Federal Geographic Data CommitteeInternational 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 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)

14

 GSDI Relationships

APSDI

ICDE

NSDI

ASDI

CGDI

EGII

NaLIS

Corine

NSIF

HUNAGI

NSDIPA

SNIG

NGDF

Open GIS Consortium

Organizational Remits

Data

Policies

Technologies

Standards

Delivery 

Mechanisms

Finance/Human

Resources

Digital Earth

ISO/TC211

Global Map

Why Expanded International Coordination ?
        - 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

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 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