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National Capital Region Geospatial Data Exchange

Virtual Library for the NCR

NCR Geospatial Data Exchange (NCR GDX) Project

Council of Governments – COG GIS Managers Committee

• 22 local jurisdictions
• Non-voting membership extended to Feds, Quasi, MD

and VA

• Focus on regional coordination of GIS efforts
• GIS Committee sponsored by CIO’s

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NCR GDX Project (cont.)

• NCR GDX Project originates with MWCOG’s NCR

Homeland Security Strategic Plan

• Objective 1.2: Ensure response partners can

communicate and share necessary data

• Initiative 1.2.3: Share Geographic Information systems

(GIS) data between jurisdictions and related data systems

• Funded through a UASI Grant to D.C. Office of

Chief Technology Officer

• Awarded to KCI Technologies, February 2011
• Stakeholder Oversight & Direction provided by

MWCOG’s GIS Subcommittee

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NCR GDX – A Secure, Environment to Discover and Share Data

Improvements Improvements

• GDX Toolbar for ArcGIS allows interaction with

GDX directly from map document

• Consume from libraries straight into

map document

• Publish map or layers directly from

ArcGIS to GDX server

• Flexible sharing while enabling high-level of

security

• Point-to-point (user-to-user)

sharing

• Over NCRnet or Public Internet
• Creation of Community/Events
• Temporary with ability to share data

among a group of members.

• Flat Administration
• Administration is equal among NCR

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• Web-base environment to discover, share and

access data feeds published by any NCR partner

• GIS maps
• Computer-Aided Dispatch
• Real-time data feeds
• Video
• Static documents
• NOT a replacement for any existing system
• If needed, provides a viewer
• Flexible sharing while enabling high-level of

security

• By data sensitivity classifications

NCR GDX Tool-Set Components

1) Web portal 2) Flex Widget for enabling access to NCR GDX from other systems 3) Desktop tool

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Current GDX Flex Widget Implementations

• Maryland Osprey
• Virginia Interoperability Picture for Emergency

Response (VIPER)

• Northern Virginia Emergency Response System

(NVERS)

• City of Rockville

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Desktop Tools LOGIN

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Desktop Tools CONSUME

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Desktop Tools PUBLISH

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Interest & Involvement in NCR GDX is High

• NCR GDX has been in production since June

15, 2012

• Installed at the Verizon Colocation facility

in Manassas, VA

• >150 people have attended training
• 220 users with over 250 data feeds across

NCR region

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Interest & Involvement in NCR GDX is High

220 users with over 250 feeds across NCR region 220 users with over 250 feeds across NCR region

District of Columbia

WRTAC DC MPD DC FEMS HSEMA DCGIS

State of Maryland

MCAC MEMA MDTA MDOT Charles County Frederick County Frederick City Montgomery County City of Rockville City of Gaithersburg City of Takoma Park Prince George’s County City of Bowie City of College park City of Greenbelt City of Laurel Town of Bladensburg

Commonwealth of Virginia

NVRIC VDEM VITA City of Alexandria City of Fairfax City of Falls Church City of Manassas City of Manassas Park Arlington County Fairfax County Loudon County Prince William County Stafford County Town of Vienna

Non-Jurisdictional Partners

NVERS Towson University University of Maryland Johns Hopkins University Amtrak HIDTA – Baltimore MATOC MWAA WMATA

Federal Participants

NOAA JFHQNCR DTRA NGB Pentagon Force Protection Military District of Washington DHS – S&T DHS – FEMA DHS – NCRC FBI US Park Police US Park Service GSA US Capitol Police

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GDX in Action SANDY

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GDX in Action SANDY

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NCR GDX Governance Objectives

• Maintain alignment with MWCOG’s

Interoperability vision and objectives

• Sustain the technical success of the NCR

GDX

• Ensure the NCR GDX tool-set supports the

all-hazards and steady state planning and response community

• Promote adoption, involvement and day-

to-day use

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Recommendation

• Transition NCR GDX project into an
• n-going program
• Formalize governance within MWCOG

framework

• Establish oversight & direction committee
• Need:
• Policy and technical oversight
• ESF involvement
• Representation of diverse NCR membership &

disciplines

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NCR GDX Mission Statement

To provide all NCR partners an easy web-based, highly available method for securely sharing and accessing situational awareness data from within their native systems or from the NCR GDX portal to support coordinated planning and response to all-hazards and steady state events.

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Next Steps for NCR GDX

• Draft Charter
• Mission statement
• Objectives
• Committee authorization and responsibilities
• Relationship to other MWCOG committees
• Adoption of Charter by COG CAO

Committee

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NCR GDX and Virtual Library

Movi Moving Forward ng Forward

• GDX contractor KCI working with MIT (VL Developers

GDX contractor KCI working with MIT (VL Developers)

• KCI participating in weekly development calls
• MIT has list of GDX modification requests
• MIT ready to resume development
• GDX and VL governance collaboration

GDX and VL governance collaboration

• Need to develop standards for compatibility in future releases
• Rules across systems must be developed

– Data usage restrictions – Account management standards – Code of conduct

• Forum for open sharing of ideas and best practices
• NISC release

NISC release MIT to MIT to continue developmen continue development

• NISC members want to see the program grow in membership AND

functionality

• GDX

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NCR GDX – Moving Forward

GDX Status GDX Status

• System is robust, populated and heavily used
• Strategic Plan beginning in January 2013
• User community submitting improvement requests
• Funding available and contracts in place

GDX / GDX / VL VL Interoperability Cruc Interoperability Crucial ial

• Same code base
• Same library structures
• Currently, no physical way to share between the VL and GDX

GDX – NISC Collaboration

Governance Governance

• NCR States (MD-VA)
• GDX will encompass all of FEMA Region III

(NCR Evacuation Plan Area)

• Post once, share across all VL/GDX

catalogs

• GDX/NISC Stakeholder Collaboration
• Forum for open sharing of ideas and best

practices

• Feedback mechanisms

GDX – NISC Collaboration

Technology Technology

• Interoperability between GDX and VL is

crucial to success

• Leverage current development activities
• System enhancements
• Mobile solution

Thank you!

QUESTIONS

UESTIONS AND AND OPEN PEN DISCUSSION ISCUSSION

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Robert Horne 202‐465‐6735 robert.horne@dc.gov