HAWAII GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COORDINATING COUNCIL

Draft Charter

I. PURPOSE

The Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council recognizes the development of Hawaii's geographic data resources depends on all parties working together: Federal, State, and local governments, non-profit organizations, community groups, Native Hawaiian organizations, academia, and the private sector. The Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council proposes to work with these various sectors through such organizations as the Hawaii ARC/INFO and Intergraph User Groups, the State Mapping Advisory Committee, and the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names. The forum for coordination with these communities could be in the form of presentations, committees, working groups, projects, newsletters, workshops, bulletin boards, web sites, and data directories.
 
The purpose of the Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council is to provide a forum for:
    1. Coordinating the development and management of geographic information throughout the state of Hawaii.
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    2. Achieving cost savings to promote efficiency, avoiding redundancies, and encouraging partnerships.
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    3. Ensuring that current and accurate geospatial data will be readily available to contribute locally, nationally, and globally to economic growth, environmental quality and stability, social progress and to protect our cultural heritage.
 
II. OBJECTIVES OF THE HAWAII GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION COORDINATING COUNCIL
The objective of the Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council is to build partnerships among all entities with an interest in geographic information. The Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council will assess the needs of, and promote coordination within the spatial data community by facilitating communication among the Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council, the local community, the private sector and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (including lead agencies, subcommittees, and other working groups). The Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council will pursue this objective through the following initiatives:
  • Coordination: Provide coordination among the surveying, mapping, remote sensing/image processing and related spatial data communities to resolve issues and pursue opportunities. In addition the Council will coordinate with the Federal Geographic Data Committee.
  • Communication: Strengthen existing and build new communication mechanisms through information gathering and distribution among all sectors of the surveying, mapping, remote sensing/image processing and related spatial data communities within Hawaii.
 

III. MEMBERSHIP

The Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council will provide statewide leadership for the surveying, mapping, remote sensing/image processing and related spatial data communities. The member agencies identified below will provide leadership to coordinate this effort, including the facilitation of information exchange and data transfer; and the coordination of the collection of spatial data to minimize duplication of effort where practical and economical. Membership is voluntary and open to all organizations with an interest in geographic information and a commitment to help realize the goals of the Council.

IV. ORGANIZATION

The Council will designate a Chair. The Council will provide staff support for correspondence, meeting scheduling, newsletters, and mailings. Subcommittees and working groups will be established as needed. The Council will meet quarterly or as needed.
 
This is a list of potential members of the Council. It is not a comprehensive list of all organizations with an interest in geographic information in Hawaii.
 
State of Hawaii

Non-Profit

Private Sector

Federal Government