1. Overview: Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE) Services Support FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 6 February 2007 Bill Ryder, ERDC TEC (703) 428-6767 william.h.ryder@erdc.usace.army.mil

2. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 2 Overview Introduction The Transition Communication Questions & Answers

3. Introduction

4. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 4 Recent SDSFIE Developments March 2006 –March 2006 the CADD/GIS Board of Directors voted to move the management of the SDSFIE from ERDC ITL to ERDC TEC and contract out the maintenance and further development of the SDSFIE. Sept 2006 contract awarded to Northrop Grumman (and subs) October 2006 –New Standards Management Team Kick-Off  Focus on DoD Net-Centric Requirements  Establish strategies for DoD standards alignment  Deconflict existing SDSFIE with authoritative requirements  Recognized as a DISR mandated standard

5. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 5 The SDSFIE Vision The SDSFIE Five-Year Vision Statement The Single DoD spatial standard that supports common implementation and maximizes interoperability for Installations, Environmental and Civil Works Missions.

6. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 6 SDSFIE’s 7 Guiding Principles 1.SDSFIE will focus on the geospatial representation of features and maintain a minimum number of attributes. It will link to our business databases for attribute data and not duplicate attributes found in business databases. 2.SDSFIE will provide a data model that is scalable from installation mapping up to service level and DoD; from local to global 3.If a relevant data content standard already exists, SDSFIE must incorporate it into the model rather than develop new content. 4.SDSFIE standard development will follow a nationally recognized development process 5.SDSFIE will reside in the public domain and is vendor neutral 6.The standard will be responsive and built to support the business needs of data creators and end users 7.SDSFIE is governed and managed by the Services.

7. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 7 Organizational Relationship Chart Supporting Legend Reporting Regional Command Installation User SDSFIE Consumers Major Command Installation User DISDI Group (Chaired by DISDI Executive Manager) Non-DoD User Regional Command Installation User Regional Center Installation User SDSFIE Steering Group Regional Divisions Installation User

8. The Transition

9. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 9 What should the user expect? Release 2.600 – January 2007 –Physical Data Model  Real Property Inventory (RPI) Model  Levee Database Model  ArcGIS 9.2 compatibility modification  Same Tool Set as 2.500  NO incorporation of content requests since 2.500 release In the short term, not much will change with the SDSFIE

10. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 10 The Standard Moving Forward The SDSFIE standard will be a “Logical Data Model” expressed in the Unified Modeling Language and harmonized with other standards SDSFIE will model real world features from several domains and will concentrate on the geospatial representation –One Feature, One Definition The SDSFIE web-based tools will enable conformant implementation and local adaptation –SDSFIE will still be implemented on mainstream geospatial technologies –With SDSFIE there is always a place for your data

11. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 11 Transition Plan Overview What is it? –The steps required to transition from the baseline (As-Is) architecture to the target (To-Be) architecture For SDSFIE, there are two revolutionary transitions –Logical Data Model Revision –Tool Development …followed by three evolutionary transitions –Logical Data Model Maintenance –Tool Maintenance and Improvement –Facilitating and Migrating Business Applications

12. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 12 Transition to a Logical Model Pre-transition steps: –Select Tool and Document Modeling Methodology and Considerations –Integrate Real Property, Levee Models; Release 2.600; Generate XMI (XML Model Interchange) for 2.600; Build UML Transition: –Develop Reorganization Criteria –Develop Conventions and Rules –Develop Transformations –Define Tracking Tables –Revise the Model  TC211 consistency, general model clean-up, integrate new types (as defined by Government)

13. Communication

14. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 14 Communication Objectives –Coordinated Efforts –Proactive Involvement –Deliver Concise Necessary Information –Promote Community Involvement Delivery Mechanisms –Complete New Website –On-Line, e-Mail, and Phone Help Desk –Conferences and Events –Training –Interface with Standards Bodies Key to the New SDSFIE

15. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 15 http://www.sdsfie.org The New SDSFIE Website

16. FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 16 Phase I – Duplicate Current Website Functionality –Download – Standard/Toolbox –Information – Policy/Reference/Documentation –Training – In development –Comment Submission – Content Modification and Tool Enhancement Phase II – Upgrade Overall Capability –Portal – Like Architecture (Logging In) –Web Tools – Checker (Compliance) and Browser –“Chat Room” –On-Line Training and Video Streaming –Model Presentation (Moving to UML) –Advanced Web Tools and User Assistance Communication Strategies The Website

17. Questions & Answers

18. Overview: Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE) Services Support FGDC Coordination Group Meeting 6 February 2007 Bill Ryder, ERDC TEC (703) 428-6767 william.h.ryder@erdc.usace.army.mil