Preservation of Geospatial Data

Kenny Ratliff, DGI and

Glen McAninch, KDLAApril 22, 2008

Digital Technology Summit Lexington, Kentucky

Problem Statement• Most current data mindset

– What did it look like yesterday? 5 years ago?

• Burden on individual agencies to capture– Are they aware? Being done?

• Storage and access of captured data– Where? Backed-up for business continuity?

DGI MissionFacilitate statewide electronic geographic data sharing and its

application for streamlined decision-making, greater efficiency, public protection, and economic vitality.

Kentucky Geography Network

Contains 373 layers for use in GIS

Uses 29 layers from the KyGeoNet