National Geospatial Advisory Committee Transition Update February 4, 2009

National Geospatial Advisory Committee Overview Federal Transition and Economic Stimulus Activities (Karen Siderelis)  FGDC/DOI Activities  Update on Imagery for the Nation External Transition and Economic Stimulus Activities (Anne Miglarese) Discussion

National Geospatial Advisory Committee FGDC Transition Activities FGDC Steering Committee Transition – Acting Leadership:  Acting Chair: Karen Siderelis, DOI Geospatial Information Officer  Acting Vice-Chair: Mike Howell, OMB Deputy Administrator for E- government and Information Technology Designation of Acting Senior Agency Officials for Geospatial Information (SAOGIs)  FGDC/OMB request for agencies with political-appointee SAOGIs to designate acting officials until new appointee are in place Continuing FGDC Activities/Meetings  FGDC Steering Committee (October & December 2008 meetings)  FGDC Executive Committee (Ongoing monthly meetings)

National Geospatial Advisory Committee Transition Briefings NGAC Transition Recommendations  Provided to DOI/OMB transition teams FGDC/Geospatial Briefing Materials  Provided to DOI/OMB transition teams  Provided to Obama Administration’s TIGR (Technology, Innovation and Government Reform) Team Briefing for DOI Secretary Ongoing Outreach Efforts

National Geospatial Advisory Committee Economic Stimulus Package FGDC Executive Committee Meetings  December 2008  January 2009 Geospatial Economic Stimulus Proposals  IFTN  Other Efficiency, Transparency, and Accountability  Agency Activities  Recovery.gov  Recovery Board

Imagery for the Nation Update I

National Geospatial Advisory Committee IFTN Report Status Draft plan presented at December FGDC Executive Committee meeting Executive direction provided on key issues  High-resolution strategy  Governance Reframing timelines based on new direction and in context of transition

National Geospatial Advisory Committee IFTN High-Resolution Strategy Recommendation: Eliminate Federal funding for 6-inch imagery; offer as buy-up option of 1-foot component  Approved by FGDC Steering Committee Executive Committee Guidance  Develop process to retain flexibility to meet evolving needs and avoid acquiring data by default  Develop process and initial criteria for prioritizing Federal requirements for high-resolution imagery  Define approach that includes a cyclical component and may also reserve some funding for annual decision making Processes will be useful at any level of funding and can improve coordination of high-resolution data acquisition for existing funding

National Geospatial Advisory Committee IFTN Governance – Preliminary Concepts Establish an IFTN governance body of representatives of agencies to authoritatively report requirements and specific justifications Ensure an open and transparent process  Align Federal and Non-Federal priorities  Incorporate FGDC 50 States/Imagery plans Annual priorities presented for approval by governance body to ExCom National Digital Orthophoto Program (NDOP) is modifying its charter to become FGDC sub-committee and serve as IFTN governance mechanism

National Geospatial Advisory Committee IFTN - Next Steps Continue refining high-resolution and governance strategies Present contracting and hosting and archiving strategies to Executive Committee for review and guidance Work with incoming executives Revise timeframe for completion of IFTN Phase 1 Plan for additional Federal and NGAC reviews Work with NGAC on integrated strategy for NSDI Initiatives

National Geospatial Advisory Committee External Activities (Anne) Transition Briefings  NGAC Transition Recommendations sent to Science & Technology Transition Team(s)  Ongoing Actions Required As geospatial schedule C positions are filled we should attempt to get the appointee up to speed by briefing the transition recommendations, NGAC Changing Landscape Paper and general information on NSDI / NGAC. Economic Stimulus Proposals:  A Proposal for National Economic Recovery: An Investment in Geospatial Information Infrastructure / Building a National GIS (Dangermond, Miglarese)  A Proposal for Reinvigorating the American Economy Through Investment in the US National Spatial Data Infrastructure (Campbell, Curlander, Hagan, Jones, Pellici)

National Geospatial Advisory Committee External Activities (Anne) Economic Stimulus Proposals: (con’t)  A Concept for American Recovery and Reinvestment: NSDI 2.0: Powering our National Economy, Renewing our Infrastructure, Protecting our Environment (Harrison, Moeller, Harrell, Mann, Keighan, Johnson, Stamper, Smith)  The National Map (TNM) – a fundamental component of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (John Palatiello)

National Geospatial Advisory Committee External Activities (Anne) Economic Stimulus Proposals: (con’t)  Geospatial Stimulus Potential  NOAA $40- $80 M to address Hydro backlog  Census $1B  USDA Common Computing Environment $200M+  USGS $200M  Jobs training program  USFS Firefighting

National Geospatial Advisory Committee Questions/Discussion