Federal Geographic Data Committee Update

1. September 4, 2013 National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting Federal Geographic Data Committee Update Ivan DeLoatch Executive Director, FGDC OS

2. Topics GAO Response Actions Update A-16 Supplemental Guidance NGAC Nominations Update FGDC 2013 Annual Report FGDC Standards Activities NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) Agenda for 9/12/2013 Steering Committee Meeting

3. GAO Response Actions Update Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS, ideloatch@fgdc.gov “OMB and Agencies Need to Make Coordination a Priority to Reduce Duplication” GAO issued report GAO-13-94 Nov. 26, 2012 3 Recommendations for FGDC, directed to the Steering Committee FGDC response was to commit to the execution of 3 actions Memo from Anne Castle, FGDC Chair to Steering Committee members directed the FGDC’s focus on these 3 actions in 2013

4. GAO Response Actions Update (cont.) Action 1)Steering Committee to: Develop a plan with timeframe to facilitate the implementation of OMB’s portfolio management guidance • Target Date: FY 2014, Q1 • Responsible Officials: Adrian Gardner, NASA; Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS STATUS: • Memo to agencies sent through the President’s Management Council from Anne Castle, FGDC Chair, June 7, 2013 • Identify agency Theme Leads/Co-Leads, Theme Executive Champions, and staff to participate in the development and review of the plan • Initial draft Implementation Plan outline has been developed • Agencies need to identify additional Theme representatives to complete the development of the initial plan • Next Theme Lead’s meeting to be scheduled soon to discuss draft plan

5. GAO Response Actions Update (cont.) Action 2)Steering Committee to: Develop and implement guidance and timeframe for identifying planned geospatial investments using the Geospatial Platform • Target Date: FY 2013, Q4 • Responsible Officials: Jerry Johnston, DOI STATUS: • Development of the “Marketplace” community on the Geospatial Platform is progressing. • The shared Data.gov/Geospatial Platform metadata catalog now supports “planned” tagging for records • Capability to visualize geographic data collection areas in development

6. GAO Response Actions Update (cont.) Action 3)Steering Committee to: Create and update a strategic plan with timeframe and implement the plan within the established time frame • Target Date: FY 2014, Q1 • Responsible Officials: Dan Cotter, DHS; Ivan DeLoatch FGDC OS STATUS: • Public comment period review of Version 2 closed. • Third “leaders forum” held 8/26/13 for input. • Primary discussion items at NGAC and Steering Committee meetings. • Comments will be addressed and the Final Review Draft (V3) developed in Sept-Oct. Further details provided later in today’s meeting.

7. A-16 Portfolio Management Plan Laying the Groundwork Compared the theme datasets with Data.gov/Geospatial Platform records Developing a high level guidance and lessons learned for Theme leads Release of Theme Lead’s GeoPlatform community Develop data lifecycle maturity guidance Theme Leads/dataset managers validate dataset inventory Develop dashboard, tools, and theme communities on the Geospatial Platform Aligning the Portfolio Implementation Plan with the NSDI Strategic Plan

8. Implementation Plan Schedule *Plan implementation is supported by Geospatial Platform tools still to be developed. The working draft plan will be revised to align with actual implementation solutions as they are developed.

9. A-16 Supplemental Guidance Implementation Plan Outline • Executive Summary • What is a Portfolio • Scope of A-16 Portfolio • Portfolio Management Approach and Timelines • Implementation Processes, Actions, and Products • Executive Management of the Portfolio • Data Theme Management • Data Set Management • Metrics • Expected Outcomes • Tying to National Priorities and Initiatives

10. NGAC Nominations Update Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc.gov Read ahead: None Status: • 16 of the current 29 NGAC appointments will expire in December 2013 • 39 nominations received – another strong set of candidates Review Panel: • Interagency review panel evaluating nominations and developing recommendations to DOI Office of the Secretary Timeline: • August: Nominations period close August 12 • September: Review panel will meet to evaluate nominations and develop recommendations • Sept-Dec: Appointments reviewed/approved/signed • December: Announcement of new appointments expected

11. 2013 FGDC Annual Report Contact: Gita Urban-Mathieux, FGDC, burbanma@fgdc.gov, 703-648-5175 Featured Topic: Geospatial Platform 2.0 Includes: highlights, success stories, next year’s goals, challenges, overviews of: leadership, structure, National Geospatial Data Assets Contributions from across the Federal agencies Initial draft is complete, currently in editing and layout FGDC Coordination Group will review in October Projected completion: mid-December Last year’s report available at http://www.fgdc.gov/library/whitepapers-reports/annual%20reports/2012

12. FGDC Standards Activities FGDC Endorsed Standards in 2013 Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) version 1, with concurrent withdrawal of ISO 3166-1:2006 on country codes OGC® WaterML 2.0: Part 1- Time series ISO 19156:2011, Geographic information - Observations and measurements Time-Space-Position Information (TSPI) standard version 2.0 Wetlands Classification Standard revision

13. FGDC Standards Activities (cont.) Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc.gov, (703) 648-4627. www.fgdc.gov/standards • 2012-09-24 Next FGDC Standards Working Group meeting. • Topics: • For recommendation for FGDC endorsement • Web Feature Services (WFS) 2.0 • ISO 639, Codes for the representation of names of languages • ISO 80000, Quantities and units • Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) 5.1 • U.S. Government Real Property Asset Data Standard • For recommendation for withdrawal: Spatial Data Transfer Standard, all parts

14. NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) • FGDC OS will not be soliciting projects for FY2013 or FY2014. • A result of budget reductions and sequestration, the Federal funding portion of this cost-share program is no longer available. • Active projects will continue to be supported through their scheduled completions. • 2014 would have marked the 20th anniversary of this long-standing collaborative cost-share program between Federal and non-federal partners to advance the nation’s spatial data infrastructure. • FGDC OS official announcement is on the FGDC website http://www.fgdc.gov/grants Contact: Gita Urban-Mathieux, FGDC, burbanma@fgdc.gov, 703-648-5175

15. NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) • Since 1994, 707 awards representing over $22 million in Federal funding. • Matched by over $14 million in funding from State, county, local, and tribal government academia, professional consortiums, non-profit, and private sector organizations. • Many repeat awardees represent active NSDI partners. • CAP has helped lay the foundation and provide the guidance for advancing the NSDI. • Truly national in scope, cooperative agreements were executed by all 50 States, 2 territories, the District of Columbia, 8 tribal governments, and universities in 38 States. • Categories adapted regularly to align with priorities and current initiatives – 45 categories to date. • Foundational categories were consistently available: standards development, implementation, education, and outreach; metadata, data clearinghouses; and data services. • In only the past seven years, over 2,600 persons have been trained in metadata alone; all CAP developed training materials are available online, to all.

16. Overview of 9/12 Steering Committee Meeting

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