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VGIN Coordinator’s Report – April 3, 2007

VGIN Coordinator’s Report – April 3, 2007. Welcome!. Agenda for Today. Call to Order, Review and approval of previous meeting minutes VGIN Activities Summary / Coordinator Report – Dan Widner Ongoing Project Status Updates Orthophotography Update – Stuart Blankenship

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VGIN Coordinator’s Report – April 3, 2007

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  1. VGIN Coordinator’s Report – April 3, 2007 Welcome! expect the best

  2. Agenda for Today • Call to Order, Review and approval of previous meeting minutes • VGIN Activities Summary / Coordinator Report – Dan Widner • Ongoing Project Status Updates • Orthophotography Update – Stuart Blankenship • Emergency Management Mapping Application (EMMA) – Sam Hall • Road Centerline (RCL) – Lyle Hornbaker • New Business / Open Discussion / Conclusion expect the best

  3. VGIN Coordinator’s Report – April 3, 2007 • GIS Day Summary: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 • Participants: • Virginia DCR, Natural Heritage Program • Virginia Department of Transportation • Virginia Economic Development Partnership • Virginia DEQ, Coastal Zone Management Program • Virginia Department of Emergency Management • Rockingham County • City of Martinsville/Henry County expect the best

  4. GIS Day • Remarks from: • Secretary of Technology • CIO of the Commonwealth • GIS Day Proclamation from the Governor • Suggestions from the Board: • Continue with GIS Day at General Assembly? • Seek other venues? expect the best

  5. 2002 VBMP Ortho Pricing Sheet • Refer to handout • Standardized product available for sale • Includes DVD and USB Drives • Pricing for web services coming soon expect the best

  6. FEMA Partnership • Sharing 2002 VBMP Orthos with FEMA • Through elimination of license restrictions • FEMA to use product with remaining localities in current cycle of Flood Plain Map Modernization • Dialog has opened the door to FEMA funding for contour development • Alleghany (including Covington), • Dinwiddie • Pittsylvania (including Danville) expect the best

  7. NSDI Cooperative Agreement Program • Federal Geographic Data Committee • CAP Grants to assist in geospatial development • VGIN, Virginia Tech and ODU partners • $25,000 to support Virginia’s geospatial metadata implementation • http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/2007CAP/Category1/07HQAG-VA expect the best

  8. Metadata Portal Implementation • “…oversee the development of a catalog of GIS data available in the Commonwealth.” • § 2.2-2026 Code of Virginia • Solution: Implement ESRI’s GIS Portal Toolkit package as Virginia’s metadata tool • 10 week consulting engagement with ESRI Professional Services • Available Summer 2007! • Training via CAP Grant proposal • “GISData.Virginia.Gov” expect the best

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  10. Customization and Deployment Work for GISData.Virginia.Gov • Meets VITA and Virginia Web Site Standards, Federal Accessibility Standards • VGIN and VITA/NG have deployed 4 servers to provide the platform for the service • ESRI will complete Portal customizations and come to VITA to install software end of April expect the best

  11. Next Steps • Complete installation with ESRI • Training for VGIN staff and select others from ESRI as part of installation visit • VGIN will schedule and offer Portal workshops to state and local government representatives to teach how to input data and use the system (Summer-Fall 2007) • VGIN will make a big push for data providers to register their datasets in the system expect the best

  12. VGIN Support Positions • Currently advertising for three positions: • GIS Data Analysts (2 positions) • GIS Specialist (1 position) expect the best

  13. Project Updates • 2007 Orthophotography • EMMA • Road Centerline expect the best

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