The North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region (NCR) for the State of Colorado contracted Critigen to develop a web-based GIS data portal where the ten NCR member counties could upload their spatial data to populate one common GIS database. Using a customized FME Server interface, users can upload spatial data and have it automatically translated into a common data model. Counties and other jurisdictions also reap the benefits when they download user-defined subsets of data for their own use into their own data schema. Additionally, the composite database supports an emergency preparedness planning tool, providing first response planners access to a continuous, region-wide dataset. In this session, you will learn how Critigen overcame the challenges faced in completing this project and will be given a view into the proposed next steps and potential applications beyond this effort.

1. Integrating Regional Spatial 2010:
An FME
Information with FME Odyssey
Frank Orr
Spatial Solutions Consultant

2. Agenda
 Introductions
 Background and drivers for the project
 Collecting information
 Application design
 System architecture
 Challenges
 Benefits
 Next steps
 Future applications

3. Introductions
 Critigen– Denver, CO
 Safe Software
 The Colorado North Central All-Hazards
Region
 Member Counties Boulder
Broomfield
Gilpin Adams
Denver
Clear Creek
Arapahoe
Jefferson
Douglas Elbert

4. Project Background
 Emergency management planning focus
 Need for continuous region-wide dataset
 Coordination with member counties hard to
achieve
 Homeland Security grant for 2007/2008
 Additional grant for 2009/2010

5. Collecting Information
 10 counties, all with different needs, desires,
agendas

6. Collecting Information
 10 very different data schemas, from the very
simple to the very complex
PGDB
Coverages
Shapefiles

7. Collecting Information
 Everything decided by committee, consensus
difficult to reach
 Prototype application with 9 data layers
 Roads
 Parcels Phase 2 adds 15 additional
 Parcel Owners layers including:
 Census Blocks Parks/Open Space
 Municipalities Trails
Address Points
 Lakes FEMA Flood Zones
 Streams Medical Facilities
 Fire stations Etc.
 Schools

8. Collecting Information
 NCR data schema developed to house
translated data sets
Feature classes,
attributes, and
domains need to be
mapped and
translated

9. Application Design
 ESRI ArcGIS Server web-based mapping
application

10. Application Design
 SQL Server SDE database
 Password-protected web application

11. Data Upload
 Custom web pages assemble required FME
Server request strings

12. Data Upload
 FME Server translation
 Based on 10 FME upload workspaces

13. Data Upload

14. Data Upload
 Upload Schema Mapping

15. Data Upload
 Custom web pages assemble required FME
Server request strings
 Typical Upload Request
 https://www.gis.ncrcolorado.org/SpatialDirect/
translationServlet?
SSFunction=getUploadStatus&reqID=120153610258
40.7794552208857219

16. Data Download
 Custom web
pages assemble
required FME
Server request
strings

17. Data Download
 FME Server data translation
 Based on 11 FME download workspaces

18. Data Download
Parameters
Point & Buffer
Extents
County
Municipality

19. Data Download
 Download Area Options
 By Area – Drag a rectangle, define on map
 By Point and Buffer, define on map
 By Municipality – clip polygon
 By County – by County field in attribute table
 Schema Options
 10 different counties plus NCR master schema
 Coordinate System Options
 UTM NAD83, 4 state plane, LL NAD83
 Layer Options
 Select any and all available data layers

20. Data Download
 Custom web pages assemble required FME
Server request strings
 Typical Download Request
 https://www.gis.ncrcolorado.org/SpatialDirect/
translationServlet?
SSFunction=remoteFetch&format=Download_Arapah
oe.fmw&fmeParams= --selectedThemes "" --boxMinX
--boxMaxX --boxMinY --boxMaxY --queryType
POINTBUFFER --pointXcoordinate 493412.821 --
pointYcoordinate 4406154.604 --countyName --
cityName --radius 53019 --destinationCoordSys
UTM83-13

21. Workflow Overview
Upload
Download

22. System Architecture
 Two servers, one primary, one redundant
 Hosted at separate county locations
 Douglas County – Primary
 Denver County - Redundant
 Automated replication between servers
 FileReplication Pro replication software
 Automated failover between the servers
 DNS Made Easy

23. Challenges
 Decision by committee
 Lack of previous coordination between
counties
 Disparities in GIS sophistication
 Proprietary data concerns
 Expanding beyond initial user community

24. Benefits
 Unique planning tool with
seamless region-wide dataset
 Dialog between counties
promotes better coordination
 Edge matching
 Data schema consolidation
 Serve as a model for inter-region
and state wide coordination

25. Next Steps
 Add more data layers
 Medical facilities
 Critical infrastructure
 Etc.
 Enhance existing data layers
 Assist counties to identify and fill
gaps
 Fire stations, schools
 Add more viewer functionality
 Geocoding service
 Advanced spatial queries
 Help counties work together to edge
match street centerlines

26. Future Application
 Other Colorado all-hazards regions
 DRCOG and other MPOs
 State of Colorado

27. Thank You!
 Questions?
 For more information:
 Frank Orr – frank.orr@critigen.com
 Critigen