Kimball Mapping Sciences PENNSYLVANIA WORKSHOP August 2004 Commonwealth GIS/GT: A New Approach Jim Knudson State GIS Coordinator Director, Geospatial Technologies Office for Information Technology’ Governor’s Office of Administration 210 Finance Building Harrisburg, PA

The Commonwealth

Definition A Commonwealth is a state in which the government functions with the common consent of the people. In other words, municipality legislation is "law of the land" over county policy, which matters more than state level decree. In Pennsylvania, this means that local governments hold the majority of political power and decision making. Home rule shifts much of the responsibility for local government from the state legislature to the local community. A county that adopts a home rule charter has the ability to amend its governmental organization and powers to suit its needs. A home rule charter is, in essence, a local constitution.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: A diverse physiographic and cultural “state”, rich in history, a paradox of major urban areas and rural agrarian communities, ranks 6 th in population and 33 rd in land area.

Commonwealth GIS/GT

PA Geospatial Technologies Real-Time Weather Digital Elevation Model (DEM) GIS Applications PA Geospatial Data Sharing Standards Imagery GPS

PA GIS/GT Coordination Rendell Administration appointed the Commonwealth’s first State GIS Coordinator in October 2003 Primary goal of the State GIS Coordinator is to provide leadership, strategic planning, and coordination for GIS/GT across the Commonwealth, including state agencies, local governments, and all other GIS/GT stakeholders

Building the PA Geospatial Framework Starting to build enterprise GIS capabilities across the Commonwealth

First Things First - Data Data is #1 Cost of GIS Little or no coordination between feds, state agencies, local governments Statewide data sets are not current, not accurate enough Data is not shared across jurisdictional boundaries as it should be Funding overlaps at all levels of government wastes taxpayer dollars Local governments create best, most current and accurate GIS data today

Statewide Data Priorities 1.Aerial Imagery 2.Elevation Data 3.Roads 4.Parcels 5.Hydrography 6.Buildings 7.Homeland Security CI Layers

Statewide Imagery Status

Statewide Imagery Updated imagery drives updates to intelligent GIS data layers, improving accuracy and currency – parcels, roads, other infrastructure and public works, public safety/critical infrastructure Imagery also provides a visual context for GIS analysis. We don’t model the earth’s surface, only a small portion of it in GIS intelligent data layers. Imagery fills in the rest of the information, allows us to do remote sensing and feature extraction.

Statewide Imagery Only statewide imagery asset today are Digital Ortho Quarter Quads, dated , 1:12,000 scale, 1m pixels, black and white imagery NAIP 2004 – Partnering with USDA/FSA this summer to do a complete statewide flight, LEAF-ON, delivery by 12/ :12,000 scale, 1m pixels, color infrared imagery

Statewide Imagery PAMAP Imagery – next generation imagery for the Commonwealth –Accuracy Standards: 1:2,400 scale minimum, 2ft pixel minimum – OR BETTER –3 year cycle of imagery – complete imagery statewide in next 3 years, if we can raise enough money –State agencies to pay for statewide imagery and elevation data, saving counties and municipalities money, allowing them to concentrate on data creation –Data sharing – counties share parcels, roads, buildings, hydro, etc.

PA Imagery Projects FY 2004 USDA 1 meter Color – PA 2004 Leaf-On, Statewide (PA will get CIR) PAMAP Program 2004 (CIR) Leaf-Off (York) 3-year cycle?

Statewide Elevation Status

Statewide Elevation Data Current statewide elevation data sets are 30 meter grid size. Most used statewide Digital Elevation Model has been 10-year old DEM derived from scanning topographic quad sheets – which dated from the 60’s and 70’s. Incomplete 10m DEM derived from same old and inaccurate topo data. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data from 2000 is also 30m, more accurate and current, but not good enough to generate 5’ contours statewide.

Statewide Elevation Data Flooding is PA’s #1 hazard Hundreds of millions of dollars in damages every year Current elevation data does not allow us to accurately define 100 year and 500 year floodplains Citizens paying for flood insurance (NFIP) who don’t need it, some people who need it can’t get it because of inaccurate elevation data. Need 2’ data for river basins. Also required for economic development siting, landuse, public lands preservation, state water budget, etc.

County Parcels Status

County Road Centerlines w/Addresses Status

County Hydrography Status

Statewide GIS Data Sets Statewide data are required for: –Homeland Security/Public Safety –Economic Development –Landuse/Sustainable Development –Asset Management –General Government Operations

GIS/GT Coordination

Commonwealth GIS/GT Coordination 20 Agencies 67 Counties 2565 Municipalities Other stakeholders - Academia, business, environmental groups, PASDA, etc. Enterprise Licensing Statewide data priorities Procurement reviews Buy/build once, share as possible, data standards Leadership, strategic direction for the Commonwealth

20 Agency GIS Users Today 1.Administration 1 2.Aging 4 3.Agriculture 4 4.Community/Economic Development 1 5.Conservation and Natural Resources 2 6.Education 1 7.Emergency Management 3 8.Environmental Protection 2 9.Fish and Boat 2 10.Game Commission 2 11.General Services 1 12.Health 4 13.Historical and Museum Commission 2 14.Insurance 1 15.Labor and Industry 1 16.Military and Veterans Affairs (PA Guard) 3 17.PENNDOT 2/3 18.PENNVEST 2 19.Public Welfare 4 20.State Police 3 More added quarterly – expect 4 new agencies in 2004 CoP Key 1 – GGO 2 – Environ 3 – PubSaf 4 – HHS Agency Key eGov Enterprise Growing eGov Desktop Pretty Pictures

GT Strategic Planning

GIS Data Priorities and Strategies Federal, state, local government coordination and priorities Commonwealth GIS Data Sharing Standards Data sharing – mechanics and strategy Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Homeland Security GIS Enterprise Licensing Enterprise Assets Understanding of local government business, issues, needs, and priorities

Jim’s County Visits Communications, issues, needs, and strategies

GT Strategic Plan Initial Version Released in Fall 2004 Commonwealth GT Vision Agency Direction/Coordination Collaboration with Local Governments PAMAP Imagery Project GT Statewide Data Priorities Data Standards Data Sharing Homeland Security GIS Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Enterprise Projects/Strategy Tactical Plans

PA Geospatial Data Sharing Standards Version 1.0 Data Standards will reflect PAMAP/TNM Data Layers (Digital Topo) Highest Common Denominator for data sharing, horizontally and vertically V 1.0 leveraging investments by PAMAGIC in PAMAP Data Standards initiatives and best practices for local government handbook Incorporating additional fields for use cases, HSIP, classifications, etc. Draft in 2004

Enterprise Assets Enterprise GDT License –As we wait for statewide road network to be created by PENNDOT with data and cooperation from counties, GDT will be used for geocoding, mapping, potentially routing (PSP). Data made available to all state governments and first responders until 6/2007, paid for by state agencies. GT Enterprise Architecture (state agencies) –Citrix server for desktop GIS access –Centralized data repository –Web services – intranet and Internet – data serving to all state agencies and potentially to external first responders –Build Homeland Security Common Operating Picture

Centralized Geospatial Data Architecture CTC/ESF

HS Real-Time Weather Project

Real-Time Weather GIS Real-Time Sensors

Statewide Real-Time Weather Data Recent experience – 3 tornadoes, hurricane season, flooding, major transportation accidents in 2004 due to fog and snow/ice Required for severe weather events, natural disasters, SARA facility toxic releases, terroristic WMD/CBRNE events, etc. Need for REAL-TIME weather data in PA to provide local conditions to PEMA, other state agencies, and county EMAs Enterprise license, best-of-breed solution being pursued for real-time GIS weather data, including real-time sensor network in PA, GIS data servers in multiple locations for inclusion in GIS applications and plume models.

Statewide Real-Time Weather Data Includes NOAA/NWS forecast data and imagery in addition to real-time data for NEXRAD storm cells, composite radar imagery, satellite imagery, surface observations, current conditions, etc. Tied in with State 800 MHz radio system/AVL Proximity alerts, severe weather alerts, current conditions, forecasts, and nowcasting Internet browser (non-GIS) tools and GIS data servers Plume modeling – HPAC/CATS, NARAC, etc. Require real-time, local data sensors for best results and analysis

Homeland Security GIS

HS GIS Task Force – exercises to prioritize the 120 CI layers Enterprise Architecture for Common Operating Picture Statewide data creation –NAIP Imagery –PAMAP Imagery –GDT/PENNDOT Statewide Roadway –NHD/DEP SLIMS

Other Statewide/Enterprise Projects

BGT Projects in 2005 Budget Request Homeland Security GIS CI Mapping Enterprise Vehicle Tracking Application GEARS Project State GIS Clearinghouse

Commonwealth GIS/GT Summary

New approach toward enterprise/Commonwealth GIS/GT We all have to work together and share our data to be successful and protect our homes State will work to procure and maintain statewide data sets with help from local governments Coordination and collaboration will allow us to be more efficient and productive with the same funding levels State GIS Coordinator will be looking out for local governments as well as state agencies

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