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The State of Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC)

The State of Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC). Data Access & Support Center DASC. Established by the Kansas GIS Policy Board in 1991 Central repository of GIS databases of statewide/regional importance

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The State of Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC)

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  1. The State of Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC)

  2. Data Access & Support Center DASC • Established by the Kansas GIS Policy Board in 1991 • Central repository of GIS databases of statewide/regional importance • Designated as an National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) clearinghouse node in 1997 • Located at the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas • Web site – http://www.kansasgis.org

  3. DASC Services • Database archival and distribution • Database quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) • Technical assistance • Geospatial metadata development assistance • Web application development and hosting • Database development & integration • State & Local Government Coordination • Cartographic development • Promotion of the Kansas GIS Initiative • Development and maintenance of the • DASC web site – www.kansasgis.org

  4. Catalog – Resource for finding and downloading GIS data Community – GIS Resources, Online Docs, Site Members, etc GIS Resources – Definitions, Map Projections, Special Projects information (LiDAR) Web Services – DASC supported Web sites, Online Services Initiatives – Information about various State GIS Projects

  5. Kansas GIS Initiatives

  6. Regional HS GIS Projects • 6 HS regions in Kansas + MARC (KC metro area); Projects coordinated through Kansas Adjutant General’s Dept. • Project funding from Regional Homeland Security Councils • Part of larger strategy to coordinate GIS efforts across KS • Goal – create a critical information network that will aide in timely response to any emergency event • Identify local government data stewards • Encourage local-regional-state GIS collaboration

  7. Inventory • “get local data catalogued and archived” • Tool used to support Kansas Homeland Security Regional GIS projects • Web based tool created by • NSGIC (National States Geographic Information Council) • Identifies critical and secondary data before emergency occurs • Answers question “Who has what?”

  8. http://gisinventory.net

  9. Local Gov’t Off-Site GIS Data Backup • Data backed up at DASC • Each county/city password protected data with secure FTP access • County/City responsible for data updates and maintenance • Data is regularly synched with the Adjutant General’s Dept • No charge for backup service – FREE

  10. March 2011

  11. DASC Local Data Integration Initiatives Kansas Road Centerline Database Collaborative project with KDOT, FHSU, and DASC Use local road centerline data to update and enhance the KDOT All-Roads Database – Non-State System Greatly increases location accuracy Statewide Tax Unit Database Created statewide GIS Tax Unit file by working with County Clerks during 2010 2011 Certification – data released & available for download from DASC website - March, 2011 Tax units form the building blocks of over 30 different type of local administrative boundaries

  12. Contact Information Eileen Battles Data Access & Support Center (DASC) 785-864-2289 battles@kgs.ku.edu

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