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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Thought you should see this news from Indiana about data sharing…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">DAS/CIO Geospatial Enterprise Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Past President, Urban Regional Info. Systems Association (URISA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Past President, National States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Past Chair, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#44546A">(503) 378-6066,
<a href="http://gis.oregon.gov/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://gis.oregon.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm very proud of Indiana's GIS Community and our GIO Jim Sparks for this accomplishment. Jim has persevered - actively working on this data sharing initiative since 2008, and he never once had to use a stick, just a carrot. When we fill
in this last hole on IndianaMap map in the next few weeks we will have statewide GIS layers of over 3.5 million Parcels and Point Addresses each available as REST services and for FREE download. Click on the YouTube video link in the Announcement below to
watch the County Data Sharing map of Indiana fill in!<o:p></o:p></p>
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Philip S. Worrall<br>
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Indiana Geographic Information Council, Inc.<br>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:#346C3D">Indiana GIS</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 14, 2015</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Indiana Geographic Information Office Hits 100% with Data Sharing Project</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">With a vote of its County Board of Commissioners in early April, Marshall County become the last of ninety-two Indiana Counties to share four critical geospatial data sets with the Indiana Geographic Information
Office. This exceptional level of County-State cooperation, and the important statewide data created by the project, validates the concept of a local-to-state-to-national approach to building and maintaining a National Map. Geographic Information System
(GIS) technology and data generally, and these four county level data sets in particular, support public safety and economic development, and provide geographic context for a myriad of government policy decisions about everything from natural resources to
voting precincts. Beginning in 2008, the Indiana Geographic Office joined with other GIS partners to develop, integrate, and publish the following four statewide geographic data layers using existing county data:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">· Land Parcels </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">· Address Points (that connect a street address with a geographic coordinate)
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">· Street Centerlines (with street name and address ranges)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">With the addition of Marshall County, Indiana has complete statewide coverage of these data, thereby increasing the value and usefulness for all Indiana citizens. Watch a YouTube video showing the progress of
the data sharing initiative here – <a href="http://youtu.be/6rhYstRhKS8" target="_parent">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#32533D">http://youtu.be/6rhYstRhKS8</span></strong></a>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">“I love working with Hoosiers!” said Jim Sparks, Indiana’s Geographic Information Officer, a position created by state statute in 2007 and responsible for coordinating GIS across all levels of government, academia,
and the private sector. “One-hundred percent voluntary participation in this important County-State project is a testament to our active and engaged Indiana GIS community. We are all working collaboratively to improve the quality of life for Hoosiers by
supporting economic development, public safety, transportation, and government and private sector efficiency through the availability of these critical data.”As a result of the data sharing project, these layers are already being used by the Indiana State
Police, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Natural Resources, and the Secretary of State’s office, as well as colleges, universities, the private sector, and the counties from which the data originated.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Public safety was a key incentive for many of the counties to participate in the statewide project. David Vice, Executive Director of the Indiana Integrated Public Safety Commission remarked, “When agencies share
data, lives are saved and public offices become more efficient. Sharing data encourages collaboration among agencies, provides for informed decision-making and reduces redundancy of data production. Further, planning and policy groups become better informed,
particularly in terms of emergency calls and disaster response. We can be proud that all 92 counties are now sharing their map data, a major milestone that will benefit all Indiana taxpayers.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">These data layers, along with other geographic information are freely available to the public from the IndianaMap
<span style="color:#1F497D">(<a href="http://bit.ly/1JLsrah" target="_parent"><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#32533D">http://bit.ly/1JLsrah</span></strong></a></span>), a web-based data portal, viewer, and download tool which has
demonstrated a 34 to 1 return on investment <span style="color:#1F497D">(</span><a href="http://www.igic.org/projects/indianamap/IndianaMapNews.pdf" target="_parent"><strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#32533D">http://www.igic.org/projects/indianamap/IndianaMapNews.pdf</span></strong></a><span style="color:#1F497D">).
</span>Given that 80% or more of government data has a geographic component, it is not surprising that Indiana government agencies, universities, and private sector companies have received significant benefit from the 240-plus layers of publicly available,
highly accurate, and current geospatial information offered for viewing and download at the IndianaMap. The data contributed by all 92 Indiana counties adds even more value to IndianaMap.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Indiana Geographic Information Office is located within the Indiana Office of Technology and was created by state statute in 2007 to facilitate GIS data cooperation between units of the federal, state,
and local governments; integrate GIS data and framework data into a statewide base map; develop and maintain statewide framework data layers; provide public access to GIS data and framework data in locations throughout Indiana; and serve as Geographic Information
Officer for state agencies. </span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The GIS Office contributes to the quality of Indiana as a place to live and work by cultivating statewide geographic information resources (relationships, data and technology) so that individuals and organizations
across the state have appropriate access to accurate and relevant geographic information and technology.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.in.gov/gis" target="_parent"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#32533D">www.in.gov/gis</span></b></em></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IGIC provides coordination of Indiana GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach,
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<em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">adoption of standards, building partnerships, and the IndianaMap</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Questions? Comments? Want to contribute or get involved?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Or visit our web sites at</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.igic.org/" target="_parent"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#32533D">http://www.igic.org</span></strong></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
and <strong><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#32533D"><a href="http://www.indianamap.org/" target="_parent">http://www.IndianaMap.org</a></span></u></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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