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Ra-Ra Moment Communicate the value you bring
o Get involvedo Document
Branch out (bring your GIS to the world)o Kudos to the Tax Assessors and non-GIS people
who are here! If you prefer the background, team up ..
Make someone else shine! Win-win: Personal development and
contributions to the profession!
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The Geospatial Approach to Wicked ProblemsDanielle Ayan, GISP, GIS@GTRI Program DirectorSecretary, URISA (Urban Regional Information Systems Association) InternationalFormer Board Member, National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)Class of 2012, Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership (IGEL)Former Chair, Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council (GGAC)Former Chair, Georgia GIS Coordinating Committee (GISCC)Former President, Georgia URISA
Oct 2012
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Wicked Problems
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Simply put: Difficult to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements
Every wicked problem is essentially unique No well-described set of potential solutions Every implemented solution has
consequenceso Every wicked problem can be considered a
symptom of another problem Examples of Wicked Problems: Earth, Air,
Fire, Water, Health, Education, Safety, Trans
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The Geospatial Approach to Wicked Problems
Geospatial technologies leveraged
By "inspecting 'wicked problems' with geospatial goggles," complexities and interdependencies can be exposed, better defined, dissected, better managed through the geospatial approach and reassembled for overall improvements
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The Geospatial Approach to Wicked Problems
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Content of the human mind can be classified into 5 categories: Data: raw source content Information: data that are processed to be
useful; provides answers to "who", "what", "where", and "when" questions
Knowledge: application of data and information; answers "how" questions
Understanding: appreciation of "why“ Wisdom: evaluated understanding
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The Geospatial Approach to Wicked Problems
Geospatial technologies leveraged
National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (GeoTech) + Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Nov 3 – 5, 2013 | www.spatialplexus.com
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The Geospatial Approach to GEORGIA’s Wicked Problems
Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council (GGAC): Briefingso The GGAC 2010 Georgia Geospatial Audit: Status Report
and Recommendations “is by far one of the best reports I have received. Thank you and the Council for all of the hard work.” – Senator Carter
o “I see a lot of purpose in what’s being proposed here. What will be key is applying geospatial technologies and resources to improving Georgia’s water and transportation issues.” – Senator Tolleson
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Wicked Problems: Water
Geospatial technologies leveraged
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H.B. 169 Catalyst (Geographic Challenge)
Original objective: Provide accurate Flood Insurance Rate Map information to property owners
2 issues: Accuracy of data + inequitable ability to notify citizens
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Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council (GGAC):
Legislation: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb169.htm
Georgia Geospatial Audit: Status Report & Recommendations: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb169.htm
O.C.G.A § 12-5-9 (b)(3) “The council shall audit Georgia’s geospatial capabilities at county, regional, and state levels. The audit shall contain a complete status update and recommendations for utilizing the geospatial capabilities in Georgia to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency notification requirements, recommendations for moving forward to achieve governmental data inter-operability and enhanced delivery of services to Georgia citizens through the geospatial approach, and any other information determined by the council to be necessary for the advancement of geospatial technology.”
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H.B. 169 Catalyst (Geographic Challenge)
Original objective: Provide accurate Flood Insurance Rate Map information to property owners
2 issues: Accuracy of data + inequitable ability to notify citizenso Requires the below input:
Buildings, building addresses or parcel boundaries (that fall within or intersect) accurate floodplain boundaries =
properties potentially impacted by flood insurance rates
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GIS: Aerial Photography + Floodplains + Parcels
Image courtesy of Newton County, GA.
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H.B. 169 Catalyst (Geographic Challenge)
Original objective: Provide accurate Flood Insurance Rate Map information to property owners
2 issues: Accuracy of data + inequitable ability to notify citizenso Requires the below input:
Buildings, building addresses or parcel boundaries (that fall within or intersect) accurate floodplain boundaries =
properties potentially impacted by flood insurance rates
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Inaccurate Geospatial Data
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Withlacoochee River Wastewater Treatment Plant, located outside the FEMA 100 year floodplain ($94 million expense to relocate).
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GIS: Elevation Data (Less Accurate)
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GIS: Elevation Data (More Accurate)
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2010 LiDAR acquisition in Towns County resulted in over 300 properties being removed from floodplain boundaries (red squares above) saving >$1M over 10 yrs.
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Inequitable Elevation Data Across the State
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Combined with existing data, the State is currently ~30% covered by high-resolution elevation data 18,300 mi2), with ~59,500 mi2
remaining.
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Cost of Incomplete & Inaccurate Data
“Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said damage from flooding across north Georgia that began on
September 18, 2009 reached an estimated $500 million in losses,
most of that amount uninsured.”
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H.B. 169 Catalyst (Geographic Challenge)
Original objective: Provide accurate Flood Insurance Rate Map information to property owners
2 issues: Accuracy of data + inequitable ability to notify citizenso Requires the below input:
Buildings, building addresses or parcel boundaries (that fall within or intersect) accurate floodplain boundaries =
properties potentially impacted by flood insurance rates
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Inequitable Statewide Capabilities:
Georgia Geospatial Audit
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Thanks to:
Response: 140 of 159 counties (88%)
2010: Citizen notification vulnerability map (i.e., counties with GIS data and ability necessary to notify citizens)
GIS Property DB (75%)eNotification Capabilities (16%)
GIS Address DB (61%)GIS Buildings DB (21%)
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H.B. 169 Catalyst (Geographic Challenge)
Original objective: Provide accurate Flood Insurance Rate Map information to property owners
FINDINGS: the State of Georgia is not prepared to handle the original intent of the policy: provide accurate information to property owners based
on proximity to floodplains.
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Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council (GGAC):
Legislation: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb169.htm
Georgia Geospatial Audit: Status Report & Recommendations: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/hb169.htm
O.C.G.A § 12-5-9 (b)(3) “The council shall audit Georgia’s geospatial capabilities at county, regional, and state levels. The audit shall contain a complete status update and recommendations for utilizing the geospatial capabilities in Georgia to meet Federal Emergency Management Agency notification requirements, recommendations for moving forward to achieve governmental data inter-operability and enhanced delivery of services to Georgia citizens through the geospatial approach, and any other information determined by the council to be necessary for the advancement of geospatial technology.”
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Silos of Geospatial Excellence in GA
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BLLIP, Georgia’s GIS properties’ database, generated $43 million in revenue by selling surplus property and saved more than $8.8M through lease renegotiation and/or consolidation.SelectGeorgia (GIS-driven web tool) has resulted in a 75% reduction in software maintenance + 70% reduction in maintenance labor. Used to support projects producing >$5.6 billion in new capital investment and the creation of >27,500 new jobs
Geospatial Case Studies from Across Georgia:https://www.georgiaspatial.org/home/documents/2010-geospatial-case-studies-across-georgia
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Utilization of GIS in GA Main users and uses
o GDOT – Road infrastructure, 511, wet lands, crasheso GaDNR – Parks, Wildlife Resources, Historic preservationo GEMA – Emergency planning, State Hazard Mitigation Planningo GDOC – Facility managemento DPH – Tracking health statistics to target interventions, access to health
careo DCA – Community planning, Census verification, LUCA, housing
programso State Property Officer – BLLIPo DOAS Risk Management – BLLIPo Regents – Planning and analysis of student enrollmento Local Governments – Property tax collection, land use planning,
management of city services and emergency responseo RDCs – Data creation and upkeep for local governmentso DOE – Broadband of Peachnet for remote academics
Yet, still fragmented and uncoordinated statewide
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Geospatial Coordination in Other States
NC: NC OneMap + Geospatial Multistate Archive and Preservation Partnership
TN: GIO + Statewide parcels (self-funded through audits)
AK: Geospatial Information Office + Enterprise geospatial application services
OH: Capital funding for geospatial data development
OR: GIO + enterprise application services + NCEES Model Law and Model Rules for geospatial data development
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Fundamental Characteristics of Successful Statewide GIS
Coordination
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GIS coordination efforts across stateso Full-time paid GIO 29
o Clearly defined authority 32o Formal tie to state CIO 28o Involved political champion 24o National Spatial Data Node 29
GA Yes (unfunded)o Work with local governments 33
GA ?o Sustainable funding 13o Coordinator contract authority 31o Primary Federal program contact 28
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Where Does GA Stand?
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Georgia, compared to other states regarding Best Practices defined by NSGIC’s Fifty States Initiative (2007)
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GGAC Status Report & Recommendations
Formalize a geospatial advisory council to the General Assembly or state governmental entity ($0*)o H.B. 369 passed both sides unanimously in 2012, but no
champion to take it to the floor Establish Georgia Geospatial Information Office [Pending] Execute statewide master agreement(s) for
geospatial software/services/resources ($0) Develop a digital, statewide parcel GIS database (i.e.,
“property” database) Develop a current (2009 or more current), high-
resolution, statewide elevation GIS database
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Ops: Change the conversation: No longer about consolidation efforts to reduce expenses (server hardware or energy costs), but how to establish a proper foundation for optimizing operations (ex., cloud-based)
Biz Needs: Tie GIS to issues .. Geosolutions! Develop critical statewide geospatial
databases not currently available for Georgia, including land parcels, addresses, high-resolution elevation, water supplies, utilities, inland bathymetry …
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Generate information to support decision-makers and achieve state objectives
Develop geospatial standards Build web mapping services; shared
geospatial application services Geospatial practitioners work together (ex.,
GIS work with surveyors re: digital submittal rqmts + Clerk of Courts e-filing)
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Benefit from economies-of-scale data/software/services acquisition
Strategically manage the state’s infrastructure under one COP, identify stewards of its assets and facilitate data accessibility, flexibility, availability and reuse across lines of business
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Improve citizen access to data, coordinate multiple datasets and spatially enable tools for consuming data
Use cloud-based models for service deliveryo Coordinate with peer organizations and
consultants for opportunities Evaluate scalability, performance, security
and portability of cloud service models Measure benefits, costs, risks
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Communications
Geospatial technologies leveraged
As an educational/awareness briefing, a comparable variation of this presentation was offered to the following individuals/groups:
Georgia House of Representatives Science & Technology Committee Feb 2012
Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee on Feb 2012
7 Georgia Legislators and 2 Senators in Washington, D.C. Feb 2012
And to the Executive Director of the Georgia Technology Authority, Calvin Rhodes (CIO) , Oct 2012
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Contact
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Additional Info
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Overview of GIS in GA1999 GTA created and assumed responsibility for GIS as the
Information Technology Policy Council (ITPC) is absorbed into GTA1996 GIS Clearinghouse and GIS Coordinating Committee established
under the leadership of the ITPC1989 DCA and DNR establish a joint GIS information sharing project
Planning Act enacted; DCA created; includes maps as an element
Mid-1970s DNR develops GIS base maps
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Overview of GIS in GA2012 Georgia Technology Authority creates GIS Governance Working
Group2102 HB 169 sunsets and is not reauthorized2011 Georgia Geospatial Audit: Status Report & Recommendations2010 HB 169 Creates Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council2008 Statewide Geospatial Strategic Planning via USGS $50K
Gainesville State College created as SE hub of national Geospatial Technology Center via NSF $360K over 4-yearsFederal shift in Spatial Data Infrastructure philosophy (bottom up vs top down)
1999 – 2008 Georgia GIS ClearinghouseFunding (terminated in2009)
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