# Presentation: 712156

## Interagency Working Group on 

***Subcommittee Meeting (8 Oct 2008) ***

***Interagency Working Group on ***
***Ocean and Coastal Mapping ***

***Roger L. Parsons, NOAA***
***IWG-OCM Co-chair ***

##          User Community Common Needs 

*         ****User Community Common Needs ***
*** ******Consistent spatial framework for coastal data***
*** ******Increased collection and availability of data***
* ****Easy access to up-to-date geospatial data***
*** ******Compatibility**** ****among data formats ***
*** ******Increased inter- and intra-agency coordination***

##  Assess common and shared needs

*** ******Assess common and shared needs***
*** ******Coordinate and leverage resources and efforts***
*** ******Set priorities for standards development ***
*** ******Set priorities for developing strategies for ***
-   ***promulgation of standards for data acquisition,***
***  ******data, metadata and tools***
-  ***Develop shared and standardized mechanisms***
-   ***for processing, archiving and distributing***
***  ******geospatial data, tools and products***
-  ***Develop an ocean and coastal mapping ***
***  ******inventory***

## Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping

*disseminating ocean and coastal geospatial mapping data *
*in such a manner that permits these data and their *
*derivative products to be easily accessed and used by *
*and for the greatest range of users and purposes.   *
*IOCM requires intra- and inter-agency coordination with a *
*focus on streamlining operations, reducing redundancies, *
*improving efficiencies, developing common standards, *
*and stimulating innovation and technological development.*

***Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping***

## JSOST Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping 

* **Co-chaired by USGS, USACE MMS and NOAA*
*  **Facilitates:*
-  *coordination of Federal/Federally-supported OCM activities *
* **coordination and leveraging of resources across the Federal *
*  **sector and with State, industry, academic and NGOs *
* **development and maintenance of  OCM Inventory (data *
*   **acquisition activities and geospatial data) *
* **prioritization of standards development and strategies for *
*  **promulgation of standards for data acquisition, metadata, tools *
*  **and products *
* **assessment of mapping R&D needs *

## Ocean and Coastal Mapping Inventory

-   *Interagency effort to improve the efficiency of the Nation’s ocean*
*   **and coastal mapping activities*
*  **The Inventory – *
*  **a clearinghouse for OCM geospatial mapping data and *
*   **interpretive information*
*  **a registry of planned, current and completed Federal mapping*
*    **activities (to be expanded to non-Federal activities)*
*  **will be built within the Geospatial One-Stop Web portal*
*  **will facilitate the leveraging of Federal mapping resources*
*  **will minimize redundant data acquisition efforts*
*  **will maximize the discoverability of OCM geospatial data *

## Geospatial One-Stop Portal 

***Geospatial One-Stop Portal****** ***

**Notes:**
GOS Home Page featuring the Oceans & Coasts Community

## Planned Data Acquisitions

**Notes:**
Searching and Visualizing Planned data acquisitions in the marketplace

## IWG-OCM Update 

***Subcommittee Meeting (8 Oct 2008) ***

***IWG-OCM Update ***

***OCM Polygon***

## National OCM Strategic Action Plan

***(Under Development)***

*Promote the efficient and effective development and application of ocean and coastal data collection and mapping activities to support informed decision-making.*
*3 broad areas have been identified as needing community-wide attention over the next 5 years:****Tool Development**** – identify and develop tools required to promote the efficient and effective advancement  and application of OCM to support informed decision making.*
*Ocean and Coastal Mapping Community Building**** ****– increase awareness and build advocacy and support for the Implementation of Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping in order to maximize National mapping efficiencies.*
***IOCM Model for Success**** – develop a scalable project-oriented model of IOCM that demonstrates the benefits of an integrative and collaborative approach to ocean and coastal mapping.*

## Slide 11

## IWG-OCM Update 

***Subcommittee Meeting (8 Oct 2008) ***

***IWG-OCM Update ***