Steve Gay - GIS Manager

Mid America Regional Council

Kansas City, MO

Mid-America Regional Council

• Association of Governments for the Kansas City Metro Region

• Voluntary organization made up of Local Governments

• We represent 8 counties in two states, with 116 cities

Mid-America Regional Council

• Seeks to build a stronger regional community through cooperation, leadership and planning.

• Enhance the effectiveness of Local Government

• Forum for addressing regional issues

Overview of KC Metro GIS

Regional Centerline

Aerial Photography Cooperative

Population Forecasting - Paint the Town

Regional Geospatial Homeland Security

KC Metro GIS

Committee of GIS professionals that address GIS issues that effect local governments in the MARC region

Communicate Knowledge and Expertise

Reduce costs through cooperative agreements

Develop Policies and Standards

Quarterly Meetings

Website -www.marc.org/gis/

Newsletter - Intersections

KC Metro GIS

Communication Tools

• Support e9-1-1 initiative– Wireless call reference– MSAG Synchronization– Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP)

Regional Centerline

9-1-1 Call Routing

Telco Central Office

e911 Call

RouterANI

PSAP BPSAP A

e911DBMSAG

ANI ANI

ANI ANI

ALI ALI

• MARC has Contracted with ESRI– Additional Centerline Functionality– Workflow Enhancements– Data Model Design

Regional Centerline

• MARC contracts with GeoComm for Centerline Maintenance

– Staffing– Hardware/Software– Data Model Design– Workflow Documentation

Regional Centerline

• Current Centerline Maintenance– Digital (GIS or CAD)– Hard copy– Cookie Cutter

Regional Centerline

• ESRI is Evaluating/Recommending– Data Standards– Data model similar to industry standard transportation

model– Workflow Enhancements

Regional Centerline

Street Centerline

Data

Jurisdiction Provides Data to

MARC

MARC Catalogs Updates

MARC Provides Data to GeoComm

Is Data Digital?Yes

No

GeoComm Digitizes Updates from Hard-Copy

Source

GeoComm Performs QC on

Updates

GeoComm Converts Data

to MARC Schema

GeoComm Provides Updated

Data Back to Jurisdiction

GeoComm Provides Updated

Data to MARC

MARC Provides Updated Data to

PSAP

GeoComm Converts Data to Jurisdiction

Schema

PSAPJurisdiction

Enhanced Data flow

Regional Aerial Photography

• Developed consistent specifications• Mixed resolution • Cost allocation/sharing/reduction• Expected collection – Spring 2006

Proposed aerial

photography resolution

Beyond Orthophotography

• LIDAR quotes• Images/Data to support Contouring • Oblique imagery

Land Use and Population

Forecasting

and

Regional Parcel Data Collection

Land Use

Regional Homeland Security Geospatial and

Data Server Strategic Plan

Why a Strategic Plan?

• Use GIS to support Homeland Security and Public Safety

• Homeland Security funding? – Urban Area Security Initiatives

• Homeland Security Geospatial Work group– Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee– KC Metro GIS

Initial Questions:• GIS data for the region? • Software to be used during emergencies? • Server Hardware needs?• Can we integrate with Federal level initiatives?• How can we secure long term funding?

Geospatial Homeland Security Strategic Plan

Regional Data Server Needs Assessment

Initial Questions: • What are the current or proposed regional public safety

applications?• Server hardware required to support these

applications?• System Support? Data Center, Personnel and funding.• Is there opportunity to share resources?

Initial Steps• Selected Consultant - PBS&J • Kick-off meeting• Individual meetings in each county plus KCMO• Adopted an “All Hazards” approach

Development of the Plan

Stakeholders

• Emergency Managers

• GIS and IT Managers

• Police and Fire Personnel

• State and Federal representatives

• Public Health

• Utility

• Hospital

Needs Assessment Methods• Individual community interview sessions• Survey of capabilities and resources• Data Inventory Matrix • Evaluation of Existing Preparedness & Response

Plans

Summary of Needs Assessment

• GIS capabilities vary greatly• Data and Aerial Photography vary greatly (except

roads and property data)• Software platform most used – ESRI• Several Communities Utilize WebEOC

• Sharing data across State and County Boundaries• Critical Infrastructure Data Layers – inconsistent• Relationships between GIS and Emergency

Management• Published standards for collection and development of

data.

Gap Analysis

Key Plans:• Regional Homeland Security Strategy Plan• Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan• Federal Planning - National Preparedness Goal

Synthesis of Multiple Planning Efforts

Regional Homeland Security Strategic Plan

• Planning and Readiness• Coordination and effective Relationships• Adequate Resources• Training and Exercise

Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

Source: DHS National Geospatial Preparedness Needs Assessment

Federal PlanningNational Preparedness Goal

Federal PlanningNational Preparedness Goal

All Hazards approach to national preparedness:

• Prevent

• Protect

• Respond

• Recover

• Collect the right GIS data• Make it sharable• Ensure its security• Integrate it into emergency operations

Geospatial Objectives

• Collect the right GIS data– Identification of key layers– Identifying who has what– Filling the gaps of priority data– Collection – methods and standards

Geospatial Objectives

• Make the Data sharable– Metadata

– Standards Naming conventions

– Software – Common Operating Picture

– Web Portals

– MOUs (data sharing and maintenance aggreements)

– Server needs (ownership, capacity, location, accessibility)– Connectivity needs

Geospatial Objectives

• Ensure the Data is Secure– Redundancy– Secure sites– Reconfigurable server and connectivity

Geospatial Objectives

• Integrate it into emergency operations – Daily uses– Training and exercises– Organizational structure– GIS Operations

Geospatial Objectives

Geospatial Homeland Security and Regional Data Server Plan

Next steps• Drafting a Strategic Plan• Education and Outreach Plan• Implementation Plan

– Priority of action items– Procedure for developing actions

Questions?

Steve Gay sgay@marc.org

Steve Gay - GIS ManagerMid America Regional Council

Kansas City, MO