1. Sharing Infrastructure DNR is a large and diverse organization Management directives are all over the board Aspen trees to Zebra Mussles 2000+ employees across the state > 1000 users of GIS software and data 197 sites all have high speed internet GIS is considered to be a utility service 24/7 availability to applications and data

2. Sharing Infrastructure History of innovation and use of GIS technologies GIS use dates back to the 1970s Data and application sharing Training and development Coordination and cooperation across governmental units

3. Sharing Infrastructure Business Need Provide DNR staff Access to Departmental Spatial Data Share data with external entities Provide an infrastructure to support data management Integrate divisional stove-pipes

4. Sharing Infrastructure Approach Three tier design Managed Data Data as managed by the individual data custodian Data Warehouse Access to derived data by DNR staff and other clients Metadata to describe contents of Warehouse Applications to consume content (portals) Metadata Standard Spatial Data metadata Derived product drivers Attribute lists

5. Sharing Infrastructure Business Unit Product Drivers Data Resource Site User access Portal Tools User access Business Unit Business Unit Manage and PublishConsume

6. Sharing Infrastructure DRS is mirrored to 70+ sites Updated Weekly Instant access to 300+ layers Feeds DNR Data Deli Public access to DNR GIS data stores

7. Sharing Infrastructure Data Resource Site User access Data Resource Site Data Resource Site Data Resource Site Bemidji New Ulm Rochester User access The Mothership

8. Sharing Infrastructure Driven by Metadata Data Dictionary Oracle Database Managed Data Layer MetaData Derived Data Layer MetaData Derived Product Drivers Remote DRS Sites Update Schedules Field Domains Field/Data associations

9. Sharing Infrastructure The DNR structure is a Microcosm of State Agencies DNR field offices are equivalent to other State Agencies Shared Infrastructure Project with Dept of AG in 2006 AG established Core Data management site Ag provided DNR with Hardware DNR provided Ag with DRS

10. Sharing Infrastructure Business Unit Data Resource Site Business Unit Business Unit Manage and Publish Data Resource Site User access Portal Tools User access Managed Datasets DNR Dept of Agriculture Ag maintains data that is Submitted to DNR Warehouse Ag Data Warehouse is updated From the Mothership

11. Sharing Infrastructure Project was successful because Data is more readily available between agencies Data producers were not forced into it The advantages were too much to be ignored No longer had to worry about data distribution Common data needs were satisfied

12. Sharing Infrastructure Obstacles Establishing open connectivity between agencies is a bit of an effort Getting data producers to conform to established standards Providing adequate tools to allow data producers to document and integrate data