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USDA Forest Service Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC)

USDA Forest Service Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC). Building Bridges to Information Sharing May 10, 2007. US Forest Service Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC). Building the Foundations of the Bridges… Presented by: Susan DeLost.

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USDA Forest Service Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC)

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  1. USDA Forest ServiceGeospatial Advisory Committee (GAC) Building Bridges to Information Sharing May 10, 2007

  2. US Forest ServiceGeospatial Advisory Committee (GAC) Building the Foundations of the Bridges… Presented by: Susan DeLost

  3. US Forest ServiceA New Century of Caring for the Land and Serving People 2007: 155 National Forests and Grasslands covering 193 million acres 1905: 60 Forest Reserves covering 56 million acres “To provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run.” – Gifford Pinchot, 1st Chief “..Healthy forests …multiple sustainable use…” Gail Kimbell 16th Chief http://www.fs.fed.us

  4. There was a very good meeting in Baltimore... And then… The Geospatial Executive Board (GEB) and Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC) were established

  5. Geospatial Executive Board (GEB)Responsibilities • Articulate a corporate vision for an enterprise-wide geospatial environment • Provide oversight and coordination of geospatial programs and activities • Ensure geospatial policies and programs are integrated, and are responsive to business needs • Act on recommendations from the Geospatial Advisory Committee

  6. Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC)Responsibilities • Identify, monitor, and address issues regarding the state of geospatial programs and activities • Develop and make recommendations concerning geospatial program execution, and resources needed to meet agency requirements • Communicate observations, findings, and recommendations to agency geospatial community and others

  7. Geospatial Advisory Committee (GAC) Focus Areas: • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  8. GAC Focus Areas • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  9. GAC Focus Area Geospatial Strategy Presented by: Jim McGinnis What is the strategy and how does it apply to me?

  10. Elements of the Geospatial Strategy Vision Goals Performance

  11. Forest Service Geospatial Vision Current Collaborative Usable

  12. Goal One Data Management Quality – Stewardship - Administration

  13. Goal Two Change Control Continuous Improvement

  14. Goal Three Policy Availability

  15. Goal Four Mapping

  16. Goal Five Outside Partnerships Communications

  17. End User Satisfaction Changing Agency Business Needs Elements of the Geospatial Strategy Vision Performance Goals

  18. GAC Focus Areas • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  19. GAC Focus Area Technology Architecture Coordination Presented by: Ron Gendreau

  20. GAC Focus Areas • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  21. GAC Focus Area Standardized Geospatial Data Presented by: Andy Peavy

  22. GIS Data DictionaryUpdate Project

  23. Data Dictionary • 2004 update is current version • Coverage model • Oracle views • Word Documents and PDF files

  24. Data Dictionary • Our contract with ourselves for data standards • Attribute standards and domain value standards widely referenced • Adherence to data standard is a safe bet

  25. Project Objective #1 • Update the Current GIS Data Dictionary for I-Web and NRIS supported themes: • geodatabase designs • new or changed attributes • Document the transactional and published versions

  26. Activities Cultural (heritage) Recreation RMU Transportation Water Wildlife TEUI Soils Vegetations units Geology Air Range Vegetation Themes:

  27. Project Objective #2 • Create a Data Dictionary database management tool to facilitate future updates • XML database integrated with ArcCatalog FGDC metadata engine

  28. Metadata Templates • Long-time GAC objective • Template production is integrated with Data Dictionary/Metadata production

  29. Review process • Change request form generated by stewards or technical update coordinators • Publish HTML version of data dictionary detail pages • Create and distribute sample personal geodatabase • Traditional 45-day review and comment period

  30. Results • Web publication • Searchable XML • Composite FS Attribute list

  31. GAC Focus Areas • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  32. GAC Focus Area Coordinate and Share Standardized Data Presented by: Dave George

  33. Recent Activity • ESRI Image Server update • FS Geodata Clearinghouse new features • Virtual Globe review

  34. ESRI Image Server Launched in October 2006 • Three distinct services: • FS intranet – through ArcMAP client, v9.1 & v9.2 • I-Web and National Apps access through Citrix • ArcServer, providing Image Server access for Web Map Services (WMS), ArcIMS and HTML web services • Development for additional Image Server access: • NIFC and the WFDSS application • MODIS Active Fire Map, internet ArcIMS access • FIA and FHTET enhanced access needs • ArcGIS Explorer (3D Globe viewing)

  35. ESRI Image Server Current Services Published • Imagery: • BOTUS – 1 meter color (Continental US) • eSAT – 15 meter color (Continental US and Alaska) • MODIS – Blue Marble – 1 kilometer (North America) • Various 1 meter imagery datasets (by request) • Ottawa NF CIR • Alaska imagery TBD • Maps: Continental US only at this time • 1:24k, 1:100k, and 1:250k eTOPO (old DRG’s) • All current Softcopy produced by GSTC • All current Secondary Base Series produced by GSTC • Terrain: • 200, 90, 30, and 10 meter Shaded Relief (Continental US) • 30 and 10 meter Aspect (Continental US) • 60 meter Shaded Relief (Alaska)

  36. ESRI Image Server Statistics • Servers have been in operation for six months, 24/7 access • 1 hour down time each weekend on off hours • Only 15 minutes of down time during business hours over the last 6 months • Image Server client access: (rounded numbers) • Average 1,600 client connections per day (business days) • Each client connection zooms or pans an average of 16 times • Each zoom or pan averages 350 KB / image • Average daily output across the network – 25,600 compressed images /day or 8.96 GB’s • Total business days in operation – 126, so 3,225,600 compressed images delivered to date, or 1.13 TB’s

  37. Website Redesign FS Geodata Clearinghouse Provides better organization, flexibility to add more types of data

  38. Virtual Globe Applications • Virtual Globe technical report • “Implementing Virtual Globe: Geographic Exploration System Software Applications in the US Forest Service” – April, 2007 • Collaboration with Google Earth • Forest Service presence on Google Earth • Free Client terms of use discussion • Forest Service Enterprise solution

  39. Virtual Globe Technical Report • Virtual Globe/Geographic Exploration System introduction • Virtual Globe client evaluations: • MS Virtual Earth, Leica Virtual Explorer, ESRI Arc Explorer, Google Earth, NASA WorldWind • Project Considerations • Data sharing Considerations • Tiered to Geospatial Strategy, “Serving Geospatial Data Over the Internet” • Use of FSGeodata Clearinghouse • Non-proprietary data sharing • Metadata • Serves as Forest Service FGDC Clearinghouse node

  40. Virtual Globe Technical Report • Technical Considerations • Intro to Keyhole Markup Language KML • Data preparation • Delivering your data • Metadata • Utilities • Evaluation of Virtual Globe clients • Summary - Conclusions

  41. GAC Focus Areas • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  42. GAC Focus Area Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) Presented by: Jim McGinnis

  43. Recommendations • Oversight • Performance Testing • Common Development Environment • Implementation Plan • Access to data • Functional with ArcGIS • National Applications Conference

  44. FSNRA Geospatial Strategy • Development • Tabular/spatial • User support

  45. FSNRA MOU • ALP/NILS – ALP, NILS • FACTS/TIM, Infra • NRIS– Air, Fauna, FSVeg, Terra, TESP, Water • Fire - ROSS, FAM NIST

  46. Outcomes • Geospatial Interface • Data Architecture Review Board

  47. GAC Focus Areas • Geospatial Strategy • Technology Architecture Coordination • Standardized Geospatial Data • Coordinate and Share Standardized Data • Coordination of FS Natural Resource Applications (FSNRA) • Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery • Geospatial Training and Awareness

  48. GAC Focus Area Mapping Requirements, Generation and Delivery Presented by: Bill Krausmann

  49. Recommendations • Determine the long-term, business-driven mapping requirements for the FS • Develop cartographic tools to produce standard maps from geographic datasets • Ensure GIS data and metadata will support cartographic requirements • Develop standard symbology for all geospatial applications

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