NSDI Strategic Plan Update FGDC Coordination Group Meeting November 19, 2013

NSDI Strategic Plan High-level Timeline 2 Timeframe Activity Dec - Feb Project Start-up – COMPLETED Feb - Sept * Outreach to external partners, key individuals, professional meetings, social media, etc. – COMPLETED March 5 * Strategic Visioning Workshop – COMPLETED March 7 * NSDI Leaders Forum – COMPLETED Feb - March Develop expanded outline of Strategic Plan – COMPLETED March 19 * FGDC Steering Committee Meeting – COMPLETED April 3 * NGAC Webinar Meeting – COMPLETED April - May NGAC Subcommittee input – COMPLETED April - May Develop initial draft Strategic Plan (v1) – COMPLETED June * NGAC Meeting – COMPLETED June 13 * FGDC Steering Committee Meeting – COMPLETED June 19 * NSDI Leaders Forum II – COMPLETED June - July Develop revised draft Strategic Plan (v2) – COMPLETED July - Aug * Public Comment Period – COMPLETED Aug 26 * NSDI Leaders Forum III – COMPLETED Sept * NGAC Meeting – COMPLETED Sept 12 * FGDC Steering Committee Meeting – COMPLETED Oct - Nov Develop Final Review Draft Strategic Plan (v3) – In Progress Dec 2014 NGAC Endorsement of Strategic Plan Dec 2014 FGDC Approval of Strategic Plan * Opportunities for public/partner input November 2013

NGAC Input into Strategic Plan April 2013 FGDC Guidance to NGAC: Provide input to help develop a shared vision of the NSDI. Provide input to help define the current and future role of the Federal government in the development of the NSDI. Provide input to help define key external factors and trends in the continued development of the NSDI. 3 Initial NGAC subcommittee input – April/May 2013 NGAC paper, “Toward A New Strategic Vision for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure” completed in July

NSDI Leaders Forums 1. March 7 – at Interior 2. June 19 – webinar 3. August 26 – webinar Participation Leaders of key geospatial organizations and professional associations Purpose Input and dialogue with key partner organizations on development of strategic plan, role of partners, and suggestions for additional improvements. 4

NSDI Plan – Public Comment Version (v2) Released for public comment on July 31 Distributed via mail lists, communications with partners, Federal Register Notice, etc. Comments due by August 21, 2013 Draft plan posted at: Received 136 comments from 28 groups and individuals 5

Public Comment Period – Major Themes Positive Feedback Improvements from initial draft of plan (addition of Executive Summary, identification of outcomes, etc.) Plan does a good job describing Federal role and direction in continued development of the NSDI Well thought-out and written Appreciate the outreach and opportunities to engage in planning process and provide input Support for Federal geospatial leadership and outreach 6

Public Comment Period – Major Themes Areas Needing Additional Consideration Federal-centric nature of the strategic plan Level of detail regarding the interaction between Federal agencies and non-Federal partners Roles and responsibilities do not describe roles of non-Federal sector Difference of opinion on level of detail needed in plan Level of detail on strategies for specific data themes (e.g. parcels, elevation, framework themes) Licensing and certification Governance issues – establishment of Federal GIO, need for enabling legislation, etc. Concerns that funding and budget issues not adequately addressed Concerns with associating geospatial activities with IT operations Level of detail on metrics Address specific critical data themes – parcels, etc… Concerns with geolocation privacy issues Implementation 7

Next Steps Final Draft Strategic Plan NSDI Core Team reviewing comments/feedback and preparing final draft version of plan (v3) Steering Committee Electronic Vote Target Dates: Dec 4: Final draft (v3) will be submitted to Steering Committee for approval Dec 13: Electronic votes due NGAC Review Dec 11: NGAC Webinar meeting – NGAC to consider endorsement of plan Implementation FGDC Executive Committee will oversee development of project plans for goals and objectives in plan NSDI Core Team developing draft implementation plan framework 8

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