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Power Lines Data Coordination

BLM’s Vision for Power Line GIS Data in Oregon

About me:

Micah Babinski, GISP GIS Project Manager Elyon International, Working on Behalf of BLM Oregon State Office (Also covers Washington) (503) 808‐6305 mbabinski@blm.gov

Topics Covered

1. BLM’s vision for power line data 2. Rationale behind our vision 3. Governance and decision‐making

Topics Covered

1. BLM’s vision for power line data 2. Rationale behind our vision 3. Governance and decision‐making

Develop a Data Standard through Collaborative Processes

• Cover data sharing, security, and access
• Tailor the schema and content of the power

line dataset to established use cases

• Provide a means for allowing authorized

editors to contribute across multiple agencies

• Ensure that public safety and proprietary

information is protected

More about Standards

• Oregon GEO maintains a large number of

robust, accessible data standards

• Oregon/Washington BLM has ~30 data

standards, which include these elements:

• General Information
• Dataset Overview
• Data Management Protocols
• Detailed Schema Information
• Projection/Spatial Extent
• Spatial Entity Characteristics
• Data Dictionary (Descriptions
• f each attribute
• Publication protocols (for

desktop and web GIS applications)

• Editing procedures

Power Line Work Group Objectives

• Update and develop power line data, a subset of features in the

Oregon GIS framework Utilities theme

• Develop power line data that are shareable with the public
• Develop or recommend a standard for power line data elements for

the Oregon FIT and GIS community

• Develop a stewardship plan for transmission line data elements
• Document findings related to data security and public access to data

Mission The mission of the Utilities Power Line Work Group (work group) is to develop geospatial data for electric power lines and enhance the stewardship of that data in

• Oregon. Power lines for the purpose of this work group encompass any electric lines

including: transmission lines (high voltage electric lines), distribution lines that run off

• f transmission lines at substations, "tap" lines that run to buildings from higher order

electric lines. Substations are not included in this work group's work scope.

Topics Covered

1. BLM’s vision for power line data 2. Rationale behind our vision 3. Governance and decision‐making

BLM’s Work is all About Landscapes

• We constantly need to balance the “Multiple

Use/Sustained Yield” mission of our agency

• BLM needs to manage recreation, wildlife,

forestry, fire, visual resources, land records, etc

• We rely on complete, high‐quality data to

perform this work

• Increasingly, data derives from remote

sensing

BLM’s Community

• Federal, State, Local, and Private Sector
• Our work impacts payments to rural counties
• BLM‐managed resources are key to the

sustainability of many rural communities

• We operate within the appropriate guidelines set
• ut by DOI, FGDC and other authorities

Topics Covered

1. BLM’s vision for power line data 2. Rationale behind our vision 3. Governance and decision‐making

State Office District/Field Office

Additional Sources of Governance

• Applicable laws
• BLM Policies (Information Memoranda)
• FGDC Policies and Guidelines
• GISCI Code of Ethics
• Industry Best Practices
• Existing agreements with partners and stakeholders