The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)’s: “Fifty States Initiative” NSDI SSDI Development of a Geospatial Strategic Plan for the state of West Virginia

The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) The NSDI is a physical, organizational, and virtual network designed to enable the development and sharing of this nation's digital geographic information resources

A State Spatial Data Infrastructure (SSDI) The SSDI is a physical, organizational, and virtual network designed to enable the development and sharing of this state’s digital geographic information resources

Fifty States Initiative Original concept (by name) was presented in the FGDC/NSDI Future Directions Initiative: By 2006, fifty state Coordinating Councils are in place and routinely contributing to the governance of the NSDI Goal expanded to include: … governance and development of the NSDI.

Relationship of the NSDI and the SSDIs NSDI 50 States Initiative SSDI State 1 SSDI State 2 SSDI WV ©2006, Applied Geographics, Inc

Fifty States Initiative Consistency and parity to all fifty statesConsistency and parity to all fifty states States have common needs, but every state is different due to demographics, geography & “hot” issues

Relationship of the NSDI and the SSDIs and Stakeholders Strategic and Business Plans Stakeholders Municipalities Parishes Townships Villages County State Tribal Federal Regional government agencies Regional planning organizations Non-profit organizations Utilities Private Business Academia Public NSDI 50 States Initiative SSDI MA SSDI TX SSDI AK SPBP Stakeholders SPBP Stakeholders SPBP Stakeholders

Federal Coordinating Authority NGPO State Coordinating Authority Statewide Council NSDI Partnership Office SSDI NSDI

State Coordinating Authority Statewide Council NSDI Partnership Office State/NGPO Umbrella Agreement (MOU) State/NGPO Umbrella Agreement (MOU) 1 Joint, Long-term Plan to Develop the NSDI 2 Federal Coordinating Authority NGPO

The FGDC CAP Grant Program The NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) is an annual program to assist the geospatial data community through funding and other resources in implementing the components of the NSDI. This program is open to Federal, State, local and tribal governments, academia, commercial, and non-profit organizations. This program provides small seed grants to initiate sustainable on-going NSDI implementations. The program emphasizes partnerships, collaboration and the leveraging of geospatial resources in achieving its goalsThe NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) is an annual program to assist the geospatial data community through funding and other resources in implementing the components of the NSDI. This program is open to Federal, State, local and tribal governments, academia, commercial, and non-profit organizations. This program provides small seed grants to initiate sustainable on-going NSDI implementations. The program emphasizes partnerships, collaboration and the leveraging of geospatial resources in achieving its goals

The FGDC CAP Grant Program Competitive ProcessCompetitive Process Multiple CategoriesMultiple Categories Category 3: Fifty States Initiative - Helps fund development of statewide councils by supporting strategic and business plan developmentCategory 3: Fifty States Initiative - Helps fund development of statewide councils by supporting strategic and business plan development 2006 Recipients (Category 3): MN, NC, TX, LA, WV, OK, CN, WI, WY, and MD2006 Recipients (Category 3): MN, NC, TX, LA, WV, OK, CN, WI, WY, and MD

Project Overview and Goals Encourage Implementation of Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructure (SSDI) DevelopmentEncourage Implementation of Statewide Spatial Data Infrastructure (SSDI) Development Provide Guidance on Planning ActivitiesProvide Guidance on Planning Activities Encourage Formation of PartnershipsEncourage Formation of Partnerships Provide Uniform Framework for the Strategic & Business PlansProvide Uniform Framework for the Strategic & Business Plans

WV Proposal Title: “Formation of a new GIS Coordinating Structure for West Virginia” Proposal Contact: Kurt Donaldson Project Manager, WV GIS Technical Center Department of Geology and Geography, WVU Phone: (304)

WV Proposal Proposed 3 actions: Proposed 3 actions: 1.Formation of a new GIS Coordinating Structure for West Virginia 2.Establish a formal relationship between the coordinating body and the Governor’s Office 3.Draft strategic and business plans in accordance with the Fifty States Initiative templates

Strategic PlanStrategic Plan ‘What’ and the ‘Why’‘What’ and the ‘Why’ Process & GoalsProcess & Goals Business PlanBusiness Plan ‘How’, ‘When’, and ‘How much’‘How’, ‘When’, and ‘How much’ Aimed at those that approve and fundAimed at those that approve and fund Presents a business casePresents a business case What’s the difference between a Strategic Plan and a Business Plan?

WV Geospatial Strategic Plan Authors of the Plan: Strategic Planning Committee and future Board of Directors, West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals (WVAGP)Authors of the Plan: Strategic Planning Committee and future Board of Directors, West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals (WVAGP) Target Audience for Plan:Target Audience for Plan: WV Geospatial CommunityWV Geospatial Community Decision-makers of local and state governmentDecision-makers of local and state government Approval of Plan: Proposed WV Assoc. of Geospatial ProfessionalsApproval of Plan: Proposed WV Assoc. of Geospatial Professionals Plan Template: Fifty States Initiative Strategic Planning Process Guide (NSGIC and FGDC)Plan Template: Fifty States Initiative Strategic Planning Process Guide (NSGIC and FGDC) Call for Participation:Call for Participation: Agency GIS Reports / Standards / LegislationAgency GIS Reports / Standards / Legislation Stakeholders and technical advisory groups (public and private sectors)Stakeholders and technical advisory groups (public and private sectors) Timeline: Complete plan by spring 2007Timeline: Complete plan by spring 2007

= Iterative 2 = Inclusive 3 = Is Approved 4 = Supported 5 = Flows to the business plan 1 Strategic Planning Process Map

WV Geospatial Strategic Plan Kurt Donaldson Project Manager, WV GIS Technical Center Department of Geology and Geography, WVU Phone: (304)

1. Getting Started Establish a Working GroupEstablish a Working Group Define roles and responsibilitiesDefine roles and responsibilities Assign roles and responsibilitiesAssign roles and responsibilities

2. Preliminary Planning LogisticsLogistics kick-off meetingkick-off meeting meeting frequencymeeting frequency Resource PlanningResource Planning impact on process itselfimpact on process itself ScheduleSchedule Timing considerationsTiming considerations Target milestonesTarget milestones OrganizationOrganization CharterCharter Sub-committeesSub-committees

3. Strategizing ScopingScoping Determine scopeDetermine scope Other requirementsOther requirements What period of time will the plan cover?What period of time will the plan cover? Goal AssessmentGoal Assessment Set preliminary programmatic goalsSet preliminary programmatic goals Stakeholder validationStakeholder validation Identify road blocksIdentify road blocks SWOTSWOT Capturing informationCapturing information Generating SupportGenerating Support Enlist political helpEnlist political help Generate consensusGenerate consensus

4. Authoring Aimed at readershipAimed at readership Employ ReviewersEmploy Reviewers IterateIterate ‘pave the way’‘pave the way’ Publish and be….successfulPublish and be….successful

5. Monitoring and Marketing Assessing progressAssessing progress Who/whereWho/where How oftenHow often Develop metricsDevelop metrics Progress MonitoringProgress Monitoring MarketingMarketing Collecting feedbackCollecting feedback

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