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Phili R GISPIntroduction: Philip Roy

Philip Roy, GISP•Has been part of GeoBase Program for nearly 10 years•Has worked at Barksdale Air Force Base (2003-2006) and as o ed at a sda e o ce ase ( 003 006) a dthe US Air Force Academy (2006-present)•Works as the GIS Administrator

– Manages GeoBase Program at USAFA– Manages GeoBase Program at USAFA– Maintains Oracle/SDE database– Works daily issues, taskers, requests, data updates, etc

•Philip Roy ctr@us af milPhilip.Roy.ctr@us.af.mil

T W il dIntroduction: Trevor Weiland

Trevor Weiland•Works at US Air Force Academy (2011-present)•Has previously worked at:as p e ous y o ed at

– City of Virginia Beach (2007-2011)– API Management Services (2006-2007)– City of Sacramento (2004-2005)

•Works as the GIS Programmer– Maintains ArcGIS Server website– Creates custom maps for publications on ArcGIS Server– Maintains Portal Webpage– Creates custom ETL workflows to support routine tasks

•Trevor.Weiland.ctr@us.af.mil

About the US Air Force Academy

•About 18,500 acres, located northwest of Colorado Springs•Mission: The mission of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is to educate train and inspire men andAcademy (USAFA) is to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our Nation.

Civil Engineer Squadron Mission

Manage the Air Force Academy's built and natural environments through respect for heritage, sustained facility

excellence and a focus on the future infrastructure of the Academy

GeoBase Mission

G B i th U S Ai F (AF) Ci il E i (CE)GeoBase is the U.S. Air Force (AF) Civil Engineer (CE) program for enterprise IGI&S (Installation Geospatial Information & Services). GeoBase is the program of record for ) p gAF IGI&S recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). GeoBase enhances AF business missions with geographic and spatial (geospatial) information andgeographic and spatial (geospatial) information and computerized mapping support. GeoBase provides location-based context and situational awareness to help AF leaders

k th b t ibl i t ll ti i i d i imake the best possible installation mission decisions.

GIS Support for Non-CE Missions

At USAFA G B d t di tl t th•At USAFA, GeoBase does not directly support the cadets

– Due to network and policy differencesp y– GIS data does get passed on to Professors for projects/studies– GeoBase is working to expand services to cadetsGeoBase is working to expand services to cadets

•GeoBase uses GIS to support the Mission Support Group (MSG) and other installation elements

Ai fi ld– Airfield– AntiTerrorism Office– Base Safety

S it F– Security Forces– Services – Cadet Field Training

GeoBase System

O l 11 E i i h E i A SDE•Oracle 11g Environment with Esri ArcSDE•Esri ArcGIS Server

– ~45 Web Services45 Web Services– ~20 Web Maps (Sample Flex Viewer)

•Esri ArcGIS DesktopTrimble GPS Hardware•Trimble GPS Hardware

– 5700 Base Station, Repeater, Rover– GeoXH, GeoXT

SDSFIE v3.0, AF Adaptation

M i i GIS d i SDSFIE 3 0•Maintains GIS data in SDSFIE 3.0•The Common Installation Picture (CIP) and Mission Data Sets (MDS) are stored in SDSFIE 3 0Mission Data Sets (MDS) are stored in SDSFIE 3.0 format, wherever possible

http://www.sdsfieonline.org

Common Installation Picture (CIP)

Th CIP i d di d f 31 d 1•The CIP is a standardized set of 31 vector and 1 raster geospatial information system map layers maintained by the IGI&S program in the Air Force’smaintained by the IGI&S program in the Air Force s current spatial database software and version. The CIP includes a georeferenced image (raster) and C c udes a geo e e e ced age ( aste ) a dvector layers that depict a set of visible man-made and/or natural features as required providing basic situational awareness. The CIP will be made available to federal, state, local, and tribal governments as requestedgovernments as requested.

Common Installation Picture (CIP)

•SDSFIE v3.0, AF AdaptationAdaptation•ArcGIS File Geodatabase•WGS84

Mission Data Sets (MDS)

U ili GIS D•Utility GIS Data– Data is maintained in the GeoBase enterprise databasedatabase

• USAFA Data – SDSFIE– Colorado Springs Utilitiesprovides data dumpsprovides data dumps

• CSU Data – Not SDSFIE– Other Deliverables

• Not SDSFIE Compliant• Not SDSFIE Compliant– Produce Maps as Needed– Created Dig Permit map for P d ti C t l t i tProduction Control to print maps

Mission Data Sets (MDS)

•CE Planning and the Airfield uses the data in many ways

Ai fi ld I i S f– Airfield Imaginary Surfaces– Runways/Taxiway information

Obstructions Waivers data– Obstructions, Waivers data– Land Use, present and future

•Planning Specific Layers includePlanning Specific Layers include– Endangered Species Habitat– Flood Plains

Mission Data Sets (MDS)

•Cultural Data– Maintain data showing Native American artifact locationsartifact locations– Produce maps for tribes’ visits to USAFA– Layers includeLayers include

• Specific Artifact Locations• General Artifact Locations

Mission Data Sets (MDS)

•Base Safety– Confined Spaces

Specific La ers incl de– Specific Layers include• Confined Space Locations• Custom Attributes for these Confined Spacesp

– Waiver Required?– Air present?– Chlorine present?– etc

Mission Data Sets (MDS)

S i F•Security Forces– Update their Common Operational Picture (COP) through ArcGIS Server websitethrough ArcGIS Server website– Updates are seen in UCC/EOC automatically

• Points showing SF, Fire, Ambulance vehicles• Polygons showing Staging Areas, Evacuation Zones, etcPolygons showing Staging Areas, Evacuation Zones, etc• Polylines showing Floor Plans, Safe Routes, etc

– Other Security Forces GIS Layers include• GatesGates• Walls• Camera Locations• Incident Responsep• Staging Areas

Common Operational PictureWaldo Canyon Fire (2012)Waldo Canyon Fire (2012)

Waldo Canyon Fire (2012)

•Examples of tasks performed during the Waldo Canyon Fire incident:Waldo Canyon Fire incident:

– Daily Briefing Maps Created/Updated– GIS Intranet Website Created– Incorporated Live USGS Data Feed to Intranet Website– Helicopter/Airfield Parking Maps Created– Helicopter/Airfield Parking Maps Created– Cadet Evacuation Maps Created– Asset Parking/Evacuation Maps Created

Fi B k D t /M C t d– Fire Break Data/Maps Created– Data Digitized as Needed

Black Forest Fire

Common Operational PictureBlack Forest FireBlack Forest Fire

•Initially, the GIS data was updated by 10CES ReadinessReadiness•Information was based on news reports, fire department tweets, public informationp , p•Esri Background Image Service was consumed•Readiness created initial polygons and points

P l h i ff t d– Polygons showing areas affected– Points showing location of USAFA Fire Department

Common Operational PictureBlack Forest FireBlack Forest Fire

•Eventually, off-base GIS Data was consumed automaticallyautomatically•Consumed Data from GeoMAC fire web service

– Points showed destroyed buildings, evacuation centers– Polygons showed affected areas: burned areas, evacuated areasevacuated areas

ArcGIS Server – Available Map Applications

•Installation Base Map•Areas of Critical Concern•Management Areas

•Confined Spaces Viewer, Editor•Designated Tobacco Areas Viewer, Editor

•Environmental Regulatory•Land Use Planning•Utilities SystemsDi t P d

•Exterior Lights Viewer, Editor•Floor Plans•Glycol Samples Viewer, EditorI i ti M•Disaster Preparedness

•Asbestos Sample Locations•Automatic External Diffibulator Locations

•Irrigation Map•Pavement Conditions•Redline Feedback Editor•Roof ConditionsLocations

•Base Camera Locations•Cemetery Inventory•Combined Environmental

•Roof Conditions•Signs Viewer, Editor•Snow Response•TrailsCombined Environmental

•Common Operational Picture Viewer, Editor

Trails

ArcGIS Server – Map Applications Architecture

•Built using Sample Flex Viewer 2.5– Use a common application with multiple config.xml fil f d i th URLfiles referenced in the URL– Mash up standard internal and ESRI basemaps with map specific services

All A li ti h t f Wid t /T l f

ArcGIS Server – Map Applications Architecture

•All Applications have a common set of Widgets/Tools for user familiarity

• Standard ESRI SFV layout widgets (Header, Navigation, Overview, Scale, etc)• Custom “Redline Feedback” tool based on the standard Edit Widget. Enters feedback into ArcSDE and provides users th bilit t b it ti d t t th GIS t ffthe ability to submit questions and comments to the GIS staff-does not edit the data directly.• Uses Advanced Widgets from the SFV community

– Search– Search– Identify– Draw and Measure– Swipe Spotlight– Point Buffer– Print– Coordinate Menu– MGRS Coordinate BarMGRS Coordinate Bar

S A GIS S i l l Fil GDB

Custom Scripts and Tools

•Some ArcGIS Server map services use a local File GDB that has been reprojected to WGS84 Web Mercator (Aux Sphere) to increase service performance without caching.p ) p g

– ~25 Python scripts update SDSFIE 3.0 Feature Datasets from the ArcSDE database without the need to stop the services and without replication.– Update scripts are scheduled based on the update frequency of the data. Scheduling is accomplished b mo ing scriptsaccomplished by moving scripts to frequency folders.– Creates error/success logs and sends email alerts upon failuressends email alerts upon failures.

Custom Scripts and Tools

•PowerShell script recursively scans our Rest Services directory and creates a full Identify Widget/Tool y y gIdentifyWidget.xml for all hosted services.•Notice of submitted Redline Feedback is sent by email the following morning to the GIS staff for corrective actionfollowing morning to the GIS staff for corrective action.

Questions / Contact Information

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

•Philip Roy GISP philip roy ctr@us af milPhilip Roy, GISP philip.roy.ctr@us.af.mil•Trevor Weiland trevor.weiland.ctr@us.af.mil