Missouri GIS Advisory Committee Agenda—November 13, 2008
Department of Conservation—Credit Union Building-9:00 am
Call to Order
Called to order at 9:04 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction of Members and Attendees
Ex-Officio Members
Mark Duewell—present
Tim Haithcoat—present
State Members
Debbie Briedwell—present
Colin Duewell—present
David Finch—absent
Matt Hesser—present
Donna Rehagen—present
Renee Robinson—absent
Jeff Schloss—absent
Tracy Schloss—present
Tony Spicci—present
Beth Struempf—present
Mike Sutherland—absent
Arnold Williams—present
Cooperating Members
Aaron Addison—present
Mark Allen—present
Elizabeth Cook—Treasurer—excused
David Drum—Secretary—present
Mike Duncan—absent
Ray Fox—Vice-chair—present (proxy for Liz C)
Pam Kelrick—excused
Curtis Koons—absent
Kevin Kuhlmann—present
Jim LaScala—absent
Steve Marsh—Chair—present (teleconference)
Greg Resz—absent
Ed Siegmund—absent
Diane True—present
Other Attendees
Kim Burns, ESRI (teleconference)
Tim Donze, Surdex
Jeff Falter, ITSD-Revenue
Eric Foster, MoDOT
Andrew Harrison, The Schneider Corp
Lance Huntley, East-West Gateway (teleconference)
Jamie Schieber, Custom Meeting Planners
Tammy, Custom Meeting Planners
Kurt Schultz, NGA
Approval of the Minutes
October minutes available on the web site. Motion from Debbie B to approve minutes, seconded by Diane T, approved by vote.
MGISAC Administration
State GIO Report—Tim Haithcoat
Created a draft of a state/local/government/private sector data sharing MOA. Creates a single mechanism for a MOA for data sharing with the state. Local Government RSOC template. State Enterprise Architecture product component filled out for Google Earth. Will go to the full committee for review. Still looking for someone to review Virtual Earth and ESRI product. Parcel mapping standards needs to be kicked off. Hoping to hold a meeting before the holidays, then again in January. State Agency GIS meeting next Thursday. Have an agreement with TerraGo of an early release of their mobile product; training tomorrow.
By-laws
Tim would like the committee to consider extending voting status to liaisons. Would like to see membership expanded; Corps of Engineers, EPA, etc.
Nominations
Membership letters have still not been received by Mark Allen and Aaron Addison.
Project Updates
Data Sharing
Compare with other agreements; do we publish a list of layers we're seeking?
Discussion Topic/Presentation
The National Grid—Kurt Schultz
Motion from Debbie Briedwell that the MGISAC endorse the use of the National Grid for emergency response in the state of Missouri. Second from Tony Spicci. Discussion. Motion passes.
Subcommittee Reports
Data Development—Ray Fox/Jeff Schloss
Imagery business plan still under development. Corps of Engineers working with Boone county on LiDAR. Greene county and Duck Creek looking at LiDAR also. DOQQ review begins in the next few days.
Finance—Liz Cook
Statement Only activity this month was to credit us $8.00 at the first LiDAR workshop, which should have been charged to the MSDIS account.
Funding & Grants—Pam Kelrick, Tony Spicci, Mark Duewell
No Report
Homeland Security/Emergency Management—Debbie Briedwell
Tim has already covered some items. Critical infrastructure is seeing a big push. Tim and I are both working with the HSAC. Using the USGS structures data model as a starting point. Project Homeland viewer having problems. Looking at the Flex Viewer in 9.3.
Local Government Group—Mark Allen
Excited about Homeland Security money available for GIS projects.
Outreach & Education—Mark Duewell
Washington University LiDAR workshop very successful. 34 of 51 survey responses, possibly higher. Registered 57. More technical curriculum than the MARC workshop. Would like to have a homeland security meeting in St. Louis. Discussion about regional vs statewide meetings. Unresolved.
Strategic Planning—Eric Foster
Draft documents have been available for one month. Want committee to approve the annual report and recommendations. Motion from Kevin Kuhlmann to approve the annual report. Second from Debbie Briedwell. Motion passes by vote. Recommendations discussion. Requesting planning input.
Liaison Reports
GIT Architecture (MAEA)—Tim Haithcoat
Google Earth product component going out tomorrow.
Policy & Legislation—Tony Spicci
Fed Govt has tentatively passed S1492 to map out broadband data providers and services. Want to ensure that geospatial needs are addressed.
MSDIS Activites—Mark Duewell
Tested Kansas backup last month. Provided services from it for nearly two weeks. Working on data sharing agreements with structures project stakeholders. State Mercali Intensity map for Missouri counties utilized to determine current and future efforts for this project. Now serving USDA HUCs (Hydrologic Unit Code) (watersheds). Still have the northeast regional meeting outstanding. Tim H- A geospatial Extension position has been hired and the individual is scheduled to start December 1st.
Missouri GIS Conference—Tony Spicci
Conference Chairs—Tony Spicci, Mark Allen
Registration is open, brochure has been mailed. We're in pretty bad shape, but can recover. Economic situation is dire. With the exception of a few people, there is no motivation to get things done. We need to be more aggressive; if we are still at 17 registrations on December 1 we will have to discuss pulling the plug. We are obligated for $26,000 at Tan-Tar-A. Today is the day we need to get everything done.
Arrangements—Jamie Schieber
Jamie: 12 full conference registrations, 4 of those are presenters. 5 complimentary (exhibitor) registrations. 16 of 17 are coming to the welcome reception. Only 2 workshop registrations, which is below expectations. How do we reach the people who were at the regional workshops, etc.
Plenary—Hilary Perkins, Kim Burns
Kim: have two speakers. Done. Jamie: would like to find cheaper transportation for Lynn Dupont than the $400 shuttle from St. Louis.
Programs—Steve Marsh, Pam Kelrick, Colin Duewell
Colin: Call for Papers went out yesterday. Have received three abstracts plus two additional tentative abstracts. Suggestion to publish the session tracks. Tony: session schedule needs to be sent out regularly as it develops. Also, propose session titles. We need to give people something to go on. Discussion. Tony: get ideas to Colin.
Workshops—Ray Fox, David Drum, Liz Cook, Renee Robinson
Ray: Have two registrants.
Exhibits—Jim LaScala
Jamie: Have five companies, six exhibit booths, and three tool times. Sidwell and ESRI pending. Tony: if you know anyone in the private sector or any other entity that exhibits, please find out if they are going to sign up and let me know.
Projects Showcase—Liz Cook
Tony: probably the easiest way to participate in a conference.
Publicity—David Drum
David: need help. Tony: send out an email once a week on a different topic.
Awards—Mark Duewell
Up to date. Nominations for the MGISAC Lewis & Clark Award and the MGISAC Outstanding Contribution to GIS in Missouri award have been opened via the list-servers.
Social—Diane True, Kevin Kuhlmann
Diane: have asked vendors to bring some wine for the Monday night reception. Jamie: will not have an activity at the Tuesday night social.
MAGIC Consortium—Tony Spicci
No Report
Cooperating Agency/Organization Reports
Federal/NRCS—Liz Cook
No Report
Federal/USGS—Ray Fox
Rolla Geography group have requested to update wetlands mapping. Local camera calibration target. Emergency response handling. Tim H: NAIP control.
Missouri Association of Councils of Government
No Report
Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership—Diane True
Having a steering committee meeting right now; both steering and technical committees will meet in April.
Missouri Mappers Association—Jim LaScala
No Report
Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors—John Teale
[missed]
National States Geographic Information Council—Tony Spicci
NSGIC Advocacy Agenda is out; Imagery for the Nation is getting quite a bit of traction. Parcel mapping is continuing to evolve and move forward. Includes FLAIR Act and DOI/BLM capacity. Asking Congress to revise Title XIII to allow the Census to share data. Hoping to increase USGS partnership funds.
Round Table Discussion—all
Aaron Addison: Wash U GIS Symposium on GIS Day. Mars Rovers, Missouri Botanical Gardens. gis.wustl.edu
Mark Allen: will begin building data next Tuesday.
Announcement of next meeting
December 11, 2008 @ Conservation Credit Union
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 12:24 p.m.
