1. By Chris Lett National GIS Coordinator for the FWS Branch of Geospatial and Data Management HQ Information Resources and Technology Management FWS Geospatial Strategy U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1

2. Chris Lett’s GIS Background

3. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service FWS Geospatial Strategy Agenda  Geospatial Strategy  GIS Steering Committee  Task Groups  Web Mapping 3

4. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service FWS Geospatial Software Users 4 Info from FWS Enterprise License Tracking System

5. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Denver Geospatial and Data Services Team Kenny Elsner – remote sensing, GPS & mobile & more Greg Galligan – enterprise geodatabases, Portal & more Doug Steinshouer – license servers, software, install guides, help desk, & more Marcus Griffin – shared – help desk, videos & more FWS Geospatial Services National Office 5

6. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ➢ Established in 1991 by Director ➢ Goal: improve the effectiveness and cost efficiency of the use of GIS and related technology to support accomplishment of the Service’s Mission ➢ 3 fulltime Regional and 1 fulltime Program Representatives (acting, alternate, other duties) FWS National GIS Steering Committee

7. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service FWS National GIS Steering Committee

8. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service  Over 100 Action Items for 2014  Communication, Deputy Director Briefing, Open Forums & Training  FWS GIS Steering Committee Meeting Notes & emails  Newsletter  SharePoint & Internet Sites FWS GIS Steering Committee 8

9. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 9

10. FWS Geospatial Sharepoint Site 10

11. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service FWS Geospatial Strategy 11

12. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Automation saves time and money!  7-8 step by step install guides for FWS  Installation of ArcGIS through AppsToGo without Admin Rights  Installation of ArcGIS Pro on AppsToGo Install Scripts & Guides 12

13. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service “A script would be awesome so I don’t feel like a trained monkey at a computer” 13

14. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Geospatial Software $2M cost avoidance 14

15. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service FWS Task Groups 15

16. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service GIS Data Management -Have a Plan Man! -Metadata – document your data!!! 16

17. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Share Data ●Open Data Directive ●FWS Service Catalog

18. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web Mapping – Sharing Data, Maps, Apps FWS Organizational Account on the Internet 18

19. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web Mapping – Sharing Data, Maps, Apps ScienceBase on the Internet 19

20. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web Mapping – Sharing Data, Maps, Apps FWS Internal Map Portal - Intranet 20

21. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web Mapping Google Site – One Stop Shop 21

22. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 22 Portal vs AGOL Location and Login https://maps.fws.doi.net https://fws.maps.arcgis.com

23. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Web Mapping – Sharing Data, Maps, Apps FWS Internal Map Portal - Intranet 23

24. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Application/Story Map Example 24

25. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Application/Story Map Example 25

26. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Application/Story Map Example 26

27. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 27 http://arcg.is/1IttWv8

28. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 28 http://arcg.is/1IttWv8

29. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 29 http://arcg.is/1IttWv8

30. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 30 http://arcg.is/1IttWv8

31. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 31 http://arcg.is/1IttWv8

32. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 32 http://arcg.is/1IttWv8

33. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 33 ArcGIS Online and FWS Video Series

34. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service  June 2013  Lightening Talks – please sign up!  Plenary sessions will be recorded 34

35. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 35 Huge advancements in Mobile, Mapping & Personnel Mapping Security issues will limit Federal access to new technologies, servers, systems - will require consolidation & more enterprise solutions Federal Information Technology Reform Act (FITARA)  GIS Infrastructure, Systems, Application development under CIO authority  No change in GIS personnel reporting Future of GIS in the Government

36. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Changing Training Policy Enforcement People CultureCulture 1 Organizational ManagementOrganizational Management 2 Information Management InfrastructureInformation Management Infrastructure 3

37. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coordination and Communication – the Key to Success! We need your help – please get involved!  Task groups  Field representative on the Steering Committee  Newsletter  Workshops & Training  Upcoming Open Forum Sessions – get your questions ready! FWS & NPS Geospatial Training Workshop Welcome the National Park Service! 37