1. Texas General Land Office Jerry Patterson, Commissioner www.glo.texas.gov G EOGRAPHIC I NFORMATION S YSTEMS

2. Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office 2013 History of Geographic Information Systems at the General Land Office In 1991 the Oil Spill Prevention Act, OSPRA, was passed by the Texas Legislature to protect coastal waters and natural resources. The funding from this legislation enabled the agency to begin purchasing GIS Software to be used develop data for oil spill contingency planning and response. With the continual evolution of GIS software technology GIS applications have expanded to other business areas within the GLO. Currently the GLO provides GIS data and applications to users throughout the agency via the Intranet. Along with the internal GIS applications the agency also has GIS applications running on the Internet that provide customers access to GLO leases, permits and other records.

3. GIS Oil Spill Response Energy Resources Professional Services Surveying Coastal Resource Management Enterprise GIS System Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office

4. ASSET INSPECTION GIS Coastal Leasing Field Office Operations Public Inquiries Appraisal Uplands Leasing Legal Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GIS Customers

5. Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GIS Data Development  Coastal Cabin Project – GIS mapping of permitted Coastal Cabins on Texas barrier Islands.  Lease Monitoring and Enforcement - Locate all unauthorized structures and activities on state land. Monitor authorized structures and activities to ensure compliance with lease agreements.  Coastal Permitting - GIS mapping of all coastal piers, pipeline and oil and gas platforms in Texas Coastal waters.  High Resolution Photography Acquisition Project – Acquiring and managing high resolution photography of state lands to support lease management and to incorporate into ArcGIS Server Applications.

6. MINERAL MAPS GIS Electricity Marketing Mineral Evaluations and Lease Sales Royalty Audit & Collections Public Inquiries Internet Application “GISWEB” Field Inspections Lease & Well Tracking Program ENERGY RESOURCES GIS Customers Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office

7. ENERGY RESOURCES GIS Data Develop & Applications Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office  Units Layer - Data set for the cataloging of all Oil and Gas units.  Nominations Layer - Data set to track all nominations received for the current leasing cycle.  Uplands Lease Layer - Data set for the cataloging of all the upland Oil and Gas leases.  GISWEB Viewer - An ArcGIS Server Flex application that is a GIS viewer that allows you to view State submerged lands grid, oil and gas leases, oil and gas units, and nominations layer.

8. COASTAL GIS Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Texas Sediment Project Beach and Dune Protection GIS Software Training & Support Spill Response Inspection Officers GIS Data Distribution to Public OIL SPILL & COASTAL RESOURCES GIS Support Mgmt. of Corporate GIS Spatial Database Spill Response Planning Teams Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office

9. OIL SPILL & COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GIS Data Development & Applications  ESI Project – Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) layer for the entire Texas Coast.  Habitat Priority Protection (HPP) Project – Coordinated a joint effort with TPWD to develop a spatial data set containing locations of critical biological habitat and other priority areas to be used in oil spill/emergency response and contingency planning in coastal bayous and estuaries.  Oil Spill Planning and Response Atlas - Developed an upper and a lower Texas Gulf coast atlas. Created to aid spill responders in planning and response judgments and will be made available in hardcopy and CD-ROM versions.  ArcGIS Server Application- Currently in a development stage building a viewer to access all of the Coastal Oil Spill Response layers. Application will assist response team in planning and clean-up of Oil Spills within Texas Coastal Waters.  Texas Coastal Sediment Viewer - The Texas Coastal Sediments Geodatabase (TxSed) is sediment related geospatial and geotechnical data. TxSed can be used to assist in identifying compatible sediment resources for proposed beach nourishment or habitat restoration projects, and can be used as an aid in the permitting/regulatory processes for such projects.

10. SURVEYING GIS Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office SURVEYING GIS Energy Asset Inspection Executive Surveyors Asset Management Appraisal Customers

11. Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office SURVEYING GIS Data Development  Submerged OTLS - Maintain the accuracy of the Submerged OTLS: Edit, update, verify, digitize and calculate tract boundaries and attributes as requested. State-owned submerged tracts currently are being updated based on hardcopy topographical maps that have been compiled and edited by GLO Surveying staff.  Pipeline Data Layers - Five pipeline data layers, one for each zone, are being edited for accuracy. Miscellaneous easement numbers are being added to the pipeline layers.  Prepare Survey Plats - Prepare Survey Plats from field notes. The completed Survey plats are filed with the GLO and/or appropriate governing entities. Lastly, the survey plats are converted from AutoCad to Arc/Info and put into the GIS spatial database.  Custom Maps - Prepare custom maps for the public and other GLO program areas.

12. Information Systems GIS Oil Spill Response Energy Resources Asset Inspections Surveying Resource Management Customers Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office INFORMATION SYSTEMS B.A.S/GIS

13. Geographic Information Systems Texas General Land Office INFORMATION SYSTEMS/B.A.S/GIS GIS APPICATIONS  GISWEB Application  Purpose - Provide GLO staff with easy access to spatial information to assist GLO Land Management Teams in decisions concerning revenue-generating opportunities from School Land Fee and mineral-classified lands. Disseminate information housed at the GLO to the public.  New ArcGIS Server Intranet Application- Recently deployed ArcGIS Server Flex application to view Permanent School Fund Trust Lands (PSF) Oil and Gas and Surface Lease information. Other applications include Oil Spill Response, Coastal Sediments, Beachwatch and the Community Development Block Grant Viewer.  Training & Help Support - The IS/B.A.S/GIS group provides GISWeb application training support to both internal and external users.  Benefits -  Provide agency-wide access to GIS data through internet browser giving access to valuable data to assist users on daily bases with their decision making.  Facilitates collaboration between Austin home office and GLO field offices that would not otherwise be possible.  Disseminate information to the public that otherwise would have to provided directly by GLO staff.

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15. GIS at the General Land Office n We have come a long way from this!

16. GIS at the General Land Office n To what we have now to access and utilize GIS technology to assist us with our work!

17. GIS at the General Land Office n Why do we need a GIS system to assist in managing the Permanent School Fund Lands? Permanent School Fund Lands Submerged and Upland Total Acreage Submerged PSF acreage by land type: 01: 31,528 acres 02: 1,457,862 acres 03: 2,442,415 acres 05: 58,940 acres 06: 3,039 acres 13: 27,796 acres 15: 40,000 acres Total: 4,021,620 acres or 6,284 sq. mi. Uplands PSF acreage: Total: 8,391,489 acres or 13,112 sq. mi. Total PSF Inventory: 12,413,109 acres. Total Permanent University Fund Lands 2,104,772 acres

18. TEXAS SCHOOL TRUST LANDS FY 2013 Ending August 31, 2013 n TEXAS SCHOOL TRUST LANDS n FY 2013 Ending August 31, 2013 n When Texas entered the Union as a state in 1845, Texas retained all of its public lands. In 1873, the Texas Legislature set aside one-half of the remaining public domain to benefit public schools. The Texas Permanent School Fund was created with a $2 million appropriation by the Texas Legislature in 1854, expressly to benefit public schools in Texas. The Permanent School Fund consists of all land and all revenues derived from the land or other properties appropriated for the support of public schools. Today, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) manages over 12 million acres of school mineral rights and almost 1 million school surface acres. Most of the lands are scattered in the western part of Texas near El Paso. Here is what was earned for schools last year: n n Oil and gas generated $379,096,853 in FY 2013, surface uses added $10 million, minerals another $1 million and $74 million from other revenue sources. Texas has 10.35 miles out from shore as their seaward boundary. All revenue from these shoreline submerged lands also goes to schools. n How does this revenue get to schools and benefit students? The portion of the Permanent School Fund comprised of revenue prior to 2007 and transfers from the GLO after 2007 is invested by the Texas Education Agency. The investments generated $1 billion in FY 2013 that was distributed to local school districts on a per-pupil basis. Beginning 2007 under the direction of the Land Commissioner, the General Land Office invests the revenue from minerals, farming, grazing, and various other endeavors that are deposited into the Real Estate

19. TEXAS SCHOOL TRUST LANDS FY 2013 Ending August 31, 2013 n Special Fund Account (RESFA). This invested revenue is also part of the Permanent School Fund and in FY2013 returned $250 million to the Texas Education Agency portion of the PSF and $300 million to schools. n So for every dollar made in FY2013 from the lands by the GLO, here is where the dollar went: n So for every dollar made in FY2013 from the lands by the GLO, here is where the dollar went: n Management Expenses – 3% n RESFA – 97% n States like Texas that invest all of their revenue in their school fund have more money to support schools, just as people who save have more money than those who spend. Prudent investments, compounded over time, generate greater returns for schools. The Texas Permanent School Fund is the largest school trust fund in the nation, and the second largest educational endowment. The portion of the fund invested by the Texas Education Agency has grown to $27.3 billion. The portion of the Real Estate Special Fund Account (RESFA) invested by the General Land Office has grown to $3.3 billion. The TEA returned 10.16% total return from their investments and GLO returned 4.96%. Because of the careful management and investment of the funds within both parts of the Permanent School Fund, $1.3 billion was distributed directly to schools with $1 billion from the TEA and $300 million from the GLO. n Various states use trust funding differently. Wisconsin funds school libraries, Washington and Colorado build schools in rural parts of the state, Arizona funds classroom needs, Minnesota and South Dakota send much needed additional funding directly to each local school district, and Utah allows parents, teachers, and the principal elected in every school to develop programs to improve academic performance. All other states put the investment distribution to schools into the overall education funding pot, usually supplanting other revenue with that from the children’s trust. n n FOR A MAP & INFO ON TEXAS, PLEASE VISIT CHILDRENSLANDALLIANCE.ORG n GO TO “STATES” AND CLICK ON TEXAS

20. GIS at the General Land Office n GISWEB page and demo of GIS desktop applications! n http://www.glo.texas.gov/GLO/agency- administration/gis/index.html