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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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 –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Champion: Florida AST Enterprise GIS Workgroup</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A">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 <a href="http://geodata.myflorida.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154799;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">GIS open data portal</span></a>, the state's
first <a href="http://gis.myflorida.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#154799;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">GIS resources and information page</span></a>, and presented a business case and justification, which has lead to the creation of
a geographic information office within the Agency for State Technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A">Catalyst: Florida SERT GIS<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4A4A4A">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.nsgic.org/2017-NSGIC-awards">https://www.nsgic.org/2017-NSGIC-awards</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The full nomination for the Florida SERT GIS award reads –
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">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.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The team --<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• updated US National Grid map books for each Florida county<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• built a power outage tracking dashboard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• built a shelter tracking dashboard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• built a Situation Awareness Map and App Gallery (<a href="http://arcg.is/2xS1PbV">http://arcg.is/2xS1PbV</a>) with 27 apps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• completed 31 map missions received through the state's EM Constellation disaster management information system<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• coordinated the collection of nearly 27,000 oblique geotagged aerial photos with Civil Air Patrol and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• coordinated the collection of 20,000 square miles of high-resolution aerial photos with National Insurance Crime Bureau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• displayed linear depictions of major road closures with suggested re-routes in the state's official source for real-time traffic information
<a href="http://FL511.com">http://FL511.com</a>, and improved medical facility status tracking.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• improved medical facility status reporting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">• Implemented geospatial tools to support reporting of debris
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Team members who responded in the State Emergency Operations Center include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Gerard, Aiken, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nicolas Almonor, FEMA
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ryan Banks, National Insurance Crime Bureau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Neha Bhalerao, Florida Division of Emergency Management (Intern)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Cameron Bodine, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Chris Boland, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Alex Carrier, Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mark Corio and team, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Michael Dulin, US Army Corps of Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elijah Fergason, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lisa Hook, US Army Corps of Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Will Isaac, Florida Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kimberly Jackson, Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Adam Jefferson, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sajjad Kandhro, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Aaron Koelker, Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mary Beth Litrico, Florida Department of Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Steve Levine, Florida Division of Emergency Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John Miller, ESRI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sam Mix, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Scott Nelsen, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (EMAC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Joanne Pemberton, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anthony Puzzo, ESRI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jason Ray, Florida Division of Emergency Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Daniel Rydl, Florida Division of Emergency Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Eva Salinas, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Talia Smith, Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Melissa Smoot, FEMA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bryan Shoaf, Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sara Wander, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Others who served the team include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Soheila Ajabshir, Miami-Dade County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mike Aslaksen, NOAA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kevin Armstrong, ESRI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Carla Boyce, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paul Buchanan, Suwannee River Water Management District<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jared Causseaux, Florida Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ken Chen, South Florida Water Management District<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jay Coady, NOAA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Paul Doherty, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Nikki Golding, ESRI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Rebecca Harned, National Alliance for Public Safety GIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Amy Hoyt, Lee County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jorge Lagos, Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kathleen OKeife, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jessica Rogers, Florida Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jon Sellars, NOAA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Scott Warner, Bay County<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Brett Wood, Florida Department of Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Alison Yeloushan, ESRI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Richard Butgereit, GISP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Chief Information Officer</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Florida Division of Emergency Management</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><a href="mailto:richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com">richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com</a>
</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">m – 850-778-6642</span><span style="color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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