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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
RIMD Update: NPMap
NPS Library Program and NPS Focus
Chris Dietrich
Resource Information Management Division
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Office of the Chief Information Officer
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
RIMD Update
• Resource Information Management Division–NPMap
–NPS Library Program
–NPS Focus
Dry Tortugas
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Resource Information Management Division (RIMD)• Formerly GIS Division
• Responsible for:– Geographic Information Systems– Digital Information Services
• Service-wide projects that support digital and geographic information
Dry Tortugas
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/
NPMap
• Enterprise GIS mapping framework
• Holistic approach
• Brings “silos” together
Manassas
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
• Demos– Facilities Management– Abandoned Mine Lands– NPS Focus
• http://insidemaps.nps.gov
USS Arizona
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
• Demos– Facilities Management– Abandoned Mine Lands– NPS Focus
• http://insidemaps.nps.gov
USS Arizona
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/
The Map Data Connections
Layers/ Modules
Data/Attributes
Tools
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/
NPMap
• What makes NPMap different? – Abstracts common components
• Connections• Modules• Tools
– All applications running in the framework use the same resources
Manassas
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPMap
• Better for everyone: – Users – Developers– System/Database Administrators– Program Leads
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/ Manassas
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPMap
• Rapid application development– Application wizard coming soon– For non-developers
• Common “API” – Modular code structure – For developers
• Data integration
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/ NPMap
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPMap
• Base map - Microsoft Virtual Earth
• Will soon support other providers – Google Maps– OpenStreetMap– Yahoo!– etc.
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/ NPMap
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPMap
• Demos– Facilities Management– CW150
• http://insidemaps.nps.gov
USS Arizona
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/ NPMap
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Using NPMap
• Use the application
• Got data/service? – Add it to the layer catalog!
• Build an application – wizard-driven, non-developers
• Contribute code to the framework– http://insidemaps.nps.gov/dev
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/ NPMap
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPMap
• Future Plans– Application wizard build-out– Improve developer documentation– Develop data management tools
http://insidemaps.nps.gov/ NPMap
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://www.library.nps.gov/
NPS Library Program
• Small program… big impact!
• 400+ park/program libraries
• Improving management of and access to NPS Information
Library Program
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://www.library.nps.gov/
NPS Library Program
• Coordination • Subject Matter Expertise • Technical Support• Standards Development• Voyager Catalog
Library Program
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://library.doi.gov/electronic/index.html
NPS Library Program
• Coordination: – DOI Library's Electronic Resources
Thomas Edison
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://library.doi.gov/electronic/index.html
NPS Library Program• DOI Library's Electronic Resources• Search: “bald eagle”
!
Guevavi Mission Record
Thomas Edison
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
• Tech Support – new approach
• Shifting from:– From real-time– To screen-casts– Centralizing information
http://www.library.nps.gov/Thomas Edison
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
• Standards Development
• NPS Bib-MAP – NPS Bibliographic Metadata
Application Profile
• Based on industry standards
• Metadata exchange
http://www.library.nps.gov/Panguitch Carnegie Library
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
• NPS Bib-MAP Metadata– Synchronized with IRMA– Foundation for future exchange – Foundation for tools development
http://www.library.nps.gov/Panguitch Carnegie Library
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
Gettysburg
• NPS Voyager Catalog
http://www.library.nps.gov/Richfield Carnegie Library
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
Gettysburg
• NPS Voyager Catalog– Over 200,000 catalog records – Over 350,000 holdings records
http://www.library.nps.gov/Richfield Carnegie Library
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
• NPS Voyager Catalog
• Now with links to digital works!
• Search: “Anatomy of woody plants” – Biodiversity Heritage Library
Muir Woods
http://www.library.nps.gov/
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Library Program
• Future plans– Develop screencasts– Publish the NPS Bib-MAP– Create NPS metadata portal – Continue adding digital works
Manassas
http://www.library.nps.gov/
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus
• Digital information management• Servicewide• Launched in 2000
– Images, documents, metadata
• Metadata for geospatial data– Predates NPS Data Store
Sequoia and Kings Canyon http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus Contents
• Images• Documents• Geospatial metadata• Interlibrary catalog records
National Register http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus
• Current holdings (20090414)– 106,767 metadata records– 64,000 files – >200,000 images/documents
• SWAG estimate…– Many multi-page/image files
Casa Grandehttp://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus Partners
• NPS Budget Office (PMIS)
• National Reg. of Historic Places
• Facilities Management
• NPS Cultural Resources
• MWRO GIS
• Many others…
Manassas
http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Focus Partner: PMIS
• Project Management Information System (PMIS)– NPS Budget Office – Digital image and document services – American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) data call– NISC has NPS lead on Recovery.gov
USS Arizona
http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Focus Partner: NRHP
• National Register of Historic Places
• 80,000 metadata records
• > 160,000 images & documents
• Web service
• Quarterly updates
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov Thomas Edison
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Focus Partner: FMSS
• Facilities Management Software System (FMSS)– Inventory– Condition assessment– Work orders
• Geotagged images• Integration using NPMap
– Visualize/manage assets
Appomattox Court House http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Focus Partner: Cultural Resources
• Civil War Sesquicentennial
• “CW150”– Web Services:
• Focus images• Regiment data• Battle data
Southeast Archeological
Centerhttp://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Focus Partner: MWRO GIS
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/mwr/projects.asp
• Midwest Region Map Catalog– Finished map products– Digital Collection in Focus– MWRO webpage– NPS Focus web service
• May 2009
MWR Parks & Networks
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Why Use NPS Focus?
• Image & document management
• Research tool
• Integration with other systems
• Web services
• Flexibility
• Service
George Washington
Carver http://focus.inside.nps.gov
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus
• Future Plans– Update geospatial metadata– More digital collections– Integration w/IRMA
• Reference Service• Image Service?
Vietnam Veterans http://focus.inside.nps.gov/
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
NPS Focus
• Future Plans– Update hardware– Relocate to Denver?– Redesign– Requirements gathering…
Vietnam Veterans http://focus.inside.nps.gov/
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Image ManagementInterest GroupSide Meeting!
• Wednesday 4:30 – 6:00 PM • Pima Room • Anyone interested in:
– Digital image management– NPS Focus– NPMap demo– BEVERAGES…
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National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Resource Information Management DivisionNational Information Systems CenterOffice of the Chief Information Officer
Thank You!
Channel Islands