 Orthos/IndianaMap)

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary FGDC CAP Grant: Return on Investment Study ($50,000.00) (2005 Orthos/IndianaMap) $1.7 Billion Supported by the IndianaMap 34:1 Return on Investment Scope of Indiana Projects “In short…an initial investment of $8.5 million supports over 200-times its value in projects and operations—with 86% of users indicating they could not do their projects without it.” Jill Salegoe-Simmel

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary USGS Grant: Address Integration for the IndianaMap ($288,000.00) An IndianaMap framework data layer Provides mechanism for integrating addresses seamlessly 13 participating counties 10 county’s worth of data in place and ready for testing Completed December 2008

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary USGS Grant: National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) Stewardship ($25,000.00) 1:24,000 NHD (red) over results from Pilot Project (blue) 1:96,430 Identify NHD steward to perform training, maintenance & updates for one local watershed Waters Workgroup worked with Hamilton Co Outcome Better understanding of local maintenance & update effort Completed September 2008

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary June 2008—Letter sent to County Commissioners Fall 2008—GIO, IGIC, and IDHS present road shows IndianaMap Data Sharing Agreement (Ongoing)… IndianaMap defined… Gaining consensus Building the map Educating people on its use Making it widely available

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2008 Projects Summary 47 Participating Counties And the progress as of 2/10/2009… Adams Bartholomew Cass Clark Clay Daviess Dearborn Delaware Dubois Fayette Fountain Grant Hamilton Harrison Hendricks Howard Pulaski Ripley Scott Shelby Spencer St. Joseph Starke Tippecanoe Tipton Vanderburgh Vigo Wabash Wayne Wells Whitley Jasper Jefferson Jennings Johnson Kosciusko Lagrange LaPorte Madison Marion Miami Monroe Noble Owen Pike Perry Posey

IGIC 2009 Projects

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC’s Financial Status Project grants (considered soft money) Annual IGIC Conference (larger revenues anticipated this year) Membership dues (increases made for 2009) Indiana Mapping Data and Standards Fund—IC (no funds available) Other sources being considered Funding sources include… $104,000.00

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2009 Projects Federal Geographic Data Committee (FDGC) Cap Grant (Awarded February 2009) Demonstrate IndianaMap Data Sharing Initiative $75, grant + 50% match for $112, total Develop accurate digital county boundary Document processes for maintenance and development QA/QC process for discovering anomalies

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2009 Projects Additional Grant Opportunities National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)— Partnership between INDOT, ISPLS, and IGIC Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)—Conservation Innovation Grants US Geological Survey (USGS)—Partnership Grant Proposals IARC—Indiana Association of Regional Councils

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships IGIC 2009 Projects Other IndianaMap Funding Opportunities Establish permanent IndianaMap portal funding base 2009 National Economic Stimulus Fund Legislation — Fund development of statewide GIS framework layers… Orthophotography, LiDAR, Topography Height Modernization NHD updates & maintenance Data sharing initiative framework layers

IGIC Committee/Workgroup Activities

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships Committee/Workgroup Activities A Shovel Ready Plan Statewide Orthophotography, LiDAR, and Topographic Map data Tie project with Imagery for the Nation and LiDAR for the Nation plans Orthophotography Workgroup

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships Committee/Workgroup Activities Education/Outreach Committee (2009 Seminar Series) March – AprilGIS 101 Introduction to the IndianaMap May – JuneGrants and other Funding Resources Available June – July Latest Trends in GIS for Emergency Management July – August Using GIS to Support Green Initiatives Cartography in the classroom Sept. – Oct.Updating Your GIS Dictionary: Navigating the New Language of GIS (Mash-ups, Interoperability, and more) Current Trends in the Use of GIS for Property Assessment Nov. – Dec.Internet Mapping Mash-ups and Interoperability

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships Committee/Workgroup Activities Meet with Lawmakers in key Standing Committees Educate organizations to include GIS initiatives in their legislative platforms Advocate Permanent funding for: IndianaMap Portal & Orthophotography Program Changes to existing Indiana Code language Legislative Committee (2009 Legislative Priorities)

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships Committee/Workgroup Activities Membership Drive 2009 Double membership base Membership goal: 400 individuals 15 corporations 20 institutions Other Activities A model of collaboration Develop an Indiana GIS CORPS Support IDHS regional disaster response (People, Hardware/Software) GIS professionals serving as volunteers

In Conclusion...

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships How You Can Get Involved IGIC Membership Corporate, Enterprise, and Individual IGIC Committees & Workgroups Encourage support for IndianaMap funding Participate with the IndianaMap Data Sharing Initiative

Coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships The End Enjoy the Conference