Geospatial Community of Practice for PA (GeoCoPa) September 22, 2005 PA Geospatial Technologies Office Jim Knudson Stacey White

GeoCoPa Agenda Introductions Agency Roundtable Update Strategic Plan Highlights Geospatial Enterprise Server Architecture (GESA) Information Technology Bulletins (ITBs) Training GEARS/GATIR Web Services Open Discussion Adjourn

Agency Introductions

Agency Roundtable Update

Strategic Plan Highlights

Strategic Plan Highlights Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Concepts –Develop the GEA –Make data more useful, accessible and secure Initiatives –Enterprise Geospatial Data Repository –GIS Data Inventory and Data Stewardship –PA Geospatial Data Sharing Standards –Enterprise Essential Services and Geospatial Applications –Geospatial Standards, Directives, and Best Practices

Strategic Plan Highlights Statewide Data Assets Concepts –Statewide Data –Support for NSDI Initiatives –Statewide Address Database –Statewide High-Resolution Imagery/PAMAP –Statewide High-Resolution Elevation Data –Real-Time Weather –Critical Infrastructure

Strategic Plan Highlights Enterprise Strengthening Concepts –Provide resources –Build partnerships –Enhance Capabilities Initiatives –Statewide GIS Council –Commonwealth GT Strategic Plan –GIS/JNET Integration –Agency GIS Coordination and Guidance –GT Communications –Federal GT Partnerships and National Perspectives

Geospatial Enterprise Server Architecture

GESA Centralized Data Repository Application Hosting Environment – Managed Services –Development, Staging, Production Centralized Licensing Manager - Citrix –ArcEditor (1), ArcView (11), 3D Analyst (2), Spatial Analyst (3), ArcPublisher (3), Tracking Analyst (1), Geostatistical Analyst (1) –Citrix Installation User Guide available at –Send Requests to

GESA Application Deployment Process –Meetings with BGT –ESF Documentation Template –Deployment Procedures –Electronic Commerce Security Assessment (ECSA) –Deployment to Development –Documentation Review and Meetings with ESF Staff –Deployment Scheduling 6-8 week process –Testing from Staging Environment –User Sign-Off –Deployment to Production

Information Technology Bulletins (ITBs)

ITBs All ITBs use EA waiver process GIS Software –Identifies GT/GIS software standards for the Commonwealth –Reviews by DOT, PHMC, and LCB –Information Domain Team to release draft to agencies for official comment period after meeting with DOT and updates

ITBs GESA –Establishes GESA as primary architecture for all Commonwealth of PA geospatial Internet/Intranet applications –Applies to new geospatial hardware/software and database investments –Primary data storage for all geospatial data assets that need to be shared across agencies

Training

Instructor-Led – ITQ Procurements Online Self-Paced – ESRI Virtual Campus Workshops - GIS 101 for Managers Training is FREE and optional for agencies

Training Planning for FY05 Training No more open registration Agencies must submit employee names and prioritize via standard Excel spreadsheet –Alternates will need to be assigned by the agency –Exceptions will be made for newly hired GIS employees Instructor-Led training to be held in FY 2005 –Introduction to ArcGIS I –Introduction to ArcGIS II –Building Geodatabases I –Data Collection, Editing, and Production –Introduction to ArcIMS

Training GIS 101 for Managers” workshop –August 24, 10:00am - 11:30am, Ag, Room 309 –October 27 $3,000 +/- of ESRI Virtual Campus courses still available BGT developing agency charge back policy for GT training –Leveraging existing OA HR policy BGT will be working with OIT Fiscal to set up charge back accounts to the agencies Integration of Agency Training Coordinators via OA HR

GEARS/GATIR

Common Operating View for HS response systems Fosters geospatial data sharing among all levels of government through the use of XML web services and OGC standards using ITEP funding Adding Robust Geospatial Enhancements to PEMA’s PEIRS application Interoperable essential services of geocoding, mapping, routing, and search capabilities to be sharable across state agencies and first responders through the use of web services

GEARS/GATIR Phase 1: OGC Web Services for Data Sharing Phase 2: GATIR Portal Modifications for PEMA/PEIRS –2 more portals for Transportation and Health as follow on’s to this project –Project is implementing the baseline architecture and portal web service components Phase 3: Reusable Web Service Lightweight Applications

GEARS/GATIR Sixteen (16) of the forty-two (42) OGC web services for data sharing deployed to GESA staging environment Deployment configured architecture for OGC compatibility GATIR user interface skin, logo and functionality of GATIR were defined Geocoding, Mapping, Routing, Spatial Search, and Plume Modeling functional requirements for Phase 3 were completed –Lightweight, reusable XML web services that PEIRS and other agencies will use in the future to build robust geospatial applications

GEARS/GATIR Sixteen (16) of the forty-two (42) OGC web services for data sharing deployed to GESA staging environment Deployment configured architecture for OGC compatibility GATIR user interface skin, logo and functionality of GATIR were defined Geocoding, Mapping, Routing, Spatial Search, and Plume Modeling functional requirements for Phase 3 were completed –Lightweight, reusable XML web services that PEIRS and other agencies will use in the future to build robust geospatial applications

GEARS/GATIR ArcIMS security configured on development environment for both non- secure and secure data services and applications Performance testing being conducted –Response times for non-secure vs. secure applications and data web services –Testing implications of having both on the same web server

Web Services

An application, delivered as a service, that can be integrated with other web applications/services using Internet standards URL/addressable resource that programmatically returns information to clients who want to use it, using common Internet coding standards such as HTTP and XML Can be used by multiple agencies (and multiple applications within an agency) without agencies needing to devote time and funding to develop the same application process

Web Services BasicAddressMatch –Enterprise web service allowing an input address string to be geocoded using TANA/GDT Matchmaker data –Native.NET web service callable from an agency application –Developers Integration Guide available at

Web Services USPSAddressVerification –Accesses the QAS QuickAddress Pro Web software and enterprise data for application address verification capabilities. –Address verification data is provided specifically for the United States of America –Data is updated on a bi-monthly basis –Staging – 10/24 –Production – 10/31

Web Services BGTBoundaryGeocoder –Returns geography identifier 'within', plus those within a user-specified distance of the address geocoded point, plus a confidence value that indicates how close to a boundary the address was. –Currently works with school districts and municipalities, but extensible to any other continuous polygon geography with a unique field value by adding additional boundary data layer references to a database table –Staging – 8/29 –Developers Integration Guide available at

Web Services GATIR Web Services –Geocoding Finds lat/long for a given address or intersection or a centroid for a city/town Performs geocoding of US and Canadian addresses, postal codes, and city/towns –Routing Provides ability to get routing directions and/or a route highlight shape between point locations within the continental US and Canada Route highlight shape will contain the lat/long coordinates defining the route along the roads Route shape can be passed into the Mapping Web Service to create a map highlighting the route

Web Services GATIR Web Services –Spatial Search Performs spatial query based on parameters –Mapping Generates a map image file of an area of interest –Plume Modeling Generates a map image file containing a set of plume polygons based on a set of user specified parameters –Gazetteer

Open Discussion

GIS Day November 15 GIS for Local Government Conference October National States Geographic Information Council September 25-30

Adjourn Thank You!