DGeoShare is a data brokerage infrastructure connecting 189 geospatial data providers and consumers in British Columbia. It uses FME to extract, transform, standardize, and publish over 1.3 million parcel and 1 million address records weekly from contributing members. The system aims to make data sharing easy for members with different capabilities and data models through automated quality control processes and customization. It has built a network between members by strengthening relationships, assessing members' needs and GIS resources, and prioritizing areas of adoption through coordinated visits. Feedback from members has been positive about the frequent data updates and improvements over time.

1. DGeoShare…UNCHAINED
Steve Mark, Paul van Nieuwkuyk, Barry Logan
ICIS Good Guys
April 4, 2013

3. WHY?

4. VISION
 ICIS is a leader in the sharing of geospatial information; driving
collaboration, integration, adoption and use of spatial data for the
social and economic benefit of British Columbia

5. GOAL
 Get data from contributing members without muss or fuss

6. CHALLENGES…
 189 jurisdictions
 no data model
 different sources
 Different
capabilities
 Membership
 Buy in

7. …CHALLENGES
 “One to many”
 “Many to one”
 time to listen
 False starts
 Consistency
 Currency

8. WHAT?

9. DGeoShare, Defined
(The „D‟ is silent… it stands for „Data‟)
geoshare [jee-oh-shair]
(noun)
1. An FME-powered data brokerage infrastructure connecting ICIS
data providers and consumers.
2. Regular and automated services for data extraction, publication,
standardization, quality control, and reporting.
3. Feature rich off-the-shelf, self-documenting customization,
highly extensible, plays very well with others.
(See also: „data-wizardry‟, „parcel-alchemy‟, „address-magic‟)

11. GeoShare, Geographically
 146 conduits
 Weekly
transmission
 > 1.3 million
parcels over
136/188
jurisdictions
 > 1 million
addresses
over 138/188
jurisdictions

12. GeoShare, Schematically
 Extract from 188 providers
 Transform to standard
 Load cadastre and address DBs

13. Publishing Parcels and Addresses
 Open Data Catalogs
 ModelBuilder > FTP for
ESRI back-ends
 FME > FTP for others
 Once a week, please!
 FME Server checks for
updates
 Initiates update processes
for new data
 Emails administrators for
stale data

14. Integrating Parcels
 Inherit
standardized
attribution
from GeoBC
 Otherwise,
best-guess
model
mapping
 One
jurisdiction,
one custodian
 Individual
records are
never rejected

15. Integrating Addresses
 Best-guess model mapping  Conversion to point locations
 Parsing STREET NAME, NUMBER  Spatial jurisdiction check
TYPE minimally

16. GeoShare QC
 FME mails you the results
 Link to failed features
 Link to process
documentation
 At-a-glance statistics
 = data improvements
over time!

17. HOW?

18. It all starts and ends with
Apple Pie!!

19. Creating a network/pipeline between
Members
 Accommodate the diversity of our members
 Larger urban municipalities/Smaller rural municipalities
 Associate Members
 Utilities/First Nations

20. Creating a social network between
Members
 Where do we start?
 Social Transformers
 Build & strengthen relationships
 Technical – assessing each Members‟ GIS capabilities/resources
 Discussing needs of member – Wear many hats…

21. Setting Priority Areas
 Poll our members for desired areas
 Rank areas of high importance
 Low barrier of adoption
 Geography – coordinated site visits
 GeoBC/ICIS road trips

22. Detailed look at the Social
Transformers used in GeoShare

23. Overview of GeoShare Delivery
to ICIS
Blair – Islands Trust
Steve - ICIS
Jesse - Sidney
Shelley -City of Comox
Ken - Focus
Dan - Telus

24. Connecting Custodians &
Consumers
Mark - BC Assessment
Steve - ICIS
Ted - FortisBC
Andrea - Teck
Dale - GeoBC
Hilary - CRD

25. Member feedback loop

26. ICIS GeoShare Comments
“I like the data update frequency and that the data are
improving all the time. You and Paul are super
helpful too!” – Hilary, CRD
Steve - ICIS
“That‟s great – you guys are quick problem
solvers! I‟ll let the others know. I enjoyed the
entire process, learning plenty along the way.” -
Marie, KBRD
“Looks like a slick system.. No questions, just
did a quick read through the help
documentation and it‟s pretty clear what‟s up.”
– Andrew, North Van DM

27. REWARD

28. DGeoShare Bounty

29. QUESTIONS

30. Thank You!
 Questions?
 For more information:
 Steve Mark
 smark@icisociety.ca
 www.icisociety.ca

31. THE END…sort of…
thank you