Initiatives

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Initiatives

Several priority initiatives are being led by NITC GIS Council members and working groups. These efforts work toward statewide data and service solutions to provide quality and accurate data that meets state and federal standards.

Geospatial Nebraska Initiative

The Geospatial Nebraska Initiative, a rebranding of NESDI, focuses on improving statewide geospatial operations. Its goals include establishing policies for geospatial management, optimizing technology and data to tackle state challenges, and supporting investment by providing authoritative data and tools for decision-making. The initiative also promotes data sharing through NebraskaMap.gov, advances GIS adoption with outreach and education, and ensures efficient resource use for sustainable GIS governance. Overall, it aims to enhance collaboration and decision-making across Nebraska.

Nebraska Spatial Data Infrastructure (NESDI)

Nebraska and Federal Framework Layers: Hydrography, Political Boundaries, Watersheds, Land Use, Soils, Land Records, Transportation, Orthophotography, Elevation, Survey and Geodetic Control

The NESDI comprises of geospatial data layers that have multiple applications and are used by a vast majority of stakeholders. These layers meet quality standards and have data stewards to maintain and improve the data on an ongoing basis. They are consistent with the Federal NSDI "7 framework layers" and provide additional layers of particular importance to Nebraska. There are several working groups supporting the planning and management of this initiative.

NebraskaMAP.gov

NebraskaMAP is the public's access to geospatial data in Nebraska. It is responsible for being the only authoritative clearinghouse for state government data. It started as a metadata portal to inventory and provide linkages to several geospatial data layers. Based on needs of the 2012 Strategic Plan, NebraskaMAP has evolved to a multi-use enterprise platform. The current version provides the public access to peer-reviewed Nebraska SDI data, maps, web applications, and GIS web services.

A NebraskaMAP working group and the Office of the CIO GIS Shared Services team provide the planning, management, and implementation of this initiative.

NebraskaMAP

Archived Initiatives

Archived Initiatives