National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer RIMD Update: NPMap NPS Library Program and NPS Focus Chris Dietrich Resource Information Management Division Resource Information Management Division National Information Office of the Chief Information Officer

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer RIMD Update NPMap NPS Library Program NPS Focus Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Resource Information Management Division (RIMD) Formerly GIS Division Responsible for: –Geographic Information Systems –Digital Information Services Service-wide projects that support digital and geographic information Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Resource Information Management Division (RIMD) Service-wide program areas: –NPS Library Program –NPS Focus –Enterprise GIS (EGIS) –GPS/Mobile Mapping –Park GIS –Remote Sensing –GIS Council (GISC) Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Demos –Facilities Management –Abandoned Mine Lands –NPS Focus USS Arizona NPMap

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap Enterprise GIS mapping framework Holistic approach to developing systems and services Brings “silos” together in a single unified system Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap What makes NPMap different? –Abstracts common components Connections Modules Tools –All applications running in the framework use the same resources Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap Better for everyone: –Users –Developers –System/Database Administrators –Program Leads Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap Rapid application development –Application build wizard coming soon –For non-developers Common “API” –Modular code structure –For developers Data integration NPMap

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap Base map - Microsoft Virtual Earth Will soon support other providers –Google Maps –OpenStreetMap –Yahoo! –etc. NPMap

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap Demos –Facilities Management –CW150 USS Arizona NPMap

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Demos –Facilities Management –Abandoned Mine Lands –NPS Focus USS Arizona The Map Data Connections Layers/ Modules Data/Attributes Tools

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Using NPMap Use the application Got data/service? –Add it to the layer catalog! Build an application –wizard-driven, Contribute code to the framework – NPMap

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap Future Plans –Application/Layer management interface (wizard) –Improve developer documentation –Develop data management tools Data editing tools “Live” data export tools NPMap

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Small program… big impact! 400+ park libraries - most not staffed by fulltime professional librarians Improving management of and access to NPS Information Library Program

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Coordination Subject Matter Expertise Technical Support Standards Development Voyager Catalog Library Program

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Coordination: –DOI Library's Electronic Resources Thomas Edison

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program DOI Library's Electronic Resources ! Guevavi Mission Record Thomas Edison

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Tech Support – new approach Shifting from: –From real-time –To screen-casts –Centralizing information Thomas Edison

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Standards Development NPS Bib-MAP –NPS Bibliographic Metadata Application Profile Based on industry standards Metadata exchange Panguitch Carnegie Library

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program NPS Bib-MAP Metadata –Synchronized with IRMA –Foundation for future exchange –Foundation for tools development Panguitch Carnegie Library

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Gettysburg NPS Voyager Catalog Richfield Carnegie Library

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Gettysburg NPS Voyager Catalog –Over 200,000 catalog records –Over 350,000 holdings records Richfield Carnegie Library

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Gettysburg NPS Voyager Catalog Now with links to digital works! Search:“Old Johnnie” –Internet Archives (flip book)Internet Archives (flip book) –Google Books (image file)Google Books (image file)

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Gettysburg Now with links to digital works! –Internet Archives (flip book)Internet Archives (flip book) –Google Books (image file)Google Books (image file) “Old Johhnie”

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Search: “Anatomy of woody plants” –Biodiversity Heritage LibraryBiodiversity Heritage Library Muir Woods

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Library Program Future plans –Develop screencasts –Publish the NPS Bib-MAP –Create NPS metadata portal –Continue adding digital works Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Service-wide system for managing digital information Launched in 2000 –Images, documents, metadata Metadata for geospatial data –Predates NPS Data Store ANSI Z39.50-compliant Sequoia and Kings Canyon

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Contents Images Documents Geospatial metadata Interlibrary catalogs National Register

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Current holdings ( ) –106,767 metadata records –64,000 files –>200,000 images/documents SWAG estimate… –Many multi-page/image files Casa Grande

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Partners NPS Budget Office (PMIS) National Reg. of Historic Places Facilities Management NPS Cultural Resources MWRO GIS Many others… Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: PMIS Project Management Information System (PMIS) –NPS Budget Office –Digital image and document services –American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) data call –NISC has NPS lead on Recovery.gov USS Arizona

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: NRHP National Register of Historic Places 80,000 metadata records > 160,000 images & documents Web service Thomas Edison

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: FMSS Facilities Management Software System (FMSS) –Inventory –Condition assessment –Work orders Geotagged images Integration using NPMap –Visualize/manage assets Appomattox Court House

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: Cultural Resources Civil War Sesquicentennial “CW150” –Web Services: Focus images Regiment data Battle data Southeast Archeological Center

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: MWRO GIS

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: MWRO GIS Midwest Region Map Catalog\ –Finished map products –Digital Collection in Focus –MWRO webpage –NPS Focus web service May 2009 MWR Parks & Networks

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Focus Partner: MWRO Midwest Region Map Catalog Finished map products Digital Collection in Focus MWRO webpage NPS Focus web service

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Why Use NPS Focus? Image & document management Research tool Integration with other systems Web services Flexibility Service George Washington Carver

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Future Plans –Update geospatial metadata –More digital collections –Integration w/IRMA Reference Service Image Service? Vietnam Veterans

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Future Plans –Update hardware –Relocate to Denver? –Requirements gathering… Vietnam Veterans

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Image Management Interest Group Side Meeting! Wednesday 4:30 – 6:00 PM Pima Room Anyone interested in digital image/info management NPS Focus

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPS Focus Why use Focus? –Image and Document management –Value added –Speedy delivery over the web –Information not data –Integration –User support system –Research tool –Numerous NPS Sources of information –Federated searching of other libraries Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Appomattox Court House

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Manassas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Yellowstone

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Dry Tortugas

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Frederick Douglass

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Stones River

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Lincoln Memorial

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Catoctin Mountain

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer Thank You! Channel Islands

National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Resource Information Management Division National Information Systems Center Office of the Chief Information Officer NPMap NPMap is an application, service catalog, and development framework that integrates services, both spatial and non-spatial, from all over the National Park Service (NPS) into a single application framework. The centralized system is developed and supported by the Resource Information Management Division and its partners to provide parks, regions, and programs with a way to present their data to their users, while also plugging them -- through a "conduit" (Enterprise GIS) -- into ongoing efforts/initiatives at both the NPS and Department of Interior levels. What makes NPMap different? The system abstracts the different components that most mapping applications use ( the map itself, basic navigation tools, etc.) away from more specialized components, making it possible for all of applications running in NPMap to use the same resources. This makes the overall experience better for all involved, including developers (fix a bug or add a feature in one place and have the improvement automatically rolled out to other applications), system administrators (setup a single hardware configuration that multiple applications can take advantage of), program leads/database administrators (plug your data into a single system and allow it to be accessed by multiple applications), and users (learn a single interface and use the knowledge repeatedly for other applications). Last Updated: October 8, 2008 by Nate Irwin Buffalo River