Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• Framework Management Group - Subcommittee of WAGIC
• Washington Geographic Information Council - FGDC Cooperating Group
• Framework Coordinator: Carrie Wolfe, facilitating and supporting FMG and Framework Projects (Cadastral, Hydro, Trans)
• Project Manager: Greg Tudor, PLS, formerly Technical Lead
• Partners: Federal, State, Local, Private (Active)
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What was the project about?
• Identify a base level of cadastral information that will meet business requirements for federal, state, local, and private organizations
• Implement institutional arrangements to facilitate the data maintenance partnerships
• Implement an interactive software application for distribution and maintenance of the framework data
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What did you do?
• Captured Framework partners' cadastral data business requirements
• Created a new Oracle/SDE cadastral data model based on FGDC standards
• Developed FGDC compliant metadata and Oracle data dictionary to generate Web pages
• Converted/converting DNR data (POCA, PLS-PT, MPL) to the cadastral data model
• Distributed initial framework data and metadata to partners via the Internet using ArcView Internet Map Server
• Developing data agreements with framework partners
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What lessons did you learn along the way?

Lessons Learned From Partners:

• Determine roles and responsibilities
• Develop an understanding of partner expectations
• Communicate frequently with partners
• Publicize the project, the new contacts pay off
• Follow through on tasks to build partner trust
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What lessons did you learn along the way?

Lessons Learned On Development:

• Start small
• Put out draft proposals and prototype applications to get feedback from partners
• Break requirements sessions into small focus groups and peer review frequently
• Keep flexible on hardware and software, look for the partners' common denominator
• Start prototyping as soon as basic data requirements are known, continue to refine the model after testing
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What Barriers did you overcome?
• Combining Multiple Projects AQLO, ATB, SLS, OT, Framework
• Cadastral Data Content Standard intent; extensions: geodetic points
• SDE context, OO not Arc/Info
• Partner distribution
• Partner metadata shortage
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What have been your successes?
• Bringing partners together
• Developing agreements
• Getting partner input
• Oracle metadata dictionary
• Data conversion
• Partner training
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What would you do differently?
• Keep the Framework Project separate
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What is your vision of the future?
• Extending the data sets
• Integrating Partner data
• Developing processes for data source integration with minimal integrator intervention
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• What has the Framework Demonstration Projects Program done for you?
• Provided resources
• Inspired cooperation
• Boosted interest in Framework Management
• Provided the jump start for planned projects
• Helped coordinate internal projects
• Provided new contacts for similar award programs such as ESRI's Startup Program
• Washington State

Cadastral Framework Project

• For More Information....
• Contact:
• Greg Tudor
• Project Manager
• Washington Department of Natural Resources
• Phone: (360) 902-1542
• E-mail: greg.tudor@wadnr.gov
• Web: http://framework.dnr.state.wa.us/framework/