Enhancing GIS Accessibility for Local Governments in Southern California

SCAG Pilot GIS Services ProgramSCAG Pilot GIS Services Program

Ping Wang*, Javier Minjares, Simon Choi, Frank Wen, Nina Tozzi, Walberto Martin * Primary Author, 213-236-1909, wangp@scag.ca.gov

Presented at 2010 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CAJuly 15, 2010

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Topics:

� SCAG Introduction

� Pilot Program

� Background

� Implementation

� Key findings

� Lessons learned

� What is next

Enhancing GIS Accessibility for Local Governments in Southern California

SCAG Pilot GIS Services Program

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TheSouthern

California AssociationOf Governments

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SouthernSouthern

California AssociationCalifornia Association

Of GovernmentsOf Governments

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COGs and MPOs by State

Alabama Alabama Tombigbee Regional CommissionBirmingham Regional Planning CommissionCentral Alabama Regional Planning and Development

East Alabama Regional Planning and DevelopmentLee-Russell Council of GovernmentsNorth-Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments

South Alabama Regional Planning CommissionSouth Central Alabama Development CommissionSoutheast Alabama Regional Planning and DevelopmentTARCOG-Top of Alabama Regional Council of

GovernmentsWAPDC-West Alabama Planning & Development CouncilArizonaFlagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization

MAG-Maricopa Association of Governments

NACOG-Northern Arizona Council of GovernmentsPAG-Pima Association of GovernmentsSouth-Eastern Arizona Governments Organization

Western Arizona Council of GovernmentsYuma Metropolitan Planning OrganizationArkansasMetroplan - Little RockWCAPDD-West Central Arkansas Planning

CaliforniaABAG-Association of Bay Area GovernmentsBCAG-Butte County Association of GovernmentsCOFCG-Council of Fresno County Governments

Council of San Benito County GovernmentsCoachella Valley Association of GovernmentsMCAG-Merced County Association of GovernmentsMTC-Metropolitan Transportation CommissionKern Council of Governments

Kings County Association of GovernmentsMendocino Council of GovernmentsAssociation of Monterey Bay Area GovernmentsOrange County Council of GovernmentsSACOG-Sacramento Area Council of Governments

San Bernardino Associated GovernmentsSANDAG-San Diego Association of GovernmentsSBCAG-Santa Barbara County Association of GovSCAG-Southern California Association of Governments

SCRTPA-Shasta County Regional TransportationalSEDD & SPO-Sierra Economic Development DistrictSGVCOG-San Gabriel Valley Council of GovernmentsSJCOG-San Joaquin Council of Governments

SLOCOG-San Luis Obispo Council of GovernmentsStanCOG - Stanislaus Council of Governments

Connecticut CCRPA-Central Connecticut Regional Planning AgencyCRCOG-Capitol Region Council of Governments

CRERPA-The Connecticut River Estuary RegionalCouncil of Governments of the Central Naugatuck ValleySouth Central Regional Council of Governments Windham Region Council of Governments Delaware

Dover/Kent County MPOWILMAPCO-Wilmington Area Planning CouncilMetropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsFlorida Brevard Metropolitan Planning Organization

Central Florida Regional Planning CouncilCharlotte County-Punta Gorda Metropolitan PlanningCollier County Metropolitan Planning OrganizationEast Central Florida Regional Planning CouncilFirst Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization

Florida MPO Advisory CouncilHillsborough County MPOHillsborough County Planning CommissionLee County Metropolitan Planning Organization

Metroplan OrlandoMetropolitan Planning Organization for the MiamiNorth Central Florida Regional Planning CouncilNortheast Florida Regional Planning CouncilPalm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization

Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning OrganizationSFRPC-South Florida Regional Planning CouncilTampa Bay Regional Planning CouncilVolusia Metropolitan Planning OrganizationWest Florida Regional Planning Council

Withlacoochee Regional Planning CouncilGeorgia Albany Planning & DevelopmentAtlanta Regional CommissionCSRA-Central Savannah River Area

CVRD-Coosa Valley Regional Development CenterMTRDC-McIntosh Trail Regional Development CenterHawaiiOMPO-Oahu Metropolitan Planning OrganizationIdaho

Ada Planning Association Bannock Planning Organization SICOG-Southeast Idaho Council of Governments Illinois

Bi-State Regional CommissionChicago Area Transporation StudyColes County Regional Planning and DevelopmentEastern Will County Regional CouncilNorth Central Illinois Council of Governments

Northeastern Illinois Planning CommissionNorthwest Municipal ConferenceSouth Central Illinois Regional PlanningSoutheastern Illinois Regional PlanningTri-County Regional Planning Commission

IndianaBloomington/Monroe County Metropolitan PlanningDelaware-Munci Metropolitan Plan Commission

Evansville Urban Transportation StudyIndianapolis Metropolitan Planning OrganizationMadison County Council of GovermentsMichiana Area Council of GovernmentsNorthwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission

Tippecanoe County Area Plan CommissionIowaArea XV Regional Planning CommissionBi-State Regional CommissionDes Moines MPO

East Central Intergovernmental AssociationEast Central Iowa Council of GovernmentsIowa Northland Regional Council of GovernmentsMetropolitan Area Planning AgencyMidas Council of Governments

Northwest Iowa Planning and Developmen CommissionRegion Six Planning CommissionRegion XII Council of GovernmentsSIMPCO-Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning

Southeast Iowa Regional Planning CommissionSouthern Iowa Council of GovernmentsUpper Explorerland Regional Planning CommissionKentucky Green River Area Development District

Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development OKI-Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional CouncilLouisianaNorthwest Louisiana Council of Governments Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans,

Maine Androscoggin Valley Council of GovernmentsEastern Maine Development CorporationKVCOG-Kennebec Valley Council of Governments Mid-Coast Regional Planning Commission

NMDC-Northern Maine Development Commission Greater Portland Council of GovernmentsSouth Maine Regional Planning CommissionMaryland Baltimore Metropolitan Council

Massachusetts Berkshire Regional Planning CommissionBoston Metropolitan Area Planning CouncilBoston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization

Cape Cod Commission Information CenterCentral Massachusetts Regional Planning CommissionFranklin Regional Council of GovernmentsMerrimack Valley Planning CommissionMontachusett Regional Planning Commission

Old Colony Planning CouncilPVPC-Pioneer Valley Planning Commission SRPEDD-Southeastern Regional Planning Michigan SEMCOG-Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

MinnesotaArrowhead Regional DevelopDuluth-Superior Metropolitan

Fargo-Moorhead MetropolitaMetropolitan CouncilSt. Cloud Area Planning OrgMissouri Boonslick Regional Planning

East-West Gateway CoordinHarry S. Truman CoordinatinMARC-The Mid-America RegKaysinger Basin Regional PlMark Twain Regional Counc

Meramec Regional PlanningMid-America Regional CouncMid-Missouri Regional PlannMo-Kan Regional CouncilNortheast Missouri Regional

Northwest Missouri RegionalSouth Central Ozark CouncilSoutheast Missouri RegionalSouthwest Missouri Council

Nebraska NENEDD-Northeast NebraskNew HampshireSouthern New Hampshire PlNew Jersey

DVRPC- The Delaware ValleNorth Jersey Transportation New MexicoMiddle Rio Grande Council oNew Mexico Association of R

New York CDRPC-Capital District RegiCapital District TransportatioCentral New York Regional PElmira-Chemung Transporta

Genesee/Finger Lakes RegioGreater Buffalo-Niagara RegCouncilIthaca-Tompkins County TraLake Champlain-Lake Georg

New York Metropolitan TransSouthern Tier West RegionaSouthern Tier Central RegionSyracuse Metropolitan Trans

North Carolina Burlington - Graham MPOCapital Area Metropolitan PlaCape Fear Council of GovernCentralina Council of Govern

Land-of-Sky Regional CouncNWPCOG-Northwest PiedmTriangle J Council of GovernWPCOG-Western Piedmont North Dakota

SCAG is largest

of nearly 700

Councils of Governments in the U.S.

SCAG is largest

of nearly 700

Councils of Governments in the U.S.

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190 cities190 cities

Metropolitan

Planning Organization

Metropolitan

Planning Organization

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Most socially& culturally diverse region in the world

Most socially& culturally diverse region in the world

19 million people now…23 million by 2035

19 million people now…23 million by 2035

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15th largest

economyin the world

15th largest

economyin the world

Shares the characteristics of many nations

Shares the characteristics of many nations

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� CA Senate Bill (SB) 375

� Combine land use decisions with transportation planning

� Provide the most updated and current land use info

� Local Input for the RTP2012 development

� Socioeconomic Data (SED)

� Review, revise, and update planning & GIS data (Land Use , General Plan, Zoning)

Background

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� Challenges:

� Lack of GIS capability to share info in standardized form

� Solution: SCAG Pilot GIS Services Program

Background

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� Assist SCAG and local jurisdictions in the development of the upcoming 2012 RTP and SB 375 compliance

� Using GIS technology to promote

� Data sharing

� Data updating

� Enhance region-wide GIS data standardization

� Establish solid relationship

Goal

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� The program began in the Mid of January, 2010

� 58 local jurisdictions participating

� 5 Regional agencies

� Caltrans

� Metro

� OCTA

� Ventura County APCD

� CVAG

Implementation

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Topics: Distribution Map of Participating Cities

Map of 58 Participating Local Jurisdictions

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Topics: Distribution Map of Participating Cities

Map of 58 Participating Local Jurisdictions

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Table: Participants Distribution by County

30%100%58100%195Total

27%5%36%11Ventura

40%17%1013%25San Bernardino

33%16%914%27Riverside

11%7%418%35Orange

27%41%2446%89Los Angeles

100%14%84%8Imperial

% Participation

%

in SCAGParticipating%

# Jurisdictions

in SCAGCounty

58 Participating Local Jurisdictions

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� Table 2: Participating Jurisdictions by Population Size

30%100%58100%195Total Population

0%0%03%5Less than 2K

50%12%77%142K – 10K

37%12%710%1910K – 20K

30%31%1831%6120K – 50K

33%29%1727%5250K – 100K

19%10%616%31100K-200K

23%5%37%13200K +

% Participation%Participating

%

in SCAG

# Jurisdictions

in SCAGPopulation Size

58 Participating Local Jurisdictions (cont.)

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� GIS software

� GIS data

� GIS data types

� GIS staff

Questions to Participants

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Question: GIS Software

� Yes – 69%

24%Others

0%MapInfo

12%ArcInfo

44%ArcMap 9x

24%ArcView 3x

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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Question: GIS Data

Yes 78%

29%Others

49%Parcel

4%Endangered Species/ Habitat

29%Flood Zone

32%Park/Open Space

14%Building Permit

59%Zoning Data

56%General Plan Land Use Data

54%Existing Land Use Data

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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Question: GIS Data Types

15%Others

34%AutoCAD Files

36%Geodatabase

69%Shape files

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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Question: GIS Staff

27%No one at this time

24%Consultant

7%Interns

32%Permanent planning staff

24%Permanent GIS staff

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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Question: Expectation and Linkage of SCAG programs

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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Overall Expectation

49%23%0%1%1%0%4%6%Other

4%7%14%22%22%13%7%7%10%Have SCAG perform GIS Analysis

6%6%7%13%14%13%13%13%Provide GIS training

6%6%7%6%9%17%12%23%23%Create webCreate web--basedbased

applicationapplication

7%6%26%26%23%13%6%3%1%Create paper maps

6%1%0%3%10%23%14%28%28%Develop new dataDevelop new data

12%3%13%7%16%7%20%20%7%Update existing data

Others77 (lowest)(lowest)6543211 (highest)(highest)

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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Linkage with SCAG Programs

66%22%0%2%2%2%7%Others

10%5%17%24%15%10%19%Growth monitoring

10%3%2%12%12%31%31%31%31%SB 375SB 375

14%3%36%22%10%3%12%EIR

12%7%8%12%25%14%22%RHNA

12%3%12%15%20%25%12%RTP

Others654321

Questions to Participants (cont.)

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� One on one meeting with each city (huge effort)

� Provided meeting summaries and SOW

� Reach agreements with cities

� Collaborating work as a team in SCAG

Highlights in Implementation

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ESRI discounts

17%CAD Data Conversion

19%Provide Other Data

19%Web-based Mapping Application

20%City tabulate data link to GIS

22%Desktop ArcReader Viewer

32%Provide Land Use Data

56%GIS Training

GIS Services provided

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Desktop ArcReader Application

� ArcReader is a free, easy-to-use desktop mapping application that allows users to view, explore, and print maps.

� High-quality interactive maps in ArcReader can be published with the ArcGIS Publisher extension.

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Web-base GIS Mapping Application

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� ESRI

� City of Redlands

� University of Redlands

� Other government agencies

� Other Colleges and Universities

Partnership

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� Very successful beginning

� SCAG acts as a facilitator

� Educational GIS workshop with cities experience

� Collaboration:

� Internal SCAG

� Internal City

� Between SCAG and City

� Does the Pilot program take over GIS consultants’jobs?

Key Findings

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� Improve communication channels

� SCAG vs. Cities

� City in different departments

� Balance SCAG resources with GIS services committed

� through SCAG EGIS Steering Committee

Lessons Learned

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� Welcome 190 cities to participate

� Integrate the Sustainability Tool application

� Develop a GeoPortal site

� Design a Program Logo to promote the GIS Services

� Publish a monthly newsletter to enhance communication

� Develop a GIS web site with an editing function

What’s Next

Questions ?Questions ?

Thank YouThank You

Ping Wangwangp@scag.ca.gov