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Note that presentations are ordered with the most recent at the top of this page.
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Randall Johnson, MetroGIS Staff Coordinator |
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January 27, 2010 |
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Metro Counties Government Center, 2099 University Ave., St. Paul, Mn |
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Topics: Why Collaborate?, Core Functions, Regional Solutions Implemented Thus Far, Major Accomplishments in 2009, Impediments Encountered in 2009, Remedial Actions, Continuing Challenges. |
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Randall Johnson, MetroGIS Staff Coordinator
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Iowa Geographic Information Council State Conference- Keynote |
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April 21, 2009 |
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Waterloo, Iowa |
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Topics: MetroGIS: Meeting Shared Geospatial Needs (The Who, What, When, Why, and How ), What is a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)?, Benefits of Collaborative Solutions To Shared Geospatial Needs, Strategic Keys to MetroGIS’s Success, and Challenges - 2009 and beyond. |
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MetroGIS - Meeting Shared Geospatial Needs: Functions, Structure, Achievements and Benefits |
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Randall Johnson, MetroGIS Staff Coordinator
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Capital Region Board - Alberta, Canada |
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August 19, 2008 |
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Alberta, Canada – Presentation via Teleconference |
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Topics: What is MetroGIS?, Why Does It Exist and How Created?, What are MetroGIS’s Core Functions?, Benefits: What and Who, Lessons Learned, and Challenges Ahead |
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MetroGIS Geospatial Data Collaborative: Functions, Achievements and Benefits |
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Randall Johnson, MetroGIS Staff Coordinator
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Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Regional GIS Workshop |
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April 6, 2005 |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Topics: Why MetroGIS Established & Vision, Guiding Principles & Core Functions, Primary Sponsor and Funding, Relationship to NSDI and MSDI, Results, Lessons Learned & Benefits, and Challenges ahead. - 2009 and beyond.
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MetroGIS Geospatial Data Collaborative: Overview of Functions and
Benefits
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Presenter:
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Randall Johnson, MetroGIS Staff Coordinator
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MetroGIS Policy Board and guests
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July 30, 2003
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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The Policy Board, at its April 30th meeting, asked staff to prepare a short presentation to summarize
MetroGIS's core functions and its underlying philosophies, in order to help them fully grasp the importance of the
projects/activities currently in progress. Topics covered include: reasons why MetroGIS came into existence; the vision
statement, which has been in effect and unchanged since February 1996; guiding principles; stakeholder community;
organizational structure; priority functions / services; results and benefits; budget and resources. Several
informational documents are attached at the end of the presentation: a one-page summary of MetroGIS's objectives; roles
and responsibilities balance sheet; listing of endorsed regional datasets; listing of endorsed standards/best
practices; one-page summary of MetroGIS DataFinder's features.
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Lessons from Practice: Organizational Aspects of Data Sharing
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Presenters:
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Randall Johnson, AICP, MetroGIS Staff Coordinator
Zorica Nedovic-Budic, Ph.D, Department of Urban and
Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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URISA National Conference
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October 26-30, 2002
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Chicago, Illinois
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Data sharing, area integration, and collaboration to achieve these objectives have been recognized by
the geodata community for some time as topics of great interest. Data sharing does not happen unless it is underpinned
by a common business need. Further, collaboration to achieve sustained data sharing does not happen unless champions
engage to provide leadership via a trusted forum to work through differences in policy and procedures. When
organizations in the geodata community reach this understanding, many begin to search out models to avoid "reinventing
the wheel." These organizations were the target audience for a September 2001 publication entitled Lessons From
Practice: A Guidebook to Organizing and Sustaining Geodata Collaboratives, a collaborative effort of the presenters.
The presenters will summarize six common characteristics fundamental to the success of the geodata collaboratives
identified in the "Lessons from Practice" guide, share their varied experience with successful geodata collaboration
initiatives, and offer practical organizational tips for successfully sustaining data sharing.
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Collaborative Web-Enabled Data Distribution - The MetroGIS Experience
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Presenters:
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Mark Kotz, GIS Database Administrator, Metropolitan Council
Alison Slaats, GIS Web Applications
Developer, Metropolitan Council
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URISA National Conference
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October 26-30, 2002
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Chicago, Illinois
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MetroGIS is a geospatial data sharing collaborative representing over 250 local units of government and
other organizations in the seven county Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area. DataFinder (www.datafinder.org), the
MetroGIS data sharing web site, provides access to more than 100 metadata records using either the GIS data catalog or
the search engine that queries the MetroGIS DataFinder node of the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. Many data
sets are freely downloadable. The site also features several ESRI ArcIMS map services, with web clients to view data
right within the web site. During 2002, MetroGIS is working on enhancing the data distribution capabilities of
DataFinder, with three goals: 1. Provide a more robust method for downloading data; 2. Implement Web Mapping Service
(WMS) that are Open GIS Consortium (OGC) compliant; and 3. Accomplish these tasks in a truly distributed environment.
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The MetroGIS Initiative: Lessons from a Successful Geospatial Data Collaborative
Presentation Paper
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Authors:
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Dr. David Arbeit, Director, MN Land Management Information Center
Randall Johnson, AICP, MetroGIS
Staff Coordinator
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Presenter:
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Dr. Francis Harvey, Professor of Geography, University of Minnesota
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Audience:
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Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Conference
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September 16-19, 2002
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Location:
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Budapest, Hungary
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Each year, a growing number of organizations discover the value of Geographic Information Systems and
related technologies. Effectively and efficiently achieving the benefits of GIS, however, depend upon the availability
of reliable and affordable geospatial data. MetroGIS was launched in 1995 to promote collaborative data development,
integration and sharing within the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, Minnesota, USA. Seven years later, it made
considerable progress towards achieving its collaboration vision. This paper presents an overview of MetroGIS's
objectives, its organizational structure, its operating characteristics and the benefits achieved. Finally, it offers
insights relevant to similar collaborative ventures elsewhere hoping to participate in a Global Spatial Data
Infrastructure.
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Overview of County GIS Programs: Presentations to MetroGIS Policy Board
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Varies by county (see below)
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Audience:
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MetroGIS Policy Board
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Date:
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April 10, 2002
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Location:
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Abstract:
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Each county was asked to give a brief overview of their GIS program. Click on a county name to view
their presentation:
Anoka Carver Dakota Hennepin Ramsey Scott Washington
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Spatial Data Infrastructure in Minnesota: Institutional Mission and Individual
Motivation
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Presenter:
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William J. Craig, Center for Urban & Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota
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Audience:
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International Symposium on Spatial Data Infrastructure, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Date:
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November 19-20, 2001
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Location:
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Melbourne, Australia
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Abstract:
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Minnesota has a strong spatial data infrastructure because of both institutional missions and individual
motivation. MetroGIS and the Land Management Information Center (LMIC) are prime examples of institutions with missions
to share data. Data producers typically have no such mandate, but the MN Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR), MN
Department of Transportation (MnDOT), and Dakota County are examples of places sharing data because of individuals who
are motivated to do so. Interviews with nine individuals showed three basic reasons behind this motivation: idealism,
enlightened self-interest, and involvement in a professional culture that expects participation and cooperation.
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The MetroGIS Initiative: Development, Integration and Sharing of Geographic Information Through Regional
Collaboration
Presentation Paper
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Presenters:
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David Arbeit, Director, Minnesota Land Management Information Center
William Craig, Associate
Director, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota
Randall Johnson, MetroGIS Staff
Coordinator
Gary Stevenson, Director, Dakota County Land Information and Surveying Department
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URISA 2000 Conference
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Date:
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August 21, 2000
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Location:
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Orlando, Florida
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Abstract:
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The presentation provides an overview of how the MetroGIS collaborative works, including how it is
organized and the methods used to establish data and functional priorities. In addition, one of the stakeholders
provides a view of how MetroGIS initiatives benefit his organization.
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The MetroGIS Initiative: A Model for GIS Collaboration
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Presenter:
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Victoria Reinhardt, Ramsey County Commissioner and Chair, MetroGIS Policy Board
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Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, U.S. House of Representatives
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Date:
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June 9, 1999
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Location:
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Washington DC
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Abstract:
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MetroGIS was one of four organizations invited by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight to talk about collaboratives and to suggest to lawmakers how the Federal Government
could help with their work.
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