Sub-Committee on Spatial Water Data 2005 Progress and 2006 Proposed Activities

2005 Progress Revised Terms of Reference to: Revised Terms of Reference to: – allow a sub-committee co-chair –establish Watershed Boundary (WBD) Steering Committee

2005 Spatial Water Progress WBD Steering Committee will guide the technical coordination team, set priorities and manage project schedule and budget WBD Steering Committee will guide the technical coordination team, set priorities and manage project schedule and budget Continued boundary delineations and certifications Continued boundary delineations and certifications Revised work plan and schedule to “finish the rest”…. Revised work plan and schedule to “finish the rest”…. Measurement of EPA’s Strategic Watershed Sub- Objective requires these boundaries Measurement of EPA’s Strategic Watershed Sub- Objective requires these boundaries

2005 Progress Continued Relationships built through the committee proved extremely valuable during our Katrina Response Relationships built through the committee proved extremely valuable during our Katrina Response

2006 Goals To establish a National Water Information Clearinghouse to improve the awareness and access to existing water information holdings To establish a National Water Information Clearinghouse to improve the awareness and access to existing water information holdings

Objectives Each Agency agrees to and then populates Geospatial One Stop (GOS) with records describing their appropriate spatial water data Each Agency agrees to and then populates Geospatial One Stop (GOS) with records describing their appropriate spatial water data Each Agency will establish accessible web services for the most critical spatial water data sets Each Agency will establish accessible web services for the most critical spatial water data sets

2006 Goal 2 To improve collaboration with other national groups involved with spatial water data activities such as CUAHSI and NSGIC To improve collaboration with other national groups involved with spatial water data activities such as CUAHSI and NSGIC

Goal 2 Objectives Evaluate the utility of the National spatial water datasets to meet the needs of the water community Evaluate the utility of the National spatial water datasets to meet the needs of the water community Increase participation from key stakeholders Increase participation from key stakeholders Update the Hydrologic Unit Code Standard Update the Hydrologic Unit Code Standard Review and potentially expand the Federal Enterprise Architecture Spatial data profile (How all the pieces fit together) Review and potentially expand the Federal Enterprise Architecture Spatial data profile (How all the pieces fit together)