FGDC – Business Highlights

Ken ShafferDeputy Executive Director

703-648-5740kmshaffer@usgs.gov

April 21, 2015

Coordination Group Meeting

03/16/2015 – v3

FGDC Activities Highlights

FGDC Committee Reports Steering Committee: last met March

19, 2015 FGDC Vice-Chair – OMB’s FGDC Vice Chair

position awaiting a new designee Next meeting: June 11, 2015

Executive Committee: last met on March 3, 2015

Discussion on COGO Report Card discussion Pending GAO Report release

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Activities Highlights (Cont’d) NGAC meeting- March 17-18 Spotlight session: Crowd-Sourced Geospatial

Data NGAC Subcommittees Activities

Refined 2015 workplans Provide status reports at June NGAC meeting Draft papers will be developed by September

meeting Final draft papers due prior to the December

NGAC meeting

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Activities Highlights (Cont’d)

NGAC Nominations FGDC will issue call for nominations for

next round of NGAC appointments – Spring 2015

Next NGAC meetings: June 9-10 (Washington) September 1-2 (Shepherdstown)

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Activities Highlights 2015 GAO Report (March 16, 2015)

Nine recommendations, four to FGDC (paraphrased) Correct search function on Geospatial Platform and monitor regularly Regular collection of Geospatial Platform performance measures with

reports to Steering Committee Create address data theme and associated subcommittees and working

groups to further a national address database NDOP to reassess the feasibility of the Imagery for the Nation initiative,

identify discrete steps that could be taken to further a national imagery program for all levels of government.

Two each to USDA and DHS Develop and implement policy for metadata on the Geospatial Platform Develop and implement procedures for use of Marketplace prior to spending

funds to collect or produce new geospatial data One to OMB – improve oversight of progress on the NSDI by

requiring federal agencies to report on efforts to establish and implement metadata and Marketplace policies (similar to USDA and DHS)

DOI and FGDC OS preparing response

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Activities Highlights

NGDA Management Plan ActivitiesLead: Coordination Group/NGDA Theme Leads and Dataset Managers

Action 1B.2: CG to support Theme Leads and Dataset Managers with registration of NGDA Datasets in GeoPlatform.gov/Data.gov catalog

As of April 14 – 81% NGDAs registered Action 1D.4: CG to approve Theme Strategic Plan Template

NGDA MP action due June 30, 2015 CG review and comment due Wed. April 29, 2015

Action 2A.1: CG to support agency Dataset Managers completing the NGDA Data Maturity Assessments

NGDA MP action due June 30, 2015 Action 1D.3: CG to approve Theme Administrative Maturity

Assessment Questions NGDA MP action due September 30, 2015

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Activities Highlights (Cont’d)Lead: FGDC Steering Committee Action 1B.3: Approve NGDA Dataset

Nomination/Removal process NGDA MP action due June 30, 2015

CG vote approved recommendation to SC, March 31, 2015

Steering Committee approved April 14, 2015 Action 1E.1: Geospatial investment and budget

report codes NGDA MP action due September 30, 2015

Interagency Team revising 2006 Geospatial Investment Definitions document

Interagency Team presenting to ExCom May 21, 2015

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Activities Highlights (Cont’d) NSDI Strategic Plan

FY 2015 Implementation PlanFY 15 Implementation Plan will be finalized by

April 30 and provided to the FGDC community, the NGAC, and GAO as documentation of the ongoing implementation of the NSDI plan

Note: Detailed information on the NSDI Strategic Plan Actions can be found on the FGDC Business Report

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Activities Highlights (Cont’d) Geospatial Line of Business/Platform

Continued with technical enhancements and development: IDP Transition Reporting tools Assessment tools Help Desk/Service Desk Support WMV development

Continued project management activities: CPIC activities Metadata registrations Weekly status reporting

Developing communications and outreach strategies and plans

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Geospatial Interoperabilty Reference Architecture (GIRA)

All comments adjudicated and final version sent to Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), Kshemendra Paul.Proposed funding to enhance the existing GIRA into a dynamic, on-line collaboration resource that would include participation of all the partners as well as providing a mechanism for non-federal contribution.Managed through the Geospatial PlatformOGC has expressed their support and interest in supporting this effort.

BackgroundEstablishes the Geospatial Platform as the go-to target for unclassified geospatial information as well as addressing many interoperability and standards issues.NSDI Strategic Plan 2014-2016

Objective 1.1 – Develop geospatial interoperability reference architecture (Actions 1.1.1 and 1.1.2)

Dan Cotter, DHS, is overseeing implementation of these actions.The document being sent to the federal CIO Council for adoption as an artifact of the Federal Enterprise Architecture

Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS, ideloatch@fgdc.govRead ahead: none

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Standards Activities

The FGDC Standards WG met Monday, March 2.The SWG recommended CG approval of the National Shoreline Data Content Standard for FGDC endorsement.

Note: Information on this standard can be found on the business report and the following link:http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/organization/FGDC-SWG/meetings/2015-SWG-meetings/2015-03-02_SWG/finalDraftNatlShorelineDataStd/view

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Standards ActivitiesCG ballot to approve the following standards for FGDC endorsement closed April 6All will be recommended to the SC for adoption. Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) 5.1:

10 yes, 0 no, 21 not voting, 0 abstain ISO/IEC 15444-1:2004 Technical Corrigenda 1:2007 and

2:2008 JPEG 2000: 10 yes, 0 no, 21 not voting, 0 abstain

OGC GeoPackage 1.0: 10 yes, 0 no, 21 not voting, 0 abstain

Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) Standard Edition 2: 10 yes, 0 no, 21 not voting, 0 abstain

GeoRSS-Simple and GeoRSS-GML: 9 yes, 0 no, 21 not voting, 1 abstain

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Standards Activities

Public review of draft Part 2, Digital orthoimagery (revised), of the Geographic Information Framework Data Standard closed March 24. There were no comments. Next steps SWG review of final draft SWG recommendation for CG approval for

Steering Committee endorsement

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Standards Activities Next FGDC Standards WG meeting: Thursday, June 18. On March 27, the OGC Technical Committee approved OGC Catalogue Services 3.0 - General Model and HTTP Protocol Binding, with 33 YES votes and 8 NO votes.The editor and SWG shall address the comments associated with the NO votes and revise for OGC Planning Committee approval.

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Standards ActivitiesLAS is an open binary file format for exchange of 3-D point cloud data. Although LAS was developed for exchange of LiDAR point cloud data, it supports the exchange of any 3-D x,y,z tuplet. There are discussion and efforts in OGC on developing an open LIDAR and point cloud standard. ASPRS owns and maintains LAS and would need to lead these efforts.Esri has been developing an Optimized LAS that is not intended to replace LAS but to enhance access to remotely stored LIDAR information for their users and supports development of an open LIDAR and point cloud standard.Agencies with LIDAR interests are encouraged to get involved.

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Upcoming Meetings

May 12 – Coordination Group (Kiowa Room)May 21 – Executive CommitteeJune 9-10 – National Geospatial Advisory CommitteeJune 11 – Steering Committee

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Questions?

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