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Geospatial Hub presentation highlights statewide parcel program, 280+ datasets and daily web-service usage
Summary
NDIT's geospatial program manager described the GIS Hub, which aggregates and publishes statewide geospatial data (about 280 datasets), supports parcel aggregation with full county participation and feeds applications such as Game & Fish electronic posting and Next Generation 911.
Bob Newch, NDIT geospatial program manager, briefed the committee on the state's geospatial program and the GIS Hub, a central infrastructure for storing, discovering and serving geospatial data for state, local and public use.
Why it matters: Consolidated geospatial data enables planning, emergency response, game and fish operations, parcel research, and economic development. Open, discoverable layers reduce duplication and improve accuracy for downstream maps and applications.
Newch said the Hub hosts about 280 datasets and 65 related documents, applications and maps. He described the statewide parcel program, which aggregates county parcel data (two datasets per county) into a standard statewide layer; every county participates. The parcel layer has supported use cases including Parks and Recreation trail maps, Game & Fish electronic posting and county planning. Newch provided usage metrics: the Hub averages hundreds of thousands of web-service requests and in one recent six-month window reported about 58,000 web-service calls per day for parcel data alone.
The Hub also provides metadata and a single discovery portal (gis.nd.gov) to help users find authoritative datasets and connect with data stewards in state agencies. Newch said a central portal reduced the need for users to search individual agency websites to find geospatial layers.
Ending: The committee heard that ongoing priorities include maintaining and extending the parcel program, reducing on-premises servers and licenses via cloud and software-as-a-service options, improving data quality through metadata and standards, and continued outreach and training for county and municipal partners.
