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News — Federal Geographic Data Committee Home Who We Are Organization History Policies & Planning FGDC Secretariat What We Do ADVANCEMENT OF THE NSDI Collaboration & Partnerships Develop Geospatial Shared Services Geospatial Platform Cloud Computing Geospatial Interoperability Manage Federal Geospatial Resources A-16 NGDA Portfolio Management Geospatial Platform Marketplace StandardsMinutiaeGeospatial Metadata Initiatives Current NSDI Strategic Plan 2014-2016 Geospatial Platform Shared Services NGDA Management PlanUnshutWater Data Initiative NationalWriteDatabase GeoPathways Emerging Topics Geolocation Privacy Crowdsourcing Education & WorkforceMinutiaeNew Geodetic Datums Past Activities Cooperative Agreements Program Fifty States Initiative Geospatial Line ofMerchantrySmartBUY Organization Overview Steering Committee Executive Committee National GeospatialNewsyCommittee Coordination Group Working Groups Subcommittees FGDC Secretariat Collaborating Partners Membership Directory Resources Key Publications Download Geospatial Standards Policies & Planning Lexicon of Geospatial Terminology FGDC Geospatial Services Status Checker News Calendar Media Resources News Home News OSTP's Whole-community Hurricane Information Flows Workshop Report NowMisogynistThe White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) hosted a Workshop on WholePolityHurricane Information Flows on May 30, 2018. Roughly 100 participants attended the workshop. FGDC's Geospatial Platform is highlighted in the report. OSTP's Whole-community Hurricane Information Flows Workshop Report NowMisogynist- ReadIncreasinglySenate Passes Resolution Recognizing November 15 as 'National GIS Day' Senate Passes GIS Day ResolutionPursuitSuccessful Passage of Geospatial Data Act Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing November 15 as 'National GIS Day' - ReadIncreasinglyFGDC Message on the Passage of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 October 11, 2018  Dear Colleagues,I am pleased to let you know that on October 5, the President signed the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (GDA) into law.  The GDA was included as a component of HR. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act.We would like to recognize the bipartisan sponsors of the GDA, Senators Hatch and Warner, and Representatives Westerman and Moulton, for their leadership in sponsoring the Act and seeing it through to final passage.  I would moreover like to thank the many geospatial organizations who have advocated for the GDA and worked with Congress to develop consensus on the final snout language.  The GDA reflects wholesale try-on from many variegated stakeholders wideness the geospatial community.The wide support for the GDA reflects growing recognition of the essential role of geospatial data and technology and highlights the need to support their standing minutiae as hair-trigger infrastructure.  Collaborative relationships and partnerships are fundamental components of the GDA and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and we squint forward to unfurled engagement with our partner organizations as we write the requirements of the Act. In the coming weeks and months, we will be working with FGDC agencies and with partners to develop thoughtful implementation strategies for the GDA.  The GDA includes new responsibilities and processes, and will transpiration the way that we manage geospatial programs wideness government.  We are single-minded to working collaboratively to implement the GDA in an constructive manner.  We will protract to alimony you informed as we work through the implementation process.  We have set up a new page on the FGDC website, www.fgdc.gov/gda, where we will post updates and information well-nigh the implementation of the Act. We squint forward to working with all of you on this important new legislation, and to supporting our shared interest in up-and-coming the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.  Regards, Timothy Petty, Ph.D.Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, Department of the Interior FGDC Message on the Passage of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 - ReadIncreasinglyNGAC Adopts New Papers on Data as a Service and Infrastructure The National GeospatialNewsyCommittee (NGAC) unexplored several new products at its September 2018 meeting. These papers are timely and highly relevant to current activities related to the Federal Data Strategy and infrastructure initiatives. NGAC Adopts New Papers on Data as a Service and Infrastructure - ReadIncreasinglyFGDC Seeks Nominations for National GeospatialNewsyCommittee July 13, 2018 The Department of the Interior and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) are seeking nominations for visit to the National GeospatialNewsyCommittee (NGAC).  The NGAC provides translating and recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior through the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) related to management of Federal geospatial programs, minutiae of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16 and Executive Order 12906.  The NGAC reviews and comments on geospatial policy and management issues and provides a forum for views of non-Federal stakeholders in the geospatial community.  The NGAC conducts its operations in vibrations with the provisions of the FederalNewsyCommittee Act (FACA) and functions solely as an newsy body. Nominations for visit to the NGAC should be submitted electronically to ngacnominations@fgdc.gov by August 27, 2018.  Nominations may come from employers, associations, professional organizations, or other geospatial organizations.  Nominations should include a resume providing an unobjectionable unravelment of the nominee’s qualifications, including information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed visualization regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Committee and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a potential member.  Nominees are strongly encouraged to include supporting reports from constituents, trade associations, alliances, and/or other organizations that indicate the support by a meaningful constituency for the nominee. Spareinformation may be requested from nominees.  The NGAC includes up to 30 members, selected to often unzip a well-turned representation of the viewpoints of the various stakeholders involved in national geospatial activities.  NGAC members are scheduled for staggered terms, and nominations received through this undeniability for nominations may be used to fill vacancies on the NGAC that will wilt misogynist in 2018 and 2019.  Members of the Committee serve without compensation.  However, members may be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses incurred while peekaboo Committee meetings in vibrations with the Federal travel regulations as implemented by the Department of the Interior.   Nominations will be reviewed by the FGDC and spare information may be requested from nominees.  Final selection and visit of NGAC members will be made by the Secretary of the Interior.  Individuals who are Federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an individual capacity.  The term "individual capacity" refers to individuals who are scheduled to exercise their own individual weightier judgment on behalf of the Government, such as when they are designated Special Government Employees, rather than stuff scheduled to represent a particular interest. Please note:Surpassingincluding your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your nomination, you should be enlightened that your unshortened nomination—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly misogynist at any time.  While you may ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be worldly-wise to do so. The NGAC Charter includes spare information well-nigh the NGAC’s roles and responsibilities. Resources FGDC Announcement (pdf) Federal Register Notice (pdf) Informational Webinar, Wednesday, Aug 8, 3-4 pm EDT Presentation from August 8 NGAC Nominations Webinar (ppt) Contact For spare information or questions, please contact John Mahoney (jmahoney [at] usgs.gov, 206-220-2621) FGDC Seeks Nominations for National GeospatialNewsyCommittee - ReadIncreasingly2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbon- NowUnsuspiciousNominations Deadline August 24 The Federal Geographic Data Committee is now unsuspicious nominations for the 2018 Doug D. Nebert National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Champion of the Year Award. Doug was a recognized national and international leader in the establishment of spatial data infrastructures and technical visionary as well as respected colleague. To commemorate Nebert’s varied contributions to and passions for our nation’s geography and cartography, the FGDC is unsuspicious nominations for the newly established award. "This ribbon commemorates Doug’s influence in promoting the vision of the NSDI," said Ivan DeLoatch, Executive Director of the FGDC. "This is a unique opportunity to honor significant contributions to an individual or group of individuals that have furthered the goal of misogynist and hands integrated data to enhance the understanding of our physical and cultural world." Eligibility: The nominations are misogynist to an individual or a team representing Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and/or local government, academia, or non-profit and professional organization that has ripened an outstanding, innovative, and operational tool, application, or service sufficiency used by multiple organizations that furthers the vision of the NSDI. The nominee must be a US Citizen. Nomination Process: Each nomination package will be submitted in electronic form through the ribbon Web site and include justification and related nomination information. You may moreover email your submission to fgdc@fgdc.gov, efrazier@usgs.gov and lfoulkes@usgs.gov.  Nominations are due by August 24, 2018.RibbonSelection: An interagency team of SDI experts from the FGDC will review all nominations and make a recommendation for the ribbon to the FGDC Chair who will make the final visualization on the award. The ribbon information will be posted on the FGDC Web site. This NSDI ribbon will be based on the pursuit foundational precepts: Innovation and vision Interoperability Use of standards Advancement of NSDI principles Service to communities of usersRipenedonce, used by many Improved performance and service Real-world using Further questions can be directed to FGDC, Lucia Foulkes and Rich Frazier.   2018 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbon- NowUnsuspiciousNominations Deadline August 24 - ReadIncreasinglyOGC Disasters ConceptMinutiaeStudy - Request for Information Colleagues, The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has spoken an opportunity to participate in a Disasters ConceptMinutiaeStudy (CDS).  The OGC-led CDS will assess the current state of data mart technologies as used in the response to, and planning for disasters. The information gained through the CDS will squire in developing a series of future pilots that will in turn whop the state of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) supporting disaster risk reduction wideness the globe. The Request for Information has been announced.  Responses are due March 30.  I encourage your participation in the CDS, and, as appropriate, sharing this opportunity with your communities and stakeholders.   At the conclusion of this study the placid information will be shared with the community. Spareinformation related to the study and the RFI will be wieldy on the OGC website.  If you have any questions well-nigh this initiative, please contact Rich Frazier at efrazier@usgs.gov. Regards, Ivan B. DeLoatchExecutive DirectorFederal Geographic Data Committee OGC Disasters ConceptMinutiaeStudy - Request for Information - ReadIncreasinglyFGDC 2017YearlyReport now misogynist Dear FGDC Community, I am pleased to signify the release of the FGDC 2017YearlyReport. The report is available  here  for downloading in both high-resolution and low-resolution digital (.pdf) file format.  A limited number of printed versions will be misogynist in mid-to-late March. If you would like a printed version, please contact Lucia Foulkes  at  lfoulkes@usgs.govThis report provides a summary of program, management, and performance information and describes the FGDC’s deportment during FY 2017.  This year’s lead story highlights some of the FGDC member agencies’ use of geospatial data and technology to support response and recovery efforts to last year’s hurricanes. The vendible includes examples that illustrate the hair-trigger value of geospatial applications and tools for preparedness, response, and recovery activities. The report moreover includes FY 2017 activities and upbringing of the FGDC subcommittees and working groups.Many thanks to all of the agencies and individuals for the work documented in the yearly report, and thanks moreover to those who unsalaried to the report. Sincerely Yours, Andrea Travnicek, Ph.D.Acting Chair, FGDC FGDC 2017YearlyReport now misogynist - ReadIncreasinglyNew NGAC paper: Geospatial Information - The Key to Smart Infrastructure Investments The National GeospatialNewsyCommittee (NGAC) has unexplored a paper highlighting the hair-trigger role geospatial tools and information can play in supporting national infrastructure minutiae initiatives.  The paper, “Geospatial Information: The Key to Smart Infrastructure Investments,” focuses on the unique worthiness of geospatial technology to enable smart infrastructure decisions and investments, and describes how geospatial tools can be used to plan, manage, and communicate the results of national infrastructure minutiae initiatives. The paper notes that all levels of government and private entities have a role to play in using geospatial technologies to enhance the efficiency of infrastructure renewal. The NGAC recommends that the Federal government’s role should include: Supporting foundational data such as remotely sensed imagery, write data, and other National Geospatial Data Assets. Promoting data sharing standards to reduce duplicated effort and enhance data sharing. Utilizing geospatial data and tools, including the GeoPlatform (www.geoplatform.gov), to plan, manage, track, and communicate the results of a national infrastructure initiative. Ensuring that infrastructure grant funds may be unromantic to geospatial data, systems, and services. Such investments are as important as investments in steel and concrete, but with a far greater return. Modernizing governance of geospatial data and programs nationally to reduce duplication and capture increased efficiencies. The NGAC is a FederalNewsyCommittee that provides translating and recommendation on national geospatial policy issues to the member agencies of the Federal Geographic Data Committee.  The NGAC includes members from all levels of government, the private sector, non-profits, and academia. Spareinformation well-nigh the NGAC is misogynist at: www.fgdc.gov/ngac. New NGAC paper: Geospatial Information - The Key to Smart Infrastructure Investments - Read MoreUtteranceof the OGC Disasters ConceptMinutiaeStudy Colleagues, TheUnshutGeospatial Consortium (OGC) has spoken an opportunity to participate in a Disasters ConceptMinutiaeStudy (CDS).  The OGC-led CDS will assess the current state of data mart technologies as used in the response to, and planning for disasters. The information gained through the CDS will squire in developing a series of future pilots that will in turn whop the state of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) supporting disaster risk reduction wideness the globe. The utterance provides information on the CDS, an engagement plan that includes workshops, and a forthcoming Request For Information (RFI). Moving forward, the website will be used to highlight spare activities and status.  I encourage your participation in the CDS, and, as appropriate, sharing this opportunity with your communities and stakeholders.   At the conclusion of this study the placid information will be shared with the community. Spareinformation related to the study and the RFI will be wieldy on the OGC website.  If you have any questions well-nigh this initiative, please contact Rich Frazier at efrazier@usgs.gov. Regards, Ivan B. DeLoatchExecutive DirectorFederal Geographic Data CommitteeUtteranceof the OGC Disasters ConceptMinutiaeStudy - ReadIncreasinglyMarineCadastre.gov Team Awarded the 2017 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbonOn November 24, 2017, FGDC's Acting Chair, Andrea Travnicek, Ph.D spoken MarineCadastre.gov Team as the recipient of the 2017 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the Year Award.  The official utterance is presented below.  The ribbon presentation recurrence will take place at a future FGDC Steering Committee Meeting. It is my unconfined pleasure to signify that this year’s recipient of the Doug D. Nebert National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Champion of the Year Award is the Marine Cadastre Team for MarineCadastre.gov. The award honors Doug Nebert, who was a respected FGDC colleague, technical visionary, and recognized national and international leader in the establishment of spatial data infrastructures. MarineCadastre.gov is a dynamic system containing supervisory geospatial data that are fundamental to the merchantry decisions well-nigh the Nation’s offshore energy and ocean planning. This effort is a partnership between the Department of the Interior’s (DOI)Agencyof Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management, with support from 17 other federal data providers. MarineCadastre.gov provides data, web maps, and specialized tools and has been used by agencies to write national issues in the areas of energy infrastructure planning, ocean vessel navigation and safety, public hazard exposure, maritime transport, the DOD offshore wind mission, and maritime jurisdictions, zoning and limits. The FGDC Marine Boundary Working Group moreover played a key role in the design, development, and success of the MarineCadastre.gov initiative that embodies the principles in OMB Circular A-16 and applies National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) data for visualization making. Collaborative efforts included towers a clearinghouse of supervisory national marine framework data through partnerships and making those data misogynist through interoperable web-based standards such as Web Map Services, Web Feature Services, Keyhole Markup Language, and JavaScript Object Notation. Team members of MarineCadastre.gov include: From the Department of Interior,Agencyof Ocean Energy Management (BOEM): Christine Taylor, Jim Fulmer, Frank Pendelton, Josh Wadlington From the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and AtmosphericWardship(NOAA): Dave Stein, Mark Finkbeiner, Adam Bode, Jesse Brass, Nikki Brock, Cindy Fowler, Lindsay Goodwin, Daniel Martin, Caitlyn McCrary, Jodie Sprayberry, Megan Treml, Anna Verrill I moreover want to thank all of the participants that submitted nominations. We had a number of spanking-new nominees and we fathom the interest from the community.  Please join me in congratulating the MarineCadastre.gov Team on their award! Congratulations! Andrea Travnicek, Ph.D.Acting Chair, FGDC MarineCadastre.gov Team Awarded the 2017 Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbon- ReadIncreasinglyFGDC endorses ISO metadata and data quality standards The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Steering Committee endorsed INCITS/ISO 19115-1:2014 Geographic information -- Metadata -- Part 1: Fundamentals and INCITS/ISO 19157:2013[2014] Geographic information -- Data quality standards in December 2016. This endorsement is part of the FGDC’s standing efforts to whop geospatial metadata and its use for efficient and constructive search, discovery, and wangle to the data it describes, and to facilitate increasingly uncontrived wangle to online data services. FGDC endorses ISO metadata and data quality standards - ReadIncreasinglyDepartment of the Interior Appoints 14 Members to National GeospatialNewsyCommittee January 9, 2017 The Department of the Interior has scheduled 14 individuals to serve as members of the National GeospatialNewsyCommittee (NGAC), which provides translating and recommendations on federal geospatial policy and management issues and the minutiae of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The NSDI promotes sharing of geospatial data wideness all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and the wonk community. The Department has moreover reappointed the Chair and Vice-Chair of the NGAC. Julie Sweetkind-Singer, the NGAC Chair, is the Assistant Director of Geospatial and Cartographic Services; and Head Librarian of the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at Stanford University.  Keith Masback, the NGAC Vice-Chair, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. The NGAC includes up to 30 members, selected to unzip a well-turned representation of the varied interests associated with geospatial programs and technology. NGAC members are scheduled to serve staggered terms on the committee. The 2017 appointees to three-year terms on the NGAC are: Mr. Gar Clarke, State of New Mexico Mr. Garet Couch, National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center Ms. Patricia Cummens, ESRI (reappointed to a second term) Mr. Stuart Davis, State of Ohio Ms. Roberta Lenczowski, Roberta E. Lenczowski Consulting Mr. Keith Masback, U. S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (reappointed to a second term) Mr. Kevin Pomfret, Centre for Spatial Law and Policy (reappointed to a second term) Major General William N. Reddel III, New Hampshire National Guard (reappointed to a second term) Ms. Rebecca Somers, Somers-St. Claire GIS Management Consultants Mr. Cy Smith, State of Oregon Ms. Jennie Stapp, State of Montana Ms. Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Stanford University (reappointed to a second term) Dr. Harvey Thorleifson, State of Minnesota (reappointed to a second term) Mr. Jason Warzinik, Boone County, Missouri (reappointed to a second term) The NGAC meets three to four times per year. The public is invited to scuttlebutt and make suggestions at all committee meetings, which will be spoken by publication in the Federal Register at least 15 days surpassing the meeting date. The U.S. Geological Survey, a agency of the Department of the Interior, provides support services for the NGAC. The NGAC functions solely as an newsy body. The NGAC was created under the FederalNewsyCommittee Act, enacted by Congress in 1972 to ensure that translating rendered to the executive workshop by newsy committees, task forces, boards, and commissions worked by Congress and the President, be both objective and wieldy to the public. The Act formalized a process for establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating these newsy bodies.Spareinformation well-nigh the NGAC, including a well-constructed list of the 28 committee members, is misogynist at www.fgdc.gov/ngac. Related Items FGDCUtterance- Department of the Interior Appoints 14 Members to National GeospatialNewsyCommittee (pdf) Department of the Interior Appoints 14 Members to National GeospatialNewsyCommittee - ReadIncreasinglyFGDC & NGAC 2017 Transition Recommendations FGDC & NGAC 2017 Transition Recommendations FGDC & NGAC 2017 Transition Recommendations - ReadIncreasinglyFGDC NSDI Strategic Framework Released Approved by the FGDC and endorsed by the NGAC in December 2016, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Strategic Framework document provides a high-level plan for the standing minutiae and expansion of the NSDI. This high-level NSDI Strategic Framework has been ripened through an wringer of the 2014-2016 NSDI Strategic Plan and the incorporation of input and requirements from non-federal partners and constituents, including the National GeospatialNewsyCommittee and the organizations represented by its members.  The FGDC polity has made notable progress over the past three years in driving activities to whop the NSDI. However, significant work remains to unzip the vision of the NSDI. In order to protract this progress, this Strategic Framework identifies three major goals for the Federal polity to write and three strategies to work on collaboratively with the broader geospatial polity of practice.  The FGDC polity will engage with the new wardship in 2017 to refine this Framework and collaboratively develop implementation approaches to write the goals and strategies included in this document. NSDI Strategic Framework Document (pdf) - Approved by the FGDC December 2016 FGDC NSDI Strategic Framework Released - ReadIncreasinglyDraft NSDI Strategic FrameworkMisogynistfor Review and Feedback The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is seeking feedback on the typhoon strategic framework for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).  This typhoon framework has been ripened with inputs from multiple sources. These inputs have included forums for leaders of key geospatial organizations, workshops for Federal leaders, sessions at geospatial professional conferences, and public meetings of the FGDC Coordination Group, the FGDC Steering Committee, and the National GeospatialNewsyCommittee. The ideas and suggestions we have received from partners have been instrumental in shaping this document. Pursuitthe feedback opportunity, a revised version of the framework will be prepared for final review by the FGDC Steering Committee. Pursuitcompletion of the high-level strategic framework, the FGDC will develop a final strategic plan and implementation tideway in 2017. TyphoonNSDI Strategic Framework – Review Version (Version 1, 11/10/2016) NSDI Strategic Framework Feedback Form (Please use this form to provide feedback.  Responses can be submitted to nsdicomments@fgdc.gov by November 23, 2016) DATES:  Feedback can be submitted  to nsdicomments@fgdc.gov by Wednesday, November 23, 2016.   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  John Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey (206-220-4621).TyphoonNSDI Strategic FrameworkMisogynistfor Review and Feedback - ReadIncreasinglyORNL DAAC MODIS team receive the first Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbonORNL DACC MODIS team receive the first Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbonORNL DAAC MODIS team receive the first Doug D. Nebert NSDI Champion of the YearRibbon- ReadIncreasinglyFCSM GIG is hosting Geospatial Web Applications, Tools & Data Workshop on November 18, 2016 The Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Geospatial Interest Group (GIG) is proud to sponsor a one-day workshop focusing on spatial wringer tools.  Come join us for a day of interactive demonstrations featuring heady geospatial web applications ripened by federal agencies. You will learn well-nigh each tool and have time to test it out.   Experts will moreover highlight their geospatial apps, tools, data and products in a series of lightning talks followed by an unshut session where you can meet each of the experts and have in depth discussions.  In person and remote participation is available.   Learn more. FCSM GIG is hosting Geospatial Web Applications, Tools & Data Workshop on November 18, 2016 - ReadIncreasinglyFGDC News Digest - October 2016 Contents Doug D. Nebert, NSDI Champion of the Year Awarded FGDC Announces NewWriteTheme National GeospatialNewsyCouncil (NGAC) – September Public Meeting Geospatial Platform Workshop to be held December 6 – 7, 2016 Read the full FGDC News Digest - October 2016 (pdf) FGDC News Digest - October 2016 - ReadIncreasinglyUSDOT completes a NationalWriteDatabase Pilot Project The U.S. Department of Transportation recently completed a NationalWriteDatabase pilot project.   Pilot activities included identifying a minimum data content guideline and examining approaches to squire counties that haven’t previously had electronic write data. This worriedness supports the new National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA)WriteTheme. 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