1. Geospatial One-Stop Data Stewardship Lynda Wayne GeoMaxim Federal Geographic Data Committee

2. Geospatial One-Stop: A Partnership Steward Responsibility Geospatial One-Stop…portal geodata.gov FGDC ……………………policies and standards National Map …………..base data development User ……………………..feedback Channel Steward……....interests communities Data Steward.................data and metadata

3. geodata.gov Channels A set of thematic channels based upon ISO Topic Categories

4. geodata.gov Channels Additional channels based upon: • Applications, e.g., Homeland Security • Current events, e.g., Hurricanes • Historic events, e.g., Lewis and Clark • Communities, e.g., Rural Communities

5. geodata.gov Channels

6. geodata.gov Channel Content • Featured Data Resources • community gold standards • widely used resources • unique applications • timely applications • represent breadth of the community

7. geodata.gov Channel Content • Web-mapping Services • data viewers • web-mapping • Applications • data query • data analyses • interactive data

8. geodata.gov Channel Content • Information Resources • conferences and meetings • events • publications • listservers • more…

9. geodata.gov Channels To serve as a community resource, each Channel requires active management by a designated Channel Steward Administrative and Political Boundaries Census Agriculture and Farming Agriculture Atmosphere and Climate NOAA Biology and Ecology USGS (NBII) Business and Economy Commerce Cadastral BLM Cultural, Society, and Demographic Census

10. geodata.gov Channels Elevation and Derived Products USGS (elev) Environment and Conservation EPA Geological and Geophysical USGS (geology) Human Heath and Disease CDC Imagery and Base Maps USGS (ortho) Inland Water Resources USGS (hydro) Locations and Geodetic Networks NOAA (geodetic) Oceans and Estuaries NOAA (coastal) Transportation Networks BTS Utilities and Communications FCC

11. geodata.gov Channel Stewards Currently: • focus is on thematic channels • initial stewards are federal agencies Soon: • interest channels under development • any organization can serve as Steward

12. geodata.gov Channel Stewards Responsibilities: • channel layout • subchannels, e.g. society includes: demographic, criminal justice, archaeological, education, recreation • select featured content • coordinate advisory group of ‘contributors’ • maintain site content and active links

13. geodata.gov Channel Contributor Metadata Collection Managers: • Insert Channel Themes (ISO Topic Categories) into metadata records • for homogenous collection, simple scripting • for heterogeneous collection, greater challenge • Register your metadata collection at geodata.gov • provide lookup table if unable to insert themes in actual metadata per Step One. • Contact Channel Manager to nominate content

14. geodata.gov Channel Contributor Data Managers: • Insert Channel Themes (ISO Topic Categories) into metadata records • Upload your metadata into a geodata.gov registered metadata collection or Register as Publisher at geodata.gov and directly upload metadata (XML) to geodata.gov • Contact Channel Manager to nominate content

15. geodata.gov Channel Contributor Responsibilities: • maintain data and metadata and URLs • create operational metadata** • Topic Categories as Theme Keywords • Links to metadata, data, applications, services • publish metadata in geodata.gov accessible collection** **more details in the next NSDI session

16. geodata.gov participation Metadata Creation and Upload: Lynda WayneLwayne@fgdc.gov Metadata Collection Publication & Harvesting: Doug Nebertddnebert@fgdc.gov Channel Steward Program: Bonnie Gallahanbgallahan@fgdc.gov Channel Administration: Ginny Pyles Ginny_Pyles@blm.gov