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State of ConnecticutDeveloping Geospatial Strategic and Business Plans for the State of Connecticut

Project Kick-off Meeting

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Agenda

Project Approach• Strategic Planning• Business Planning• Info Gathering Session Details• In-depth Interview Candidates

Nine Criteria for a Successful Statewide GIS Program

Establishing the Vision and Goals for this Project

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Project Approach and OverviewStrategic Planning…

Kickoff Meeting Refine approach to Connecticut specifics

Five In-depth Interviews Could be with key stakeholders not included in HLSGIS Could be with stakeholders that were involved, drill into further details

Three Information Gathering Sessions Three Group Visioning sessions Goal identification or clarification Define needs at all levels of government

Geospatial Council Mtgs Report and Track progress Gauge degree of consensus Make final decisions and adopt

Authoring Plan Use NSGIC’s prescribed format Answer sub-set of questions raised in the templates Accurately articulate the vision for expanded statewide GIS in CT

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Steering Committee Identify the single initiative that will be detailed in the first Business Plan CT may ultimately have several Business Plans, one for each key initiative

Identify Program Goals And congruence with overall Strategic Plan

Identify Program Benefits Structure like a business case

• Economic benefits?• Value-added benefits?• Avoided costs/problems?

Why should a political leader, Commissioner, or Executive champion this effort? Detail Program Requirements and Budget

Deliverables Technologies/Methodologies employed

Document oversight and organizational approach Develop Implementation Plan

Steps and phasing necessary to achieve goals

Project ApproachBusiness Planning…

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Project Timeline

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National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Compilation and integration of data for 7 framework layers

1. Geodetic Control

2. Cadastral (parcels)

3. Political Boundaries

4. Hydrography

5. Imagery (orthos)

6. Elevation (orthos)

7. Transportation (Air, Roads, Inland Waterways, Rail, Transit)

Critical Infrastructure is not on FGDC list – why?

Geospatial One-Stop / National Map Portals for access to nationwide data Really just a pointer to the best source (local)

Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP) Effort to collect a core set of data for use in time of an emergency

Federal Initiatives

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NSDI and Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructures NSDI

50 StatesInitiative

SSDICA

SSDIMA

SSDIConnecticut

Bolton

HartfordCRCOG Data sharing between levels

of government The best data are local Local rolls up to regional/state States roll up to National

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“Plans are nothing; planning is everything”

Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential” Winston

Churchill

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/de34.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Winston_Churchill.jpg

The process matters!

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50 States Initiative9 criteria of a successful statewide GIS program

1. A full-time, paid coordinator position is designated and has the authority to implement the state’s business and strategic plans

2. A clearly defined authority exists for statewide coordination of geospatial information technologies and data production

3. The statewide coordination office has a formal relationship with the state’s Chief Information Officer (CIO)

4. A champion (politician, or executive decision-maker) is aware and involved in the process of geospatial coordination

5. Responsibilities for developing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure and a State Clearinghouse are assigned

6. The ability exists to work and coordinate with local governments, academia, and the private sector

7. Sustainable funding sources exist to meet project needs

8. GIS Coordinators have the authority to enter into contracts and become capable of receiving and expending funds.

9. The Federal government works through the statewide coordinating authority

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Criterion Status1. A full-time, paid coordinator position is designated and has the authority to implement the state’s business and strategic plans

MEETS CRITERIONNewly created full-time dedicated state coordinator currently exists. Additional staff is being brought on to improve process.

2. A clearly defined authority exists for statewide coordination of geospatial information technologies and data production

MEETS CRITERIONCIO of State has the authority for statewide coordination and legislative action identified CT GISC as formal geospatial coordinating body for CT.

3. The statewide coordination office has a formal relationship with the state’s Chief Information Office (CIO)

MEETS CRITERIONCIO chairs the CT GISC.

CIO has sign-off on all IT capital budget requests.

How do we rate?

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Criterion Status4. A champion (politician, or executive decision-maker) is aware and involved in the process of geospatial coordination

DOES NOT MEET CRITERION

GIS has had key political and executive champions at various times throughout its history, but there is not currently an

active champion.

5. Responsibilities for developing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure and a State Clearinghouse are assigned

DOES NOT MEET CRITERION

There is no formal responsibility for the NSDI.

Some CT data is available through the National Map and we will soon have operational Clearinghouse node.

6. The ability exists to work and coordinate with local governments, academia, and the private sector

MEETS CRITERION

There is coordination between stakeholders such as state agencies, local and regional government, academia and the private sector through the GISC. Still work to be done in this area.

How do we rate?How do we rate?

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Criterion Status7. Sustainable funding sources exist to meet project needs

DOES NOT MEET CRITERION

There is no sustainable funding for core operations at the present time. The only funding that has been available is through departmental efforts, cooperative efforts and from grants. There are efforts underway to improve this.

8. GIS Coordinators have the authority to enter into contracts and become capable of receiving and expending funds.

MEETS CRITERIONGIS Coordinators and department leads do have the ability to enter into contracts if they follow the standard operating processes.

9. The Federal government works through the statewide coordinating authority

PARTIALLY MEETS CRITERIONSome Federal agencies (USGS, FGDC) do work through the GISC, but most state agencies and programs work independently with the Federal government on geospatial matters.

Final Tally: Meets criterion: 5 Partially meets criterion: 1 Does NOT meet criterion: 3

How do we rate?How do we rate?

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What are some things other states have tried to achieve?That is, their programmatic goals under the overarching Vision

Development of statewide data layers Structured program for regularly updated orthos Completion of USGS “framework layers”

GIS Governance Evolution Creation of a Geographic Information Officer (GIO) title (and office) within

the State

Development of Geospatial Data/Metadata Portals E.g., Geospatial One Stop (and state level “GOS’s”)

Development of web services infrastructure To facilitate data distribution and sharing

Do any of these things resonate with CT?

What else?

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What is the Primary Goal of the Strategic Plan for Connecticut?

To become/remain eligible for Federal funding? Having the plan allows CT to “check that box”

To create a Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructure (SSDI)? Good municipal data will help drive smarter state level planning and decision

making This is a NSGIC/FGDC priority, and behind the CAP grant

To participate in NSDI? Providing good state level data to the federal government should help

Connecticut• In times of crisis do federal planners/responders have access to the best

data? Is this already being done as part of HLSGIS?• Are resources being equitably distributed/deployed to CT?

To generally “advance” GIS in the state? Raise general awareness? Enlist a high-level Champion?

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Questions & Discussion

In 2005 the CT Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Council was created to coordinate, …a GIS capacity for the state, regional planning agencies, municipalities, and others as needed.

The system must guide and assist state and local officials involved in transportation; economic development; land use planning; environmental, cultural, and natural resource management; public service delivery; and other areas as necessary

Who are we?

Who else should we consider as being a stakeholder?

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Questions & DiscussionWhat does statewide mean to us? (e.g., what is our user base, and what are their needs?)

What are our strengths? (e.g., experienced staff, funding, authority, political support, communications infrastructure for collaboration,technical skills, marketing skills, etc.)

What are our weaknesses? (e.g., lack of staff, lack of funding, lack of expertise, and lack of any of the other things listed under strengths; also,wildly divergent needs, disagreement on goals and priorities, etc.)

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Questions & DiscussionWhat are the roadblocks and political barriers? (e.g., election year, political party in control, support or lack of support for political issues such as economic development, open space preservation, and system of taxation.)

What are the key success factors for us? (e.g., coordination of efforts, improvement of base mapping, meeting mandates, improved efficiency, return on investment)

What are the predominant pitfalls for us? (e.g., lack of funding, limited resources, lack of available time)

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Questions & Further Discussion

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