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<br />Public Access to State Government Information
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<br />md.l'leo. To hill1J1t" the requests
<br />dlicicmlY,lhc Iowa DNR npc.'lll.J
<br />a gUl'sl OIl'Cmml on their Nm'cll
<br />LAN SlOf\W. In March ]99~, tht'
<br />gut'sl account \Ii:;!" m;llk' acces-
<br />sihle 10 the puhlic
<br />The h.mllling of lI...cr requests
<br />(l\TT the Internet siI\'csaJminis.
<br />tration lime for the Iowa Ul"R.
<br />There is :. redul;tion of duplica.
<br />lilln of efforts, and the Iowa
<br />DNR', rcsoun:cs arc more effcc-
<br />tively lIno eflil"ienlly useJ, Less
<br />timl' is spt'nI on filling onk'Ts for
<br />GIS JaW, cnpying disJ..etlcs, and
<br />prlJ\'iding hard-(:opy data In ib
<br />users, This pc'rmils more lime for
<br />the Je\-'dopmenl and mainte.
<br />nance Ill" the NRGIS dalah"...cs,
<br />thus stimulating innovation for
<br />thl'ir use of their dati.hases, The
<br />public aho bendil.s with an in-
<br />cn."a"-l."dat'Ce,stog.ovemmemrcf-
<br />omlalinn. More govemmt'nt .1\:.
<br />t'ountahilily and puhlic invulve.
<br />ment re,ults frum the int'fe:lsed
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<br />3.l'ce" In puhlic GIS infomlation,
<br />The Iowa DNR has pioneered
<br />Ihe policy of free an'e'" tn Slate
<br />information rt"llurn', soia the
<br />Irllernelthrough iI' puhlic ..ilt'.
<br />The State is nn..... in the proce....
<br />of developin!,!, and will....otlll haw
<br />availahle. a high-spt'cd fiher op'
<br />tit: net.....ork lin~ing. all Iowa
<br />..chout.., lihraric.., and gm'ern.
<br />ment offices" Olher't;lte, hlC.11.
<br />and federal .lgent'ies shnuld fnl.
<br />10..... the Iowa DNR t"\perienl'e
<br />III ..h.lre their GIS d.lla and
<br />make it availahle o\'er wide area
<br />network.., They could realilC
<br />thco hendlts of thco Iowa DNR
<br />cxpt'ricnce: more cffet:llve and
<br />etTit:ient lI..e of re,uun'e..; re-
<br />duction llf duplication of ef.
<br />forls; promolion of education,
<br />learning, and re,eilrch: pwmu.
<br />tion of the puhli..: right 10 ~now;
<br />improved accountahility of
<br />government l\l i... citi/en..; and
<br />slimulation of innovation,
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<br />In 191N the 10\\" Deparlmenl of
<br />N.ltural Resouro.:es (l)NK, b(g;1Il
<br />its ut'vclnpnlt'nl of a Nalural Re-
<br />S(luret'.. Gt'l'graphit' Inh'f1l1ali(1Il
<br />System INRGIS) followin!,! lhe
<br />pa....age of its en.lhling ..t,ltlllco, the
<br />IIJH7 Grnund.....ater Proteclion
<br />Act. Thco NRGIS w,.... dc\c1opt"d
<br />10 a....c.... cOlllplco\ naluflll rco-
<br />snun.:e illld en\'lron1l1ental proh.
<br />Icms and 10 provide sUl'h infor-
<br />m.lIion III lhco puhlil'. Initially lhe
<br />NROIS fucu..cd llfi the i"ue of
<br />groumlWalt'r conlamination and
<br />the develllpmenl uflhe m;lp prllll.
<br />1It'l, Groundwaler Vulnerahi1ily
<br />Regi\ln~ of Iowa. BUI as the- ncoed
<br />for GIS e\panded, the nUIllb(rof
<br />ARC coverages illt'rea..cu.
<br />Inlhe..umrnerof IIJ9J,asa re-
<br />,ult of lhe Midwe"lllo\)ding. lht'
<br />demand for Ihe Iowa NRGIS s"y.
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<br />Information S.\sh_'nJ
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<br />Fllr ,everal year..., the- J\lunlanil
<br />Natitlllal Re..uurce Infnrm.llion
<br />SY"lem (NI{IS) ha' engilg.."d in
<br />program, thaI support Statt".
<br />hased ilnd federal a.."li\'ille...
<br />while instiluling innovaliv'e
<br />puhlic informal ion accc,", pm-
<br />grams. SRIS' mi,sion h III
<br />"pm\'idelsl..:omprehell'.iv'e il":'
<br />I:e.... to infnrllliltinn atwul
<br />Montana'.. naturill rCMJUTce.. In
<br />all Monlanans through the ilC'
<br />qui,ilion, 'Iorage. retricval. and
<br />di....emination of lhat IIIforrna-
<br />tion in a meaningful form."
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<br />Of the ninc NRIS 1993 goals,
<br />three are panicularly penincnl.
<br />The..e includt' efforts 10
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<br />. Manage a limely,
<br />cmt-e-ffcetive c1caringhoust'
<br />and referral ..ervke 10 Iin~ u..-
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<br />l:rs .....ith Ihe hesl soml:e.. of in.
<br />ftlrrnalion,
<br />. I'anicipalt,' in lhe de,igu anu
<br />devclllpllWIII of lluifurm, ea,ily
<br />.lcct."\Sihle. ..I.llewitle dalanilst"
<br />fnr e;leh of Mnnlana'.. nalural
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<br />. Cnnllllue loimpro\'e NI{IS 'er-
<br />vi..'c' ilnJ atTC" III inforJnalion.
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<br />II is u,dul III examine how
<br />em.:h of thc_se gna'" i.. imp1c.
<br />lIIenlcll within lhe t'nllle_\t of
<br />spl'dfic NRI$ prngrilm.., The
<br />Nillurill flcorilage Program-Ihe
<br />Slale's invelllory of hiulogical
<br />resource,-is .oil eollahor;llive
<br />etTon hclween NRIS and fed"
<br />cral. \laIc, public. illlll pri\ille
<br />sel:lor,," One e:<arnp1c of I:OOp-
<br />t'fiIllVe al'tivlty is lhe direct ac.
<br />cessinilil)' lIt' Ihe pru}!rarn's lla-
<br />!ah,lse hy U,S, Foresl Service
<br />per,onncl. The uataha,c c:<pc'
<br />rien..:ed a significant incre:l..e in
<br />u,agc. huth hy USFS personnel
<br />.lIId other.. 1I1 Slille government.
<br />t\cl'es.. toaccurale and nlrrenl
<br />informal ion i, Ihe gO;il of lhc
<br />prngrml1 hccau'c it i.. the he,l
<br />\\oay 10 present' crilical re-
<br />sources,
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<br />Flurida t:xpl'ril'un': ~l''''
<br />Uin'l'tinn, fur II CHlllprdll'u,
<br />,iH' l.ulld Infurmlllilln
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<br />F1nridil Tt't'elllly 'trenglhened
<br />tht' righl of accc.... lu its puhlic
<br />ret"llflh" ele\'.lIing _,uch rili.ht
<br />froma..l:llulory fight in it.. "uh-
<br />lie Recur~h 1.:1\\ III ,I con'tllu-
<br />tlonal righlln thc 19~J1 e1ecllon.
<br />This aclltlll cmpha,i/ed lhal
<br />Florida realized lhe importance
<br />of lhe puhlic's right of .It'l'ess
<br />lwer theIr IIt'ed for l"usl ren)\'.
<br />ery for the {jlS puhh... rct:ords
<br />provided. 1\1o,t agenl'ie' In
<br />Florill;1 de\'e1oping. GIS reilll/,ed
<br />lhey e.lnnul rt'Cll\'er indlre-cl
<br />cosh. nlll tn nwntinn develop-
<br />lIlent.."mt..oftheGIS.
<br />At the 'illlle time. {,IS is III
<br />uelllilnd ,1I1111ng project partid-
<br />P,lllIs (i.e.. Iho"t~ agen":lcos ilnd
<br />organi/alion' luuding the milial
<br />GIS ")'Slern) and primary uscrs,
<br />Yl'l as long a.. the di,trihutillll
<br />of GIS data is neilher prufilahle
<br />nor an important sour..:e 01 rev.
<br />enu~". Ihll..e rC"Pllnsihle for tht'
<br />dislrihution and provision of
<br />GIS data perceive !.uch t<lsh III
<br />hI." in competition With lheir pri-
<br />mar)' res.ponsibilitie,. AS;1 con-
<br />sequence. agendc, ;ue nO! mar.
<br />ketrng the-ir GIS d,lla,
<br />FluriuiJ URISA rnernhers are
<br />advocating the creation of a
<br />Cnrnprehens.ivc Land Informil.
<br />tiun Program ICLlPI for the
<br />purpt.l..ellfclM)rdinating lhet'ol.
<br />Icc1inn, maintenance, and man.
<br />agement of Florida's I.and In.
<br />forlllation. The .goal of such a
<br />CLIP i.. 10 work cUlI1prchen.
<br />..ivcly acTO.... the- Slale 10 in.
<br />crease lhc access. ilnd u,e ufOIS
<br />dala. They arc hringing liJgether
<br />all the stakehnluen and are
<br />working with ~ey State offi.
<br />cia\<., prnfe....ionals. and \en-
<br />dor!. to huild up il conscnsus
<br />among lhe multitude of inter.
<br />cs.ted parties,
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