CartoGraph and Google Data-Sharing Technologies : The RETAAC Example
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CartoGraph and Google Data-Sharing Technologies : The RETAAC Example . Jordan Hastings, Chief Cartographer Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Tim Tierney, Founder CartoGraph, Inc. RETAAC. Renewable Energy ..Transmission Access .. Advisory Committee (parallel to RETI process in California)
CartoGraph and Google Data-Sharing Technologies : The RETAAC Example
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CartoGraph and GoogleData-Sharing Technologies:The RETAAC Example Jordan Hastings, Chief CartographerNevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Tim Tierney, FounderCartoGraph, Inc.
RETAAC • Renewable Energy ..Transmission Access .. Advisory Committee(parallel to RETI process in California) • Provides guidance to Gov. Gibbons on new electrical transmission in Nevada • Essential for getting renewables to market • Complicated and expensive infrastructure • Ultimately affects consumers financially
Google • Wildly successful Web search engine • Free Web-based eMail: gMail.com • Popular Web mapping engines • GoogleMaps (browser only) • GoogleEarth (download) • Lesser known applications, free on Web • Google Calendar • Google Docs • Google Sites
CartoGraph • Innovative, all Web-based GIS/DM system • Comprehensive data management • Flexible, personalized map composition • Easy sharing of both data & maps… Cartographic “YouTube” • Connectivity to other GIS approaches • ESRI: ArcGIS and ArcView (via shapefiles) • Google: Maps and Earth (via KML) • coming: MapInfo (via .mid/.mif)
NBMG • Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology:the Federally-mandated “State Survey” • Provides cartographic support to State • Division of Minerals • Division of Emergency Management • other offices • Special projects for Feds, counties • Bureau of Land Management • U.S. Geological Survey • Washoe, Clark counties
NBMG • Special assignment to RETAAC • Established expertise in “things spatial” for Nevada • Familiarity with renewables topic through GBCGE • Neutral broker among Federal and State agencies, NGOs, commercial interests, and the public • Specific duties • Assist participants share spatial data • Create shared cartographic products • Perform spatial data analysis • Assist with final publication
RETAAC • Charter…”propose recommendations for improved access to the [electrical] grid system by which renewable energy industries can set up and have market access in Nevada and neighboring states.” • Phase I Preliminary, reported Dec 2007 • Phase II Final, report due by July 2009 technical specs in Dec 2008
RETAAC • Phase II Participants • Federal • BLM, DOD, DOE, Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service • State • DCNR, NDOM, NDOW, NDSL, PUCN • NGOs • Sierra Club, Wilderness Coalition • Commercial • Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific, Valley Electric
RETAAC • Data sharing issues • Mix of formats • Spreadsheets • Paper maps • GIS datasets • Incompatible projections • Large file sizes (too big for eMail) • Concerns for propriety & security • NDOW: Game habitats • NEVP & SPP: Transformer locations
NBMG / CartoGraph Login screen
User interface Home Page
User community • Community
Spatial data import Import/Upload
Spatial data management Security / Access Control
Spatial data management Security / Access Control
Spatial data management Security / Access Control
Spatial data management Security / Access Control
Spatial data management Security / Access Control
Data export Security / Access Control
Map making Map making
Map making Map making
Cartograph / Google Maps
Cartograph / Google Maps
NBMG / Google Public RETAAC Site http://sites.google.com/site/retaac
NBMG / Google Protected RETAAC II Site
Summary • CartoGraph/Google combination • Entirely Web-based, easily accessible • Excellent data sharing with security, in CartoGraph • Custom map making with security, in CartoGraph • Enhanced basemaps and 3D, in Google • Desired enhancements • Unified permissions/security system, a la CartoGraphamong data, docs, maps, and sites, in Google • More stable, faster mapping performance in browsers and on-the-fly data generalization in servers
Future Mackay Geothermal Consortium (MGC) • Building on RETAAC but… focused on Nevada geothermal industry • Federal & State “framework” datasets • GBCGE & NBMG “thematic” datasets • Vetted and updated by industry usage • Using CartoGraph, optionally Google • Funded through grants & subscriptions • Organized by Mackay School at UNR
Jordan Hastings hastings@unr.edu [End]