shrug-l: Florida GIS recognized by National States Geographic Information Council

[Butgereit, Richard]

I am pleased to share last week at the National States Geographic Information Council 2017 Annual Conference last week, Florida GIS was recognized with two awards -
Champion: Florida AST Enterprise GIS Workgroup

When the Agency for State Technology strategic planning group surveyed state agencies to find "golden threads" for opportunities for improvements in state government, statewide GIS coordination was identified as just such an opportunity. After being assigned the task, Strategic Planning Coordinators Kayren McIntyre and Eric Steinkuehler threw themselves into the effort of convening and sustaining an enterprise GIS workgroup. After two years under their leadership and championship, the workgroup made significant progress creating a statewide GIS open data portal<http://geodata.myflorida.com/>, the state's first GIS resources and information page<http://gis.myflorida.com/>, and presented a business case and justification, which has lead to the creation of a geographic information office within the Agency for State Technology.

Catalyst: Florida SERT GIS

State agency, regional agency, and county GIS managers, analysts, and technicians came together as the SERT GIS to support the Florida State Emergency Response Team during Hurricane Irma. Under the leadership of Florida Division of Emergency Management GIS Administrator Jason Ray, the team participated on daily GIS coordination calls, coordinating post-disaster remote sensing coordination requirements, sharing data and resources, and improved outcomes during Hurricane Irma preparedness, response, and recovery.
https://www.nsgic.org/2017-NSGIC-awards

The full nomination for the Florida SERT GIS award reads -


State agency, regional agency, and county GIS managers, analysts, and technicians came together as the SERT GIS to support the Florida State Emergency Response Team during Hurricane Irma. Under the leadership of the Florida Division of Emergency Management GIS Administrator Jason Ray, the team participated on daily GIS coordination calls, coordinating post-disaster remote sensing coordination requirements, sharing data and resources, and improved outcomes during Hurricane Irma preparedness, response, and recovery.



The team --

* updated US National Grid map books for each Florida county

* supported the state's campaign to "Know Your Zone" for designated evacuation zones with a staggering 28 million map requests during a 24 hour period

* built a power outage tracking dashboard

* built a shelter tracking dashboard

* built a Situation Awareness Map and App Gallery (http://arcg.is/2xS1PbV) with 27 apps

* completed 31 map missions received through the state's EM Constellation disaster management information system

* coordinated the collection of nearly 27,000 oblique geotagged aerial photos with Civil Air Patrol and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

* coordinated the collection of 20,000 square miles of high-resolution aerial photos with National Insurance Crime Bureau

* displayed linear depictions of major road closures with suggested re-routes in the state's official source for real-time traffic information http://FL511.com, and improved medical facility status tracking.

* improved medical facility status reporting

* Implemented geospatial tools to support reporting of debris



Team members who responded in the State Emergency Operations Center include:



Gerard, Aiken, FEMA

Nicolas Almonor, FEMA

Ryan Banks, National Insurance Crime Bureau

Neha Bhalerao, Florida Division of Emergency Management (Intern)

Cameron Bodine, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Chris Boland, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Alex Carrier, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Mark Corio and team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Michael Dulin, US Army Corps of Engineers

Elijah Fergason, FEMA

Lisa Hook, US Army Corps of Engineers

Will Isaac, Florida Department of Transportation

Kimberly Jackson, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Adam Jefferson, FEMA

Sajjad Kandhro, FEMA

Aaron Koelker, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Mary Beth Litrico, Florida Department of Health

Steve Levine, Florida Division of Emergency Management

John Miller, ESRI

Sam Mix, FEMA

Scott Nelsen, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (EMAC)

Joanne Pemberton, FEMA

Anthony Puzzo, ESRI

Jason Ray, Florida Division of Emergency Management

Daniel Rydl, Florida Division of Emergency Management

Eva Salinas, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Talia Smith, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Melissa Smoot, FEMA

Bryan Shoaf, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Sara Wander, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services



Others who served the team include:



Soheila Ajabshir, Miami-Dade County

Mike Aslaksen, NOAA

Kevin Armstrong, ESRI

Carla Boyce, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS

Paul Buchanan, Suwannee River Water Management District

Jared Causseaux, Florida Department of Transportation

Ken Chen, South Florida Water Management District

Jay Coady, NOAA

Paul Doherty, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS

Nikki Golding, ESRI

Rebecca Harned, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS

Amy Hoyt, Lee County

Jorge Lagos, Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Kathleen OKeife, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Jessica Rogers, Florida Department of Transportation

Jon Sellars, NOAA

Scott Warner, Bay County

Brett Wood, Florida Department of Transportation

Alison Yeloushan, ESRI

Thanks to the entire Florida GIS community for support of the AST Enterprise Workgroup activities, and of course thanks to the entire Florida GIS community for what you do to serve the state at one of the times most needed - hurricane season.

Thanks,
Richard Butgereit, GISP
Chief Information Officer
Florida Division of Emergency Management
richard.butgereit at em.myflorida.com<mailto:richard.butgereit at em.myflorida.com>
o - 850-815-4701
m - 850-778-6642


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