Eye on Earth: Falcon Workshop Disaster Management Special Initiative

Ivan B. DeLoatch Executive Director, FGDC Secretariat

October 24, 2014

Federal Resources and the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

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Briefing Outline

• Federal Resources and the U.S. NSDI

• Federal Geographic Data Committee

• U.S. NSDI

• Current Activities

• Other SDI Initiatives

• Questions

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Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

• OMB Circular A-16

• 1990: Formally established FGDC and designated Secretary of the Interior as Chair

• 2002: Revised and established OMB as Vice Chair

• Executive Order 12906

• 1994: Called for development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and assigned FGDC to lead and coordinate

• 2003: Revised and recognized Department of Homeland Security

• E-Government Act 2002, Section 216

• 2002: Called for DOI, through the FGDC, to develop common protocols for geographic information

• 2014: Reauthorization pending

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What is the FGDC? • It is a Federal interagency committee that promotes the coordinated

development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis.

• Provides executive, managerial, and advisory leadership, direction and oversight for geospatial decisions and initiatives across the Federal government.

• Facilitates coordination between agencies, governments, academia, industry and professional organizations in developing geographic information and technology via a National Strategy.

• Act as the interagency coordinating body for National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)-related activities.

• Promotes the efficient, transparent, accountable, and effective use of geospatial information in meeting national requirements.

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• Build the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

• “… the technology policies, standards, human resources, and related activities necessary to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain, and preserve spatial data.” OMB Circular A-16

• Develop national core data themes

• Develop and advance the use of geospatial metadata

• Develop and administer the National Spatial Data Clearinghouse/Catalogue

• Develop, review, and provide NSDI implementation guidance and training for geospatial standards

• Develop and utilize collaborative partnerships: promoting cost-effective data collection, documentation, maintenance, distribution and preservation strategies; leveraging Federal and other resources

• Support/advance the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (A-16 requirement)

FGDC – Goals

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Federal Geographic Data Committee

Structure

FGDC – Stakeholders & Partners

• Geospatial Community

• FGDC Committee members and Federal geospatial leadership

• Federal, state, Tribal, local government, regional organizations, academic institutions, private sector companies

• General Public

• Non-Federal Collaborating Partners, examples include:

• National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)

• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

• Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA)

• American Congress of Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)

• Association of American Geographers (AAG)

• University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)

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External Advice to the FGDC

• National Geospatial Advisory Committee • Established in 2007 and provides advice and recommendations to the

Secretary of DOI (FGDC Chair) on federal geospatial policy and management issues.

• Members from Federal, State, Tribal, regional, local governments, academic institutions, and the private sector.

• Provides a forum to convey views representative of partners in the geospatial community – 29 members (13 government, 16 non-government).

• Functions under Federal Advisory Committee Act rules.

• Supports development of National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

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National Geospatial Advisory Committee* Dr. Robert Austin, NGAC Chair

City of Tampa, FL

Mr. Bert Granberg State of Utah

Mr. Kevin Pomfret Centre for Spatial Law and Policy

Mr. Dan Cotter, Vice Chair U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mr. Frank Harjo Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Major General William N. Reddel III New Hampshire National Guard

Mr. Talbot J. Brooks Delta State University, MS

Mr. Jack Hild DigitalGlobe, Inc.

Dr. Douglas Richardson Association of American Geographers

Dr. Keith Clarke University of California, Santa Barbara

Mr. Michael Jones Google, Inc.

Mr. Anthony Spicci State of Missouri

Mr. Steve Coast Microsoft Corporation

Mr. Jeff Lovin Woolpert, Inc.

Ms. Julie Sweetkind-Singer Stanford University

Ms. Patricia Cummens ESRI

Mr. Jack H. Maguire County of Lexington, SC

Mr. Gary Thompson State of North Carolina

Mr. David DiSera EMA, Inc.

Mr. Keith Masback U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

Dr. Harvey Thorleifson Minnesota Geological Survey

Mr. Steve Emanuel State of New Jersey

Dr. Carolyn J. Merry The Ohio State University

Ms. Molly Vogt* Oregon Metro

Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz University of Mississippi Law School

Mr. Roger Mitchell MDA Information Systems, Inc.

Mr. Jason Warzinik Boone County, MO

Mr. Matthew Gentile Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP

Dr. Michele Motsko National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Ivan DeLoatch

NGAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO)

Federal Geographic Data Committee

Mr. David Wyatt Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

9 *2014 membership

National Spatial Data Infrastructure

Desired Future State of NSDI

• Create network of resources

and services

• Facilitate discovery, access

and application of resources

• Leverage shared standard-

based services

• Develop core set of

information layers that

interface with nonspatial

data

• Use real-time data feeds and

sensor webs

A Shared Vision for the NSDI

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The FGDC has worked with partners and stakeholders,

including the members and organizations represented on

the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, to

collaboratively define a shared national vision that

describes the value that the NSDI will bring to its

stakeholders and partners.

NSDI Vision Statement

The NSDI leverages investments in people, technology, data,

and procedures to create and provide the geospatial knowledge

required to understand, protect, and promote our national and

global interests.

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Open Government and Open Data Policy

“Information

maintained by the

Federal Government is

a national asset.”

President Obama January 21, 2009

Recent U.S Federal Government Initiatives

Public Access to Research Results

(OSTP memo 2013-02-22)

Open Data Policy (Exec. Order 2013-05-09)

Big Earth Data Initiative (BEDI) (proposed FY2014)

Publications

Open Access Data

Citation

Online Services

Business Data

High-Value Earth Obs

Cataloging

Research Data

Grantees

Metadata

Standard formats

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Climate Data Initiative

(Exec. Order 13653)

Climate Resilience

Data

Outreach For

Climate Resilience

NSDI Migration Path to Operational Shared Services

-Core FGDC Functions

-NSDI

-Framework data

-Develop policy

-Geospatial Standards

-Discovery and

search of

geospatial assets

from all levels of

government

-Enterprise Program

-Business Requirements

-Data Lifecycle

-Common Services

-Segment Architecture

-Portfolio Management

-Shared Architecture

-Common Data, Services,

and Applications

-Cloud Computing

-Data, Services, Applications

/ Shared Infrastructure

-Mobile Technology

-Place-based Solutions

-Geo-enabling Government

Data.gov

•98% Geospatial

records

•National community

•678,000 records

•287,000 non-Federal

Circular A-16

Supplemental

•OMB

Released Nov.

2010

FGDC

Standards

Reference

Model

•Internationally

Recognized

•Over 60 geo

standards

GeoPlatform.gov 2.0

Business Plan for

the Geospatial

Platform

September 20, 2012

1992

Geospatial

Clearinghouse

Network

2001

Geospatial One

Stop E-Gov

Initiative

2006

Geospatial Line

of Business E-

Gov Initiative

2010 - 2013

Geospatial

Platform

2014

Geospatial

Shared

Services

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U.S. Department of the Interior

▪FY 2011 budget language directed the creation of a “Geospatial Platform”

▪Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has led planning and implementation efforts

▪DOI serves as the Managing Partner for interagency shared services initiative

Geospatial Platform History

U.S. Department of the Interior

Geospatial Platform - Website

▪Home page features topical maps, data & stories

▪Website presents content in “Communities”

–Data Themes of National Spatial Data Infrastructure

–Interagency Communities

▪Offers help for developers and data users

http://www.geoplatform.gov

U.S. Department of the Interior

Geospatial Platform – NGDAs

▪ In developing Supplemental Guidance for Circular A-16, FGDC established concept of “National Geospatial Data Assets”

–Roughly 200 data layers of the highest importance to agencies and external stakeholders

▪FGDC has established Management Plan for improving management and publication

▪Geospatial Platform provides hosting and collaboration support

Components of the Department

of the Interior have “Theme

Lead” or co-lead responsibilities

for 11 out of 16 NGDA Themes

that have been established by the

FGDC

The Arctic Spatial Data Infrastructure (Arctic SDI) A collaboration between the Arctic Council and the national mapping authorities of the

Arctic

Arctic SDI Vision An Arctic SDI - based on sustainable co-operation between mandated national mapping

organisations -will provide for access to spatially related reliable information over the Arctic to facilitate monitoring and decision making.

Benefits

Improve basis for decision making, through the provision of facts to better facilitate economic development, integrated planning, developing infrastructures and performing search and rescue operations, while managing impacts on the Arctic environment and society

What is The Arctic SDI?

The National Mapping Agencies of the member states of the Arctic Council are collaboratively developing data, policies, technologies and standards

Need

Integrated maps and applications covering the Arctic region that gives arctic politicians, governments, scientists, schools, private enterprises and citizens access to geographically related thematic data, digital maps and tools

Mission To provide the best Geodata in the Arctic and support tools for data discovery,

access and sharing.

Policies

Data

Technology

Standards

www.arctic-sdi.org info@arctic-sdi.org Arctic SDI

The GSDI Association, the U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee, and the GISCorps of URISA are partners in GSDI Small grants program and in 2014 Natural Resources Canada provided funding through GeoConnections, its national collaborative initiative. The three types of awards available are a cash award of up to US$ 2500 per project, SDI/GIS consulting services up to the value of US$ 2500, or a combination of cash award and SDI/GIS consulting services. The award recipients are encouraged to provide in-kind services. Highlights of recent program accomplishments include:

• Hosting numerous workshops to provide training on concepts, exchange ideas, and build relationships for future SDI work in Rwanda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe;

• Geospatial metadata training, outreach, and generation in Ethiopia and Nigeria;

• Activation of a geospatial portal in Ethiopia; • Expansion of Rwanda’s GeoPortal; and • Initialization of geospatial portals in Uganda and

Zimbabwe.

Use of GIS and SDI in promoting Coffee Quality in Maraba Sector South Province of Rwanda

• Developing a new GSDI Strategic Plan 2015-2020

• Serve on the Board of Directors

• Supporting the Grants Program

The Group on Earth Observations is an Intergovernmental Organization of 94 Member Countries and 77 International Organizations

A Global, Coordinated, Comprehensive and Sustained System of Observing Systems

UN-GGIM Committee of Experts

• Evolving a shared vision for the future in management of geospatial information nationally and globally – we want your views.

Thank You for Your Attention

QUESTIONS???????

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