Council of Information Services Directors 2001 Annual Conference

1. Council of Information Services Directors2001 Annual Conference LOUISIANA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS COUNCIL Presented by SHARON J. BALFOUR, CHAIR (LDOTD Member) JOE HOLMES, VICE-CHAIR (LDEQ Member) CRAIG JOHNSON, LAGIC JOSH KENT, LAGIC BRAD MOONEY, LDEQ DAVID GISCLAIR, Office of the Governor

2. What is GIS? • Geographic Information Systems • Combination of computerized mapping and traditional databases. • Facilitates spatial analysis, query, and display of information.

3. PRESENTATION TOPICS • Louisiana GIS Council • Louisiana Geographic Information Center • Definition of GIS • Availability of GIS Information • Demonstration

4. What is the LouisianaGeographic Information Systems Council ? • LGISC was established by the legislature in 1995 to set statewide GIS and GIT Policy (Act No. 922) • Recent legislation places LGISC within the Office of Information Technology (DOA), under the state CIO (Act 772 of 2001) • Includes representatives of the Senate, the House of Representatives, 12 state agencies, and four local government organizations (assessors, police juries, municipalities and planning districts). • Internet Web Site: http://www.doa.state.la.us/lgisc

5. Senate House of Representatives Division of Administration Office of Emergency Preparedness Department of Justice Department of Agriculture and Forestry Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism Department of Economic Development Department of Environmental Quality Department of Health and Hospitals Department of Natural Resources Department of Public Safety and Corrections Department of Transportation and Development Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Louisiana’s Assessors Association Louisiana Police Jury Association Louisiana Municipal Association Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts Louisiana GIS Council Governmental Entities Represented:

6. What isthe Louisiana GIS Council (LGISC) doing for you? • Directs the activities of the Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC), established to provide various GIS services to the state. • Establishes GIS policies, procedures and guidelines for the sharing of data and technology among state agencies. • Recognizes digital data sets, ensures that data sets are accompanied by complete metadata records. • Maintains a digital data inventory. • Recommends use of national Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) data standards.

7. What isthe Louisiana GIS Council (LGISC)doing for you? (Continued) • Provides a forum for the coordination and cooperation of state GIS efforts. • Outreach Efforts – • Federal / State GIS Working Group • Voice for local government in decisions related to data standards • Sponsors workshops and training • Promotes GIS use and data development in Louisiana. • Attracts funding for state GIS efforts.

8. What isthe Louisiana GIS Council (LGISC)doing for you? (Continued) • Coordinates the acquisition of statewide data sets. • Facilitates the establishment of infrastructure for network communication and data exchange among state GIS users. • Advises state agencies on the acquisition and implementation of GIS and related activities. • Coordinates GIS activities in state government with the activities of the Office of Information Technology.

9. What isthe Louisiana GIS Council (LGISC)doing for you? (Continued) • Monitoring events at the National level. • Legislation. • National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) • Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standards development (cooperating state council with FGDC). • National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) member. • Grant opportunities – National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA), FGDC, National Oceanic Service (NOS)/National Geodetic Survey (NGS), others.

10. PRESENTATION TOPICS • Louisiana GIS Council • Louisiana Geographic Information Center • Definition of GIS • Availability of GIS Information • Demonstration

11. What is the Louisiana Geographic Information Center (LAGIC)? • Provides staff and administrative support to the GIS Council (LGISC) • Provides GIS technical assistance to state and local governmental agencies • Online catalog of resources http://lagic.lsu.edu • Assists with geospatial data documentation (metadata) • Conducts training courses and outreach efforts • Maintains the LGISC and LAGIC web pages.

12. LGISC and LAGIC“Projects under Construction” • Identify core set of geospatial data layers, current status and custodial agency. • Complete the Resource Inventory, including the GIS capabilities of local and regional governmental agencies • Assist the Office of Information Technology in implementing the Geospatial Portal - Info Louisiana • Participation in the Federal I-Team Initiative

13. PRESENTATION TOPICS • Louisiana GIS Council • Louisiana Geographic Information Center • Definition of GIS • Availability of GIS Information • Demonstration

14. What Is GIS? • Historical GIS was a combination of a base map and transparent overlays • Modern GIS is the integration of digital database information with digital geographical (map) information • Essentially, GIS is the fusing of geographical objects and tabular databases by using computer hardware, software, and personnel • Geographical Objects include points, lines, and polygons • Database Objects are usually records containing attribute information (integer, real, text, and blobs)

15. 10 Doers Users 100 Viewers 1000 Who uses GIS? Asset Modeling • Data capture and maintenance • Robust data modeling • Spatial Analysis Asset Mapping Analysis • Spatial analysis over integrated data Distribution • Simple query and viewing

16. Why is GIS necessary in government? • Emergency response and public safety • Environmental and land cover inventory • Planning and economic analysis • Location verification and permitting • Litigation and conflict resolution • Remediation and mitigation • Rural parish government operations • Flood plain information

17. How GIS works

18. Components of GIS • RASTER (pixel): • Satellite Imagery • Digital Photography • Grids • VECTOR: • Points (GPS, LIDAR, Surveying) • Lines • Polygons • SCALAR: • Tabular data (associated with types above) • METADATA: • Documented description of GIS data

19. Definitions CIR DOQQs - Color-Infrared Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (Digital High-resolution Horizontal Maps) LIDAR - Light Detection and Ranging (High-resolution Elevation Maps) EBI - Environmental Baseline Inventory

20. Landsat TM 30m Imagery - NAD 83

21. Satellite IRS-TM Merged Data

22. West Baton Rouge NE CIR DOQQ

23. TM / CIR DOQQ Comparison

24. Components of GIS • RASTER (pixel): • Satellite Imagery • Digital Photography • Grids • VECTOR: • Points (GPS, LIDAR, Surveying) • Lines • Polygons • SCALAR: • Tabular data (associated with types above) • METADATA: • Documented description of GIS data

25. EBI Point Data - Potential Oil Spill

26. EBI Line Data - Transportation

27. EBI Polygon Data - Wildlife

28. Components of GIS • RASTER (pixel): • Satellite Imagery • Digital Photography • Grids • VECTOR: • Points (GPS, LIDAR, Surveying) • Lines • Polygons • SCALAR: • Tabular data (associated with types above) • METADATA: • Documented description of GIS data

29. EBI Scalar Data - S&A Sample

30. EBI Scalar Data - S&A Report

31. EBI Scalar Data - S&A QA/QC

32. EBI GIS Data - S&A Data Points

33. EBI Scalar (Tabular) Data - Wildlife

34. EBI Scalar (Tabular) Data - Oil Spill

35. LIDAR Grid Elevations - Prairieville

36. Components of GIS • RASTER (pixel): • Satellite Imagery • Digital Photography • Grids • VECTOR: • Points (GPS, LIDAR, Surveying) • Lines • Polygons • SCALAR: • Tabular data (associated with types above) • METADATA: • Documented description of GIS data

37. Metadata • The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is providing standards for documenting GIS data • For the EBI project, FGDC compliant metadata has been developed for each GIS data set. • The metadata is available through a standard Web browser, or viewed via Web browser link in various GIS platforms, or printed in hardcopy report format. • The various agency providers (federal, state and local governments) assisted in satisfying the metadata requirements.

38. Metadata Viewed with Web Browser

39. GIS in Government & Industry • Since government is a resource management entity, GIS is a powerful tool in government activities such as public meeting notices, legislative inquiries, governmental planning and policy making • Estimated 85% of all electronic database data has a potential geographic component • As an industry, GIS is a multi-billion dollar component of our economy and growing

40. PRESENTATION TOPICS • Louisiana GIS Council • Louisiana Geographic Information Center • Definition of GIS • Availability of GIS Information • Demonstration

41. GIS Data Availability & Access • Three Level Distribution Approach: • Media Access • LA Oil Spill Contingency Plan Map CD (V1) • Louisiana GIS CD (V2) • Internet Download Access • http:/atlas.lsu.edu • http:/lagic.lsu.edu • state agencies: http://[agency].state.la.us • Internet Direct Access • Future frontier

42. Environmental Baseline Inventory (EBI) • EBI Background • The Louisiana Oil Spill Technical Assistance Program (TAP), under the authority of the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator, is mandated under the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act (OSPRA) to “conduct and maintain an environmental baseline inventory. The environmental baseline inventory shall be developed and maintained in such a manner that it will provide the coordinator with the technical data regarding the coastal waters before, during and after an unauthorized discharge of oil.1” • The Technical Assistance Program shall provide the coordinator with an inventory that “identifies and catalogs the physical locations, the seasonal variations in location, and the current condition of natural resources; provides for data collection related to coastal processes, abandoned pits, facilities, sumps, reservoirs and oil spills; and identifies the recreational and commercial use areas that are most likely to suffer injury from an unauthorized discharge of oil.2” (1) See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2480(C)(4)(b) (2) See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2480(C)(1)

43. GIS Inventory Project Categories • Base-Map (Imagery and Vector Data) • Transportation • Protected Areas • Sensitive Environments • Potential Oil Spill Locations • Ocean Currents • Historical Hurricane Tracks • Remedial Action Facilities • Major and Minor Oil Spill Data • Proprietary Oil Spill Response Themes • Additional Themes

44. EBI GIS Inventory Data Providers • Federal Agencies: • BTS CENSUS EPA • FEMA FSA MMS • NOAA NRCS NWRC • USCG USACE USGS • USFWS • State Agencies: • LOSCO LOSRADP LSU • LDOTD LDEQ LDNR • LGS LDWF LDHH • LOEP LSLO • Private & Industry: • Morris Environmental The Nature Conservancy • John E. Chance ESRI

45. EBI GIS Data Set Bundle • http://lagic.lsu.edu (download) • Arc/INFO Coverage (.e00) • ArcView Shape Files • Metadata (.txt, .html, .gif, etc.) • Some bundles may include source database • Available on Louisiana GIS CD (Version 2) as shape files (media) • Interactive web browsing in the future

46. Environmental Baseline Inventory (EBI) • GIS Compilation Results • Uniform GIS Format • Uniform Coordinate System • FGDC Metadata for each Data Set • Exceeded Imagery Requirements • Data Sets Have Multiple Uses • Data Sets Available on http://lagic.lsu.edu • Imagery Available on http://atlas.lsu.edu • Fostered Data Exchange

47. GIS Availability Information • RASTER IMAGERY: http://atlas.lsu.edu • VECTOR LAYERS: http://lagic.lsu.edu • EBI INFORMATION: • David Gisclair: dgisclair@losco.state.la.us • phone: 225.219.5816

48. PRESENTATION TOPICS • Louisiana GIS Council • Louisiana Geographic Information Center • Definition of GIS • Availability of GIS Information • Demonstration

49. Demonstration • Horizontal Data Types • Raster • Landsat TM & Merged Satellite Imagery • USGS CIR DOQQ • USGS DRG • Vector • Points • Lines • Polygons • Vertical Data Types • LIDAR Elevations • 3-D Flythrough

50. The Power of Where • Location based knowledge • Information as Infrastructure • Location is an absolutely critical component of a Customer Relationship Management system • To leverage customer information, geography must be a part of the equation • To determine WHERE to deliver the services we need to know WHERE our customers are • State government delivers services. We have customers.