GeoMAPP Project Overview and Conclusions

Alec Bethune- NC Center for Geographic Information and AnalysisMatt Peters- Utah Automated Geographic Reference CenterJoe Sewash- NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

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GeoMAPP Background

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Project Overview

2007-11 Multistate GIS Data Archiving Program Partnering State GIS & Archives and the Library of

Congress

Focus Areas: Developing Relationships Identifying, Preparing, Transferring and Preserving &

Providing Access to ‘At Risk’ GIS Content Justifying the Investment Systems and Architectures to Store and Preserve this

Sizable and Complex Data

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Who is GeoMAPP?

North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA)

North Carolina State Archives NC State University Libraries

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives (KDLA)

Kentucky Division of Geographic Information (DGI)

Kentucky State University

Montana State Library

Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)

Utah State Archives 14 Informational Partners: AZ, DC, GA, IL, KS, MD, ME, MN, MO, MS,

NY, TX, WI, WY

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The Geoarchiving Process Lifecycle

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1.Establishing key relationships2.Inventory3.Appraise4.Data Preparation5.Transfer6.Ingest 7.Preservation8.Access9.Business planning for sustainability

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Leveraging Existing Workflows Existing National Systems to

Leverage GIS Inventory powered by Ramona GOS/Geodata.gov Free data consolidation points

ArcGIS.com, GeoCommons, etc

State Specific Infrastructures State Clearinghouse GeoPortals Archives catalogs/repositories:

ContentDM, Dspace and AXAEM

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Project Deliverables/ Findings

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Project Overview Project Working Groups:

Outreach and Mentoring Preservation and Data

Transfer Storage and Access Business Planning

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Outreach and Mentoring Highlights Engagement with the Community

Outreach to Data Creators Engaging the National Community (Archives & GIS)

Supporting the Informational Partnership Integrating Montana

Mentoring sessions on Data Transfer Appraisal Engaging with Industry Marketing

Web, Social Media, Pamphlets, Newsletter

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Surveys and Self Assessment Tools Surveys (NSGIC, CoSA, State, Local) IT Infrastructure Assessment Geoarchiving Self Assessment

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Preservation and Data Transfer Highlights Content in Motion

Inventory, Appraisal, Records Scheduling Data Transfer Design and Demonstration Best Practices

Metadata Both CSDGM and Archival Metadata (OAIS) Assessments

Data Formats Data File Format Guide Geodatabase Research

Content Packaging Archival Processing and Preservation Technologies

OAIS Model for Geoarchiving, Integrity Checking, Format Validation

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Transfer and Preservation Tools GIS File Data Formats Guide Preservation and Data Transfer

Tools and Whitepapers

Geospatial Data File Formats Reference Guide

Utilizing Geospatial Metadata to Support Data preservation Practices

Best Practices for Geospatial Data Transfer for Digital Preservation

Montana Data Transfer Description

BagIt User Guide, Quick Reference Summary

Best Practices for Archival Processing for Geospatial Datasets

Archival Metadata Elements for the Preservation of Geospatial Datasets

Archival Challenges Associated with the Esri Personal Geodatabase and File Geodatabase Formats

Emerging Trends in Content Packaging for Geospatial Data

Project-wide and State Data Transfer Design and Best Practices Doc Archival Processing

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Metadata Tools FGDC CSDGM Elements for Archiving

OAIS Preservation Metadata for Geoarchiving

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Storage and Access Highlights

Liberating Data from Dark Archives Archival Management tools (ContentDM, dSpace, AXAEM) Collaborative Inventory (GOS, RAMONA)

Geoportal Research Storage Media Assessments

SAN/NAS v. Nearline/Tape v. Consumer Media Web Mapping Apps

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Storage and Access Products GeoMAPP Storage Assessment

Guide Media Assessment Partner Geoarchiving infrastructures

Storage and Access Tools and Whitepapers

National Inventories for Archived and Superseded Geospatial RecordsGeoPortal Toolkit EvaluationStorage Primer and GeoMAPP Partners’ Storage ArchitecturesStorage and Access Evaluation ToolAPPX-based AXAEM Geoarchiving GuideGeoMAPP AXAEM Testing Instructions

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Introducing: GeoMAPP Business Planning Toolkit

Matt PetersUtah AGRC

Joe SewashNC Center for Geographic Information & Analysis

Butch LazorchakLibrary of Congress

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Overview Explanation of final documents 01 Geoarchiving Business Planning Process Map and

Checklist 02 Geoarchiving Business Planning Guidebook 03 Geoarchiving Cost-Benefit Analysis Guidance 04 Geoarchiving Cost-Benefit Analysis Tool (Excel

Spreadsheet) 05 Geoarchiving Use Case Guidance 06 Geoarchiving Business Planning Bibliography

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What’s Next with GeoMAPP?

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Next Steps for GeoMAPP Publication of Remaining Whitepapers and Final

Report

Ongoing Collaboration ‘Organic’ Partner meetings Informational Partnership:

NDSA collaboration? OR Meet independently?

Web Resources Online @ www.geomapp.net Indefinitely

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Thanks!

Alec Bethune(North Carolina CGIA) alec.bethune@nc.gov

Matt Peters (Utah AGRC) mpeters@utah.gov

Joe Sewash(North Carolina CGIA) Joe.sewash@nc.gov

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