Spatial data infrastructure-northwest

Innovators across the Northwest seek to engage Com-Geo attendees in dialog on groundwork underway in Oregon to leverage Open Source Solutions (OSS) and advance National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) with a new initiative called SDI-Now (Spatial Data Infrastructure - Northwest). Agencies across Oregon have begun evaluating and testing NASA Word Wind (WW) JAVA SDK as enabling technology for vertical and horizontal data sharing at the local level (complex public works infrastructure with private engineering firms), data sharing at the regional level (county-wide address information, cadastral information, land use information, and political boundaries), data sharing at the state level (state-wide elevation information and hydro systems) and data sharing with federal agencies. Specific business areas include managing local electronic assets (facilities inventories), coordinating data flows between regional consortia that manage the regional land information systems, and serving large dynamic remote sensing data sets such as climate, imagery and elevation (LiDAR). The State's Elevation Framework Implementation Team, the Pacific Northwest Hydro Community, the City of Springfield and many others from government, education, federated tribes and the private sector are evaluating new methods to overcome age-old problems regarding NSDI implementation. The presentation will focus on challenges, user needs and key advances under investigation with empowering OSS such as WW. In short, this talk will be needs based and WW centric -- rich with the nuances of local SDI.