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***DRAFT***

***New FGDC Annual Report***

***October 21, 2005***

*Table of Contents*

[*Executive Summary* 2](#executive-summary)

[*Section 1: Introduction* 2](#section-1-introduction)

[Purpose of Report 2](#purpose-of-report)

[Participation Section 2](#participation-section)

[Approach 3](#approach)

[Brief Trend Analysis 3](#brief-trend-analysis)

[*Section 2: NSDI Data and Services*
3](#section-2-nsdi-data-and-services)

[Metadata 3](#metadata)

[Clearinghouse 4](#clearinghouse)

[*Section 3: Standards* 4](#section-3-standards)

[Notes 4](#notes)

[*Section 4: Framework and Geospatial Data*
5](#section-4-framework-and-geospatial-data)

[Framework 5](#framework)

[Geospatial Data 5](#geospatial-data)

[*Section 5: Policy and Planning* 5](#section-5-policy-and-planning)

[Notes: 5](#notes-1)

[*Section 6: Training* 6](#section-6-training)

[Notes: 6](#notes-2)

[*Section 7: NSDI Community Development*
6](#section-7-nsdi-community-development)

[*Section 8: International Activities*
6](#section-8-international-activities)

[International Activities 6](#international-activities)

[Annual Report Revised Schedule (October 21, 2005)
8](#annual-report-revised-schedule-october-21-2005)

[Annual Report Proposed Survey 9](#annual-report-proposed-survey)

# *Executive Summary*

-   Purpose of Report:

    -   To comply with OMB requirement

    -   To carry out Steering Committee recommendation

-   This Section will summarize the FY2005 highlights

-   The leads for this Section are Ivan DeLoatch and Leslie Armstrong.

# *Section 1: Introduction*

## Purpose of Report

-   To comply with OMB requirement

-   To carry out Steering Committee recommendation

## Participation Section

-   The lead for this section is Al Stevens

-   This section will acquaint the reader with the FGDC.

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## Approach

This report will

-   Summarize activities following the website layout.

-   Use data from surveys and portal.

-   Request less data from Subcommittees, Working Groups, A-16 Leads and
    Agencies.

-   Provide less details on Subcommittees and Working Groups as they are
    already providing information via other reports.

-   Try to include performance measures/output indicators as much as
    possible.

-   Include maps and charts summarizing activities.

-   Assign FGDC lead staff for each of the sections.

-   Use the website summaries as much as possible

## Brief Trend Analysis

-   This section will introduce and summarize the year's highlights.

# *Section 2: NSDI Data and Services*

## Metadata 

-   The lead for this section is Sharon Shin.

-   This section will report on the state of the NSDI metadata efforts.

-   This section will explore metadata related issues, for example,
    measuring quality versus quantity of metadata, what is really
    important?

-   This section will rely on data from the portal, see sample below.

This sample graph shows metadata Publishers as of 8/5/05. The data has
not been verified and will be updated to reflect the year's report. This
data was obtained from the GOS portal and the chart is for presentation
purposes.

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## Clearinghouse 

-   The lead for this section is Doug Nebert.

-   This section will report on the state of the Clearinghouse
    activities.

-   This section will explore issues such as:

    -   Metrics for nodes as they are being centralized around a State
        Clearinghouse

    -   Transition from Clearinghouse nodes to GOS

    -   Metadata performance measurement: quality or quantity?

-   This section will rely on data from the portal.

-   This section will extract data from the portal and will ask Agencies
    to verify information instead of asking the Agencies for such
    information.

-   This section will include graphs such as the one below.

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# *Section 3: Standards*

## Notes

-   The leads for this section are Julie Binder Maitra and Billy Tolar.

-   This section will report on the state of Standards.

-   This section will include a standards revision schedule.

-   This section will include a graphic of the base standard model.

# *Section 4: Framework and Geospatial Data* 

## Framework

-   The lead for this section is Milo Robinson.

-   This section will report on the state of the Framework.

-   This section will rely on data from the portal.

-   This section will explore particulars related to the
    accountability/responsibility of A-16 Agencies.

## Geospatial Data

-   The lead for this section is Milo Robinson.

-   This section will report on the state of Geospatial Data.

-   This Section will rely on data from the portal, see sample below.

This graphs shows number of visits by Community. The data has not been
verified and will be updated to reflect the year's report. This data was
obtained from the GOS portal and the chart is for presentation purposes.

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# 

# *Section 5: Policy and Planning* 

## Notes:

-   The lead for this Section will be Kathy Covert.

-   This section will report on the relevant policies and planning
    efforts.

-   This section will draw content from the new website*.*

-   This section will list policies and guidelines developed and
    approved during the report year.

# *Section 6: Training* 

## Notes:

-   The lead for this section will be Bonnie Gallahan.

-   This section will draw content from the new website and the survey.

# *Section 7: NSDI Community Development*

-   The leads for this section are Kathy Covert and David Painter.

-   This section will report on the NSDI Community Development. NSDI
    Community Development will be comprehensively and carefully defined.

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-   This section will include areas such as:

    -   Outreach and communication

    -   Partnership growth

    -   MOUs

    -   GOS Communities

    -   Grants (CAP)

-   This section will report on related highlights and issues.

-   This section will attempt to show a geographical distribution of the
    topic.

# 

# *Section 8: International Activities*

## International Activities 

-   The lead for this section is Al Stevens

-   This section will report on the issues, highlights and progress of
    the International activities of the FGDC.

-   This section will draw content from the GOS portal.

-   This section will include a map of the GSDI nodes and other relevant
    charts such as the one below.

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## 

# Annual Report Revised Schedule (October 21, 2005)

  -------- ---------------------- --------------------- -------------- ---------------
  **ID**   **Action Item**        **By Whom**           **Finish By**  **Status**

  **1**    **Propose Survey       **FGDC Lead Staff**   **10/5/05**    **Completed**
           Questions**                                                 

  **2**    **Meeting to Review    **FGDC Lead Staff**   **10/7/05**    **Completed**
           Questions**                                                 

  **3**    **Draft Annual         **Mario Lopez-Gomez   **10/10/05**   **Completed**
           Report**               (mlg)**                              

  **4**    **Present Draft Annual **FGDC + mlg**        **10/11/05**   **Completed**
           Report**                                                    

  **5**    **Provide Comments on  **Coordination Group  **10/19/05**   **Completed**
           Draft Annual Report**  (CG)**                               

  **6**    **Send Survey          **Kathy Covert        **10/23/05**   
           Questions to           (KathyC) + mlg**                     
           Agencies**                                                  

  **7**    **Analysis of Portal   **Mario Lopez-Gomez** **10/30/05**   
           Data**                                                      

  **8**    **Remind CG of         **Chair CG**          **11/11/05**   
           Survey**                                                    

  **9**    **Respond to Survey    **Circular A-16       **11/21/05**   
           Questions**            designated                           
                                  organizations**                      

  **10**   **Draft Sections to    **FGDC Lead Staff**   **11/25/05**   
           KathyC**                                                    

  **11**   **Draft Report**       **KathyC**            **11/30/05**   

  **12**   **Draft Review**       **FGDC**              **Dec/05**     

  **13**   **Draft Review**       **Coordination        **Dec/05**     
                                  Group**                              

  **14**   **Presentation to CG   **To Be Announced**   **Dec/05**     
           --December Meeting                                          
           \--**                                                       

  **15**   **Incorporation of     **KathyC**            **Dec/05**     
           Feedback from Review                                        
           (Items 12, 13)**                                            

  **16**   **Final Review**       **To Be Announced**   **Dec/05**     

  **17**   **Publication and      **To Be Announced**   **Dec/05**     
           Submission to OMB**                                         

                                                                       
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# Annual Report Proposed Survey

1.  Name of Agency or Bureau.

2.  Name of Contact for Report:

Email:

Phone #:

3.  Steering Committee Member:

Email:

Phone #:

4.  Coordination Group Participant(s):

Email:

Phone #:

5.  Subcommittee or Working Group Participation

###### Metadata Section

6.  Does your agency have a metadata policy?

-   yes, if yes go to 8          

-   no

7.  Does your agency create metadata        

    -   yes    

    -   no, if no go to  12

8.  Do you have metadata resources:  \
     Metadata creators        

    -   yes  

    -   no, if no go to  12

> Metadata trainers        

-   yes  

-   no, if no go to  12

9.  Are your metadata resources:, (check all that apply)\
                   

Metadata Creators:

-   available to their employing program only

-   available bureau-wide

-   available to data partners

10. Metadata Trainers:\
                           

-   available to their employing program only

-   available bureau-wide

-   available to data partners

-   available to FGDC                

11. Do you track agency-wide metadata expenses?

    1.  Yes

    2.  Somewhat  

    3.  No

12. When project planning:

> Do you publish planned project metadata to GOS- Market Place?

-   yes,

-   no

Do you budget for metadata as part of the project.

Contracted projects

-   yes

-   no

> Internal projects

-   yes

-   no

>    
>
> When contracting for data and metadata is a deliverable,

do you provide guidance on content and format?      

-   yes

-   no

> When planing for data updates, is planning for metadata updates
> included?

-   yes

-   no        

13\. Data Management\
            Is metadata published to an electronically accessible
entity:

clearinghouse or website folder, or uploaded to
[geodata.gov](http://geodata.gov/)?  

-   yes

-   no

            When archiving data, does metadata accompany the archival?  
 

-   yes

-   no

###### Standards Section

14. Compliance: How are your spatial data holdings compliant with FGDC
    Standards? (refer to
    [www.fgdc.gov/standards](http://www.fgdc.gov/standards))

15. How do you implement FGDC standards?

16. Does your Agency plan to submit a proposal for FGDC standards
    project, advance a draft standard for public review or advance a
    draft standard to endorsement through the FGDC standards process in
    the coming FY? If so, which standards?

17. Is there something the FGDC can do to highlight standards
    development within your agency?

###### Training Section

18. Does your agency have a training center?  If so, where, and how many
    NSDI related courses are offered per year, and how many participants
    are there per course.

19. Of the participants, are they internal only, or offered externally
    to Federal, State, Local or Tribal governments?  Other
    organizations?

20. What is your NSDI training budget for FY 06 and FY 07?  How many
    courses are planned per year in NSDI related courses either at your
    training center or at another facility.

21. Who is your NSDI training point of contact?

###### International Section

22. What international collaborative efforts have take place with NSDIs
    of other nations?

23. What international collaborative efforts are you planning with
    organizations of other nations? List organizations involved, a brief
    summary of activities and point(s) of contact.

###### Agency NSDI Contribution Section

24. Does your Agency have a 2005 contribution to building the NSDI? If
    so, please send a brief description of the accomplishment using the
    FGDC "Success Story" format of Challenge/Action/Result. (Please send
    questions on this item to Kathy Covert, <klcovert@fgdc.gov> ).