The New URISA and the Collaborative Opportunities that it Offers to IGIC and the Indiana GIS Community

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The New URISA and

the Collaborative Opportunities that it Offers to IGIC and the Indiana GIS

Community

Indiana GIS ConferenceMay 7, 2013


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Kevin Mickey IGIC Education Committee ChairURISA Professional Practices Division ChairThe Polis Center, Director Geospatial Technologies [email protected]

Keri Brennan URISA Education [email protected]

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Who is URISA?

• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)

• Nonprofit association of GIS professionals and other IT to solve challenges in state/provincial, regional and local government agencies.

• Mission objectives– Provide high quality education– Foster communications among IT/GIS professionals – Encourage a multi-disciplinary approach to the design

and use of urban regional information systems


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Who is URISA?

• Entering its 51st year• 24 chapters in the US, 4 chapters in

Canada and a Caribbean Chapter• Multiple international chapters• Multiple affiliations

– SSSI in Australia– WLIA in Wisconsin– MAGIC in the midwest US– IMAGIN in Michigan


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Who is URISA?• 2000 URISA International members worldwide –

thousands of additional chapter members

• Founding member of:– GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) – Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)

• Representation on National States Geographic Information Council and other industry committees


Who is URISA?

• Key goal is education and outreach in support of the GIS community

• Current workshops– Address Standards: Implementing Quality and Data – An Overview of Open Source GIS Software– Asset Management: Planning, Strategy, and Implementation– Business Intelligence and Data Integration for the GIS Professional – Cartography and Map Design– Field Automation Options for Local Government– GIS Enterprise Architecture & System Integration– GIS Program Management– GIS Strategic Planning– Introduction to Agile: Project Management and Development– An Introduction to Public Participation GIS: Using GIS to Support Community Decision Making– LIDAR Concepts, Principles and Applications– Public Data, Public Access, Privacy, and Security: U.S. Law and Policy– Transportation Spatial Database Design– Quality Management: Introduction to Issue Tracking– GIS Return on Investment - half day– Emergency Preparedness for GIS - half day 6


Who is URISA?

• 5 to 7 trade shows annually (addressing, public health, Caribbean, etc.)

• GIS Pro draws several hundred participants annually– Indy (2011)

280 participants– Portland (2012)

605 participants– Providence (2013)

Sept 16 to 19

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GISCorps

Solicits and assigns volunteers to provide GIS services in support of disaster management,

etc

http://giscorps.org/

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GIS Management Institute

Serves GIS professionals and organizations that use GIS with resources, products, and services that focus on promoting the advancement and

adoption of professional best practices and standards for the management of GIS operations.

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Certification Division

Accreditation Division

Professional Practices Division

Advocacy Division

Core Committee

GIS ManagementInstitute(NEW)

Supported by:Executive Director

1 FTEContractors


GIS Management Competency Model (GMCM)

• Specifies 74 essential competencies and 18 competency areas that characterize the work of most successful managers in the geospatial industry.

• The GMCM is an element of the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration’s (DOLETA’s) Competency Modeling Initiative.

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GIS Capability Maturity Model (GISCMM)

• New initiative that is a key component of the GMI• Goals

– Provide a theoretical model of a capable and mature enterprise GIS operation within a designated organization.

– Facilitate discussion amongst GIS managers and the decision makers who deploy and fund GIS about the appropriate components of a capable enterprise GIS and the characteristics of a well-managed GIS that maximizes effectiveness and ROI from a given level of investment.

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Geospatial Management Competency Model

(GISCMM)• Provide a theoretical model of a capable and mature enterprise

GIS operation within a designated organization.

• Facilitate discussion amongst GIS managers and the decision makers who deploy and fund GIS about the appropriate components of a capable enterprise GIS and the characteristics of a well-managed GIS that maximizes effectiveness and ROI from a given level of investment.

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GISCMM

• GISCMM assumes two broad areas of GIS operational development: – enabling capability– execution ability

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GISCMM

Each component will have characteristics against which success can be evaluated.

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GISCMM

Enabling Components– Framework GIS data– Framework GIS data maintenance– Business GIS data– Business GIS data maintenance– GIS data coordination– Metadata– Spatial data warehouse– Architectural design– Technical infrastructure– Replacement plan– GIS software maintenance– Data Back-up and security

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GISCMM

Enabling Components (Continued)– GIS application portfolio– GIS application portfolio management– GIS application portfolio O&M– Professional GIS management– Professional GIS operations staff– GIS staff training and professional development– GIS governance structure– GIS is linked to agency strategic goals– GIS budget– GIS funding– GIS financial plan

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GISCMM

Execution Ability Components– New client services evaluation and development– User support, helpdesk, and end-user training– Service delivery tracking and oversight– Service quality assurance– Application development or procurement methodology– Project management methodology– Quality assurance and quality control– GIS system management

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GISCMM

Execution Ability Components– Process event management– Contract and supplier management– Regional collaboration– Staff development– Operation performance management– Individual GIS staff performance management– Client satisfaction monitoring and assurance– Resource allocation management– GIS data sharing


GISCMM

Execution Ability Components (continued)– GIS software license sharing– GIS data inter-operability– Legal and policy affairs management– Balancing minimal privacy and maximum data usage

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GISCMM

• GISCMM will provide the framework for assessing and accrediting local agency enterprise GIS operations. This will be a key service provided to the global GIS community by the GMI Accreditation Division.

• URISA will be developing a complete education program to assist organizations with developing the skills to successfully implement the GISCMM.

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GISCMM

Draft of GISCMM is currently available for public review and comment.http://urisa.org/GIS_Management_Institute

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Opportunities for IGIC

• Volunteers and consultants can participate in URISA workgroups without becoming URISA members.

• Three key areas to consider– GISCorps– Best Practices, Standards and Guidelines

Development– Education


IGIC and GISCorpsMISSION

– To create an inclusive and representative statewide network of response corps members dedicated to:

– Enhancing accessibility to geospatial applications, technologies, and products which assist Emergency Management Practitioners in their decision making process in the event of an emergency.

– Delineating all-hazards emergency management planning, response and assessment considerations.

– Creating a network for professional exchange and access to technical expertise.– Encouraging interactions and collaborative initiatives among those conducting Emergency

Support.– Promoting the standardization of methods to increase the access and the value of data

among many users.OBJECTIVES

– Provide geospatial support in the event additional GIS resources are required to support emergency related missions across Indiana.

– Identify geospatial personnel, technologies, and products that are appropriate for the emergency event.

– Define processes and recommended data sources and technologies to support response and recovery phases of an emergency event.

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How would you like to get involved?

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The New URISA and the Collaborative Opportunities that it Offers to IGIC and the Indiana GIS Community