Introduction to the Geospatial Platform

Karen Siderelis, DOI and Jerry Johnston, EPA

2011 Esri Federal Users Conference Thursday, January 20, 2011

9‐10:15 AM (Room 204B)

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AgendaWelcome and Introductions Background on the Geospatial PlatformModernization Roadmap for the Geospatial Platform Data.gov ActivitiesSynergies between the Geospatial Platform, Data.gov, and Geospatial One Stop (GOS)Questions?

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The Geospatial PlatformDefinition

The Geospatial Platform will be a managed portfolio of common

geospatial data, services, and applications contributed and

administered by authoritative sources and hosted on a shared

infrastructure, for use by government agencies and partners to meet

their mission needs and the broader needs of the Nation

Vision

All government agencies and their partners have access to geospatial

capabilities to meet mission needs, ensure transparency and

accountability, and geo-enable the business of government

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Geospatial Platform Conceptual Model

* It is recognized that partner agencies may be both providers and customers of GeoPlatform.gov assets

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www.geoplatform.gov

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Modernization Roadmap

Describe strategic path forward to implement vision

Identify actionable projects and activities for short- and mid-term implementation; including operations

Respond to FY2011 President’s Budget Direction to develop a Modernization Roadmap to implement the Geospatial Platform

Roadmap Purpose:

Define geospatial platform and establish vision and purpose

Describe future state technology architecture

Identify processes and organization elements to ensure success

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http://geoplatform.ideascale.com

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Data.gov Activities

Data.gov - May 21, 2009

Data.gov - May 21, 2010

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Data.gov Quick FactsLaunch:May 21,

2009

December 1, 2010

Total datasets available 47 305,719

Hits to Data.gov 2.1 million 139.3 millionApplications and mash-ups developed by citizens 0 237

RDF triples for semantic applications 0 6.4 billion

Dataset downloads 0 1.3 million

Nations establishing open data sites 0 10

States offering open data sites 0 17

Cities in North America with open data sites 0 8

Open data contacts in Federal agencies 24 253

Think Big, Start Small, Act Quick and Keep Innovating…

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Tapping the Ingenuity of the Public

Department of Transportation data, FlyOnTime.us lets people find the most on-time flights and shortest security-line wait times

Integrated to Twitter

237 applications have been developed by the public, like Fly On Time

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National Obesity: Eat Your Vegetables

Uses Health and Human Services community health data and shows obesity rates by county

Supports the First Lady’s fights against childhood obesity

http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/contributorstoo

besity/Eatyourvegtables?:embed=yes&:toolbar=yes

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Employment Market Explorer

Using Bureau of Labor local area unemployment dataThis app lets people explore which cities and neighborhoods have the best growth in new jobs

http://pujaplicaciones.javeriana.edu.co/Empl

oyment/

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Data Masher

Uses data from many agenciesAllows anyone to create a mash-up between two datasets to see potential correlationshttp://www.datamasher.org/

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“Preview”

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Data.gov geo-enhancementsData.gov with Geo enhancements

Enable search discovery of data.gov catalog items (datasets, map services, catalogs) using location:

Geographic coordinates, proximity, place names etc…

Allows for spatial visualization of existing map services and catalog metadata:

Evaluate data for appropriateness of use

Improves harvesting with geo intelligence

Make metadata more discoverable and useable

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Data.gov Geospatial Capability – Without Geo Platform

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Data.gov Geospatial Capability – With Geo Platform

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Questions?

For additional questions please contact:

Karen Siderelis, GIO, Dept. of the Interior

Karen_Siderelis@ios.doi.gov

Jerry Johnston, GIO, EPA

Johnston.Jerry@epamail.epa.gov