1. IGIC Data Sharing Committee
Co Chairs:
Steve Hook, GISP
Shaun Scholer
Noble County GIS Manager
Wayne County/Richmond
Ext. 5201
As you can see from Jim’s presentation, there are LOTS of big [statewide] GIS initiatives going on across Indiana.
But there are also a large number of smaller [local and project based] GIS initiatives going on. 1 1

2. What is the IGIC Data Sharing Committee
Mission:
Identify and prioritize options for data sharing in Indiana
Long Term Goals:
Develop a data sharing implementation plan 2 2

3. Other Goals
1. Address policy issues and partnership agreements regarding data access and distribution.
2. Support the development and evolution of new data standards, models and methods to support data sharing and stewardship efforts across Indiana.
3. Address geospatial data security and data exchange issues.
4. Draft IGIC’s biennial Data Integration Plan published for the State Geographic Information Officer. 3 3

4. What’s Been Done Historically
2008
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
Statewide Data Integration Plan
Discussion of pros and cons of data sharing Agreement with the State of Indiana
Reasons to share
Reasons not to share
Data sharing issues
A need to document new court cases covering copyright;
How local data may become unnecessary if Google Earth and Microsoft pursue their own avenues for obtaining local data and including this information on their webmaps;
The importance of data sharing driving economic development;
The necessity of providing examples of stories where local GIS data plays a role in solving issues affecting diverse sectors;
The importance of not overlooking the funding of continual maintenance of requested local GIS data.
Reasons for not sharing data
Cost recovery issues/perceived loss of revenue.
Legal concerns regarding liability with regards to the Access to Public Records Act (APRA). Is GIS data in the public domain and/or considered copyrightable?
Based upon interpretation of ARPA, county attorneys advise County Commissioners of their rights to data ownership and their ability to sell the data.
Interpretation of APRA leaves questions open regarding liability (e.g. if it is not public domain, then the commissioners have a responsibility to protect it).
The strong sense of “ownership” of data presents challenges (e.g., power to make decisions about it).
Sharing is complex regarding how and why data is exchanged—an example of this is seen with emergency management and local to local data sharing.
The real issue: Local governments need (or expect) support to cover cost of providing data (e.g., time and materials). Under APRA, it is legitimate for a governmental agency to recoup costs—for time and materials—for providing access to information.

5. State GIS Officer: duties.
Approve and maintain data exchange agreements to which
the state data center or a state agency is a party to increase the
amount and quality of GIS data and framework data available
to the state.

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7. IndianaMap Data Sharing Initiative
The IndianaMap County Data Sharing Initiative
All 92 Indiana Counties are participating, consisting of…
4,870 Government Boundaries
603,132 Street Centerlines
3,630,775 Parcels
3,191,230 Address Points 7

8. IndianaMap Services on ArcGIS.com

9. What’s Been Done Historically
2008
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
Encouraging people to update their GIS information in Ramona now known as GIS Inventory—initiative of National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
Data sharing issues
A need to document new court cases covering copyright;
How local data may become unnecessary if Google Earth and Microsoft pursue their own avenues for obtaining local data and including this information on their webmaps;
The importance of data sharing driving economic development;
The necessity of providing examples of stories where local GIS data plays a role in solving issues affecting diverse sectors;
The importance of not overlooking the funding of continual maintenance of requested local GIS data.
Reasons for not sharing data
Cost recovery issues/perceived loss of revenue.
Legal concerns regarding liability with regards to the Access to Public Records Act (APRA). Is GIS data in the public domain and/or considered copyrightable?
Based upon interpretation of ARPA, county attorneys advise County Commissioners of their rights to data ownership and their ability to sell the data.
Interpretation of APRA leaves questions open regarding liability (e.g. if it is not public domain, then the commissioners have a responsibility to protect it).
The strong sense of “ownership” of data presents challenges (e.g., power to make decisions about it).
Sharing is complex regarding how and why data is exchanged—an example of this is seen with emergency management and local to local data sharing.
The real issue: Local governments need (or expect) support to cover cost of providing data (e.g., time and materials). Under APRA, it is legitimate for a governmental agency to recoup costs—for time and materials—for providing access to information.

10. What’s Been Done Historically
2008
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
Determine data standards regarding boundaries and addresses – creation of County Boundary Workgroup
Assist with the distribution of LIDAR data for OpenTopography.org
Facilitated the start of the County Boundary Pilot Project managed by the Cadastral Boundaries and PLSS Committee (June 2012).

11. The Indiana OpenTopography Server

12. What’s Been Done Historically
2008
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
Document GeoServer installation and configuration

13. What’s Been Done Historically
2008
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
Discussion on IC Restricted Addresses
Indiana Code changing language from “May” to “Shall.”
Prevents disclosure of a person’s home address displayed on a public property data base web site for the following covered persons— judge, law enforcement officer, victim of domestic violence and a public official.
Provides ability for a unit to charge a covered person a reasonable fee to make a written request.

14. What’s Been Done Historically
2008
2009
2012
2013
2015
2016
Draft version of the 2016 IndianaMap County Data Sharing Initiative— Fact Sheet of Attribute Request
Review of House Bill 1273, requesting…
“…the geographic information system characteristic of each parcel…”
3. Support State GIO’s round 2 of the State Data Sharing
Document provides for new attribute fields requested for Address Points, Road Centerlines, Parcels and Geographic Boundaries.
This updated initiative adds attribute fields that were missing in the original agreement and that support both geocoding and routing, next-gen 911, data requested by HB 1273, and the National Address Dataset.
The law doesn’t specify much detail about what is required other than data is requested by DLGF and the State GIO….”the geographic information system characteristic of each parcel…”
Original 2012 agreement has expired and the new agreement will be tied to receiving the updated State Orthophotography data instead of receiving monetary compensation.

15. [NEW] Statewide Lidar
3 - year cycle, PAID FOR by the Indiana Office of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Administered by the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) GPSE Contract
Base Products
.7 - meter pulse spacing LiDAR
2.5 foot hydro-flattened DEM
Available Buy-up Options
Enhanced Point Cloud Classification
2D/2.5D/3D Building outline extraction
Photogrammetric & GIS Services 15

16. Data Sharing Committee Goals
Today
Continued support of the IGIC Data Integration Plan
Continue development of the UOI (Utility of Investment)
Help promote the availability, quality, currency and use of Authoritative IndianaMap Data.
Support the GIO's current data sharing & harvest efforts.

17. Enhanced County Data Sharing Initiative
Adding Value to County Data Sharing Initiative
Adding attributes to harvested centerline, point address, and parcel layers to support statewide geoprocessing, geocoding and routing applications [INDOT, NG9-1-1, ISP, US Census & more]
Quality Reporting of harvested data back to the Counties [with attribute additions and changes] .
Creating seamless statewide datasets matching at the new GIS County Boundary Layer .

18. Enhanced County Data Sharing Initiative
Load data harvest into Esri Local Government Data Model
Integrate DLGF Property Data into geodatabase

19. Data Sharing Committee Goals
Near Future
Support NSGIC initiatives
Participate in GIS Inventory makeover & Indiana updates
Participate in GIS Benefits and Stories - Public Documents
Participate in Survey on State-Local Data Layer Interdependencies
Participate in Open Civic Boundaries Best Practice

20. IGIC Responsibilities
As per Indiana Code (passed in 2007), IGIC is responsible for:
Coordinating with the Indiana Geographic Information Officer
Recommending the state's GIS data standards for adoption
Recommending a statewide data integration plan for adoption
Establishing the Indiana Board on Geographic Names
IGIC has responsibilities specifically defined in the IndianaMap law.
To meet those responsibilities, IGIC has an IndianaMap committee with Framework Workgroups, a Data integration Workgroup, and the Board on Geographic Names.
As framework workgroups organize, a consistent process is followed to assure proper planning. Building the framework requires thorough planning to assure the best possible outcome. The framework process includes identifying the current status and identifying gaps; business planning; and identifying funding and responsible data stewards for long-term maintenance. It can be a long process and requires much stakeholder involvement. 20 20

21. LOCAL <–> STATE <–> FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS
Why Do We Collaborate?
WE UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THIS DATA TO EVERYONE IN INDIANA!
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FROM THESE STATEWIDE INITIATIVES IS SIGNIFICANT!
WE UNDERSTAND THAT NO SINGLE ORGANIZATION HAS THE RESOURCES TO FUND THESE STATEWIDE PROJECTS, SO PARTNERSHIPS ARE CRITICAL TO THEIR SUCCESS.
CREDIT FOR THESE ACCOMPLISMENTS GOES TO EACH ONE OF US, and to our strong…
LOCAL <–> STATE <–> FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS
So WHY is Indiana often leading the pack? Because WE GET IT!
What do I mean by that?

22. Hospitality Project Partnerships
Hoosier Data Sharing &
Hospitality Project Partnerships
Federal Government
State Government
Cities & Towns
Private Sector
A focal point of these partnerships is the IndianaMap.
How many of you have heard of the IndianaMap?
I’m going to talk in some detail about the IndianaMap today, but first….
Counties
Universities 22

23. IGIC Workgroups Need Your Help
The IGIC Data Sharing Committee is just one of many IGIC committees and workgroups you can be involved with. You do not have to be an IGIC board member to participate in the committees and workgroups. You just have to be an IGIC member. We would like for you to consider joining the Data Sharing Committee.

24. Join the Data Sharing Committee
IGIC Data Sharing Committee
Feel free to contact us!
Steve Hook, GISP
Shaun Scholer
Noble County GIS Manager
Wayne County/Richmond
Ext. 5201