Strategic Planning for the

Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating

Council

Arthr J. Buto & Ron SalzPresident and Past President, HIGICCThursday, September 24, 2009HCPO/HIGICC 2009Honolulu, Hawaii

HIGICC – Who are we?

• 501c3 not-for-profit organization• Founded in 1999• 96 paid members • 443 contacts in Wild Apricot

HIGICC Mission

• To bring together and continue to build the geographic community into a cohesive, recognized coordinating body that facilitates the use, development, sharing, and management of geographic data and communicates the value of geographic information to citizens and decision-makers.

HIGICC 2010 BoardAt LargeSalim Mohammed (2010), Maps/GIS Librarian, University of Hawaii at ManoaRoyce Jones (2010), Hawaii-Pacific Region Manager, ESRICarol Kennedy (2011), GIS Administrator, Maui Electric Company

FederalSandy Margriter (2010), Geographer/GIS Specialist, National Park ServiceDerek Masaki (2011) USGS, NBII Pacific Basin Node

StateJoan Delos Santos (2010), IT Specialist, Office of Planning, State GIS Program, State of Hawaii Arthur Buto (2011), Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii

CountyAdrian Fitzgerald (2010), GIS Analyst, Department of Finance, IT Division, County of KauaiGarrett Johnson (2011), GIS Analyst, County of Kauai

OtherMark Harrington (2011) , GIS Manager, Group 70 International Alexa Jacroux Biggs (2010), GIS Project Manager, Belt Collins Hawaii

Ex OfficioHenry Wolter ,USGS Geospatial LiaisonAdam Stein, Pacific Services CenterRon Salz, Immediate Past President

HIGICC – Goal

• A Sustainable Organization– Increase Membership– Outreach to underserved communities– Apply, receive and complete the FGDC 50

States Initiative CAP 3 for Strategic and Business Planning

Kauai

Hawaii

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Kahoolawe

MolokaiOahu

Niihau

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County of Kauai

City and County of Honolulu

Maui County

County of Hawaii8

Hawaii

FGDC 50 States Initiativehttp://www.fgdc.gov/policyandplanning/50states

Planning Templates

Strategic Planning Team

• Ron Salz, President• Arthur J. Buto, Vice President• Joan Delos Santos, Treasurer• Salim Mohammed, Secretary• Royce Jones, Board Member• Henry Wolter, USGS Liaison• Steve Anderson, Applied Geographics

CAP Application

HIGICC gets CAP Funding!

Establish the Process• Define Project Scope• Hire Consultant• Community Outreach

– Email, announcements– Lots of Lead Time (I wish!)

• Methods of Participation– On-line survey– Group Meetings – Individual interviews.

Now what?

In Person and on-line

http://wiki.appgeo.com/hi/

HIGICC CAP 3 Plans

Strategic PlanShort Term Goals

• Complete Strategic and Business Plans • Improve the HIGICC web site • Increase HIGICC membership

Strategic Plan Goals• Ensure that HIGICC completes the Strategic Plan to set an agenda for the

next five years that is aligned with the expressed needs of the HIGICC membership and the Hawaii geospatial community.

• Develop an outreach and communications strategy that targets constituencies throughout the state, reaches underserved portions of the community, and increases membership, participation, and collaboration with activities.

• Develop a strategy for assisting data acquisition projects and developing geospatial data standards that cross geographic and administrative boundaries.

• Develop a funding strategy that maintains Council fiscal viability, enhances the ability of HIGICC to apply, compete, receive and administer grants, and expands the Council’s ability to identify funding opportunities that support the Council and stakeholders across the state.

The Business Plan….

higicc.camp8.org