URISA and the GIS Management Institute

URISA and the GIS Management Institute

Greg Babinski, MA, GISP

Finance & Marketing Manager King County GIS Center Seattle, Washington, USA URISA Past-President URISA GIS Management Institute Committee Chair

2013 Washington GIS Conference May 7, 2013

URISA and the development of geospatial society:

Annual Conferences and Proceedings from 1963 to present

URISA Journal – Continued peer-reviewed academic focus

Exemplary Systems in GIS (ESIG) Awards

GIS-Pro and URISA Chapter Conferences

Basic URISA formula:

How to use technology x plus spatial data y for government business purpose z

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Past Foundations

Domains Discussed in URISA Conference Proceedings:

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Past Foundations

• access to data issues

• access to data policies

• access to information issues

• access to information policies

• applications of data systems

• applications of geographic information systems

(GIS) • applications of information systems (IS)

• applications of land information systems (LIS)

• assessing GIS benefits

• assessing IS benefits

• assessing management information system (MIS)

benefits • asset management systems

• attribute data

• automated cartography

• automated data processing

• automated mapping, • automated vehicle tracking

• cartographic principles and practices

• centralization/decentralization issues

• census

• climate change monitoring system

• code enforcement information system

• community health information system

• complaints-based municipal standard of care

response system • complaints-based inspector dispatch system

• computer-aided dispatch

• computer-aided mass appraisal • computer-communications systems

• confidentiality and privacy issues and practices

• consultants and data conversion tasks

• consultants and IS/GIS/LIS design and

implementation • contour mapping, • coordinate systems

• COTS – OSS/FS – Saas

• criminal justice information system

• data access control plan

• data acquisition alternatives

• data conversion processes

• data dictionary

• data generation techniques

• data layers/overlays

• data maintenance

• data models • data sharing issues/protocols • data sources and data acquisition/transfer caveats and protocols • data standards • decision support information system

URISA and the development of geospatial society: Daylong URISA Workshops:

3D Geospatial: Project Implementation Methods and Best Practices

Addresses and IS/GIS Implementation: Key to GIS Success

An Overview of Open Source GIS Software

Asset Management: Planning, Strategy, and Implementation

Business Intelligence and Data Integration for the GIS Professional -NEW

Building Quality Spatial Data

Cartography and Map Design

eGovernment-Planning, Policy and the Portal

Field Automation Options for Local Government

GIS Enterprise Architecture & System Integration

GIS Program Management

GIS Strategic Planning

Introduction to Agile: Project Management and Development

An Introduction to Public Participation GIS: Using GIS to Support Community Decision Making

LIDAR Concepts, Principles and Application

Public Data, Public Access, Privacy, and Security: U.S. Law and Policy

Transportation Spatial Database Design

Quality Management: Introduction to Issue Tracking

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Present Contributions

URISA and the development of geospatial society:

URISA ‘Foundations’

Available for download at www.urisa.org

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Present Contributions

URISA and the future of geospatial society:

URISA Proceedings & URISA Journal online and searchable (project in progress – but additional financial support needed)

URISA Listserv – closed communications amongst URISA members – a virtual GIS ‘silicon valley’

URISA Connect webinars – allowing delivery of education worldwide

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Future Vision

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Originated with basic questions: Is there a GIS profession? What is the GIS Profession’s Moral Imperative? Does GIS provide value to society?

URISA’s GIS Management Institute

Originated with basic questions:

Is there a GIS profession?

2010 -URISA Commits to Develop Tier 9: The Geospatial Management Competency Model

URISA GMCM Core Team: David DiBiase Patrick Kennelly Greg Babinski

Coordination with USDOLETA URISA’s GMCM delivered to DOLETA June 8, 2012

http://www.urisa.org/gmcm_review

http://www.urisa.org/gmcm_review


Is There a GIS Profession? ArcNews, Summer 2012: Strengthening the GIS Profession, by David DiBiase What is the Moral Imperative of the GIS Profession?

The GIS profession uses geographic theory, spatial analysis, and geospatial technology to help society manage the Earth’s finite space, with its natural resources and communities, on a just and sustainable

basis for the benefit of humanity.

Consultant Team from UW Evans School of Public Affairs:

Prof. Richard W. Zerbe

Danielle Fumia & Travis Reynolds

Pradeep Singh & Tyler Scott

King County GIS ROI Study


Is There a GIS Profession? ArcNews, Summer 2012: Strengthening the GIS Profession, by David DiBiase What is the Moral Imperative of the GIS Profession?

The GIS profession uses geographic theory, spatial analysis, and geospatial technology to help society manage the Earth’s finite space, with its natural

resources and communities, on a just and sustainable basis for the benefit of humanity.

Does GIS Provide Value to Society? ArcNews, Summer 2012: King County Documents ROI of GIS (minimum $776 million net benefit over 18 years, $87 million in 2010) http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/index.html

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/index.html

URISA and the future of geospatial society:

The URISA GIS Management Institute:

URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model

URISA Geospatial Management Competency Model

URISA GIS Management Body of Knowledge

URISA Accreditation of Enterprise GIS Operations

URISA Accreditation of Educational Programs

URISA GIS ROI Methodology

The Development of a Geospatial Society: Future Vision

GIS operations are maturing – or they should be

GIS operations manage large capital investments

GIS operations require large operating budgets

GIS is a proven technology for effective municipal administration (standard of care)

GIS operations deliver huge returns on investment

Local agency leaders and managers must deploy GIS for cost-effective government services

Local agencies will be compelled to deploy GIS to comply with ‘standard of care’ imperatives

Geospatial technology is complex, continues to evolve, and continues to provide new opportunities

The management of municipal GIS operations is complex, evolving, and requires a scientific, professional approach

URISA’s GIS Management Institute What is the Business Need?

Is GIS management distinct from other types of municipal management? The management of GIS requires knowledge skills and abilities that set it apart from and

above many other management domains, due to its complexity, importance for effective services, and integrative role in local government enterprise operations.

Proposals that GIS operations should be under the supervision of licensed engineers or surveyors are not supported by the breadth of knowledge domains required for GIS management.


Knowledge

Domains

Management Areas

GIS Survey Engineering IT Project Mgt Geography

GIS Technology X O O

Survey O X O O

Engineering O X O

General IT X X O

PM X O X

Geography X X

Cartography X O X

GIS Science X O

Databases X X

Programming X X

Geospatial Law X

Contracting X O O X X

Governance X X O

The Ah-ha Moment:

GIS operational process maturity (aka the GIS Capability Maturity Model)

and…

GIS management capability (aka the Geospatial Management Competency Model)

Can both best be defined against…

A body of geospatial management best practices and standards, or the GIS Management Body of Knowledge


Develop the URISA GIS Management Body of Knowledge (GMBOK)

Maintain the URISA Geospatial Management Competency Model (GMCM)

Maintain the URISA GIS Capability Maturity Model (GCMM)

Accredit the capability and maturity of county, city, and regional GIS operations against the GCMM

Accredit GIS Management educational programs for alignment with the URISA GMBOK and GMCM

URISA’s GIS Management Institute What will the URISA GIS Management Institute

do?

Include an advisory council from other geospatial management professional stakeholders

Include international stakeholders

Advance the future certification of GIS Managers by developing a GIS Managers designation of the GISP in partnership with GISCI

URISA’s GIS Management Institute What will the GMI do with in cooperation with

others?

URISA developed and launched GISCI

URISA developed and manages GISCorps

URISA has 50 years of study, experience & intellectual capital related to GIS development and management

URISA has a portfolio of publications and educational offerings, including the ULA, that can be aligned to support GIS management

URISA has a history of 31 years of ESIG awards that form an initial resource for recognizing GIS management best practices

URISA has designated the development of the GIS Management Institute as a priority initiative

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Why URISA?

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Who will use the GMI, and why?

Babinski’s Theory of GIS Management:

As GIS Operational Maturity Improves, ROI Increases

GIS Managers – to assess their competency against the GMCM and GMBOK and plan their professional development

Organizations with GIS Operations – to assess their capability and process maturity against peer agencies and by becoming GMI accredited against the GMBOK via the GCMM

Geospatial professionals – to assess and align their own practices against the GMBOK

GIS management educational programs – to assess and refine their curriculum by becoming GMI accredited against the GMBOK, GMCM & GCMM

GIS management consultants – to assess and refine their practices against the GMBOK, GMCM & GCMM

In the future, GIS managers will use GMI products and services to prepare for achieving a GISP manager designation through GISCI

URISA’s GIS Management Institute Who will use the GMI, and why?


How will the GMI Operate?

GMBOK:

GIS Management Body of Knowledge

Municipal GIS

Operations GCMM

Accreditation

GCMM: GIS Capability Maturity Model

URISA Education

ULA & UMA

GIS Management Educational

Program Accreditation

GISCI

GIS Manager Certification Component

GMCM: Geospatial

Management Competency

Model

Future:

ROI Services

Other

Accreditation

Benchmarking





URISA’s GIS Management Institute How will the GMI Operate?

Four URISA Labs have been mobilized. First reports and Best Practices to be presented at GIS-Pro 2013

Greg Babinski, MA, GISP URISA Past-President URISA GIS Management Institute Committee Chair

Finance & Marketing Manager King County GIS Center 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 706 Seattle, WA 98104 206-263-3753 [email protected] www.kingcounty.gov/gis URISA - The Association for GIS Professionals www.urisa.org

For more information: GMI Home Page: www.urisa.org/GIS_Management_Institute

GMI Proposal: www.urisa.org/files/GMIProp20121127.pdf

GIS Capability Maturity Model Public Review: www.urisa.org/GMI_GCMM_PublicReview

Leadership & Management

URISA and the GIS Management Institute