The Center for GIS at Towson University (CGIS) will strengthen Maryland’s statewide GIS inventory by leading a two-phase partnership project to populate Ramona with Federal Geographic Data Committee compliant metadata for nationally significant geospatial data themes. Partners include the Maryland State Geographic Information Committee and the State Geographic Information Officer. Currently, there are 1,364 data layers entered in Ramona for Maryland; approximately 400 are registered to state agencies. In the first phase, CGIS will target seven key state agencies and two local jurisdictions that maintain nationally significant datasets, have established a considerable GIS presence in the state, and are likely to have associated web services and freely available data. In the second phase, CGIS will strengthen participation in Ramona by determining the local and state agencies that have not yet participated in Ramona, and will work closely with MSGIC on a challenge campaign to encourage the GIS managers to create a profile. CGIS will provide assistance with data entry as needed in both phases.

Interim Report

Center for GIS at Towson University

Contacts:

Ardys Russakis, Associate Director
410-704-5288
arussakis@towson.edu

Ashley Buzzeo, Project Manager
410-704-2081
abuzzeo@towson.edu