R 151452Z JAN 10 

ALCOAST 022/10
COMDTNOTE 2000
SUBJ: NEXT GENERATION COAST GUARD ENTERPRISE
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (EGIS)
1. I AM EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
NEXT GENERATION COAST GUARD ENTERPRISE GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEM (EGIS). THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALCOAST
IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS
YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM THIS TECHNOLOGY IF YOU MANAGE OR
USE INFORMATION THAT HAS GEOGRAPHIC DATA (ADDRESS,
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE, ETC). BASED ON ARCGIS EXPLORER
(AGX) SOFTWARE FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH
INSTITUTE (ESRI), THE GIS INDUSTRY LEADER, YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO EASILY ACCESS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL GEOGRAPHIC
DATA THAT COMPLIES WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS, PERFORM
MISSION SPECIFIC TASKS ON THAT DATA, AND SEAMLESSLY
MERGE THE RESULTS IN A 2-DIMENSIONAL (FLAT MAP) OR 3-
DIMENSIONAL (GLOBE) DISPLAY.  AGX WILL LEVERAGE THE
LARGE VOLUME OF GEOSPATIAL DATA STORED IN THE E-GIS
DATA REPOSITORY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
  A. ALL UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG)
JURISDICTIONAL AND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR)
BOUNDARIES.
  B. THE HOMELAND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
(HSIP) DATA SET WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS SUCH AS LOCATIONS
OF LOCAL POLICE, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSETS,
HOSPITAL LOCATIONS, AND ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
  C. NAUTICAL CHARTS FROM NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS (USACE), NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE
AGENCY (NGA), AND THE CARIBBEAN YACHTING CHART BOOK.
2. THE FOLLOWING USCG SPECIFIC EXAMPLES HIGHLIGHT SOME
OF THE EGIS AGX CAPABILITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE:
  A. HURRICANE - CONNECT TO CURRENT STORM FORECAST
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, DISPLAY ALL VESSEL
TRAFFIC (TRACK DATA) FROM THE UNCLASSIFIED COMMON
OPERATING PICTURE, QUERY MARINE INFORMATION FOR SAFETY
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (MISLE) DATA AND DISPLAY ALL THE
FACILITIES IN THE STORMS PATH, DISPLAY THE HSIP ENERGY
SECTOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CONNECT TO THE
EVENT IN THE MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM RECOVERY
COMMON ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING TOOL (CART) DATABASE
AND DISPLAY ALL THE RELATED ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF
INFORMATION.
  B. POLLUTION INCIDENT - PLOT THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY FROM MISLE, QUERY ALL HISTORICAL DATA FROM
THE NATIONWIDE AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (NAIS)
ON VESSEL TRACKS IN THE VICINITY, IMPORT THE PLUME
MODELS FROM THE COMPUTER-AIDED MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS (CAMEO) SOFTWARE, DISPLAY THE LOCAL OIL
SPILL RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR INVENTORIES
FROM THE RESPONSE RESOURCE INVENTORY (RRI) DATABASE,
AND EASILY LINK TO AND THEN DISPLAY YOUR LOCAL
CONTINGENCY PLANS.
  C. FISHERIES LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING - DISPLAY
FISHERIES CLOSED AREAS, DISPLAY EXISTING OR CREATE
LOCAL OP AREAS, QUERY MISLE AND PLOT HISTORICAL
BOARDING ACTIVITY, AND DISPLAY CURRENT FISHING VESSEL
POSITIONS FROM THE NOAA VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM
(VMS).
  D. LOGISTICS AND ENGINEERING - DISPLAY LOCATION OF
ALL EXISTING COAST GUARD ASSETS, DETERMINE WHICH
ASSETS WILL BE IMPACTED BY OVERLAYING PROJECTED COURSE
OF HURRICANE.
3. THE AGX SOFTWARE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE
DEPLOYABLE ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS LIST (DEAL) AND CAN
BE INSTALLED BY YOUR LOCAL IT SUPPORT ENTITY AFTER YOU
SUBMIT A CG-HELP TICKET REQUESTING "ARCGIS EXPLORER".
THIS NEW APPLICATION WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ON THE
IMAGE 6.0/AGX 900 FRAMEWORK. THE LEGACY GIS WEB CLIENT
WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR IMAGE 5.2 USERS.
4. THE COAST GUARD HAS ESTABLISHED A GEOSPATIAL
MANAGEMENT OFFICE (GMO) TO ESTABLISH STANDARD
PROCESSES FOR IDENTIFYING, DEVELOPING, AND UTILIZING
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND TO ENSURE WE ARE ALIGNED
WITH BOTH DHS AND DOD EFFORTS. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE
GMO INCLUDE:
  A. GIS CONSOLIDATION - DEVELOPING A COMMON
ARCHITECTURE AND AS MUCH AS PRACTICABLE, A GIS VIEWER
THAT WILL REDUCE OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
AND TRAINING COSTS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE GMO IS TO
IDENTIFY PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE ALTERNATE GIS
APPLICATIONS AND BEGIN THE WORK TO COLLECT
REQUIREMENTS TO ACHIEVE AN ENTERPRISE SOLUTION BASED
ON AGX. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE DISPOSAL OF THOSE
DISPARATE GIS FRONT-END APPLICATIONS. REQUIREMENTS FOR
GIS DATA, FUNCTIONALITY, AND TRAINING TO SUPPORT
MISSIONS SHALL BE DIRECTED TO COMDT (CG-761).
  B. GEOSPATIAL DATA SHARING - EXTERNAL RELEASE OF
USCG GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION WILL BE APPROVED BY THE
GMO. THE GENERAL APPROACH TO SHARING USCG DATA WILL BE
THROUGH THE GEOSPATIAL ONE-STOP PORTAL
(HTTP://GOS2.GEODATA.GOV/). HOWEVER, DEDICATED
GEOSPATIAL DATA FEEDS (KML, GEORSS, ETC) CAN BE
CREATED AS NECESSARY TO MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
THROUGH COORDINATION WITH COMDT (CG-635) AND COMDT (CG-761).
5. QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING POINTS
OF CONTACT:
  A. GMO, COMDT (CG-66), CDR JOE SUNDLAND
(202)475-3451
  B. EGIS PROJECT OFFICE, COMDT (CG-635), MR. PETE NOY
(202)372-1299
  C. EGIS SPONSORS REPRESENTATIVE, COMDT (CG-761),
LCDR RUSTY DASH (202)372-2495
  D. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://GISNET.OSC.USCG.MIL.
6. CAPT M. B. LYTLE, ACTING ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (C4IT), SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.