Workgroups

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Workgroups

The Strategic Plan in 2012 identified several key needs and goals for a statewide geospatial/GIS program. The following working groups were identified to support these goals. Most of the work assigned to the groups has been completed. The Strategic plan was reviewed in 2018 to affirm that these key needs are still important to the statewide geospatial/GIS program. These work groups and standards, along with the strategic plan, are revisited promptly, and the work groups are reformed to address any needed changes.

NebraskaMAP.gov Workgroup

The NebraskaMAP workgroup is about data sharing – "Build it once, share it many." Currently, NebraskaMAP is on its 3rd revision and serves as a geospatial clearinghouse, providing access to over 100 data layers for Nebraska. NebraskaMAP is a multi-use enterprise platform. This will further help users gain access to authoritative and peer-reviewed NESDI data, maps, applications, and GIS web services. This working group also provides data sharing guidelines and standards.

NebraskaMAP Workgroup

Nebraska Statewide Elevation Program Workgroup

Facilitates the acquisition, maintenance, and sharing of a statewide elevation dataset by developing standards and specifications for LiDAR point clouds and derivative products. Develops alternatives for systematic and cost-effective acquisition of these products, and defines a program of stewardship for managing and publishing the data.

Nebraska Statewide Elevation Program Workgroup

Nebraska Statewide Imagery Program Workgroup

Establishing a statewide plan for digitizing and acquisition standards and guidelines, data sharing, and statewide coverage for various levels of imagery products and services.

Nebraska Statewide Imagery Program Workgroup

Land Records Workgroup

Enabling the integration of different local government land records information into a statewide dataset. Developing guidelines for a common geodatabase model that can provide public data for use in a multitude of state government applications.

Land Records Workgroup

Street Centerline Address Geodatabase Workgroup

Developing and maintaining a statewide seamless street centerline and address referencing system used for various transportation, public safety, economic development, Next Generation 911, and other related applications.

Street Centerline Address Geodatabase Workgroup

Nebraska Administrative and Political Boundaries Program Workgroup

Establish standards and guidelines to improve authoritative statewide boundary datasets derived from governmental, administrative, statistical, and other types of boundaries across Nebraska.

Nebraska Administrative and Political Boundaries Program Workgroup

Boundary Workgroup

Reviewing Nebraska State Statutes (Legislative Resolution LR370, 2022) to identify boundary descriptions, and areas the Legislature has determined represent a distinct place or differentiate how statutes or other requirements are enforced or used. The boundary working group meets monthly to review statutes that mention a boundary, district, or area and annotate any recommendations or notes for the GIS Council to review and make future recommendations to the Legislature.

Parcel Standard Workgroup

Collaboratively identifying and establishing a standard for parcel data in Nebraska. The goal is to make the annual statewide processing easier and provide counties with a standard to point to when they have the data created in-house or through vendors.