fgdc steering committee december 16, 2008 fgdc business update ken shaffer fgdc deputy staff...
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FGDC Steering CommitteeDecember 16, 2008
FGDC Business Update
Ken Shaffer
FGDC Deputy Staff Director
703-648-5740
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FGDC Business Update Ad-hoc Transition Work Group FGDC Annual Report 2009 Cooperative Agreements Program 50 States Initiative Standards
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Ad-hoc Transition Work Group
Coordination Group is establishing an Ad-hoc Transition Work GroupWork Group will: Support designated SAOGIs during
the Administration’s transition Work with the Secretariat to develop
ideas/strategies for ensuring continuity for the Coordination Group
Identify opportunities for solidifying support
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FGDC 2008 Annual ReportThanks to all Federal agencies and stakeholder partners who contributed to the report and the all important efforts of the last year.Hardcopy is available from the Secretariat – [email protected] versions online (pdf/html)
http://www.fgdc.gov/library/whitepapers-reports
Committee member thumb drives
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2009 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program
Proposals can be submitted via Grants.gov until January 6 Up to 26 proposals will be awarded Funds available $1,310,000 February - announcement of awards
http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/
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50 States Initiative
Starting Fourth Year of Initiative 33 States, DC & VI Have Received Funding 22 have Strategic and/or Business plans completed
New Support Contract to Applied Geographics with NSGIC a key partner
Next Steps Workshop Planned - Feb. 3, 2009
Following the Coordination Group Meeting, at NCPC Identify strategies to assist statewide coordination Implementation of completed plans Benefit of plans to Federal agencies
7 Grants Planned in 2009 via CAP Kick-Off Meeting/Training at NSGIC Mid-Year February 22, 2009, Annapolis
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Publication of FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization
FGDC Geologic Data SubcommitteeAugust 2006 (FGDC-STD-013-2006)Printed bookPDF version for browsing http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/fgdc_gds/index.php
Postscript for desktop graphics softwarehttp://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/2006/11A02/
ESRI to include ~ 800 symbols (1/3) into ArcMap
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FGDC Standards Working Group
Recommendation on way forward for country codes based on rescinding of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4 (2-letter codes)
Primarily used within the Federal Government Includes U.S. recognized countries/areas special
sovereignty NIST withdrew FIPS 10-4, September 2008 Proposal is for the Federal government to adopt 3-letter
country codes, as specified by ISO 3166.Impact – Codes are used in many Federal systemsThe FGDC Standards Working Group recommends:
Agencies inventory existing data assets for the use of country codes to devise a transition plan to 3-letter country codes
This proposal should also be referred to the CIO Council
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OMB Circular A-119 Reporting Requirement
FGDC voluntary consensus standards activities report to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
FGDC Secretariat response is part of the USGS response
Reported Activities: INCITS Technical Committee L1, Geographic information systems.
INCITS L1 is the means by which the U.S. participates in ANSI and ISO standardization activities for geographic information
Open Geospatial Consortium
The North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003, Geographic information – Metadata, is close to adoption by both Canada and the United States (ANSI). The USGS is preparing Geodata.gov for the migration from the FGDC Metadata Standard to the North American Profile.
