# Presentation: 754544

## Federal Geographic Data CommitteeInternational Activities

- Mark Reichardt
- 4 August 1999
- mreichardt@usgs.gov
- (703) 648-5742

## The Vision of the NSDI

**Current and accurate geospatial data are:**
** ****Readily available: **
**	****locally**
**	****nationally**
**	****globally **
** ****To contribute to:**
**	****economic growth**
**	****environmental quality**
** ****	****social progress**

## Agenda

- International Policy Statement
- International Focus Areas
- Next Steps

## FGDC International Policy Statement

- Based on NSDI Vision
- Acknowledges local, national, regional, global perspectives and needs for SDI
- FGDC staff position
- Emphasis on collaboration
- collaborative exchange
- support to establish SDI’s
- Expect to release by Oct 1999

## FGDC International Areas of Focus

- Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
- Business Case / Marketing
- SDI Implementation Plan (TWG)
- Organization Structure
- Regional Permanent Committees for SDI
- Americas
- Nation to Nation Agreements

## Areas of Focus (cont’d)

- Support to Global Projects
- Global Map (ISCGM)
- Digital Earth
- Survey of SDI’s around the world
- Maintain initial data
- Extend survey
- Analysis
- Web site

## Issues / Next Steps

- Nation to Nation Agreements - Working authority, process, resources for FGDC
- GSDI - Support for Business Case Study, Marketing & Outreach
- Permanent Committee of the Americas - workshop tentatively scheduled for February 2000, Columbia lead
- Coordination / Steering Group review and approval

## Global Coordination and CommunicationFGDC Perspective

- Global Coordination and CommunicationFGDC Perspective

- Assure the integration / sharing of data for local, national, regional, and global use
- Encourage nations to develop compatible NSDIs
- Support coordinating processes
- Identify and build on common interests and needs
- Many crucial building blocks are already in place (standards, clearinghouse, metadata)

##  GSDI Relationships

**APSDI**

**ICDE**

**NSDI**

**ASDI**

**CGDI**

**EGII**

**NaLIS**

**Corine**

**NSIF**

**HUNAGI**

**NSDIPA**

**SNIG**

**NGDF**

**Open GIS Consortium**

## Losses due to disasters average $1 billion dollars weekly in the US, $10 billion a week globally.       Dr. Eric Andersen, USGS, 21 July 1999

“Without the infrastructure, there is isolation”  Santiago Borrero, IGAC, Columbia, 20 June 1999

- Losses due to disasters average $1 billion dollars weekly in the US, $10 billion a week globally.       Dr. Eric Andersen, USGS, 21 July 1999
- “Without the infrastructure, there is isolation”  Santiago Borrero, IGAC, Columbia, 20 June 1999

**Why Expanded International Coordination ?**

## Additional Information

- FGDC/NSDI		http://www.fgdc.gov/
- ASDI (APSDI)		http://www.auslig.gov.au/
- Digital Earth		http://www.digitalearth.gov/
- EuroGI			http://www.eurogi.org/
- GSDI 			http://www.gsdi.org/
- Open GIS Consortium	http://www.opengis.org/
- Mark Reichardt		mreichardt@usgs.gov

## NSDI Contract LanguageProgress of the Geospatial Data Procurement Task Group

- NSDI Contract LanguageProgress of the Geospatial Data Procurement Task Group

- Kimberly Burns-Braidlow
- kburns@usgs.gov
- (703) 648-5549

## Background

- Many government agencies have developed / are using NSDI criteria for geodata contracts
- Natural variance in language between organizations
- FGDC Coordination Group identified desire to have consistent language for contracts
- core requirements
- tailored to meet specific needs

## Goals of the Group

-  Language for geodata contracts:
- consistent
- use FGDC/NSDI standards in criteria
- Language that does not inhibit existing and future partnerships
- Language eventually included as part of Federal Procurement Regulations

## Plan

- Call for Data			30 Jun - 31 Jul 1999
- Review & Compile 	 	 1 Aug - 14 Sep 1999 draft language
- Stakeholder		 	  1 Oct - 30 Oct 1999    review & comment
- Legal & procurement/	  1 Nov -  1 Jan 2000     grant review
- Finalize and Distribute	   _February 2000_

## Progress

- Six responses received
- TVA				- USGS (WRD)
- St. Mary Parish, LA		- USGS (BRD)
- FWS				- TEC/COE