NSGIC New Member Orientation

1. NSGIC New Member Orientation Cleveland, Ohio October 4, 2009

2. A Welcome From the Past Prez

3. What is NSGIC ? • People • Conferences • Caucus • Information • Committees • Hot Topics • Action

4. What is NSGIC ? • Small 501 (c) 6 nonprofit organization (~651 members with steady growth) • Formed in 1991 • Promote statewide GIS coordination councils • Serve as the voice of States for geospatial issues • Actively engaged with many Federal organizations • especially focused on the FGDC and the NSDI • Promote effective and efficient government through the prudent adoption of geospatial technologies • Each State has A single VOTE! • Caucus membership in each state

5. Membership (2009) • State Gov 80 • Institutional 12 • Bus/Corporate 87 • State Council (6) 144 • Federal Partner (6) 328 • Total 651 • (457 in 2006)

6. Conferences – Mid Year • ~250 Attendees • Federal and Congressional Focus • Hill Visits • Hill Event • Stakeholder Mtg.

7. Conferences – Annual • 300+ Attendees • State Sessions • Lots of Speakers • Lots of Sessions • Lots of Session Hours • Lots of Food • Wisconsin in 2007 • Colorado in 2008 • Minnesota 2010 • Rotation

8. Conference Attendance

9. Conference Attendance

10. Conference Attendance

11. Leadership and Results • Strategic Plan • Committees • Monthly Board Meetings • Weekly Leadership Calls • A Lot of Work • and Fun

12. Leadership with Purpose • Long Term Purpose and Role in NSDI • Financial Bottom Line and Forecast • Alignment with Organizations • Member Services • Short Term Focus • Managing Our Work

13. Organizational Structure of NSGIC • President (1 year term) • President-Elect (elected 1 year term) • Past President (1 year term) • 6 Board of Directors (elect 3 every 2 yrs) • Secretary (Appointed) • Treasurer (Appointed) • Committee/Work Group Chairs • Washington Liaison

14. Committees & Work Groups (WG) • Communication • In Reach • Conference • Awards • Conference Sponsorship • Sponsorship • Outreach • Federal Coordination Factors • 50 States Initiative • Imagery for the Nation • Legislative Issues • Manage Liasions for other Associations

15. Committees and Work Groups… continued • Technical Issues • Addresses for the Nation • Transportation for the Nation • Enterprise Architecture • Ramona • Geospatial Preparedness • Each Committee/WG: • Charters • Strategic Plan Assignments • Rosters • Annual Report Responsibilities

16. Washington Liaison • Bill Burgess • Our established voice and advocate in DC

17. Working DCOutreach and Legislative Issues

18. Stakeholders • COGO • NGAC • NACO • URISA • MAPPS • NENA • GITA

19. NSGIC HQ - Management • KingStringfellow Group, Inc • Bel Air, Maryland • Fred • Diane • Other support staff

20. Web Presence

21. NSGIC’s Current Priorities • For the Nation Data Initiatives • Imagery for the Nation • Cadastral (Parcel) Mapping • Transportation for the Nation • Address Points • Governance of the NSDI • Technology for the 21st Century

22. Working With NSGIC

23. Questions http://www.nsgic.org Stu Davis, 2007 Past President Tony Spicci, 2006 Past President National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Ohio (614) 644-3923 Stu.davis@oit.ohio.gov Missouri (573) 882-9909 Tony.Spicci@mdc.mo.gov

24. Platinum Sponsor

28. Imagery for the Nation • Support, authorization and funding (new funds) from Congress to implement a sustained national program for the collection, maintenance, distribution and archive of aerial imagery that meets on-going local, state, and federal program requirements.  • Support the FGDC in its efforts to design a national imagery. The Council will seek authorization and recurring appropriations for the program designed by the FGDC if it meets the business needs of state and local governments.  • The Council will inform and support the States to ensure their compliance with the business planning processes of the proposed Imagery for the Nation program.

29. Cadastral (Parcel) Mapping • The Council will seek, support, and advocate for federal activities and legislation that will work to implement key recommendations of the National Academy’s report entitled “National Land Parcel Data: A Vision for the Future.”

30. Cadastral (Parcel) Mapping • The NGAC should review OMB Circular A16 and make recommendations to optimize federal involvement.  NGAC should also make recommendations on the roles and responsibilities of state and local government. • The FGDC should support the standardization of local parcel data through CAP Grants to support the Fifty States Initiative. • Congress should pass the FLAIR act to create a unified database of federal land holdings and provide cost sharing for local parcel data development. • Congress should revise Title 13 to allow the Census Bureau to share its property address and coordinate data with state and local government.

31. Transportation for the Nation • Support and advocate for a coordinated, standards-driven approach to the development of a nationwide roadway transportation network that meets the majority of the needs.   • Support and advocate new and existing efforts that leverage funding and labor resource economies of scale to integrate multiple stakeholder needs related to the creation, maintenance, management, and usability of transportation GIS data.  • Support and advocate partnerships with nationwide transportation organizations that advocate and support roadway transportation geospatial needs and solutions

32. Technology for the 21st Century • This year, two primary technology issues facing the nation are national broadband infrastructure and federal eGovernment implementation.  • NSGIC will advocate with the Federal Communications Commission to support detailed reporting by carriers and broad public access to data related to public access to high-speed Internet services.   • NSGIC will seek, support and advocate for the E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007