# Presentation: 610283

## E-Gov Standards Workshop #2

February 2, 2007

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**February 2, 2007**

**Geospatial One-Stop *****Gateway for Discovery and Access***

**Billy R. Tolar, Jr.**
**btolar@usgs.gov**

## What is Geospatial One-Stop?

**E-Government Initiative**
**The geographic component of the President’s Management Agenda **
**OMB oversees the E-Government Initiatives**
**Department of Interior serves as the Managing Partner for Geospatial One-Stop**
**One of the ways the National Geospatial Programs Office (NGPO) brings increased visibility and implementation of the NSDI.**

## Geospatial One-Stop

_**Purpose of the project:**_** **
**Making it:**
**Easier**
**Faster**
**Less expensive**

**For all levels of government and the public to access geospatial information.**

## Leading the Development of Partnerships 

**GOS Portal**

- Leading the Development of Partnerships
- to Build the NSDI

## Geospatial One-Stop Governance

**  ****National States Geographic Information Council**
**  ****National Association of Counties**
**  ****National League of Cities**
**  ****International City/County Managers Association**
**  ****Intertribal GIS Council**
**  ****Western Governors Association**
**  ****Department of Homeland Security**
**  ****Department of Commerce: Census Bureau, NOAA**
**  ****Department of Transportation **
**  ****National Aeronautics and Space Administration**

**Intergovernmental Board of Directors**

**Geospatial One-Stop Governance**

## Geospatial One-Stop (GOS)

**National Metadata**
**Catalog (GOS)**

**Integrated National **
**Data Sets**

**Geospatial One-Stop (GOS)**

**Federal Data Sets**

**Examples**
** ****USGS Hydrography**
** ****NGS Geodetic Control**
** ****BLM PLSS**
** ****DoD Defense Installations (DISDI)**

**State/Regional**
** ****Data Sets**

**Examples**
** ****North Carolina**
** ****San Francisco Bay Area (BARGC)**

**Examples**
** ****Transportation**
** ****Landmarks**
** ****Hydrography**
** ****Land Use**

**Scientific Knowledge**

**Examples**
** ****Reports**
** ****Models**
** ****Applications**

## Geospatial One-Stop Version 2www.geodata.gov

- Usability
**Improve user experience**
**Support multiple audiences**
- Performance
**Sub-second responses**
- Interoperability
**Support evolving standards**** (Portals, OGC, etc.)**
**Support data download**
- Functionality
**“****two clicks to content”**
**Collaboration tools**
**Marketplace community**
- New technologies**...**

- Geospatial One-Stop Version 2www.geodata.gov

## New Enabling Technologies

**Search **
**Engine-**
**Google**

**Portal Technology **

**Spatial**
**Toolkits**

**Communities**

**Marketplace**

**What’s **
**New**

**New ****interoperability**
**standard**

**JSR - 168**

**Portlet building blocks**

- What this Means...

**GIS Centric**

**Specialized Search**

**Uniform View**

**Personalized**

**Google-like**

**Web Standard**

## Architecture

**IBM WebSphere Portal**

**Architecture**

**Metadata Catalog**

**Metadata**
**Harvester**

**Catalog Service**
**GIS Portal Toolkit**

**Publish**

**Search**

**Map Viewer**

**Apps**

**Z39.50**

**ESRI-Google Spatial Extender**

**Google Search Appliance**

**ArcIMS**

**CS-W**

**OAI-PMH**

**WAF / XML**

**Single Sign-on and Personalization**

**Other JSR-168 Portlets**

**WMS**

**CS-W**

**Z39.50**

**Google http**

**WMC**

**WFS/GML**

**WCS**

**ArcIMS**

**FGDC**

**ISO**

**Open LS**
**Gazetteer**

**Open LS Gazetteer**

**OAI**

**Natural Language Search**

***COTS & Standards Based***

**JSR-168**

***( Programmatic Connection )***

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## Take Away Messages

**GOS facilitates discovery of the Nation’s geospatial resources**
**Portal organizes metadata and speeds up searching**
**Builds on the NSDI Clearinghouse – harvesting hundreds of “nodes”**
**GOS currently has ~100,000 publications**

## Storm Response Preparedness

***Storm Response Preparedness***

**Geospatial One-Stop****, On-line Portal for Geospatial Data Information Sharing - ****geodata.gov**
**Hurricane ‘Community’ -  organizing data and applications for response and recovery**
**Data Partnership Marketplace for coordinating acquisition plans and requirements**
**GIS for the Gulf - ****Project Homeland Integrated Database (DHS,USGS, NGA)**
***The National Map***** – Data delivery, download, and updated USGS maps and products**

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## Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

**The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is an interagency committee that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. This nationwide data publishing effort is known as the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The NSDI is a physical, organizational, and virtual network designed to enable the development and sharing of this nation's digital geographic information resources. FGDC activities are administered through the FGDC Secretariat, hosted by the National Geospatial Programs Office (NGPO) of the U.S. Geological Survey. The NGPO oversees other geospatial programs of national importance including The National Map and the Geospatial One-Stop activity.**
**The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established the FGDC in 1990 and rechartered the committee in its August 2002 revision of Circular A-16, “Coordination of Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data Activities.” The FGDC is a 19 member interagency committee composed of representatives from the Executive Office of the President, and Cabinet level and independent Federal agencies. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior chairs the FGDC, with the Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as Vice-Chair. Numerous stakeholder organizations participate in FGDC activities representing the interests of state and local government, industry, and professional organizations.**

## Executive Order 12906

## Executive Order 12906of April 11, 1994

**Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure**
**Geographic information is critical to promote economic development, improve our stewardship of natural resources, and protect the environment.  Modern technology now permits improved acquisition, distribution, and utilization of geographic (or geospatial) data and mapping. The National Performance Review has recommended that the executive branch develop, in cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector, a coordinated National Spatial Data Infrastructure to support public and private sector applications of geospatial data in such areas as transportation, community development, agriculture, emergency response, environmental management, and information technology.**
**NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America; and to implement the recommendations of the National Performance Review; to advance the goals of the National Information Infrastructure; and to avoid wasteful duplication of effort and promote effective and economical management of resources by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, it is ordered as follows:**

## Executive Order 12906

**Section 1. ***Definitions. *(a) ‘‘National Spatial Data Infrastructure’’ (‘‘NSDI’’)
- means the technology, policies, standards, and human resources  ecessary
- to acquire, process, store, distribute, and improve utilization of geospatial
- data.
- (b) ‘‘Geospatial data’’ means information that identifies the geographic
- location and characteristics of natural or constructed features and boundaries on the earth. This information may be derived from, among other things, remote sensing, mapping, and surveying technologies. Statistical data may be included in this definition at the discretion of the collecting agency.
- (c) The ‘‘National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse’’ means a distributed
- network of geospatial data producers, managers, and users linked electronically.

## Executive Order 12906

**Sec. 2. Executive Branch Leadership for Development of the Coordinated National Spatial Data Infrastructure. (a) The Federal Geographic Data Committee (‘‘FGDC’’), established by the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) Circular No. A–16 (‘‘Coordination of Surveying, Mapping, and Related Spatial Data Activities’’) and chaired by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (‘‘Secretary’’) or the Secretary’s designee, shall coordinate the Federal Government’s development of the NSDI.**
**(b) Each member agency shall ensure that its representative on the FGDC holds a policy-level position.**
**(c) Executive branch departments and agencies (‘‘agencies’’) that have an interest in the development of the NSDI are encouraged to join the FGDC.**
**(d) This Executive order is intended to strengthen and enhance the general policies described in OMB Circular No. A–16. Each agency shall meet its respective responsibilities under OMB Circular No. A–16.**
**(e) The FGDC shall seek to involve State, local, and tribal governments in the development and implementation of the initiatives contained in this order. The FGDC shall utilize the expertise of academia, the private sector, professional societies, and others as necessary to aid in the development and implementation of the objectives of this order.**

## Executive Order 12906

**Sec. 4. ****Data Standards Activities****. (a) General FGDC Responsibility. The FGDC shall develop standards for implementing the NSDI, in consultation and cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private and academic sectors, and, to the extent feasible, the international community, consistent with OMB Circular No. A–119 (‘‘Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards’’), and other applicable law and policies.**
**(b) Standards for Which Agencies Have Specific Responsibilities. Agencies assigned responsibilities for data categories by OMB Circular No. A–16 shall develop, through the FGDC, standards for those data categories, so as to ensure that the data produced by all agencies are compatible.**
**(c) Other Standards. The FGDC may from time to time identify and develop, through its member agencies, and to the extent permitted by law, other standards necessary to achieve the objectives of this order. The FGDC will promote the use of such standards and, as appropriate, such standards shall be submitted to the Department of Commerce for consideration as Federal Information Processing Standards. Those standards shall apply to geospatial data as defined in section 1 of this order.**
**(d) ****Agency Adherence to Standards****. *****Federal agencies collecting or producing geospatial data, either directly or indirectly (e.g. through grants, partnerships, or contracts with other entities), shall ensure, prior to obligating funds for such activities, that data will be collected in a manner that meets all relevant standards adopted through the FGDC process.***

## Organization of the FGDC

**The FGDC Steering Committee**
**Sets high-level strategic direction for the FGDC as a whole**
**The Coordination Group**
**Advises on the day-to day business of the FGDC**
**The Committee structure is composed of agency-led Subcommittees and Working Groups. **
**Organized by data themes, e.g. “Cadastral.”**
**Working Groups play a crosscutting role, dealing with issues that span many subcommittees, e.g. “Standards.” **
**The FGDC committees and working groups provide the basic structure for institutions and individuals to interact regarding all aspects of NSDI implementation. **

## Organization of the FGDC

## Components of the NSDI

**Since its inception, FGDC has worked to implement the six basic building blocks, or common elements, of the NSDI**
**Metadata**
**Clearinghouse**
**Standards**
**Framework**
**Geospatial data**
**Partnerships**
**Each of these components serves as a cornerstone in establishing consistency and structure when it comes to documenting spatial data for everyday applications, as well as in building a distributed network of producers and users that facilitate data sharing.**

## Components of the NSDI

## Standards

**Standards facilitate the development, sharing, and use of geospatial data. The FGDC develops geospatial data standards for implementing the NSDI, in consultation and cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector and academic community, and, to the extent feasible, the international community.**** **

## Standards Process

**FGDC Standards Reference Model**
**The FGDC Standards Reference Model defines the expectations of FGDC standards, describes different types of geospatial standards, and documents the FGDC standards process.**
**FGDC standards directives**
**Directive 1, FGDC Standards Process**
**Directive 2, Standards Working Group Review Guidelines **
**Directive 2a, SWG Review Process **
**Directive 2b, SWG Review Criteria/Checklist **
**Directive 2c, SWG Guidelines for Conducting a Standards Review **
**Directive 2d, SWG Review Guidelines: Review Comment Template**
**Directive 3, Public Review Process**
**Directive 4, Guide to Completing a Standards Proposal**
**Directive 5, Standards Working Group Membership Policy**
**Directive 6, Formatting FGDC Standards Documents **
**Directive 7, Standards Development Approaches - TBD**
**Directive 8, Printing and Distribution of FGDC Standards**
**Directive 9, Maintenance of Standards**
**Directive 10, Conformance**
**Directive 11, Implementation Requirements - TBD**
**Directive 12, Standards/Guidelines/Policy - Definitions **
**Directive 13, Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliance**

## FGDC Endorsed Standards

**FGDC**
**May be dowloaded free of charge**
**ISO and ANSI Standards**
**May be purchased through ANSI eStandards Store **
**Open Geospatial Consortium Specifications**
**May be downloaded at no cost from OpenGIS® Documents**

## FGDC Endorsed Standards

**Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata**
**Base Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version 2.0), FGDC-STD-001-1998 **
**Part 1, Biological Data Profile, FGDC-STD-001.1-1999**
**Part 2, Metadata Profile for Shoreline Data, FGDC-STD-001.2-2001**
**Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) **
**Parts 1-4, FGDC-STD-002.1 **
**Part 5: Raster Profile with Basic Image Interchange Format (BIIF) Extension, FGDC-STD-002.5**
**Part 6: Point Profile, FGDC-STD-002.6**
**Part 7: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Profile, FGDC-STD-002.7-2000 **
**Cadastral Data Content Standard, FGDC-STD-003**
**Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats in the United States, FGDC-STD-004**
**National Vegetation Classification Standard, FGDC-STD-005**
**Soil Geographic Data Standard, FGDC-STD-006**
**Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards **
**Part 1: Reporting Methodology, FGDC-STD-007.1-1998 **
**Part 2: Standards for Geodetic Networks, FGDC-STD-007.2-1998**
**Part 3: National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy, FGDC-STD-007.3-1998**
**Part 4: Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facilities Management, FGDC-STD-007.4-2002**
**Part 5: Standards for Nautical Charting Hydrographic Surveys, FGDC-STD-007.5-2005**
**Content Standard for Digital Orthoimagery, FGDC-STD-008-1999**
**Content Standard for Remote Sensing Swath Data, FGDC-STD-009-1999**
**Utilities Data Content Standard, FGDC-STD-010-2000**
**Standard for a U.S. National Grid, FGDC-STD-011-2001**
**Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata, FGDC-STD-012-2002**

## Standards Organizations

**The FGDC Standards Working Group and external standards organizations.**
**FGDC Standards Working Group **
**External standards organizations**
**OMB Circular A-119 directs Federal agencies to participate in voluntary consensus standards bodies.**
**INCITS Technical Committee L1, Geographic Information Standards**
**Open Geospatial Consortium**

## FGDC Standards Reference Model

## FGDC Standards Development Process

- Proposal Stage
- Steps 1 - 2
- Project Stage
- Step 3
- Draft Stage
- Steps 4 - 5
- Review Stage
- Steps 6 - 11
- Final Stage
- Step 12

## Proposal Stage

**Step 1**
**Develop Proposal**
**Step 1**
**Review Proposal**
**Step 3**
**Set Up Project**

## Draft Stage

**Step 4**
**Produce Working Draft**
**Step 5**
**Review Workig Draft**

## Review Stage

**Step 6**
**Review and Evaluate**
**Step 7**
**Act on Recommendation**
**Step 8**
**Coordinate Public Review**
**Step 9**
**Respond to Public Comments**
**Step 10**
**Evaluate Responsiveness to Public Comments**
**Step 11**
**Act on Recommendation**
**FGDC Coordination Group Approves**

## Final Stage

**Step 12**
**Approval**
**FGDC Steering Committee**

## FGDC Policy on Recognition of Non-Federally Authored Standards

## Non-Federally Authored Standards

**LEVELS OF RECOGNITION:**
**This policy establishes two levels of FGDC recognition for non-Federally authored standards and specifications:**
***Endorsement***** – The non-Federally authored standard or specification has the same status as that of an FGDC developed standard, i.e., its use by Federal agencies is mandatory.**
***Recommendation***** – The non-Federally authored standard or specification is recognized as useful for geographic data capture, exchange, archiving, and/or processing but is not deemed to be of such broad applicability that its use should be made mandatory. The FGDC shall publicize it and encourage its use, but will not require its use by Federal agencies.**

## Standards Implementation Workshop

**Overview workshop**
**Multiple tracks with detailed content**
**Management**
**User**
**Technical**
**Architect**
**Implementer**
**Materials available online after the workshop**