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National States Geographic Information Council

Geospatial Preparedness Committee

November 9, 2012

Sean McSpaden, NISC Chair

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National Information Sharing Consortium – Launched: June 2012 ◦ Emergency Management, IT, GIS Communities

◦ Federal, Regional, Tribal, State, and Local Government

◦ Voluntary Information Sharing

o Governance documents, information sharing plans, standard operating procedures, and software code/documentation, etc.

◦ Founding Members (June 2012)

◦ State of Oregon; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of California; City of Charlottesville, VA; City of Charlotte, NC

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About the NISC

◦ New Members (As of October 31, 2012)

◦ American Red Cross, New York Fire Department, Kentucky Emergency Management, Washington Military Department, Oregon Emergency Management, New Hampshire National Guard, Miami-Dade Emergency Management, Florida Emergency Management

◦ Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (representing 22 local government members in the Washington DC area)

◦ GeoGuard (representing the National Guard in each of the 54 US States and Territories)

◦ National Alliance for Public Safety GIS (NAPSG) Foundation

◦ Golden Gate Security Network

◦ Plan to convene a National Information Sharing Summit in late 2012/early 2013 in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security First Responders Group (FRG)

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About the NISC (cont.)

CURRENT MEMBERS:

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About the NISC (cont.)

State 53% Local

27%

Reg'l 6%

Nat'l 7%

NGO 7%

Comms 13%

GIS/IT 34% EM

33%

Fire 20%

MISSION Bring together data owners, custodians, and users involved in the fields of emergency preparedness, management, and response to best leverage efforts related to the governance, development, and sharing of technology, data, and best practices.

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About the NISC (cont.)

…&

other

jurisdictions

GOALS • Enhance situational awareness • Save time and money (resources currently in short supply

on both state and local levels) • Invest once….Share….use many times!

• Leverage use of existing data and enhance access to those datasets and web map services

• Influence national policy around public safety and emergency management

• Standardize information sharing efforts on a national scale • Improve community resilience

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About the NISC (cont.)

ELIGIBLE MEMBERS • First responders • GIS practitioner • State/local emergency

management information and communications officers

• Mission-critical NGOs • Private partners • Civic leaders • Federal agencies

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About the NISC (cont.)

CATEGORIES

1. Local/State/Federal Partner

2. NGO Partner

3. Private Industry Partner

4. Sponsor

• The NISC is a non-profit organization • Sustainability of the NISC rests on fundraising

efforts including voluntary member donations, grants, and private industry sponsorships

• Funds support administrative costs, membership events and resource development, and infrastructure and operations

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About the NISC (cont.)

NISC BOARD & ADMIN

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What the NISC Brings to You

Member Portal in Development

Nov & Dec Membership

Drives/Special Topic Discussions

Virtual USA® Transition Working

Group in partnership w/DHS FRG

Education & Training

• Events — “Show and Tell

Webinars” — Educational Seminars — NISC Annual Summit — Special Topic

Discussions

• Technical Assistance — Brokerage of subject

matter expertise

Collaboration Space

• Initiative-focused Work Groups

• Working Groups — Discipline focused — Topic focused — Solutions focused

• Practitioner-developed Resources — Sample MOAs/templates — Trainings — Policy/guidance documents — Lessons learned

• NISC-curated Resources — Best practices analyses, fact

sheets, tip sheets — Case studies — Aggregated information

• Technology Store and Data Pipeline — Application code — Data sets — Downloadable

applications

(limited or unlimited sharing; unlimited publish or limited publish)

Resource Exchange

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

Oregon develops, tests and deploys “MyOregon Widget” within RAPTOR and then…..

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

…..Oregon shares “MyOregon Widget” with City of Charlotte, North Carolina – rebranded “MyUASI Widget”

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

……Oregon shares “MyOregon Widget” with City of Charlottesville, Virginia – rebranded “Virginia Widget”

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

…Oregon shares “MyOregon Widget” with City of New York Fire Department – rebranded “AGS Widget”

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

…City of Charlotte – North Carolina shares “DNC Events Console” with State of Oregon – rebranded “Oregon Special Events Console”

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

…City of Charlottesville – Virginia shares “Charlottesville KPI” Widget with State of Oregon – rebranded “Oregon KPI” Widget

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Value of the National Information Sharing Consortium

Sharing New ways of accessing special viewer configurations , AGOL web maps and Applications…

• PERSPECTIVE—as a practitioner, no one is better

positioned to convey the needs, experiences, and priorities of our sector. You are the voice of the NISC.

• KNOWLEDGE—as a practitioner, no one is better

positioned to provide lessons learned, case studies, and best practices to other stakeholders. You are the subject matter experts.

• SENSE OF COMMUNITY—as a practitioner, no one is

better positioned to support other stakeholders who are vested in a universal, shared interest. You comprise the culture.

What You Bring to the NISC

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• Members join on behalf of their organization • Members are required to sign the NISC

Memorandum of Agreement Note: The sharing of any resource, data set, or

technology code is completely voluntary

Join Us!

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Join Us! (cont.)

THINGS TO COME • Membership Drives/Special Topic Discussions

• November 29, 2012: GeoGuard & Shared Situational Awareness Initiatives

• December 19, 2012: National Capital Region—Geospatial Data Exchange (GDX) Initiative

• Suggestions for special topics are welcome!

• National Information Sharing Summit • Date TBD • In partnership with the US DHS S&T FRG

• Formation of Initiative-based Work Groups • Virtual USA Working Group • Others TBD

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Join Us! (cont.)

TO JOIN • Request a copy of the MOA

• Submit your request during this meeting • Send an e-mail request to info@nisconsortium.org, or • Submit a request through our web site:

www.nisconsortium.org

• Sign and submit your MOA • Submit to sean.mcspaden@nisconsortium.org and

info@nisconsortium.org

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Questions?

Group Discussion

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Thank you!

For more information about joining… visit www.nisconsortium.org

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