The Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC) and its project partners will develop strategic partnerships and the technical capacity for the statewide collection, publication and long term, sustainable maintenance of four types of structures: schools (public/private), hospitals/clinics, police stations and fire stations. The outcomes of the project will be:

• Identify existing public/private GIS data resources in Minnesota for structures data

• Identify custodians of the most accurate and complete versions of schools, hospitals/clinics, police stations and fire station locations.

• Determine minimum attribution requirements for each data type. Consideration will be given to attributes that may not be publicly available due to national security concerns.

• Ensure that data is documented using FGDC and Minnesota metadata standards.

• Harvest available data and assess its resolution, accuracy, completeness and currency.

• Propose a stewardship program for each custodian of each structure type that will ensure its yearly update, long-term maintenance and availability. This program will emphasize engaging local government in the process.

• Publish the structures data for public consumption through existing federal and state data clearinghouses, portals and web services.

Interim Report

Contact:

John Hoshal, LMIC GIS Services Supervisor
651-201-2482
john.hoshal [at] state.mn.us

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