1. National Spatial Data Infrastructure Activities Building a New Strategic Plan for the NSDI
Dan Cotter (DHS)
Ivan DeLoatch (FGDC)
FGDC Steering Committee Meeting
June 13, 2013

2. NSDI Strategic Plan – Purpose/Scope
Develop a concise, updated strategic plan to guide the Federal government’s activities toward the further development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
Scope:
Validate and build consensus around a shared vision of the NSDI
Define the role of the Federal government to further the development of the NSDI
Collaboratively define the roles and relationships among Federal agencies and non-Federal partners and stakeholders
Identify 4-5 strategic goals, informed by the geospatial community, for the Federal government to pursue in the next 3 years
Develop follow-up implementation plans and performance measures to achieve these goals

3. NSDI Strategic Plan Drivers
OMB Circular A-16
GAO Report (GAO-13-94): Geospatial Information – OMB and Agencies Need to Make Coordination a Priority to Reduce Duplication (November 2012)
NGAC Paper: Toward A National Geospatial Strategy (December 2012)
Digital Government Strategy
Open Government Directive
Open Data Policy

4. GAO Recommendation (GAO-13-94)
…The Secretary of the Interior, as the FGDC chair should establish a time frame for creating and updating a strategic plan to improve coordination and reduce duplication, and create and implement the plan within the established time frame. The plan, at a minimum, should include:
a vision statement for the NSDI
outcome-oriented goals and objectives that address all aspects of the NSDI
a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including a description of the resources needed to achieve the goals and objectives and how the FGDC is to work with other agencies to achieve them
performance measures for achieving the stated goals; and
external factors that could affect the achievement of the goals and objectives.

5. Project Team and Partners
Roles and Responsibilities
Executive Sponsors
Anne Castle (DOI, FGDC Chair), Scott Bernard (OMB, FGDC Vice-Chair), Dan Cotter (DHS), Ivan DeLoatch (FGDC)
Project Core Team
John Mahoney (FGDC), Ken Shaffer (FGDC), Jerry Johnston (DOI rep), Steve Lewis (DOT rep), Tony LaVoi (DOC rep), Lew Summers (DHS/Coordination Group Vice Chair), Tricia Gibbons (Facilitator, LEAD Alliance)
FGDC Executive Committee
Serve as key consultation group for the strategic planning process on behalf of the FGDC Steering Committee; provide direction and validate findings
FGDC Coordination Group
Provide interagency coordination & communication; provide ongoing input to the planning process and the plan
National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Validate approach, provide input on context setting and strategic direction; provide feedback on the work of the writing team. Gather input from NGAC member organizations.
Non-Federal Partners
Provide input and feedback, validate approach

6. National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Dr. Robert Austin, NGAC Chair City of Tampa, FL
Mr. Bert Granberg
State of Utah
Mr. Matthew O’Connell
GeoEye
Dr. Jerry Johnston, NGAC Vice-Chair
U.S. Department of the Interior
Mr. Frank Harjo
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Mr. Patrick Olson Aero-Metric, Inc.
Mr. Talbot J. Brooks
Delta State University, MS
Mr. Michael Jones
Google, Inc.
Mr. Mark Reichardt
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
Mr. Richard Clark
State of Montana
Mr. Jack H. Maguire
County of Lexington, SC
Dr. Douglas Richardson
Association of American Geographers
Dr. Keith Clarke
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dr. E. Donald McKay
Illinois State Geological Survey
Mr. Anthony Spicci
State of Missouri
Mr. Steve Coast
Microsoft Corporation
Dr. Carolyn J. Merry
The Ohio State University
Mr. Gary Thompson
State of North Carolina
Mr. Jack Dangermond
ESRI
Ms. Anne Hale Miglarese
PlanetiQ, Inc.
Mr. Gene Trobia
State of Arizona
Mr. David DiSera
EMA, Inc.
Mr. Roger Mitchell
MDA Information Systems, Inc.
Ms. Molly Vogt
Oregon Metro
Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz
University of Mississippi Law School
Dr. Michele Motsko
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Mr. David Wyatt
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Mr. Matthew Gentile
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP
Dr. Timothy Nyerges
University of Washington
Ivan DeLoatch
NGAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
Federal Geographic Data Committee

7. NGAC Study Questions
Provide input to review, validate, and provide perspectives to help develop a shared vision of the NSDI.
Provide input to help define the current and future role of the Federal government in advancing the development of the NSDI, and provide input to help collaboratively define the roles and relationships among Federal agencies and non-Federal partners and stakeholders.
Provide input to help define key external factors and trends in the geospatial community which will have an impact on the continued development of the NSDI.
NOTE: FGDC will also ask for feedback and comment on the goals and objectives of the NSDI plan as they are developed through the planning process.
*From 2013 FGDC Guidance to NGAC

8. NGAC Action Plan Subcommittee Assignments NSDI Plan: Vision
Federal Role+
External Factors
Geo Platform
A-16 Guidance
Portfolio Mgt
Landsat (LAG)
Federal Liaisons
D. Cotter (DHS)
I. DeLoatch, (FGDC)
Federal Liaison
J. Johnston (DOI)
A. Gardner (NASA)
T. Newman (USGS)
Co-Chairs
R. Austin
K. Clarke
M. O’Connell
A. Spicci
D. McKay
P. Olson
(K. Green)
R. Mitchell
Members
D. DiSera (Lead)
T. Brooks
M. Gentile
D. Richardson
M. Reichardt
G. Trobia (Lead)
J. Dangermond
A. Miglarese
M. Vogt
B. Granberg (Lead)
D. Clark
F. Harjo
M. Jones
C. Merry
S. Coast
J. Gabrynowicz
J. Maguire
D. Wyatt
M. Motsko
T. Nyerges
G. Thompson
*External Members

9. NSDI Plan Timeline *Opportunities for public/partner input Timeframe
Activity
Dec – Feb
Project Start-up - COMPLETED
Feb – Sept *
Outreach to external partners, key individuals, professional meetings, social media, etc. - IN PROGRESS
March 5 *
Strategic Visioning Workshop - COMPLETED
March 7 *
NSDI Leaders Forum - COMPLETED
Feb - March
Develop expanded outline of Strategic Plan – COMPLETED
March 19 *
FGDC Steering Committee Meeting - COMPLETED
April 3 *
NGAC Webinar Meeting - COMPLETED
April-May
NGAC Subcommittee input – COMPLETED
Develop initial draft Strategic Plan (v1) – COMPLETED
June *
NGAC Meeting - COMPLETED
June 13 *
FGDC Steering Committee Meeting - NOW
June 19*
NSDI Leaders Forum – Follow Up Meeting
June 24
FGDC Steering Committee Feedback Due
June - July
Develop revised draft Strategic Plan (v2)
July – Aug *
Public Comment Period
Sept *
NGAC Meeting (planned)
Sept 12 *
FGDC Steering Committee Meeting
Sept - Oct
Develop Final Review Draft Strategic Plan (v3)
Oct
NGAC Endorsement of Strategic Plan
FGDC Approval of Strategic Plan
Nov - Dec
Final review/approval of Strategic Plan
*Opportunities for public/partner input

10. NSDI Strategic Plan – Draft v1 (6-5-13)
Table of Contents
Introduction
Strategic Plan Overview
Background
A Shared Vision for the NSDI
Roles and Responsibilities of the Federal Sector Partners
External Factors
Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities
Strategic Goals
Strategic Goal 1: Shared Services
Strategic Goal 2: Accountability and Effective Management
Strategic Goal 3: Leadership of the National Geospatial Community
Implementation of the Strategic Plan
Implementation Strategies and Performance Measurement Approach

11. Strategic Goal 1 Develop National Shared Services Capabilities
Objective 1.1: Develop geospatial interoperability reference architecture
Ongoing joint effort led by the FGDC, Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Unclassified, Secure-But-Unclassified, and Classified Domains
Reuse of existing architectural artifacts, including FICAM
Draft expected by September 30, 2013
Objective 1.2: Institutionalize the Geospatial Platform
Objective 1.3: Expand the use of cloud computing
Objective 1.4: Promote the use of consolidated acquisition vehicles for interagency and governmental purposes

12. Strategic Goal 2
Ensure Accountability and Effective Management of Federal Geospatial Resources
Objective 2.1: Advance portfolio management process for National Geoplatform Data Assets (NGDA)
Define Federal roles and responsibilities for National data management, including metadata and data delivery, accounting for A-16 Supplemental guidance portfolio management requirement, Open Data policy, Geospatial Platform, and other relevant requirements.
Objective 2.2: Develop process to identify potentially duplicative investments and opportunities for collaborative investments
Advance the use and function of the Geospatial Marketplace function

13. Strategic Goal 3
Convene Leadership of the National Geospatial Community
Objective 3.1: Lead and participate in the development and coordination of national and international standards applicable to the geospatial community
Including with non-traditional geospatial communities (Volunteered Geospatial Data, Internet of Things, Big Data, …)
Objective 3.2: Convene the leadership of the geospatial and non-geospatial communities to develop shared approaches to critical National issues
NGAC, other key organizations and stakeholders
Objective 3.3: Raise awareness of the NSDI and its impact on critical National issues
Promote benefits of NSDI

14. How you can help… www.fgdc.gov/nsdi-plan
The most important thing we need from you right now is your input on the draft document
Please provide to the FGDC Secretariat by June 24, 2013
For more information or to provide input, visit:

15. Comments & Questions