NGS Orientation Who are our stakeholders? Why are they important? What is the future of NGS? October 29, 2008 David Zilkoski, Director NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey

Coastal Inundation Droughts Earthquakes Floods Human & Ecosystem Health Hurricanes Landslide and Debris Flow Tornados Tsunamis Volcanoes Heat Waves Technological Disasters Wild Fires Winter Storms Some Outcomes On Which We Need to Focus

Some Customers We Need to Listen to and Work With Emergency Managers Planners and Developers Insurance Industry Agricultural Industry Construction Industry Environmental Engineers Coastal Managers Local governments Tribal governments International Organizations Academia Professional Organizations Private Sector Foreign Counterparts

How do we get stakeholder input? ACSM AAGS Government Program Committee ESRI NGS Special Interest Meeting National Association of Counties –National Association of County Surveyors County Scorecard web survey –National Association of County Engineers County Scorecard web survey planned for FY09 Web Requests for Input –Strategic Plan –Suggestion Box Button –ForeSee Pop Ups NGS Products and Services Committee –Requires Customer Input before finalizing new products and services Geomatics Industry Assn. of America/ American Congress on Surveying and Mapping/NGS Joint Meeting

Height Modernization: Stakeholder Input in Action Previously Funded States States that Have Shown an Interest Inactive States Recent accomplishments: National Annual Height Mod Forum Enhanced NGS’ Corbin Training Center’s courses on leveling. Awarded 11 competitive grants to states. Outreached through 12+ Height Mod user forums, workshops, and meetings. Involved stakeholders: Universities Spatial Reference Centers State Agencies (DOTs and DNRs) Legend Spatial Reference Centers Regional Leaders Lead Agencies

GRAV-D –Airborne gravity survey (10 years) –Gravity monitoring into the future –Coastal areas surveyed first –All USA states and territories – Targets: –Orthometric heights good to 2 cm anywhere, anytime from GNSS technology –Height changes easily monitored using new vertical datum The Future of Height Mod: GRAV-D Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum

Collaboration with Potential GRAV-D Partners U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Director of Civil Works - Chief, Engineering and Construction National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Director, Source Operations and Management Directorate - Director and Dep. Dir., Source Operations and Management Directorate U.S. Geological Survey - Associate Director for Water - Associate Director for Geology - Senior Advisor for Science Applications - Chief Scientist, Geology - Coordinator, Coastal and Marine Geology Program NASA - Director for Earth Science - Associate Director for Research - Lead, Earth Surface and Interior Focus Area Sending letters to potential partners to share costs of GRAV-D FEMA - Assistant Administrator, Mitigation Directorate - Director, Risk Analysis Division Office of Naval Research - Chief of Naval Research - Commanding Officer, Naval Research Laboratory FAA - FAA Chief Operating Officer - Associate Director for Geology - VP of System Operations Airborne Gravimeter

IOCM – New Products and Tools Required by Ocean and Coastal Geospatial Data Users International Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) Goal: Increase efficiency and improve coordination of many Federal mapping agencies. Coordination of ocean and coastal mapping data and activities Partnerships for resource synergies Integrated products and services

State Advisors: Reaching Out to Local Partners/Stakeholders New Advisors in FY08: –Alabama (Jim Harrington) Loss of Advisors –South Carolina (Jim Harrington) –Mississippi (Kurt Shinkle) –Washington State (Gary Perasso) ** these positions are being temporarily covered by Ronnie Taylor State Advisor Branch Chief Potential new advisor opportunities in FY09: –Mississippi Refill –Florida Refill –Oregon Refill Other Prospects: –Georgia –West Virginia –Alaska States Covered By The NGS State Advisor Program For a current map, visit: (

Help shape geospatial policy by being more involved in positions that create national and international policy Work with other disciplines to achieve agreed upon outcomes Retrain workforce from being the “doers” to being the teachers and trainers Set goals and actions that require collaboration with other organizations to achieve a common outcome Develop cross-discipline work plans that will achieve agreed upon outcomes How Can We Make This Happen?

Branch and Division Chiefs Groups What Have We Been Doing for the Last 10 Years? Leadership Development Efforts Succession Planning Workforce/ Outsourcing Plan NGS 10 Year Plan Geodesy What Lies Ahead We’ve been putting the pieces together and building on past efforts for over a decade Workforce Management Team PSC NGS Decision Making Structure NGS Decision Making Model Strategic Plan Annual Guidance Document Annual Operating Plan ESC Convocations and Leadership Summits Customer Focused Integrated and Collaborative Organization = Cultural Change One Piece Missing!

Evolve Infrastructure Modernize the 3-D Geometric Reference System* Evolve Infrastructure Modernize the Geopotential (“Vertical”) Datum Increase Agency Visibility Build Outside Capacity Migrate the Coastal Mapping Program Evolve Core Capabilities Cultural  Change Customer Focused Integrated and Collaborative Organization HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE Outcome Driven Expand Models & Tools

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