The GIS Inventory is produced by the National States Geographic Information Council as a tool for states and their partners to inventory GIS datasets.

1. Enhancing Maryland’s GIS Inventory This is your state. This is your inventory.

2. What Is Ramona? The GIS Inventory (Ramona) is produced by the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) as a tool for states and their partners to inventory GIS datasets. It is national and open to the entire public.

3. Benefits 1. Listing your inventory in Ramona connects you, both locally and nationally. 2. Listing your inventory in Ramona communicates our statewide progress and success. 3. Ramona offers an up-to-date inventory by data layer. 4. Ramona creates starter metadata. 5. Ramona offers the ability to generate reports.

4. Benefits 6. The Maryland GIS Inventory Challenge promotes statewide coordination. 7. Ramona offers convenient search capabilities for GIS data throughout Maryland, all in one place. 8. Ramona provides the big picture. 9. Ramona provides what one participating state calls an “online Rolodex of GIS data providers.”

5. 3 Week Challenge Recap The State of Maryland launched a 3-week inventory challenge in February, 2011. By the end of the 3-week challenge 1,109 data layers were registered to the State of Maryland 426 State agency data layers 14 private entity data layers 2 regional group data layers 1 federal agency data layers 666 county data layers

6. What’s New? A gap analysis was performed on the datasets registered through September 2, 2011. The focus of the analysis was to determine the participation levels of each county by dataset. To further refine the scope, the focus moving forward is to lead a campaign to populate Ramona with all framework layers. 1,638 total data layers 725 County data layers

7. Framework Layers

14. Our Goals Populate the framework layers in Ramona during Geography Awareness Week, November 13-19, 2011. Encourage all users to verify and/or register information in February, 2012.

15. Timeline

16. Contact Justin Mannion Ramona Intern, CGIS jmanni6@students.towson.edu Ashley Buzzeo Chair, MSGIC Data & Resources Subcommittee abuzzeo@towson.edu 410-704-2081 Contact

17. Questions / Comments

18. Allegany Framework Layers – 11 out of 21

19. Anne Arundel Framework Layers 15 out of 21

20. Baltimore City Framework Layers 5 out of 21

21. Baltimore County Framework Layers 11 out of 21

22. Calvert County Framework Layers 1 out of 21

23. Caroline County Framework Layers 1 out of 21

24. Carroll County Framework Layers 11 out of 21

25. Cecil County Framework Layers 1 out of 21

26. Charles County Framework Layers 3 out of 21

27. Dorchester County Framework Layers 7 out of 21

28. Frederick County Framework Layers 8 out of 21

29. Garrett County Framework Layers 8 out of 21

30. Harford County Framework Layers 4 out of 21

31. Howard County Framework Layers 14 out of 21

32. Kent County Framework Layers 1 out of 21

33. Montgomery County Framework Layers 11 out of 21

34. Prince George’s County Framework Layers 4 out of 21

35. Queen Anne’s County Framework Layers 6 out of 21

36. Somerset County Framework Layers 3 out of 21

37. St Mary’s County Framework Layers 4 out of 21

38. Talbot County Framework Layers 6 out of 21

39. Washington County Framework Layers 9 out of 21

40. Wicomico County Framework Layers 6 out of 21

41. Worcester County Framework Layers 1 out of 21