URISA 2004 FGDC’s Future Directions, Standards Initiatives & Regional Strategy Leslie Armstrong FGDC Deputy Staff Director

URISA 2004 NSDI Future Directions

URISA 2004 Approach Action Teams all Working 1.One-at-a-time approach to get teams operating 2.One-on-One meeting with team leads 3.One size does not fit all teams 4.Some new teams--some existing working groups to accomplish tasks Communication between Action Teams & NGPO activities Important

URISA 2004 Future Direction Actions Making Framework Real –Framework Standards Development –Publishing Metadata –Implementing Standards/Web Protocols –Urban Areas Communicating The Message –Business Case –Strategic Communications Plan –Training and Education Partnerships with Purpose –Restructure FGDC –Tribal Engagement –State Councils –Engaging Non-Geospatial Organizations

URISA 2004 URISA Participants Tim Case, Urban Areas Scott Oppmann, Standards Twyla McDermont, Urban Areas Ingrid Bruce, State Councils Todd Jackson, Restructure FGDC

URISA 2004 Status: Making Framework Real Action TeamStatus Framework Standards Development Comment period extended Nov 15 Publishing Metadata Draft Performance measures complete Implementing standards/ web protocols Working on Lead Urban AreasWorking on Charter

URISA 2004 Status: Communicating The Message Action TeamStatus Business CaseDraft Team Charter Draft Plan CommunicationsReviewing & Updating draft Communication Plan Training & Education Draft Charter Drafting Plan

URISA 2004 Status: Partnerships with Purpose Action TeamStatus Restructure FGDC First meeting Nov4&5 Draft Charter Tribal Engagement Developing Plan State CouncilsCharter approved Refining & Finalizing Plan Non- GeoSpatial Organizations First Meeting Nov 4 Draft Charter

URISA 2004 Future Directions FGDC Contacts Project Manager Milo Robinson (703) Alison Dishman (703)

URISA 2004 FGDC Standards Initiatives

URISA 2004 Future Directions “Making Framework Real” Goal: Framework Data Standards approved, adopted, and implemented Goal: Other standards of national importance as identified in OMB Circular A-016 (2002) to be approved, adopted, and implemented –Julie Maitra, FGDC Standards Coordinator, leads this effort with the FGDC Standards Working Group

URISA 2004 Registered Review: Preliminary Results Number of registrants: 343 Number of registrants who downloaded documents: 242 Number of registrants who commented: 21 Number of comments: Comments by theme/mode: TBD

URISA 2004 Framework data standards Initially developed through Geospatial One-Stop, but FGDC has assumed leadership for continued standards activities. Public review extended to November 15, 2004 FGDC appreciates efforts by URISA to promote participation in public review Comments being evaluated by editing committees Approval by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) expected in CY 2005 Implementation schemas that can be used to create, validate, and process geographic information will be publicly available.

URISA 2004 Other standards of national importance Baseline (Maritime) Biological Resources Climate Cultural and Demographic Statistics Cultural Resources Earth Cover Buildings and Facilities Federal Land Ownership Status Flood Hazards Geographic Names Geologic Housing International Boundaries Law Enforcement Statistics Marine Boundaries Offshore Minerals Outer Continental Shelf Submerged Lands Public Health Public Land Conveyance (patent) Records Shoreline Soils Transportation (Marine) Vegetation Watershed Boundaries Wetlands

URISA 2004 Project to develop a Shoreline Data Content Standard approved by FGDC Standards WG in March 2004 Address Data Standard completed public review in 2003; an editing committee composed of URISA representatives and other stakeholders was formed to ensure wide public representation. The FGDC welcomes feedback from URISA to identify which data themes require standards and to help set the FGDC standards program of work in the near term. Other standards of national importance

URISA 2004 Standards FGDC Contact Standards Coordinator Julie Binder Maitra (703)

URISA 2004 FGDC Regional Strategy

URISA 2004 Some facts about regions: 80% of all American’s live in metropolitan regions Metro regions account for 85% of economic output Integrated regional datasets are available in only about 30% of all metro regions

URISA 2004 Who needs regional geographic data? Metropolitan Planning Offices Watershed councils Economic development boards Chambers of Commerce Emergency responders Regional councils of government

URISA 2004 FGDC regional strategy Targeted regional consortia in 2004 Cooperative Agreements Program Working with the Alliance for Regional Stewardship to identify best practices in governance of inter-organizational networks Testing technical protocols in regions –Framework content standards –Federal Enterprise Architecture

URISA 2004 FGDC Regional Strategy Staff Contact Kathy Covert (703)

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