State geospatial officer: 'Geospatial data is just data' — added location enables planning and flood response
Susan, acting state geospatial information officer, told the committee geospatial data is ordinary data with location attributes and described uses from flood mitigation to next-generation 9-1-1; she urged building shared statewide datasets rather than duplicating work locally.
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Susan, the acting state geospatial information officer, told the committee that ‘‘geospatial data is just data… you add a location piece to it’’ and that adding geographic location allows officials to analyze impacts and target responses. She gave examples including parcel boundaries, floodplain delineation and building footprints and said accurate location data underpins emergency response, infrastructure planning and economic development.
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