1. Strategic GIS Plan & Property Boundary Data Capture and Integration Framework 2008 Federal Forum June 26, 2008 Bruce Oswald, LA Richard Sutton James W. Sewall Team

2. © James W. Sewall Company What We’ll Cover Today ► Sign In (State your name & agency when you join the call) ► Introductions/Purpose of Forum (Dan Walters) ► Overview of 50 State Initiative (Bruce Oswald) ► Integrated Land Records System (Rich Sutton) ► Review of Survey Results (Bruce Oswald) ► Agency Round Robin (Meeting Attendees)  Attendees are asked to provide: ► Current projects ► New projects ► Ideas for improved coordination by GeoLibrary Board, sustainable funding sources, and potential champions

3. Sewall Team

4. © James W. Sewall Company Background on GeoLibrary Board ► L.D. 2116 "An Act to Establish the Maine Library of Geographic Information (Chapter 649)” signed into law April 9, 2002. ► Statewide network sanctioned by the Legislature by which data custodians organize, catalog, and provide access to geographic information to government and the public. ► Funded through a $2.3 million Bond  State Clearinghouse  Statewide Digital Orthoimagery $1.6 m.  $350 k for grants to create and upgrade municipal digital tax parcel data for inclusion in the GeoLibrary  State Portal

5. © James W. Sewall Company Board Members ► Chair – Bill Hanson– Real Estate & Development ► Vice Chair – Dan Coker– Environment ► Nancy Armentrout – Comm. of Admin & Financial Services ► Greg Copeland – Municipal Government ► Gary Duplisea – Utilities ► Gretchen Heldman – Municipal Government ► Elizabeth Hertz – State GIS Functions ► Chris Kroot – State GIS Functions ► Marilyn Lutz – Univ. of Maine ► Ken Murchison – Statewide Association of Regional Councils ► Jim Page – GIS Vendors ► Mike Smith – CIO

6. © James W. Sewall Company Background on Project ► The GeoLibrary Board received a matching grant from the US Geological Survey in support of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Fifty States Initiative. ► Grant – To Update Maine’s GIS Strategic Plan and Design a Statewide Integrated Land Records System

7. © James W. Sewall Company Fifty States Initiative ► Partnership between the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). National States Geographic Information CouncilFederal Geographic Data Committee National States Geographic Information CouncilFederal Geographic Data Committee ► Bring public and private stakeholders together in statewide GIS coordination bodies. ► Coordinate GIS activities on a statewide basis to eliminate waste and improve efficiency in govt. ► The "right" solutions vary state- by-state.

8. © James W. Sewall Company The National Spatial Data Infrastructure NSDI 50 States Initiative SSDI State B SSDI State A SSDI Maine SSDI State C Muni A County A Muni B Muni C

9. © James W. Sewall Company Purpose of Forum ► Explain project ► Identify potential synergies (e.g. data, services, opportunities for sharing) so GeoLibrary can plan resources ► Hear about your:  Current projects  New or future projects  Your ideas for better GIS coordination, sustainable funding and GIS champions

10. © James W. Sewall Company Project Goals ► Task 1 - Update and enhance the GeoLibrary Strategic Plan and bring it into alignment with the goals of the NSGIC’s Fifty States Initiative ► Task 2 - Recommend a conceptual framework and functional specification for an Integrated Land Records Information System (ILRIS) for the State of Maine

11. © James W. Sewall Company Project Goals ► Task 1 - Update and enhance the GeoLibrary Strategic Plan and bring it into alignment with the goals of the NSGIC’s Fifty States Initiative ► Task 2 - Recommend a conceptual framework and functional specification for an Integrated Land Records Information System (ILRIS) for the State of Maine

12. © James W. Sewall Company NSGIC’s Strategic Planning Criteria 1. A full-time paid GIS coordinator and staff 2. Clearly defined authority and responsibility for statewide coordination 3. A relationship with the chief information officer 4. A tie into national programs 5. Contracting authority and cost sharing mechanisms

13. © James W. Sewall Company NSGIC’s Strategic Planning Criteria 6. An inter-governmental working environment free of "turf wars" 7. A political or executive champion(s) involved in coordination 8. Sustainable funding mechanisms 9. Statewide coordination efforts that can be a conduit for federal initiatives

14. © James W. Sewall Company Task 1 – Project Description ► Primary Focus:  Coordination of local governments, academia and the private sector  Developing sustainable funding sources  Cultivating political champions to grow support for future geospatial initiatives

15. © James W. Sewall Company Project Workflow ► Startup ► Research ► Data Gathering  Survey  Forums  Meetings ► Draft results ► Develop Plan ► Provide plan to promote solution Provide results/ obtain feedback February 2008 September 2008 Timeline

16. © James W. Sewall Company Important Items ► Blog site: http://maineplan.blogspot.com http://maineplan.blogspot.com ► New Maine GIS List Serve: To register see the sign in sheet: GEOLIBRARY-L- request@LISTS.MAINE.EDU. GEOLIBRARY-L- request@LISTS.MAINE.EDUGEOLIBRARY-L- request@LISTS.MAINE.EDU ► Maine GeoLibrary Web Site: http://maine.gov/geolib/ http://maine.gov/geolib/

17. Questions? Feel free to contact Bruce Oswald at (518) 729-5442 or bruce.oswald@gmail.com