The document discusses the results of the 2014 GMI Metric Survey on the state of GIS in Washington and Oregon. It provides an overview of the survey including the 233 participants, with 76 completing surveys from various organizations. The survey gathered information on organizational characteristics, resources, data, hardware, software, and performance metrics. The GIS Management Institute aims to use these metrics to provide organizational assessments and accreditation to help improve GIS operations and maximize benefits through improved management. Future plans include a public launch of the GIS assessment service and a journal issue on the GMI.

1. The State of GIS in Washington & Oregon
The 2014 GMI Metric Survey
GIS in Action
Vancouver, Washington
May 6, 2015
Greg Babinski, MA, GISP

2. The Last 50 Years Have Seen A
Geospatial Revolution
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 Developed upon a foundation of geographic theory
 Enabled by the development of computing and information technology
 Built upon digital data with location attributes
 Aided by allied geospatial technology
 Turned into a viable business support tool by geospatial software
 Move away from GIS as a standalone piece of software
 Growing societal awareness of geospatial power

3. Evolution of GIS

4. Evolution of GIS

5. Evolution of GIS
 Gina Clemmer contends that
the 20 essential skills needed
to use GIS can be learned
quickly by anyone

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 Developed upon a foundation of geographic theory
 Enabled by the development of modern computers and information technology
 Built upon digital data with location attributes
 Aided by allied geospatial technology
 Turned into a viable business support tool by geospatial software
 Transformed into a successful revolution by combining all these components into
geographic information system (GIS) operations
 Supported by cadres of GIS professionals and managers
Evolution of GIS

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US DOL Geospatial Competency
Model:
Desktop GIS Users
GIS Professionals
Internal Web Mapping GIS Users
External Web Mapping GIS Users
Typical GIS User Pyramid
GIS Professionals
Exercise Specialized
Judgment
Evolution of GIS

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King County GIS Center supports more than 4,800 discrete GIS users
Evolution of GIS

9. Current State of the Geospatial
Revolution
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 Geospatial technology has been proven beyond
question as a key tool for effective government
administration and business processes.
 Geospatial technology has become ubiquitous
within private industry, agriculture, research,
academics, and for use by citizens.
 A growing body research proves that geospatial
technology delivers significant financial return on
investment.

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Within the grasp of everyone…
...Worldwide

11. Theoretical basis for GIS cost
and benefit calculations.
After Prof. R. O. Zerbe
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Delivers significant financial $$$$ benefits…
Current State of the Geospatial
Revolution

12. The Next 50 Years of the
Geospatial Revolution
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 Geospatial technology will benefit government,
business, and society in new and unanticipated ways.
 GIS will continue to provide financial benefits to those
who employ it.
 Small cadres of professionals within GIS operations
will support large bodies of end-users.

13. The Next 50 Years of the
Geospatial Revolution
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 Geospatial technology will benefit government,
business, and society in new and unanticipated ways.
 GIS will continue to provide financial benefits to those
who employ it.
 Small cadres of professionals within GIS operations will
support large bodies of end-users.
 How can we measure and improve the effectiveness of
GIS operations?
 What can we as GIS professionals do to improve the
future benefits to society from GIS operations?

14. Supporting the Future of
Geospatial Implementation:
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URISA GIS Management Institute® (GMI)
 Helps organizations identify and implement
enterprise GIS management practice improvements.
 GIS operations, anywhere in the world, will increase
return on investment and maximize the effective
use of GIS for their enterprise business goals with
GMI products and services.
 URISA received GIS Management Institute Charter
from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2013.

15. GIS Management Institute®
GMI Core Products and Services
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Key Services
2014 State of GIS Survey
 First annual international survey of GIS operational metrics
GIS Organizational Assessment Service
 The GIS Metrics survey, with the GISCMM and the GMCM will be the basis for an on-line
subscription based organizational assessment service for enterprise GIS operations
anywhere in the world.
GIS Organizational Accreditation Services
 Accreditation of GIS Operations based on their capability and process maturity
 Future accreditation of GIS management educational programs
Organizational GIS Metrics, Capability and Maturity Analysis
 GIS managers, educators, consultants and researchers will have a tool to analyze GIS
operations on a systematic and scientific basis

16. GIS Management Institute®
GMI Core Products and Services
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Key Services
2014 State of GIS Survey
 First annual international survey of GIS operational metrics
http://www.urisa.org/main/gis-management-institute/

17. 2014 Metric Survey Details
 Required to support future GIS Assessment
Service
 Developed by GMI Committee
 Web based subscriber portal
 Subscriber accounts allow user to return to
incomplete surveys
 Back-end database
 Survey Launched November 2014
 Survey Closed January 2015

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2014 Metric Survey Subscriber Portal

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2014 Metric Survey Subscriber Portal

20. 2014 Metric Survey Demographics
 Survey Launched November 2014
 Survey Closed January 2015
 233 Total registration
 217 US (93%), of which…
 21 Washington (9%)
 19 Oregon (8%)
 8 Canada (3.5%)
 8 Other Countries (3.5%)
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Guyana
 RSA
 Philippines
 Lithuania

21. 2014 Metric Survey Demographics
 233 Total registration
 157 had inadequate data for analysis (67%)
 12 Washington
 14 Oregon
 76 fully completed (33%)
 9 Washington
 5 Oregon

22. 2014 Metric Survey Demographics
Completed surveys:
 22 cities (WA x 1 & OR x 3)
 22 counties (WA x 5 & OR x 1)
 1 tribe
 5 regional agencies
 5 utilities
 13 state agencies
 7 private or non-profit
 1 Federal agency

23. 2014 Metric Survey Content
1. Identifying characteristics
2. Organizational Characteristics
3. Organizations Resources
4. GIS Organization Resources
5. GIS Data Resources
6. GIS Hardware Resources
7. GIS Software Resources
8. GIS Performance Metrics (Internal)
9. GIS Performance Metrics (External)

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1. Identifying characteristics

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2. Organizational Characteristics

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3. Organizations Resources

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4. GIS Organization Resources

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4. GIS Organization Resources

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4. GIS Organization Resources

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5. GIS Data Resources

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6. GIS Hardware Resources
All years of imagery are maintained and archives of past years of vector graphics are not maintained past backup cycles
Centralized on virtual (file) server system with backup and redundancy. Storage managed by IT department.
The Information Technology (IT) Department monitors and manages disk usage, backups, archives, and disaster recovery. During the
annual budget process, the IT Department works with the GIS Department to determine future disk storage needs. Aerial image
acquisition and cached services are heavy consumers of disk space. The IT Department also takes into consideration the types of disks
required to do the job. For example, disk sixe, redundancy, and speed are important issues that can effect cost.
Data housed in county data center, with plans to use commercial cloud storage beginning in 2015.
SQL Server 2008 R2 db with SDE and PostGIS database. Backed up nightly locally and off site. Transactional bu kept for 3 months. each
quarter a full backup kept. Other information stored on file server and NAS
Adding Network Attached Storage (NAS) for static data, such as historic aerial photography original tiffs, etc...
tiered; we use a variety of storage systems depending on how often data needs to be accessed
SAN, Most data is stored in SQL utilizing native spatial data types.
Centralized data repository with redundancy
Shared server with rest of county.
SAN & NAS
SAN, geodatabase, imagery as original files
part of enterprise storage strategy within our Data Center
On-Premise Enterprise Geodatabase with disaster recovery site

32. Sql Server, Postgres
MS SQL Server
Oracle 11g
SQL Server
SDE with SQL Server and PostGIS
SQL Server 2008
Oracle; some SQL Server
MS SQL 2012
Oracle Spatial
File GDB, Personal GDB
SQL
Oracle 11
Microsoft SQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle 11g
SQL Server 2008
2014 Metric Survey Content
7. GIS Software Resources

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8. GIS Performance Metrics (Internal)

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8. GIS Performance Metrics (Internal)
2 FTE support inhouse and subscribers with phone support or will make a visit to a location
We have about 80 to 100 users of GeoCortex and Pictometry Connect. We provide support to these users and process most issues within the
same day. Often our response is within minutes of the initial notification. We also provide project consulting. We support 34 departmental
divisions in Skagit County. We also provide contract support to outside agencies which includes troublshooting problems.
Phone and email support provided to internal and external clients.
whatever is needed from analysis suggestions to how to do an operation or query
Nothing formal, users typically call with support questions or needs.
Phone and onsite support
Our IT helpdesk routes calls and messages to GIS staff that are able to answer questions or resolve issues that related to data and software.
Not an offical help desk. Open to all GIS related support.
On demand/informal
If someone needs help or has a project they would contact the GIS Analyst for help.
Inquiries come in from the public and internal through email and phone, often transferred from IT helpdesk.
ticketing system and shadowing abiliity
GIS is a solver group which can be assigned support tickets through our help desk.
Have an open phone line and email for users to contact the GIS

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9. GIS Performance Metrics (External)

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9. GIS Performance Metrics (External)
Public access GIS data via our Public GIS app or can request digital data sets from our Data Express app
The public can freely access their data from our website.
all non sensitive data is made available in WMS ad some WFS formats. data is normalized and related tables included in WFS.
Certain data, metadata and rest services are available from our website. A request form is available for data not listed on our website.
FTP site
website, download through our GeoData Explorer and working on Open Data
The request are from email and the data is posted to a FTP or emailed.
Submits name and description of need by form with direct download
via GIS website

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Future GMI GIS Assessment
Metrics Report

38. GIS Management Institute®
GMI Core Products and Services
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Key Services
2014 State of GIS Survey
 First annual international survey of GIS operational metrics
GIS Organizational Assessment Service
 The GIS Metrics survey, with the GISCMM and the GMCM will be the basis for an on-line
subscription based organizational assessment service for enterprise GIS operations
anywhere in the world.
GIS Organizational Accreditation Services
 Accreditation of GIS Operations based on their capability and process maturity
 Future accreditation of GIS management educational programs
Organizational GIS Metrics, Capability and Maturity Analysis
 GIS managers, educators, consultants and researchers will have a tool to analyze GIS
operations on a systematic and scientific basis

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Future GMI GIS Assessment
Capability Report

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Future GMI GIS Assessment
GIS Data Assessment Report

41. Future GMI GIS Assessment
GIS Maturity Assessment Report
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The competency of the GIS manager is one of the key success factors for an effective enterprise GIS
Enhancing professionalism for GIS managers
GIS Management Institute®
GIS Management Competency

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Assessing the competency of a GIS manager against the
Geospatial Management Competency Model
Future GMI GIS Assessment
GIS Management Competency Report

44.  2014 State of GIS Report
 Soft Launch of GIS Organizational Assessment Service
 Public announcement as the GMI GIS Organizational
Assessment Service is launched
 URISA Journal Issue devoted to GMI
GIS Management Institute®
Near FUTURE (2015)
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45. Greg Babinski, MA, GISP
URISA Past-President
URISA GMI Committee Past-Chair
greg.babinski@kingcounty.gov
206-477-4402
@gbabinski
The State of GIS in Washington & Oregon
The 2014 GMI Metric Survey