Maryland's Geospatial Data Implementation Team Plan

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000152375
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 8.3 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Maryland's Geospatial Data Implementation Team Plan
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Agency, E. P. (n.d.). Maryland's Geospatial Data Implementation Team Plan. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used by most public and private sector organizations to improve planning efforts and more efficiently manage daily operations. They are vital tools which offer numerous tangible and intangible benefits and they contribute significantly to our State’s economy. Digital geographic data (geospatial data) are the “fuel” used to run these management support systems. Data development is costly and requires significant time and coordination to accomplish. The Maryland State Geographic Information Committee (MSGIC) has helped to avoid duplication of effort in the creation of these data amongst state agencies. With a new focus on all public and private sectors, MSGIC must now provide coordination in a “vertical” sense from local to federal levels, to create new public and private partnership opportunities. We have the technical ability and the desire to produce one common data set that meets the requirements of most public and private sector users. This plan describes the need for geospatial data and offers a new approach for coordination and funding to increase the production of these essential data for Maryland. Implementation of this plan will result in significant cost-savings, improved coordination and a cooperative effort that will help unite public and private organizations into a common purpose. The following graphic represents the concept of geospatial data.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -i- Activity Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ii- Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page -iv- 1.0 Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 2.0 Geospatial Data Use in Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 2.1 Why are Geospatial Data Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 2.2 Problems With Existing Geospatial Data Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 3.0 The National Spatial Data Infrastructure and the White House Office of Management & Budget’s Implementation Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 3.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 3.2 History of Federal Geospatial Data Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 14 3.3 OMB Framework Implementation Team Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17 3.4 Geospatial One Stop Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 3.5 Maryland’s Response to the I-Team Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19 4.0 Maryland’s Implementation Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20 5.0 Issues Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24 5.1 The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), the Digital Earth Program (DEP) and the National Map Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24 5.2 Federal and State Interest in 1:2,400 Scale Mapping are not assured. . . . . . Page 24 5.3 Licensing, Copyright and Data Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25 5.4 Licensing Data from the Private Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26 5.5 Funding Models for Spatial Data Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26 5.6 Homeland Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27 6.0 Proposed Mapping System and Cost/Benefit Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30 6.1 Design Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 6.2 The Value (Benefit/Cost) of Spatial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 7.0 Options For Implementing Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33 7.1 Status Quo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33 7.2 Private Financing and Licensing of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33 7.3 Data Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34 7.4 Creation of a Geospatial Data Partnership Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35