[Live-demo] What common datasets do we need?

[Bob Basques]

All,

I'm in favor of the idea of having various data at different scales obviously, but is there any reason to also apply some sort of process type to the data for grouping?

I'm looking at things from a local municipality.  We have a lot of spatial data right now in our spatial systems.  Around 300 layers currently, with 70 of them originating in Public Works.  We also have layers from Licensing, Parks, Emergency Services (fire/police), Forestry, Planning, as well as numerous layers from some of the City neighborhoods.  Most of this data is very high resolution.  We have all of the Street pavement marking locations in the whole city located for example, every Street sign in the public Right of way, etc.

The point I trying to push, is that there are a lot of different uses that these spatial data are being used for, not the least of which is general analysis.  Our systems tend to be used mainly for inventory/infrastructure management, but they are increasingly being used to plan as well as derive entirely new datasets.  Things like public Right-of-way boundaries (anything that is not a taxed parcel or water)

These types of uses are very important to my users as well as a lot of other local municipalities.   I would at some point (doesn't need to be immediately) like to target demos specifically at this target audience.  As I've been examining the LiveDVD, I keep thinking in the back of my mind that it might be better at some point to build my own focused version of a LIVE dvd.  This would help me out in my work process in a number of places, mostly in the training and introduction of new tools.

So, where am I going with all of this rabble, what about leaving the tools (Opensource stuff on the Live DVD) and moving the data to a separate DVD (possibly a whole other project?), or even consolidating it would be a good organizational thing,  document how the data can/should be used for each Tool, even suggest the better methods for packing of the data.  I know this introduces some complication to setup though, especially for new users.

I know of some other Commercial interests that have made this type of idea work for them in the past.  Related to this separation, a companion hosted solution for these same datasets would be a very good addition as well, since the data could be used in the initial setup of systems much more easily (a lot more knowns) when a newbie hits the LiveDVD.

Anyway, just some thoughts as I read through this thread.

bobb



>>> Hamish  05/27/11 12:18 AM >>>
(..a few minor corrections..)

Hamish wrote:
> - natural earth raster DEM, 1:50M global relief 

not a DEM, "cross blended hypso with shaded relief and water"


> It includes shapefiles, geotiffs, and KML files mainly focusing on &
> around Hood County (bus routes, etc),

make that Wake County.  "The data set includes section of the NC capital
city Raleigh and its surroundings."


Hamish

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