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National Capital Region Geospatial Data Exchange Virtual Library for the NCR NISC Briefing NISC Brie Rober Robert Hor Horne Program M gram Manage ger f r for G Geospatial I ospatial Inte tellige lligence ce - Office of the Chief Technology Officer – Washington, DC Technology nology O Office fficer – Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center – WRTAC – DC Fusion Center Ch Chair – COG GIS Committee Program M gram Manage ager r – NCR GDX December 19, 2012 1

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  12/20/2012 2

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 12/20/2012 3

NCR GDX – A Secure, Environment to Discover and Share Data Inherited From vUSA Inherited From vUSA Improvements Improvements Web-base environment to discover, share and GDX Toolbar for ArcGIS allows interaction with   access data feeds published by any NCR partner GDX directly from map document GIS maps Consume from libraries straight into  • Computer-Aided Dispatch map document • Real-time data feeds Publish map or layers directly from •  Video ArcGIS to GDX server • Static documents • Flexible sharing while enabling high-level of  NOT a replacement for any existing system  security If needed, provides a viewer Point-to-point (user-to-user) •  Flexible sharing while enabling high-level of  sharing security Over NCRnet or Public Internet  By data sensitivity classifications  Creation of Community/Events  Temporary with ability to share data  among a group of members. Flat Administration  Administration is equal among NCR  jurisdictions (from city to state). 12/20/2012 4

NCR GDX Tool-Set Components 1) Web portal 2) Flex Widget for enabling access to NCR GDX from other systems 3) Desktop tool 12/20/2012 5

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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 12/20/2012 12

Desktop Tools CONSUME 12/20/2012 13

Desktop Tools PUBLISH 12/20/2012 14

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 12/20/2012 15

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 Commonwealth of Virginia Federal Participants WRTAC NVRIC NOAA DC MPD VDEM JFHQNCR DC FEMS VITA DTRA HSEMA City of Alexandria NGB DCGIS City of Fairfax Pentagon Force Protection State of Maryland City of Falls Church Military District of Washington City of Manassas DHS – S&T MCAC City of Manassas Park DHS – FEMA MEMA Arlington County DHS – NCRC MDTA Fairfax County FBI MDOT Loudon County US Park Police Charles County Prince William County US Park Service Frederick County Stafford County GSA Frederick City Town of Vienna US Capitol Police Montgomery County Non-Jurisdictional Partners City of Rockville City of Gaithersburg NVERS City of Takoma Park Towson University Prince George’s County University of Maryland City of Bowie Johns Hopkins University City of College park Amtrak City of Greenbelt HIDTA – Baltimore City of Laurel MATOC Town of Bladensburg MWAA WMATA 12/20/2012 16

GDX in Action SANDY 12/20/2012 17

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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 12/20/2012 19

Recommendation Transition NCR GDX project into an  on-going program Formalize governance within MWCOG • framework Establish oversight & direction committee • Need: • Policy and technical oversight • ESF involvement • Representation of diverse NCR membership & • disciplines 12/20/2012 20

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. 12/20/2012 21

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 12/20/2012 22

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 MIT to NISC release MIT to continue developmen continue development  NISC members want to see the program grow in membership AND • functionality GDX • 12/20/2012 23

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! Q UESTIONS AND O PEN PEN D ISCUSSION UESTIONS AND ISCUSSION Robert Horne 202 ‐ 465 ‐ 6735 robert.horne@dc.gov 12/20/2012 27