Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
DATA BANK
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The
Natural Resources Data Bank was statutorily created in 1969 (R.R.S. 2-1568
through 2-1570) and is administered by the Department of Natural
Resources. The purpose of the Data Bank
is to develop, store, process and manage natural resources data relating to
soil and water resources of the State, and make the information available to
government agencies, academia, the private sector and the general public in a
user-friendly and timely manner.
VISION
Empower
the decision-makers/users with real-time reliable information relating to
natural resources data with proper displaying and processing tools for
efficient planning and effective management of Nebraska's land and water
resources.
MISSION
Provide
an integrated natural resources information system for the State of Nebraska
and an easy online access to real-time information and services to decision-makers,
data users and to the citizens using e-government portal and innovative
technologies in a most responsive, efficient and cost-effective manner.
OBJECTIVES
Develop,
produce and manage relational and GIS databases in standard reference formats
that meet or exceed national standards.
Coordinate and manage natural resource projects and applications.
Provide
GIS support, products and services that address user needs and adjust to
changing user requirements. Implement and promote GIS technical standards.
Provide
a decentralized and integrated approach to real-time database development,
interactive processing and direct access to natural resources data over the
Internet. Provide and promote distributed processing and data sharing among
agencies and political sub-divisions of government.
Create
databases using latest digital processing techniques. Develop methodologies and procedures that facilitate
collaborative database development, interactive access, portability,
integration, usability and varied applications of natural resources data.
Provide
a single point of contact/entry for natural resources related data and for
information queries both at the intra-agency, inter-agency, and at
inter-governmental levels. Promote Internet access.
Integrate
information and services. Provide e-government services to enhance information
sharing, service delivery and citizen participation interactively online over
the Internet..
Provide
effective and efficient IT (including PC and network) support and services, IT
solutions, and expertise. Provide technical support to NRDs and other agencies
connected to its network.
Serve
as a liaison and coordinate Data Bank activities with NITC, SGC, CIO, NIDCAC,
GIS Steering Committee, and state, federal and local data collecting agencies.
Short Term Goals (6 - 12 months)
Implement
enterprise PC Virus protection. Integrate agency's "dnr",
"dwr" and "nrc" network domains.
Install
a firewall, and implement Internet security plans.
Set
up a reliable back up system for PCs and Servers (NT, LINUX and UNIX systems).
Migrate
mainframe databases from statehouse computer system.
Implement
e-government transactions and provide interactive registration of groundwater
wells over the Internet in collaboration with Nebraska-Online.
Provide
technical and network support to NRDs.
Promote direct access and data sharing among agencies and political
sub-divisions of government.
Long Term
Goals (12 months or longer)
Develop
statewide 10-Meter interval (Level-2, 1:24,000 scale) Digital Elevation Models
(DEMs) using Tagged Vector Contours (TVCs) data.
Revise
statewide Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (1-Meter resolution, 1:12,000,
grayscale DOQs) based on 1999 NAPP photography.
Complete
digitization of county soil surveys for the State that meet or exceed national
SSURGO standards.
Produce
second generation of digital elevation contours (DEMs) using digital
photogrammetric techniques and aerial photography. Conduct pilot project
studies, as needed, to develop methodologies, procedures and standards.
Produce
second generation of (high resolution and color) DOQs using enhanced DEMs and
GPS controlled aerial photography.
Develop a DOQ browser using MIT Ortho-server and MS Terra-server
applications.
Integrate
surface water and groundwater databases.
Assist in digitization of irrigated field boundaries and water rights
maps.
Integrate
canal diversions, reservoir storage and miscellaneous discharge observations
with USGS stream records. Reclassify
station IDs that conform to USGS numbering scheme and NHD standards.
Develop
high resolution, 1:24,000 scale, National Hydrography Database (NHD) for the
State. Conduct pilot project studies, as needed, to develop methodologies,
procedures and standards.
Enhance
Map Object and Internet Map server applications to interactively process,
display and retrieve GIS databases. Implement SQL Server and ArcSDE database
management operations.
Automate
agency's business forms, and provide interactive access online over the
Internet.
Enter into a dialogue with the Nebraska GIS Steering Committee, the Nebraska Chief Information Officer, the Nebraska Information Technology Commission, and the State Records Board to explore and develop proposed organizational models and roles to support the evolving needs for collaborative geo-spatial data development, maintenance and distribution.
Adopted May 2001