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Imagery for the Imagery for the NationNation

FGDC Coordination Group FGDC Coordination Group UpdateUpdate

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Vicki Lukas, USGSSeptember 4, 2008

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Last IFTN Update 7/1/08Last IFTN Update 7/1/08

FGDC Executive Committee meeting formed and agreed to pursue IFTN

Executive Champion roles identified

NGAC endorsed IFTN with a list of concerns

June 23 – First meeting of Executive Champion Oversight Group

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IFTN Phase 1 Project Define Federal imagery requirements – consistent, comprehensive documentation of Federal imagery requirements does not exist to validate or revise the proposed IFTN specifications and cycle times; includes Federal requirements for Alaska

Document Federal imagery expenditures – data calls have been inconclusive

Improve Federal imagery acquisition within existing resources and capabilities – Phase 1 is not seeking new funding but defining efficiencies and an enterprise approach to leverage investments across agencies

Explore IFTN implementation – develop a plan based on documented requirements and to include Alaska and Hawaii

Institutionalize imagery funding - explore whether and how Federal agencies can move from the “tin cup” approach to institutionalize reliable funding for a national geospatial data acquisition effort

Model a process for Federal enterprise geospatial data acquisition efforts – Use a mature initiative, IFTN, to test geospatial coordination at the enterprise level and create a process applicable to other initiatives (national lidar, cadastral, transportation, etc.)

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Outcome 1: Rescope NAIP & UAIP

The primary proposed changes to the USDA National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) are Cycle time - reducing from 5 to 3 years to achieve

1 meter national coverage Funding model - moving from “tin cup”/project

based contributions to a prescribed Federal annual contribution over 3 years to complete national coverage

The primary proposed change to the USGS–NGA Urban Area Imagery Partnership (UAIP) is to broaden the high-resolution (1’ or better) requirements and planning process to allow for greater coordination and to potentially increase leveraging of funds and the amount of imagery data that can be acquiredTimeframes: End of calendar year

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Outcome 2: IFTN Plan

Define and document Federal imagery requirements and expenditures to determine if the current IFTN vision and specifications meet Federal enterprise needs or if they should be revised

Draft a plan for implementing IFTN across the Federal enterprise in partnership with state and local government, as scoped through the requirements process

IFTN Plan will address AK and HI

Timeframe: complete plan by end of calendar year

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Project ManagementProject Management

Project Charter approved, signatures in process

Work Groups established and operational

Collaboration site established

High-level gantt chart developed, being refined by Work Groups

Project assumptions being refined

NGAC issues being addressed

Handout and website in progress

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Activity SC Champion Chair(s) Deliverables

Technical Plan

Chuck Christopherson,

USDA

Shirley Hall, USDA

Jim Mauck, USGS

Federal requirements for end products Cost estimatesAgency rolesSchedules

Funding Strategy

Jim Cason, DOI Chris Baglin,

DOI

Current Federal imagery expenditures Options for aligning existing funds Strategy for new funding

Contracting Strategy

Steve Wallach, NGA

Kari Craun, USGS

Geoff Gabbott, USDA

Acquisition planContracting practices

Hosting and Archiving

Joe Klimavicz, DOC

Doug Binnie, USGS

Kent Williams, USDA

Infrastructure plan for hosting and archiving

Partnership Strategy

Molly O’Neill, EPA

Vicki Lukas, USGS

Model instrumentsTemplates for partner business plansPotential role of private partners

Guidance and Direction

Dominic Sale, OMB

John Mahoney, FGDC

MOU/MOA among agenciesJoint Business CaseDraft Executive Order

Communication Strategy

Chuck Gay, NASA

Pat Phillips, FGDC

Strategy for ongoing communication and outreach

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Gantt Chart

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Gantt Chart

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Project Assumptions (1 of 3)

The general assumption is that IFTN data will be available in the public domain, though in some circumstances there may be exceptions

IFTN is a Federal program conducted in partnership with State and local government that is intended to leverage resources across all levels of government to address their basic business needs. From the Federal perspective, the intent of IFTN is to address the needs of the Federal enterprise, including all agencies that acquire and/or consume imagery products. Requirements documentation will include all FGDC member-agency needs as defined by available agency documentation, survey response and Work Group findings

Work Groups will consider both aerial and satellite solutions to meet Federal requirements as determined in the IFTN Phase 1 project

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Project Assumptions (2 of 3)

The Phase 1 Project will build upon USDA’s National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) and the USGS-NGA Urban Area Imagery Partnership (UAIP) to implement IFTN. Depending on the documented requirements, the 1 meter program will be managed by USDA, and high resolution by USGS. New costs to these agencies associated with acquiring and managing IFTN, hosting and archiving IFTN data, etc. must be factored into the overall IFTN plan via the input of the Work Groups.

Outcome 1 of the Phase 1 Project is intended to accomplish a few near-term steps to move the existing programs towards IFTN goals while a more comprehensive plan for IFTN is developed as part of Outcome 2.

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Project Assumptions (3 of 3)

An IFTN governance body that is approved by the FGDC Steering Committee will be defined in the Phase 1 Project. The governance body will serve as a Federal forum for coordination with state agencies/plans, perform annual program reviews, ensure requirements are being met, and adjust the program as needed. The form and specific functions of the governing body will be determined by the Work Groups as part of the IFTN plan.

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NGAC Issues Procurement strategy Small business participation IDIQ & QBS for procurement Licensing vs. public domain Analysis of capacity and production capabilities

Relationship to other initiatives (NLIP, Lidar…)Planning and business case (ROI, savings, governance)Competition with private sector

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Work Group StatusWork Group Current Activity

Technical Plan Ready to launch Federal requirements survey, analyzing other requirements documentation

Funding Strategy for documenting expenditures

Contracting Inventory of Federal contracting vehicles, NGAC issues

Hosting and Archiving

Defining "as is" capabilities, documenting H&A requirements

Partnerships Define agreements vehicles and processes for high-level NAIP agreement

Guidance and Direction

Support Funding WG in data gathering

Communications

Developing communications tools

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Project ReviewProject Review

Chairs meeting planned for 9/16

Champions/Chairs meeting planned for 9/23

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THANK YOUTHANK YOUDiscussion / Questions?Discussion / Questions?

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