Chris Cialek & Mark Kotz Standards Committee January 11, 2011

YearStandard 1997Codes for MN Counties 1998State Agency Coordinate Interchange 1998Geographic Metadata 2000Positional Accuracy 1994Codes for the Identification of States 2002Codes for Lake and Wetland Basins 2006Codes for Watersheds 2008River Reach/Water Course IDs 2009City, Township and Unorganized Territory Identifiers 2009U.S. National Grid -Stormwater Conveyance -Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard -MN Geocode Model

Governors Council on Geographic Information Created by E.O. in 1991 Representing MNs Geospatial Community Sectors: State, County, Local, Private, Federal, Academic Work conducted by Thematic Committees Standards Committee Strategic Plan "In order to encourage the sharing of information among government agencies in Minnesota and to reduce costs and avoid duplication of effort, the Governor's Council will commission the development and implementation of STANDARDS... to be used for the development, exchange, analysis and output of geographic information."

Roles and Responsibilities Committee - Identify needs, work with SMEs to develop solution, facilitate public review, recommend to GCGI, promote GCGI - Evaluate committee recommendations; approve on behalf of the GI Community, recommend results to IPO IPO - Evaluate and sanction standards brought to it by GCGI State Agencies - Be involved in process; agree to commit to sanctioned standards Local Government, Private sector, etc – Invited to get involved; encouraged to commit

Approved Process for Developing Policies, Standards and Guidelines

YearStandard 1997Codes for MN Counties 1998State Agency Coordinate Interchange 1998Geographic Metadata 2000Positional Accuracy

2005 IPC sunsets OET created and IPO incorporated into it Process to ratify standards interrupted 2007 Standards Committee formed Geospatial Standards Authorization Workgroup to try to influence reinstatement of standards process (see 2008 work plan) 2008 Met with OET Director of Strategic Planning: Offered to include GI standards on OET web site without ratification pending development of a new governance model that is in progress

YearStandard 1994Codes for the Identification of States 2002Codes for Lake and Wetland Basins 2006Codes for Watersheds 2008River Reach/Water Course IDs 2009City, Township and Unorganized Territory Identifiers 2009U.S. National Grid

Subject Matter Experts Info/Data Domain Team Architecture Review Board All CIO Team State CIO

YearStandard 1997Codes for MN Counties 1998State Agency Coordinate Interchange 1998Geographic Metadata 2000Positional Accuracy 1994Codes for the Identification of States 2002Codes for Lake and Wetland Basins 2006Codes for Watersheds 2008River Reach/Water Course IDs 2009City, Township and Unorganized Territory Identifiers 2009U.S. National Grid -Stormwater Conveyance -Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard -MN Geocode Model

1.OET consider the four previously ratified IRM standards and guidelines as state approved, and that OET inform the All-CIO Team of that decision. 2.OET address the issue of the second set of six standards by sending them directly to the ARB to consider ratification.

3.OET provide advice and guidance to the Standards Committee and Data Domain Team to help each prepare for the introduction of newly proposed standards expected in MnGeo adopt a procedure that includes the reporting of instances of non- compliance to the Standards Committee for action.