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CartoGraph and Google Data-Sharing Technologies : The RETAAC Example

CartoGraph and Google Data-Sharing Technologies : The RETAAC Example . Jordan Hastings, Chief Cartographer Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Tim Tierney, Founder CartoGraph, Inc. RETAAC. Renewable Energy ..Transmission Access .. Advisory Committee (parallel to RETI process in California)

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CartoGraph and Google Data-Sharing Technologies : The RETAAC Example

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  1. CartoGraph and GoogleData-Sharing Technologies:The RETAAC Example Jordan Hastings, Chief CartographerNevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Tim Tierney, FounderCartoGraph, Inc.

  2. RETAAC • Renewable Energy ..Transmission Access .. Advisory Committee(parallel to RETI process in California) • Provides guidance to Gov. Gibbons on new electrical transmission in Nevada • Essential for getting renewables to market • Complicated and expensive infrastructure • Ultimately affects consumers financially

  3. Google • Wildly successful Web search engine • Free Web-based eMail: gMail.com • Popular Web mapping engines • GoogleMaps (browser only) • GoogleEarth (download) • Lesser known applications, free on Web • Google Calendar • Google Docs • Google Sites

  4. CartoGraph • Innovative, all Web-based GIS/DM system • Comprehensive data management • Flexible, personalized map composition • Easy sharing of both data & maps… Cartographic “YouTube” • Connectivity to other GIS approaches • ESRI: ArcGIS and ArcView (via shapefiles) • Google: Maps and Earth (via KML) • coming: MapInfo (via .mid/.mif)

  5. NBMG • Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology:the Federally-mandated “State Survey” • Provides cartographic support to State • Division of Minerals • Division of Emergency Management • other offices • Special projects for Feds, counties • Bureau of Land Management • U.S. Geological Survey • Washoe, Clark counties

  6. NBMG • Special assignment to RETAAC • Established expertise in “things spatial” for Nevada • Familiarity with renewables topic through GBCGE • Neutral broker among Federal and State agencies, NGOs, commercial interests, and the public • Specific duties • Assist participants share spatial data • Create shared cartographic products • Perform spatial data analysis • Assist with final publication

  7. RETAAC • Charter…”propose recommendations for improved access to the [electrical] grid system by which renewable energy industries can set up and have market access in Nevada and neighboring states.” • Phase I Preliminary, reported Dec 2007 • Phase II Final, report due by July 2009 technical specs in Dec 2008

  8. RETAAC • Phase II Participants • Federal • BLM, DOD, DOE, Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service • State • DCNR, NDOM, NDOW, NDSL, PUCN • NGOs • Sierra Club, Wilderness Coalition • Commercial • Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific, Valley Electric

  9. RETAAC • Data sharing issues • Mix of formats • Spreadsheets • Paper maps • GIS datasets • Incompatible projections • Large file sizes (too big for eMail) • Concerns for propriety & security • NDOW: Game habitats • NEVP & SPP: Transformer locations

  10. NBMG / CartoGraph Login screen

  11. User interface Home Page

  12. User community • Community

  13. Spatial data import Import/Upload

  14. Spatial data management Security / Access Control

  15. Spatial data management Security / Access Control

  16. Spatial data management Security / Access Control

  17. Spatial data management Security / Access Control

  18. Spatial data management Security / Access Control

  19. Data export Security / Access Control

  20. Map making Map making

  21. Map making Map making

  22. Cartograph / Google Maps

  23. Cartograph / Google Maps

  24. NBMG / Google Public RETAAC Site http://sites.google.com/site/retaac

  25. NBMG / Google Protected RETAAC II Site

  26. Summary • CartoGraph/Google combination • Entirely Web-based, easily accessible • Excellent data sharing with security, in CartoGraph • Custom map making with security, in CartoGraph • Enhanced basemaps and 3D, in Google • Desired enhancements • Unified permissions/security system, a la CartoGraphamong data, docs, maps, and sites, in Google • More stable, faster mapping performance in browsers and on-the-fly data generalization in servers

  27. Future Mackay Geothermal Consortium (MGC) • Building on RETAAC but… focused on Nevada geothermal industry • Federal & State “framework” datasets • GBCGE & NBMG “thematic” datasets • Vetted and updated by industry usage • Using CartoGraph, optionally Google • Funded through grants & subscriptions • Organized by Mackay School at UNR

  28. Jordan Hastings hastings@unr.edu [End]

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