U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey National Geospatial Program Office USGS National Geospatial Program / Partnerships Craig A. Neidig WV Geospatial Liaison Eastern Region Partnership Office

U.S. Geological Survey Mission  USGS is an unbiased, multi-disciplinary science organization that provides timely data and information on Biology, Geography, Geology, and, Water  USGS is dedicated to providing timely, relevant, and impartial studies of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us.

Max Ethridge

USGS Discipline Activities  Biology – Endangered Species, Ecosystems, Contaminants in Biota  Geology – Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Landslides, Geological Mapping  Water – Quantity and Quality of Ground Water and Surface Water  Geography – Landscape Change, Remote Sensing Research and Mapping

USGS Science Strategy Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges – U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade

 Six Science strategic directions  Understanding Ecosystems and Predicting Ecosystem Change: Ensuring the Nation’s Economic and Environmental Future  Climate Variability and Change: Clarifying the Record and Assessing Consequences  Energy and Minerals for America’s Future: Providing a Scientific Foundation for Resource Security, Environmental Health, Economic Vitality, and Land Management  A National Hazards, Risk, and Resilience Assessment Program: Ensuring the Long-Term Health and Wealth of the Nation  The Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health: A System that Identifies Environmental Risk to Public Health in America  A Water Census of the United States: Quantifying, Forecasting, and Securing Freshwater for America’s Future  Refocus on Integrated Science (interdisciplinary approach)

USGS Regions (Current)

National Geospatial Program Components  The NGP provides leadership for USGS geospatial coordination, production and service activities:  The National Map  Geospatial One Stop  National Atlas  Geographic Names  Geospatial Research  Emergency Operations and Hazards Response

National Geospatial Program Partnerships  Partnerships are the foundation of the NGP:  Leverage funding across organizations to provide significant cost savings  Reduce redundancy in geospatial data acquisition and stewardship (“collect once use many times”)  Ensure availability of common base data to a broad range of users and applications  USGS is an integrator and facilitator of partner data  FY10 program - $14 million; FY11 - ?  Partner leveraging in the past several years has averaged approximately $7 for every $1 invested by USGS

Tom Carlso n George Heleine Carol Giffin (acting) Brittany Lynn Roche,

The “local face” of the NGPO

West Virginia Partnership Activities  NHD-WBD MOU (WVGISC, NRCS)  1:24K NHD revision project (NRAC, WVGISTC)  Geographic Names (WVGISTC)  Critical Infrastructure updates (DHSEM, TGS, WVGISTC)  Charleston-Huntington Urban Area  Bluestone Lidar Project (USACE-Huntington)  FGDC CAP Grant support (RTI)  WV GIS Strategic Plan  WV GIS Steering Committee  Educational outreach (WVAGP and WV Geographic Alliance)