2006 NSGIC Conference: Ramona Steering Workgroup
Ramona is an on-line GIS data inventory tool established by NSGIC to provide way for States to take a standardized inventory of the GIS data holdings of state agencies, local governments and other partners.
A Ramona Steering Workgroup is being established as part of the Technical Issues Committee to oversee the operation of Ramona. The idea is to keep the system simple and useful and moving forward. The first meeting of the NSGIC Conference is intended to be a kick-off of the Ramona oversight group.
It will be important to make sure that the needs of federal agencies -- to discover data, and work more closely with state and local governments -- are met. There was a discussion of whether the committee should include a federal representative or if their contact should be through the federal liaison that works for NSGIC.
There was discussion of how to make sure that the system interacts well with state geospatial data clearinghouse systems. There are ways, and will be more in the future, to allow state Ramona administrators to customize parts of the system to meet their own needs.
There was a discussion of the need to increase training among state members to increase usage of the Ramona system. Bill Burgess was asked to create a standard training presentation for Ramona that state coordinators can use locally.
There was a suggestion for a one-page handout on Ramona designed to present Ramona from the perspective of local government, rather than from the state or federal level.
There was discussion of starting to push Ramona through URISA and other organizations that speak to local and county governments.
Zsolt Nagy noted that the Ramona system has helped in North Carolina in identifying local government GIS users to reach out to. Jill Saligoe-Simmel, of Indiana, has found that the Ramona system has been of great value to many private sector people.
Learon Dalby, of Arkansas, will be the chair of the new Ramona Steering Workgroup. Membership will be filled out during the conference.
A Ramona Steering Workgroup is being established as part of the Technical Issues Committee to oversee the operation of Ramona. The idea is to keep the system simple and useful and moving forward. The first meeting of the NSGIC Conference is intended to be a kick-off of the Ramona oversight group.
It will be important to make sure that the needs of federal agencies -- to discover data, and work more closely with state and local governments -- are met. There was a discussion of whether the committee should include a federal representative or if their contact should be through the federal liaison that works for NSGIC.
There was discussion of how to make sure that the system interacts well with state geospatial data clearinghouse systems. There are ways, and will be more in the future, to allow state Ramona administrators to customize parts of the system to meet their own needs.
There was a discussion of the need to increase training among state members to increase usage of the Ramona system. Bill Burgess was asked to create a standard training presentation for Ramona that state coordinators can use locally.
There was a suggestion for a one-page handout on Ramona designed to present Ramona from the perspective of local government, rather than from the state or federal level.
There was discussion of starting to push Ramona through URISA and other organizations that speak to local and county governments.
Zsolt Nagy noted that the Ramona system has helped in North Carolina in identifying local government GIS users to reach out to. Jill Saligoe-Simmel, of Indiana, has found that the Ramona system has been of great value to many private sector people.
Learon Dalby, of Arkansas, will be the chair of the new Ramona Steering Workgroup. Membership will be filled out during the conference.
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