Geo-Enabled Business Work Group Presentation to the Federal Geographic Data Committee Coordination Group October 13, 2009 Geospatial Line of Business

© Grant Thornton International. All rights reserved. Background –The fact sheets were developed to show use case or solution examples of successful geo-enabled projects What –The GEB Work Group provides an on-going process/forum for sharing agency examples of best practices and use cases in applying geospatially-enabled approaches to agency business. Why –To assist the government program managers (and additional audiences) to more easily understand the value of and role of geospatial thinking and tools in their everyday business functions. What’s in them- –Examples that provide a clear line of sight to organizational outcomes, benefits, return on investment, and results. GEB Work Group Fact Sheet Effort

Use Cases Best Practices Sharing and Outreach Use Cases: Fact Sheet Update

© Grant Thornton International. All rights reserved. NEPA Assist FEMA Enterprise Geospatial Services Fact Sheet Examples

1.Geo-Enabled Work Group (GEB) Recent Activities 2.Use Cases 3.Best Practices 4.Sharing and Outreach Activities Background

The GEB Work Group has been profiling examples of successful geospatial technology implementations in the federal government and identifying trends, commonalities, and best practices. The GEB Work Group then shares these examples and best practices with federal agencies, partners, and the general public. GEB Work Group Recent Activities

Use Cases Best Practices Sharing and Outreach Review of Use Cases Interviewed and developed use cases and fact sheets for 13 agencies (to date) CDC used GIS to aid relief after the Myanmar Cyclone HUD provides crucial address validation with geocoding BLM's NILS GeoCommunicator converts coordinates from latitude/longitude to township/range and vice-versa DOJ's MAPS program allows law enforcement officials to map crime and use GIS tools to predict where a criminal may strike FEMA created an Enterprise GIS Office that coordinates GIS and provides professional and technical GIS services

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Mission: support American agriculture through resource conservation, disaster response and stabilization of farm income Common Land Unit (CLU) Data Layer Accurate maps of farm land and crops are critical for FSA Over 7 years, FSA digitized 2 million+ land records from 2,300+ offices around the country FSA compiled records into a central enterprise wide database using ArcGIS/SDE tools Benefits of CLU Numerous authorized stakeholders productively make use of data Centralized data and streamlined visualization process leads to significant cost and time savings Use Cases Best Practices Continued Outreach Use Case: USDA's CLU Data Layer

The GEB Best Practices document describes lessons, trends, and benefits observed in use cases Includes a survey of existing best practice reports to augment GEB research Some Key Themes and Observations Focus on interoperability and reuse Increasing role of Enterprise GIS Offices/Coordination Increasing integration of GIS tools in various environments Use of Web 2.0 technologies to complement standard GIS interfaces Key role for stakeholders Use Cases Best Practices Sharing and Outreach Best Practices

GEB Article submitted to ArcUser " Improving Services to Citizens through Place Based Approaches: Geo-enabling Federal Business Processes“ Fact sheets posted to FGDC Website Panels completed for ESRI IUC and Fed UC conferences Pursuing additional publications Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News, and Government Executive Use Cases Best Practices Sharing and Outreach Sharing and Outreach Activities

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