Steve Gay - GIS Manager Mid America Regional Council Kansas City, MO

1. Steve Gay - GIS Manager Mid America Regional Council Kansas City, MO

2. Mid-America Regional Council • Association of Governments for the Kansas City Metro Region • Voluntary organization made up of Local Governments • We represent 8 counties in two states, with 116 cities

3. Mid-America Regional Council • Seeks to build a stronger regional community through cooperation, leadership and planning. • Enhance the effectiveness of Local Government • Forum for addressing regional issues

4. Overview of KC Metro GIS • Regional Centerline • Aerial Photography Cooperative • Population Forecasting - Paint the Town • Regional Geospatial Homeland Security

5. KC Metro GIS • Committee of GIS professionals that address GIS issues that effect local governments in the MARC region • Communicate Knowledge and Expertise • Reduce costs through cooperative agreements • Develop Policies and Standards

6. KC Metro GIS Communication Tools • Quarterly Meetings • Website -www.marc.org/gis/ • Newsletter - Intersections

7. Regional Centerline • Support e9-1-1 initiative • Wireless call reference • MSAG Synchronization • Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP)

8. 9-1-1 Call Routing

9. Regional Centerline • MARC has Contracted with ESRI • Additional Centerline Functionality • Workflow Enhancements • Data Model Design

10. Regional Centerline • MARC contracts with GeoComm for Centerline Maintenance • Staffing • Hardware/Software • Data Model Design • Workflow Documentation

11. Regional Centerline • Current Centerline Maintenance • Digital (GIS or CAD) • Hard copy • Cookie Cutter

12. Regional Centerline • ESRI is Evaluating/Recommending • Data Standards • Data model similar to industry standard transportation model • Workflow Enhancements

13. Enhanced Data flow

14. Regional Aerial Photography • Developed consistent specifications • Mixed resolution • Cost allocation/sharing/reduction • Expected collection – Spring 2006

15. Proposed aerial photography resolution

16. Beyond Orthophotography • LIDAR quotes • Images/Data to support Contouring • Oblique imagery

18. Land Use and Population Forecasting andRegional Parcel Data Collection

19. Land Use

23. Regional Homeland Security Geospatial and Data Server Strategic Plan

24. Why a Strategic Plan? • Use GIS to support Homeland Security and Public Safety • Homeland Security funding? • Urban Area Security Initiatives • Homeland Security Geospatial Work group • Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee • KC Metro GIS

25. Geospatial Homeland Security Strategic Plan Initial Questions: • GIS data for the region? • Software to be used during emergencies? • Server Hardware needs? • Can we integrate with Federal level initiatives? • How can we secure long term funding?

26. Regional Data Server Needs Assessment Initial Questions: • What are the current or proposed regional public safety applications? • Server hardware required to support these applications? • System Support? Data Center, Personnel and funding. • Is there opportunity to share resources?

28. Development of the Plan Initial Steps • Selected Consultant - PBS&J • Kick-off meeting • Individual meetings in each county plus KCMO • Adopted an “All Hazards” approach

29. Stakeholders • Emergency Managers • GIS and IT Managers • Police and Fire Personnel • State and Federal representatives • Public Health • Utility • Hospital

30. Needs Assessment Methods • Individual community interview sessions • Survey of capabilities and resources • Data Inventory Matrix • Evaluation of Existing Preparedness & Response Plans

31. Summary of Needs Assessment • GIS capabilities vary greatly • Data and Aerial Photography vary greatly (except roads and property data) • Software platform most used – ESRI • Several Communities Utilize WebEOC

32. Gap Analysis • Sharing data across State and County Boundaries • Critical Infrastructure Data Layers – inconsistent • Relationships between GIS and Emergency Management • Published standards for collection and development of data.

33. Synthesis of Multiple Planning Efforts Key Plans: • Regional Homeland Security Strategy Plan • Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan • Federal Planning - National Preparedness Goal

34. Regional Homeland Security Strategic Plan • Planning and Readiness • Coordination and effective Relationships • Adequate Resources • Training and Exercise

35. Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

36. Federal PlanningNational Preparedness Goal Source: DHS National Geospatial Preparedness Needs Assessment

37. Federal PlanningNational Preparedness Goal All Hazards approach to national preparedness: • Prevent • Protect • Respond • Recover

38. Geospatial Objectives • Collect the right GIS data • Make it sharable • Ensure its security • Integrate it into emergency operations

39. Geospatial Objectives • Collect the right GIS data • Identification of key layers • Identifying who has what • Filling the gaps of priority data • Collection – methods and standards

40. Geospatial Objectives • Make the Data sharable • Metadata • Standards Naming conventions • Software – Common Operating Picture • Web Portals • MOUs (data sharing and maintenance aggreements) • Server needs (ownership, capacity, location, accessibility) • Connectivity needs

41. Geospatial Objectives • Ensure the Data is Secure • Redundancy • Secure sites • Reconfigurable server and connectivity

42. Geospatial Objectives • Integrate it into emergency operations • Daily uses • Training and exercises • Organizational structure • GIS Operations

43. Geospatial Homeland Security and Regional Data Server Plan Next steps • Drafting a Strategic Plan • Education and Outreach Plan • Implementation Plan • Priority of action items • Procedure for developing actions

44. Questions? Steve Gay sgay@marc.org Steve Gay - GIS Manager Mid America Regional Council Kansas City, MO