1. CG Agenda Items FGDC Committee Meeting Summaries FGDC Business Update Ken Shaffer FGDC OS Deputy Executive Director 703-648-5740 kmshaffer@usgs.gov August 13, 2013 Coordination Group Meeting 8-12-13 v 4

2. Background This presentation contains information that supplements a set of read-aheads on the topics covered in the CG meeting and will be used as a walk-though of all the topics at the CG meeting. Use this presentation before reviewing the read-aheads in order to gain context. Materials will not be presented in full at the meeting, it is the responsibility of the attendees to review the material prior to the meeting, as per CG standard operating procedures. CG Agenda Items - Items on the Coordination Group (CG) agenda with references to any read-ahead materials FGDC Committee Meeting Summaries FGDC Business Update - Current FGDC initiatives/activities 2

3. CG Agenda Items HIFLD Proposal (FGDC Alignment/Infrastructure Data) Geologic Subcommittee Report Cadastral Subcommittee Report National Digital Orthoimagery Program (NDOP) Subcommittee Report NSDI Strategic Plan Update - Federal Only Session – Data Sets / Data Themes Geospatial Platform 3

4. HIFLD Proposal Presentation on alignment of HIFLD with FGDC Questions/Discussion Contact: David Alexander, DHS, david.alexander1@hq.dhs.gov Read ahead: HIFLD-FGDC Alignment - David Alexander.pptx 4

5. Geologic Subcommittee Report Presentation Contact: Dave Soller, USGS, drsoller@usgs.govdrsoller@usgs.gov Read ahead: Pending 5

6. Presentation 6 Contact: Don Buhler, BLM, dbuhler@blm.govdbuhler@blm.gov Read aheads: Cadastral Subcommittee Report - Don Buhler.pptx Cadastral Subcommittee Report

7. NDOP Subcommittee Report National Digital Orthoimagery Program (NDOP) Presentation 7 Contact: Anne O’Connor, Census Bureau, anne.v.o.connor@census.govanne.v.o.connor@census.gov Read ahead: NDOP Subcommittee Report - Shirley Hall and Anne O'Connor.ppt

8. NSDI Strategic Plan Update on development of NSDI Strategic Plan 8 Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc.govjmahoney@fgdc.gov Read ahead: NSDI Strategic Plan Update - August 2013 - John Mahoney.pptx

9. Data Sets / Data Themes -Federal Only- A-16 Planning Contact: Wendy Blake-Coleman, EPA, blake-coleman.wendy@epamail.epa.govblake-coleman.wendy@epamail.epa.gov Read aheads: CG Meeting A16 Datasets themes 08132013 WBC.pptx 9

10. Geospatial Platform -Federal Only- Update on Platform status Contact: Ken Shaffer, FGDC OS, kmshaffer@fgdc.govkmshaffer@fgdc.gov Read aheads: GeoPlatform CG update 08132013.pptx 10

11. FGDC Committee Reports Committees’ Decisions Summary CG and SC Monthly Membership Changes Steering Committee Executive Committee National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) Next Coordination Group Meeting 11

12. Committees’ Decisions Summary Executive Committee Meeting – 8/1/13 Meeting David Alexander (DHS), Dan Cotter, Adrian Gardner (NASA), and Jerry Johnston (DOI) will work together to develop a draft charter including the vision for HIFLD/FGDC alignment and additional document for the next steps, including the possibility of an MOU. The proposed charter will be shared with the ExCom by November 1. Dan Cotter (DHS) and Jim Bjostad (NGA) will bring recommendations back to the ExCom on the next steps regarding FirstNet. Adrian Gardner (NASA) will share the proposed A-16 Implementation Plan outline with ExCom, and will also share the geospatial investment definition (with ExCom members’ revisions) with NGAC. Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc.gov Read ahead: none 12

13. Committees’ Decisions Summary Steering Committee – 6/13/13 Meeting Steering Committee members were asked to ensure that their agency responses to the FGDC memo sent through the Presidential Management Council to Deputy Secretaries were provided by June 20. Steering Committee members were asked to provide feedback on the draft NSDI Strategic Plan by June 24. Ivan DeLoatch, Jerry Johnston (DOI), Scott Bernard (OMB), and Bob Austin (NGAC Chair) were asked to have a discussion on potential input by NGAC on the emergency response/first responder coordination issue. Via email: Steering Committee members were asked to provide feedback on the draft NSDI Strategic Plan V2 (public comment version) by August 21. Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc.gov Read ahead: none 13

14. CG and SC Monthly Membership Changes Jean Lin Pao designated as the SAOGI for HUD (fills vacant position). – 6/16/13 Holly Donnelly designated as the SAOGI for DOL (fills vacant position). – 6/20/13 Marianne Burke designated as the CG Primary Member for Forest Service (replaces Ralph Crawford). – 6/24/13 Stephen Aichele (USGS) designated as the new Chair of the Spatial Water Data Subcommittee (replaces Bob Pierce and Tod Dabolt). – 7/29/13. 14 Contact: Arista Salimi Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc.govamaher@fgdc.gov Read Aheads: none

15. Steering Committee Met on June 13, 2013, Main Interior Building Agenda Items:  Leadership Update/Response to GAO Report  NSDI Strategic Plan  A-16 Implementation Plan  Elevation Theme Report (USGS and NOAA)  Geospatial Platform  NGAC Summary Next Scheduled Steering Committee Meeting: September 12, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the South Interior Auditorium. Space is limited; please register in advance with Arista (amaher@fgdc.gov). Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc.govamaher@fgdc.gov Read ahead: none 15

16. Executive Committee Met on August 1, 2013 at Main Interior Building Agenda Items:  HIFLD Proposal on FGDC Alignment  Background on FirstNet  NSDI Strategic Plan Update  A-16 Implementation Plan Update  Geospatial Platform Update  Info on Upcoming FGDC Meetings (Steering Committee, NGAC) and the 2013 FGDC Annual Report Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None 16

17. September 4-5 NGAC Meeting National Conservation Training Center, WV Agenda Topics: NSDI Strategic Plan – review of Public Comment version (v2) Geospatial Platform – demonstration/feedback 3DEP Implementation Plan Landsat Advisory Group Planning for future topics  Workforce/education  Addressing  Geolocation privacy Note – please register with FGDC if you plan to attend the meeting. Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None 17

18. NGAC Nominations 2013 Round of NGAC Appointments 16 current appointments will expire 12/31/13 Call for Nominations – issued on July 8 Nominations due – August 12 Webinar for interested parties – held on July 15 Review panel will meet in September to evaluate nominations and develop recommendations Final decisions on appointments will be made by Secretary of Interior Announcement of new appointments expected in December 2013 Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None 18

19. Next Coordination Group Meeting Tuesday, September 10 (NOTE: this meeting will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT ONLY, with no Fed Only session in the p.m. due to another meeting in the NCPC room). Tentative: FGDC Chair visit Users/Historical Data Work Group Report Marine and Coastal Spatial Data Subcommittee Report Vegetation Subcommittee Report NSDI Strategic Plan Update -NO FED ONLY SESSION- Next CG Meetings in 2013: 10/8, 11/19, 12/10 Contact: Arista Salimi Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc.gov Read ahead: none 19

20. FGDC Business Update GAO Actions Update Geospatial Line of Business and Geospatial Platform Update (by task and subtask) FGDC Annual Report FGDC Cooperative Agreements Program FGDC Standards Update 20

21. GAO Actions Update - Background “OMB and Agencies Need to Make Coordination a Priority to Reduce Duplication” GAO issued report GAO-13-94 Nov. 26, 2012 3 Recommendations for FGDC, directed to the Steering Committee FGDC response was to commit to the execution of 3 actions Memos from Anne Castle, FGDC Chair to Steering Committee members directed the FGDC’s focus on these 3 actions this year 21 Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS, ideloatch@fgdc.gov Read aheads: none

22. GAO Actions Update 1. Steering Committee to: Develop a plan with timeframe to facilitate the implementation of OMB’s portfolio management guidance (goals, performance measures, annual reporting to OMB) - Target Date: FY 2014, Q1 Responsible Officials: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS; and Adrian Gardner, NASA STATUS: Plan will be a topic at upcoming ExCom, NGAC and SteerCom meetings Direction memo to agencies sent through the President’s Management Council June 7, 2013 Follow-up on a few remaining responses for Executive Champion(s) and Theme Lead(s) went out 8/9 to four agencies (list will be presented and the Steering Committee meeting) Next Steps Initial draft Implementation Plan outline has been developed, needs content Identify Theme Lead representatives to participate in the development and writing of the Implementation Plan Next Theme Lead’s meeting to be scheduled soon 2. Steering Committee to: Develop and implement guidance and timeframe for identifying planned geospatial investments using the Geospatial Platform - Target Date: FY 2013, Q4 Responsible Officials: Jerry Johnston, DOI STATUS: Technical capability in development with policy to follow. “Marketplace” community development design began after the July release of new prototype Platform 2.0 functionality. 22

23. GAO Actions Update 3. Steering Committee to: Create and update a strategic plan with timeframe and implement the plan within the established time frame 1. A vision statement for the NSDI 2. Outcome-oriented goals and objectives addressing all aspects of the NSDI 3. A description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, a description of the resources needed to achieve the goals and objectives and how the FGDC will work with other agencies to achieve them 4. Performance measures for achieving the stated goals 5. External factors that could affect the achievement of the goals and objectives. Target Date: FY 2014, Q1 Responsible Officials: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS; and Daniel Cotter, DHS Status: Input on draft released for public review will be primary topics at the upcoming ExCom, NGAC and SteerCom meetings Draft NSDI Strategic Plan – Public Comment Version (Version 2, 7/31/2013) available online: http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi-plan/index_html Further details later in today’s agenda. 23

24. Geospatial Line of Business/Platform Managing Partner Activities: Responded to Partners related to questions about the FY13 collection cycle which support the FY14 activities  NOTE: Please site Clinger Cohen as the funding authority on all agreements – this allows us to obligate your funds to the project beyond a particular fiscal year. Completed Monthly EVM reports including reports supporting any variances or budget documentations Completed DOI E-Gov Investment Tracking report Update FY15 Funding Information and Supporting documentation in MAX 24 Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc.govrhlamb@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None

25. FY13 Interagency Document Status current as of 8/5/13 Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc.govrhlamb@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None 25 AgencyPartner ContributionSenior Agency OfficialCIO Point of ContactCG Representative Date Agreement Signed Agriculture$225,000Stephen Lowe John M. Bebris & Barbara Lawton Marisa Capriotti Shirley Hall Betsy Kanalley Commerce$225,000Joseph F. Klimavicz Dan Rooney & Tim Trainor Tony Lavoi DoD - NGA$225,000Michelle MotskoJames Bjostad 6/26/13 Education$25,000Jack BuckleyChanel HicksTai Phan 7/24/13 Energy$50,000Teddy Dyer EPA$225,000Harvey SimonBrenda GibsonWendy Blake-Coleman6/28/13 GSA$50,000Angela SmithAutumn WallinJohn Sullivan4/3/13 HHS$50,000Keith TuckerStephanie Foster DHS$225,000Dan Cotter Richard Spires & George Begay Lew Summers HUD$50,000Joyce LittleAngela MorseJon Sperling Justice$50,000Nick LoulouCarla Aikens Labor$25,000 NARA$25,000Paul WesterJohn McIverBrett Abrams NASA$225,000Adrian GardnerGerald SmithMyra Bambacus NSF$25,000Ann E. SmithEdith Truvilion SBA$25,000Deborah AndersonDr. Noor 5/10/13 SSA$25,000Lew SandfordMike HigginsDavid Timmons7/2/13 State$50,000Cecelia HendersonCarolyn JohnsonCecelia Henderson Transportation$50,000Patricia HuTracey LancasterMark Bradford Treasury$25,000Jimmy Amoaka-AttaElaine BostonJimmy Amoaka-Atta5/10/13 USACE$50,000James DaltonJean GilleoNancy Blyler USAID$25,000Carrie StokesKen Kertula VA$25,000Dat P. Tran Pheakdey Lim6/10/13

26. Geospatial LoB/Platform Update 26 Advancing the A-16 Efforts Launched live version of Theme Lead Collaboration Community with July 2013 release of GeoPlatform.gov Continued support to Theme Leads and Dataset Managers on preparing NGDA metadata for harvesting in new Catalog.Data.govCatalog.Data.gov Developed draft NGDA Lifecycle Baseline Maturity Questionnaire Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc.govrhlamb@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None

27. Geospatial LoB/Platform Update 27 Geospatial.gov Platform Released GeoPlatform.gov (version 2.0) Developed a draft release management schedule for the next 4 releases over the next 2/3 months. Maintained central requirements repository and release management schedule for GeoPlatform.gov in SpiraTeam Collected initial feedback on production site, updated requirements repository, and completed initial changes Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc.govrhlamb@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None

28. Geospatial LoB/Platform Update 28 Geospatial.gov Platform (cont.) Working on next release - will include Style-sheet and Branding updates, Content Type Functionality upgrades, SAML Implementation, and the initial Marketplace Filter Continuing discussions with Google on technology and potential integration Continuing discussion with Digital Globe about providing access to data and possible participation in Market Place Welcoming Jim Irvine to the COMSO Team on August 19 th Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc.govrhlamb@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None

29. 2013 FGDC Annual Report CG ACTION (Due August 16): Contributions (text and graphics) to the report from the Coordination Group and FGDC Subcommittee and Work Group Leads. Contact: Gita Urban-Mathieux - burbanma@fgdc.gov, 703-648-5175burbanma@fgdc.gov Last year’s report available at: http://www.fgdc.gov/library/whitepapers- reports/annual%20reports/2012 http://www.fgdc.gov/library/whitepapers- reports/annual%20reports/2012 Contact: Gita Urban-Mathieux, FGDC, burbanma@fgdc.gov Read ahead: none 29

30. NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program As a result of funding reduction, the FGDC OS will not be soliciting NSDI CAP projects for FY2013 and FY2014. A formal announcement is pending and will be posted. Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS, ideloatch@fgdc.gov Read aheads: none 30

31. FGDC Standards Update – August 2013 FGDC Standards Activities CAP Standards Projects INCITS L1/U.S. TAG Standards Activities OGC Standards Activities GWG Standards Activities Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov 31

32. FGDC Standards Activities News items for FGDC endorsement of the following standards now online at FGDC web site, www.fgdc.govwww.fgdc.gov Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) version 1, with concurrent withdrawal of ISO 3166-1:2006 OGC® WaterML 2.0: Part 1- Time series ISO 19156:2011, Geographic information - Observations and measurements The FGDC Steering Committee has endorsed the following standards: Time-Space-Position Information (TSPI) standard version 2.0 Wetlands Classification Standard revision Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov 32

33. FGDC Standards Activities, continued 2012-09-10 FGDC Standards WG meeting. Topics: For recommendation for FGDC endorsement  WFS 2.0  ISO 639, Codes for the representation of names of languages  ISO 80000, Quantities and units  AIXM 5.1 For recommendation for withdrawal: SDTS (all parts) For recommendation for discontinuation:  Earth Cover Classification Standard  Encoding Standard for Metadata  FGDC Profile(s) of ISO 19115  Content Standard for Framework Land Elevation Data Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov 33

34. CAP Standards Projects Progress since June 18 CG meeting Project progress calls  2012-07-09 “Building Capacity for Implementation of Distributed Online Metadata Catalogs in the Oregon Coastal and Marine Data Network” – Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development  2012-07-31 “Transitioning to the FGDC Draft Geologic Map Database Standard: A Washington State Geologic Survey Pilot Project” – Washington State DNR Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov 34

35. CAP Standards Projects, continued Upcoming Project progress calls  2013-09-17 Washington State DNR  2013-09-18 "Enhancing Wetland Classification for the FGDC Wetland Mapping Standard in Montana“ – Montana Natural Heritage Program  2013-09-18 “Integrating the FGDC National Vegetation classification (NVC) Standard with the CNPS/CDFG Manual of California Vegetation, second edition” – California Native Plant Society  2013-09-19 Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov 35

36. INCITS L1/U.S. TAG Standards Activities Upcoming meetings 2013-09-30 Esri, Vienna, VA 2013-11-01 TBD 2013-11-11/15 ISO/TC211 37th Plenary and meetings, Redlands, CA Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov 36

37. OGC Standards Activities OGC requests comment on OGC WaterML 2.0 – Part 2: Ratings, Gaugings and Sections Discussion Paper: no due date specified. USGS contributed. See http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1843 http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1843 2013-08-08 Comments due on OWS Context Encoding Standard 2013-08-26 Deadline for responses on RFQ/CFP for OGC Interoperability Testbed 10. See http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1855. Federal co-sponsors include: http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1855 AGC (Army Geospatial Center, US Army Corps of Engineers) FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) NGA (US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) NOAA National Weather Service USGS (US Geological Survey) 37 Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov

38. OGC Standards Activities 2013-08-22 Deadline for comments on candidate OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) Interface Standard Processing Extension, which defines an open standard interface to access multi-dimensional spatio- temporal coverages, such as sensor data, satellite imagery, image time series, point clouds, and meshes. For more information, see http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1859. http://www.opengeospatial.org/pressroom/pressreleases/1859 2013-09-23/27 TC/PC meetings – Italy 2013-10-01 Closing date on ballot to approve Open Modeling Interface (OpenMI) standard, which defines a means by which independently developed computer models of environmental processes can exchange data. 38 Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov

39. GWG Standards Activities 2013-09-26 Next GWG voting meeting 39 Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627.jmaitra@fgdc.gov

40. August 2013 MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday 1234 567891011 12131415161718 19202122232425 262728293031 Comments due on OWS Context Encoding Standard CG Deadline for comments on candidate OGC Web Coverage Service (WCS) Interface Standard Processing Extension Deadline for responses on OWS- 10 RFQ/CFP 40

41. MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday 1 2345678 9101112131415 16171819202122 23242526272829 30 September 2013 SWG CG CAP project progress calls: CA, MT OGC TC/PC GWG OGC TC/PC INCITS L1/U.S. TAG CAP project progress calls: WA CAP project progress calls: OR 41

42. MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday 123456 78910111213 14151617181920 21222324252627 28293031 October 2013 Closing date on ballot to approve OpenMI standard 42

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