Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee

1. Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Phillip Henderson Chairman April 24, 2012

2. Agenda • Introduction of Members and Guests • Executive Council/Program Office Update • Background • Advisory Committee Purpose • Advisory Committee Membership • Executive Council Statewide GIS Goals • Virtual Alabama Inventory Tool Research • Introduce GIS State Website • ArcGIS Online for Organizations Information • Subcommittees Purpose • Aerial Imagery Business Plan Update • Other Business • Next Meeting

3. Executive Order 16

4. Executive Order 16 • Establishes Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council • Governor appointed Spencer Collier as Chairman • 15 members • Each member’s term coincides with his office • Establishes Alabama Geographic Information Program Office • Governor appointed Phillip Henderson as Director and Danny Manley as Assistant Director • ADECA appointed as the fiscal agent • Establishes Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee • Members appointed by the Governor

5. Strategic Plan

6. Strategic Plan • Published in June 2010 • Key Issues of Plan • Governance • Framework Data • Metadata Standards • Data Standards • Data Access • Communication • Education & Outreach

7. CAP 3 Strategic Planning Update • Awarded 2010 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) Category 3 • Contract management provided by ADECA • Professional Facilitator: Applied Geographics, Inc.

8. CAP 3 Strategic Plan Recommendations Main recommendation is to establish an Alabama Geographic Information Program Office Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Alabama Geographic Information Program Office

9. GIS Coordination Structure Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council Alabama Geographic Information Program Office Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Orthoimagery Subcommittee Framework Data Subcommittee Education/Outreach Subcommittee

10. GIS Executive Council Members Department of Finance Department of Revenue Department of Transportation Emergency Management Agency Department of Environmental Management Department of Homeland Security Department of Economic and Community Affairs Department of Conservation Department of Public Safety Department of Industrial Relations Department of Agriculture and Industries Geological Survey of Alabama Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Alabama League of Municipalities Association of County Commissioners of Alabama

11. Executive Council Purpose Establish Policies GIS Strategic Resource Further Cooperation

12. Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council Objectives • Duties – responsible for: • Strategic planning for a sustainable State program to coordinate GIS • Resolution of policy and technology issues • Coordination of interagency development for geospatial data • Coordination, direction, and facilitation of state, county, and local government GIS efforts

13. Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council Objectives • Duties – responsible for: • Developing an educational outreach program to coordinate geospatial training efforts • Advising the Governor, the Legislature, and local governing bodies regarding geographic information • Evaluating and determining the staffing requirements for GIS coordination • Seeking input from all stakeholders at all levels of government and the private sector

14. Alabama Geographic Information Program Office Objectives • Purpose • Coordinate with existing department heads, commissioners, and directors to assimilate the GIS efforts of their State agencies, departments, and commissions

15. Alabama Geographic Information Program Office Objectives • Duties • Act as the functional arm of the Alabama Geographic Information Executive Council • Provide administrative and technical support to the Executive Council • Concentrate statewide resources on prioritized activities • Negotiate and manage formal partner relationships • Negotiate from pooled funds and coordinate procurement

16. Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Objectives • Purpose • Foster communication and cooperation among stakeholders • Provide guidance for the Executive Council in fulfilling the objectives of the Strategic Plan • Promote discussions of relevant GIS issues within the state • Provide expert advice to the Executive Council and the GIS community

17. Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Objectives • Representation • The Advisory Committee shall have representation from stakeholders throughout the state to include the areas of water resources, air resources, agricultural resources, energy resources, cultural resources, land resources, mineral resources, environmental management, forestry, geology, health, local government, planning, public safety, criminal justice, social services, transportation, utilities, waste management, homeland security, and wildlife.

18. Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Membership • Members • Members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Governor and shall continue to serve on the committee until when he or she no longer officially represents the function or serves in the capacity in which he or she was appointed. The Director of the Alabama Geographic Information Program Office shall serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee.

19. Alabama Geographic Information Advisory Committee Membership • 33 Members • 9 Ex-officio • Department of Public Health representative is Steve Hill • Electric Cities of Alabama representative is Jon Hand

20. Executive Council Statewide GIS Goals • Goals • Inventory current GIS data, applications, and services • Virtual Alabama is the key resource for data inventory • Authoritative sources must be identified and used • Leverage pooled resources (coordinate procurement) • Avoid unnecessary cost and duplication of effort • Improve decision-support for statewide issues (standards)

21. Executive Council Statewide GIS Goals • Goals • Statewide data standards need to be established to improve coordination • Standards from authoritative sources • Primary Coordination Goals of framework data layers for 2012 • Aerial Imagery • Parcel Data • Road Centerlines • Geocoded Addresses

22. Virtual Alabama Inventory Tool Research • Presentation by Dr. Steve McKinney • New functionality for GIS users • Import excel tables directly into Virtual Alabama • Web map services for the GIS community • Upload and view your data in Virtual Alabama • New Project Coordination Portal

23. State GIS Website (gis.alabama.gov)

24. Role Based Login Privileges

25. Content Management System

26. Beta Testing of AGOL • Esri has provided a Beta Test for the ArcGIS Online for Organizations • Workshop will be held May 8

27. Subcommittees • Imagery • Framework Data • Education/Outreach

28. Imagery Subcommittee • The Aerial Imagery Business Plan has been completed (Posted on the website)

29. Aerial Imagery Status Map

30. Other Business • Statewide Contracts for GIS Software • GeoPDF software • Others?

31. Next Meeting • Tentatively scheduled for May 24 • Web site will have the latest information • Adjournment