About the Indiana Geographic Information Council

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About the Indiana Geographic Information Council
140 North Senate AvenueIndianapolis, IN
46204www.igic.org
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Indiana Geographic Information Council, Inc.

• What is IGIC?
• IGIC is a nonprofit 501(c)3
• IGIC is a membership organization
• IGIC is administered by an elected board of
  directors
• IGIC is the statewide coordinating body for
  Indiana geographic information

Our Mission To lead the effective application
of geographic information in Indiana
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Who We Are

• Representative organization of professionals and
  stakeholders (GIS, surveyors, utilities,
  universities, non-profits, government, private
  industry, and more)
• 275 General Members
• 31 Elected Directors
• 100 Active Volunteers
• 3,000 Volunteer Hours Annually
• 2 ½ staff

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Were Liaisons to the Community
As a representative organization, IGIC often
serves as a liaison on issues such as

• Status of GIS
• Data Standards
• Policies
• Pooled Funding on Multi-Jurisdictional Projects

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IGIC Responsibilities

• As per Indiana Code 4-23-7.3 (passed in 2007),
  IGIC is responsible for
• Coordinating with the Indiana Geographic
  Information Officer
• Recommending the state's GIS data standards for
  adoption
• Recommending a statewide data integration plan
  for adoption
• Establishing the Indiana Board on Geographic Names

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Were Information-Rich

• The IGIC website gets over half a million hits
  per month
• Averages 16,000 hits per day

www.igic.org
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Were a Portal to Online Maps
Interactive online maps are part of the future of
distributing geographic information... moving GIS
from the enterprise to society.
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Benefits of Membership
Membership provides individuals and organizations
a means of staying connected, informed and
engaged with the GIS community in Indiana.
YOUR SUPPORT IS KEY TO IGICS SUCCESS
Benefits of Membership

• Network with other geospatial professionals
• Help shape statewide GIS policies and positions
• Gain access to Indiana's GIS user community
• Receive members-only rate for annual GIS
  Conference and Educational Events
• Attend professional development activities
• Receive the monthly Indiana GIS newsletter
• More

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The IndianaMap
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IndianaMap
Our Cornerstone Initiative is the
One Map for IndianaIts Statewide Its
Regional Its Local Its Yours!
Enable improved government service to citizens,
and an enhanced ability for citizens to stay
informed and to engage in the democratic process
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IndianaMap Vision

• Integration now of the best available data,
  focusing on local sources, together with state
  and federal
• Distribution that provides access to data and
  metadata
• Web portal with tiered access for decision-makers
  and the public with non-technical interface to
  viewing geospatial information
• Planning through the IGIC Framework Committees
  for 100 coverage of all framework layers, with
  variable resolution (minimum 124000), within
  3-5 years
• Education and outreach on the relevance,
  importance and capabilities offered by the
  IndianaMap

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IndianaMap Projects
The IndianaMap is a Portfolio of Projects
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IndianaMap Framework Data
BASE MAP
Framework data make up the common base
map Framework data are those needed by the most
people,most often,to support the most
applications (defined by Indiana Code 4-23-7.3-3)
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IndianaMap Framework Data
With a seamless, accurate base map the layers
will overlay correctly
Without a seamless, accurate base map the layers
will not overlay correctly
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IndianaMap Principle
Build Once, Use Many Times
Your Data / Other Thematic Data
Framework Data
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IndianaMap Website
www.indianamap.org - Hosted by IGIC
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IndianaMap Viewer
http//inmap.indiana.edu/viewer.htm
Hosted by the Indiana Geological Survey
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IndianaMap Web Map Services (WMS)
Hosted by the Indiana Geological Survey
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The IndianaMap Spatial Data Portal
http//gis.iu.edu
Multiple
Single
Single
Hosted by Indiana University - UITS
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Building the IndianaMapIGIC Special Projects
Grants

• IndianaMap Data Sharing Initiative (71 of 92
  counties) 2009 FGDC CAP Grant
• National Hydrography Dataset GNIS Updates and
  Local-Resolution hydro data development (GLI
  Area)
• 2010 2012 Statewide Ortho Program (planning)
• HAZUS-MH Essential Facility Structures on the
  IndianaMap The National Map

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IndianaMap Data Sharing InitiativeParticipating
Counties as of 6/12/2009
Adams Bartholomew Brown Cass Clark Clay Clinton Cr
awford Daviess Dearborn DeKalb Delaware Dubois Elk
hart Fayette Fountain Franklin Grant Greene Hamilt
on Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry
Putnam Ripley Rush Scott Shelby Spencer St.
Joseph Starke Steuben Sullivan Switzerland Tippeca
noe Tipton Vanderburgh Vermillion Vigo Wabash Warr
en Warrick Washington Wayne Wells Whitley
Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jen
nings Johnson Kosciusko Lagrange LaPorte Madison M
arion Miami Monroe Morgan Noble Orange Owen Parke
Perry Pike Posey Pulaski
71 Participating Counties
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IGIC Special Projects Grants
National Hydrography Dataset GNIS Updates and
Local-Resolution Hydrography Data Development
(GLI Area)
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IGIC Special Projects Grants
2010 2012 StatewideOrthophotography Program
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Data Access and Dissemination
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Offline?
IndianaMap In a Library Near You! County sets
in public libraries in every county of the state
ATT Foundation Grant

• Offline options for power users
• CD and DVD sets
• Copying data onto external hard drives

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Education and Outreach
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Annual Conference
February 23-24, 2010 Bloomington, IN
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Classes and Seminars

• Seminars
• Road Shows
• GIS Courses
• Presentations
• Teaching Resources
• Webinars

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Thank you!
pworrall_at_igic.org 317.504.4389www.igic.org