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Federal Geographic Data Committee

Coordination Group Meeting

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Location: Main Interior Building, 

Kiowa Room

1849 C Street, NW

Washington, DC

DRAFT AGENDA

9:00 – 9:05 Welcome and Introductions Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

9:05 – 9:15 Previous Meeting Action Item Review Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS

9:15 – 9:35 FGDC Business Highlights Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

9:35 – 10:05 Transportation NGDA and Status of the Rail 

Network 

Raquel Hunt, DOT

10:05 – 10:25 Executive Committee, NGAC and Steering 

Committee Meeting Activities

Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

10:25 – 10:40 Break

10:40 – 10:55 National Address Database Summit Steve Lewis, DOT

10:55 – 11:10 DHS License Data Forum Travis Hardy, Ardent MC

11:10 – 11:25 Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS) Rob Renner, HUD, Jon 

Sperling, HUD
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11:25 – 11:45 Coordination Group Charter Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

11:45 – 12:00 Identify CG member to attend the Executive 

Committee Meeting

Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 

1:00 – 2:30 Development of Coordination Group Work Plan 

2015/2016

 NSDI Strategic Plan Actions

 NGDA Management Plan Actions

 Other Actions

John Mahoney, FGDC 

OS, Gita Urban-Mathieux, 

FGDC OS

2:30 – 2: 45 Other Agency Announcements Ivan Deloatch, FGDC OS

2:45 – 3:00 Action Item Review, and next meeting agenda items Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS

3:00 Adjourn

*Read-ahead Documents 

Other Relevant documents

* Read-ahead documents are located at the my.usgs.gov site for member access.

CG Meeting Planning

 Coordination Group Meetings Topics (in addition to the following standing items)

- Welcome and Introductions; - Previous Meeting Action Item Review; - FGDC Business Update; - Other 

Agency Announcements - Summary of Action Items / Next Meeting Agenda; - Adjourn

- All meetings are scheduled from 9am to 12pm EST, unless otherwise noted

May12, 2015

(Kiowa Room, Main Interior Building)

Transportation NGDA and Status of the Rail Network (Raquel Hunt)

June 16, 2015

(Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building)

Wetlands Subcommittee (Bill Wilen); User Historical Data WG (Jacqueline Nolan)

July 14, 2015

(Kiowa Room, Main Interior Building)

Standards W.G (Julie Binder Maitra); Cadastral Subcommittee (Don Buhler)

August 11, 2015

(Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building)

NDOP Subcommittee (Shirley Hall); Vegetation Subcommittee (Marianne Burke)
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September 8, 2015

(Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building)

Cultural Resources (Deidre McCarthy); Metadata Working Group (Jennifer Carlino)

October 13, 2015

(Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building)

Geologic Subcommittee (Dave Soller)

November 10, 2015

(Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building)

National Boundaries Working Group (Lynda Lyptrap);Geodetic Control Subcommittee

(Juliana Blackwell)

December 8, 2015

(Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building)

Marine and Coastal Spatial Data (Tony LaVoi)
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Federal Geographic Data Committee

Coordination Group Meeting

ACTION ITEMS

Through May 12, 2015

Complete

Lead: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS Action#: 20140909-03

Action: Engage FDGC to recognize the “Guidance on the Selection and Appraisal of Geospatial Content of 

Enduring Value” document in an official capacity.

Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC,OS, ideloatch@usgs.gov

Resolution/

Response:

CG members will review the guidance and will provide comments to Butch Lazorchak. CG 

members will vote to recommend the Steering Committee endorse the document as an official 

guidance as part of the data lifecycle management process.

Due Date: March 10, 2015

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150113-02

Action: The Coordination Group will create a CG 2015 work plan.

Contact:

Resolution/ 

Response:

Contact:

Due Date: Pending

Lead: John Mahoney Action#: 20150113-05

Action: The Coordination Group will hold a working session to identify responsibilities on the NSDI 

Strategic Plan Implementation actions and use it as basis for the CG 2015 work plan. 

Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Due Date: June 16, 2015

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150113-09

Action: The Coordination Group will discuss and determine what their role should be in the coordination 

needed for the upcoming datum change, in collaboration with the National Geodetic Survey.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Complete

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150310-01

Action: The Coordination Group will revise the Charter and define the relationship of Theme Leads. The 

FGDC will draft the new charter for the April meeting addressing the following:

 Clarification language to on working relationship with theme leads and subcommittees

 Clarification language to include Non Federal participation in Working Groups and 
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Subcommittees

 Co-chairmanship of the Coordination Group. Each agency will chair the Coordination 

Group

 Have the Theme Leads to participate in the Coordination Group meetings.

CG members are to provide comments to the recommended draft to Lucia Foulkes by May 8, 2015

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Comments received were incorporated into the CG draft charter. New version of draft charter was 

shared with members at the CG meeting on May 12

Complete

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150310-02

Action: Identify a member to participate in the Executive Committee meetings to represent the 

Coordination Group.

Contact:

Resolution/ 

Response:

Bill Willen, FWS will serve as CG representative in the Excom meeting.

Complete

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150310-03

Action: Wendy will forward announcement on upcoming activities for Data Set for Climate + Health datajam/datalpalooza and State/ Tribal and Federal Coordination Meeting. 

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Information was sent to Lucia Foulkes and then forwarded to the Coordination Group.

Complete

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150310-04

Action: The Coordination Group will need to identify individuals in their agencies who will be able to 

serve on the Architecture and Technology Working Group to support the activities of the geospatial 

platform. Names should be sent to Lucia Foulkes.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Joel Shlagel representing USACE will serve on the A&T working group.

Complete

Lead: FGDC Secretariat Action#: 20150421-01

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will Circulate the GIRA Document to the Coordination Group.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

The GIRA document was emailed to the Coordination Group on April 23, 2015.

Complete

Lead: FGDC Secretariat Action#: 20150421-02

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov
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Resolution/ 

Response:

The FGDC Business Highlights and the CG Activities 2015 Work Plan presentation were emailed

to the Coordination Group on April 22, 2015.

Due Date: May 12, 2015

Lead: Coordination Group Members Action#: 20150421-03

Action: Coordination Group members will submit names of project management software and 

requirements they recommend to Lucia Foulkes.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Complete

Lead: FGDC Secretariat Action#: 20150421-04

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will send the CG an email requesting a chair and individuals to serve on the 

Architecture and Technology Working Group. A brief description of the role and time 

requirements will be included.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Email note was sent to Coordination Group members on May 11.

Complete

Lead: FGDC Secretariat Action#: 20150421-05

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will distribute the latest version of the Guidance on the Selection and 

Appraisal of Geospatial Content of Enduring Value” document to the Coordination Group, Theme 

Leads, and Dataset managers for review. Comments are due back to Butch Lazorchak 

(wlaz@loc.gov) with a copy to Lucia Foulkes (lfoulkes@usgs.gov) by May 6, 2015. The 

Coordination Group will determine if document is ready for a vote at the May meeting.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov; Butch Lazorchak. LOC, wlaz@loc.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Comments were received and incorporated into the document. 

Complete

Lead: FGDC Secretariat Action#: 20150512-01

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will submit a revised version of the "Guidance on the Selection and 

Appraisal of Geospatial Content of Enduring Value" document to the Coordination Group.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Document was emailed to the Coordination Group on May 14.

Due Date: May 22, 2015

Lead: Coordination Group Action#: 20150512-02

Action: The Coordination Group will review the May 12, 2015 CG draft charter and will send comments to 

Lucia Foulkes no later than May 22nd. If not issues are found, the draft will be put for a vote. If 

there are any issues, they will be addressed at the June 16 meeting.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov
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Resolution/ 

Response:

Due Date: Pending

Lead: FGDC Secretariat Action#: 20150512-03

Action: A list of all agency participants across various FGDC committees, workgroups and subcommittees 

and including NGDA theme leads and dataset managers will be shared with the Coordination 

Group once the theme leads and dataset managers data is uploaded into MMA

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Due Date: June 16, 2015

Lead: Coordination Group Members Action#: 20150512-04

Action: A volunteer from the Coordination Group is needed to participate in the outreach and 

communications strategy plan efforts. Nominations should be sent to Lucia Foulkes 

(lfoulkes@usgs.gov) and John Mahoney (jmahoney@usgs.gov). 

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov, John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Complete

Lead: Action#: 20150512-05

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will email the coordination group the presentations on Licensed Data Forum 

and HUD eGIS program.

Contact: Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS, lfoulkes@usgs.gov

Resolution/ 

Response:

Presentations were emailed to the Coordination Group on May 13.
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Federal Geographic Data Committee

Coordination Group Meeting

MEETING MINUTES

 May 12, 2015

(Note: Primary CG members are indicated in blue text; alternate CG

members are indicated in red text)

√ Coordination Group

Attendees

Organization √ Attendee Organization

 Shirley Hall USDA- Farm Service

Agency

Robert Welsh DOI – Office of

Surface Mining

x Marisa Capriotti USDA – Natural

Resources

Conservation Service

Christina Lett DOI – US Fish &

Wildlife Service

Betsy Kanalley USDA – US Forest

Service

x Bill Wilen DOI – US Fish &

Wildlife Service

Marianne Burke USDA – US Forest

Service

x Ivan DeLoatch DOI – USGS/FGDC;

Chair, CG

Juliana Blackwell DOC – National

Geodetic Survey

 Dick Vraga DOI – USGS

Tony LaVoi DOC – NOAA Edward Hugler Dept of Labor –

OASAM

x Lynda Liptrap DOC – Census

Bureau

Cecelia Henderson Dept of State

 Anne O’Connor DOC – Census

Bureau

Mark Bradford DOT - Research &

Innovative

Technology Admin

 William Spencer James DOD – NGA x Raquel Hunt DOT – Federal

Railroad Admin

David LaBranche DOD – DISDI Jimmy Amoaka-Atta Dept of Treasury

Mitchell Fiedler DOD – DISDI Pheakdey Lim Dept of Veterans’

Affairs

Nancy Blyler DOD – US Army

Corps of Engineers

Tom Garin Dept of Veterans’

Affairs

x Bill Nye DOD – US Army

Corps of Engineers

 x Wendy Blake-Coleman EPA

Tai Phan Dept. of Education –

Institute of Ed

Statistics

Dave Catlin EPA

Vacant Dept. of Energy Donald Campbell FCC
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 Stephanie Foster DHHS – CDC x Michel Kareis GSA

x Lew Summers DHS – Office of the

CIO

George Deyckere GSA

Dennis Hardy DHS x Jacqueline Nolan Library of Congress

x Jon Sperling HUD – Policy

Development &

Research

Vacant NASA

Salvatore Sclafani HUD - x of

Community Planning

& Development

Vacant NASA

David Chase HUD – Policy

Development &

Research

Vacant NARA

Antoinette Sebastian HUD – Office of

Environment &

Energy

Pamela Stephens National Science

Foundation

Don Buhler DOI – BLM Stuart Reiter Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Doug Vandegraft DOI – Bureau of

Ocean Energy Mgmt,

Regulation &

Enforcement

Asghar Noor Small Business

Administration

Steven Schwartz DOI - BOEMRE x David Timmons Social Security

Administration

David Duran DOI – Nat’l Park

Service

Ray Mitchell Tennessee Valley

Authority

Tim Smith DOI – Nat’l Park

Service

Lucie Vogel HHS

Other Attendees Organization Attendee Organization

x Roxanne Lamb FGDC OS x Gita Urban-Mathieu FGDC OS

x Lucia Foulkes FGDC OS x Rich Grady APPGEO

x John Mahoney FGDC OS x Jennie Karalewich US Census

x Julie Maitra FGDC OS x Anne Ball NOAA

 Jennifer Carlino FGDC OS x Rob Renner HUD

x Vaishal Sheth FGDC OS x Michael Byrne CFBP

x Kristie McLeroy USDA x David Carter DOI-OSMRE

x Linda Zellmer WIU x Lynda Wayne DOI-USGS
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Welcome and Introductions, Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS, welcomed members. Member introductions were made.

Previous Meeting Action Item Review, Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS

Action items from April’s meeting were reviewed.

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will submit a revised version of the "Guidance on the Selection 

and Appraisal of Geospatial Content of Enduring Value" document to the Coordination Group

FGDC Business Highlights, Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

FGDC Business Highlights [PDF]

FGDC Business Report [PDF]

Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS, provided an update on FGDC current activities. The 2015 GAO 

Report was released on March 16. The GAO report included nine recommendations, four to 

FGDC. The response was coordinated with DOI, FGDC Chair, Geospatial Platform Manager 

Partner (OCIO), Department of Commerce, (DOT) Census, Department of Transportation (DOT) 

and the National Digital Orthoimagery Program (NDOP). The response is the final step of the 

submission process.

A status update was given on the National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) Management Plan 

actions. The NGDA Datasets in GeoPlatform.gov/Data.gov catalog noted 80% of the NGDAs 

are registered. The NGDA Dataset Report Template and Tool is on hold until results from 

baseline assessment tool are available. The Theme Strategic Plan Template is due June 30; a 

revised draft is in development and will be shared with theme leads. The Baseline Dataset 

Assessment Survey is in beta testing, training will be provided in June. A draft of the 

Administrative Maturity Assessment questions is in development, theme leads and dataset 

managers volunteers are needed to complete the revision of the draft document.

The geospatial investment and budget report codes team is revising the 2006 Geospatial 

Investment Definitions document. The Interagency Team is presenting a draft document to the 

ExCom on May 21. The registration of NGDAs in geoplatform.gov and data.gov by theme and 

by department were presented. 

A status update on the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Strategic Plan 

Implementation was provided. The FY2015 Implementation Plan was finalized on April 29 and 

was provided to the FGDC community, the NGAC, and GAO as documentation of the ongoing 

implementation of the NSDI plan. Additional information can be found on the following link: 

http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi-plan/index_html

It was pointed out that GAO had responded positively to the report and will use it as part of their 

annual report. 

The Geospatial Line of Business/GeoPlatform update noted ongoing work on technical 

enhancements and development such as IDP, reporting tools and assessment tools, as well as the 

helpdesk/service desk support. The Project Management Office is developing the 
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communications and outreach strategy plans. It was pointed out that a communication strategist 

is now assisting in the development of the plans. The NGAC subcommittee on Communication 

and Outreach is also part of this effort. The two executive champions of the Communication and 

Outreach Strategy, Kevin Gallagher, (USGS) and Tim Trainor, (US Census) discussed the 

possibility of designating a person from the Coordination Group as the point of contact to 

represent the CG in the communication efforts. 

A status update on the Geospatial Interoperability Reference Architecture (GIRA) included the 

following: 

 FGDC Executive Committee to discuss FGDC support commitments

 Final version sent to Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), 

Kshemendra Paul.

 Proposed funding to enhance the existing GIRA into a dynamic, on-line collaboration 

resource that would include participation of all the partners as well as providing a 

mechanism for non-federal contribution.

 Managed through the Geospatial Platform

 OGC has expressed their support and interest in supporting this effort.

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) want to propose to make the GIRA an automated wiki to be accessible to all users. 

The GIRA is intended to be a guidance that could establish an environment of reciprocal 

communication. 

An update on standards activities was provided. The next Standards Working Group meeting will 

be Thursday, June 18. Agenda topics for the meeting were reviewed. There will be a presentation 

and discussion on Objective 3.1, Lead and Participate in the Development and Coordination of 

the National and International Standards, of the NSDI Strategic Plan, at the July CG meeting.

Upcoming FGDC meetings were noted as follows:

 May 21 – Executive Committee

 June 9-10 – National Geospatial Advisory Committee

 June 11 – Steering Committee

 June 16 – Coordination Group 

Agenda topics of each meeting were discussed. Meeting agendas can be found on the FGDC 

Business Highlights presentation.

Action: A volunteer from the Coordination Group is needed to participate in the outreach and 

communications strategy plan efforts. Nominations should be sent to Lucia Foulkes 

(lfoulkes@usgs.gov) and John Mahoney (jmahoney@usgs.gov). 

Transportation NGDA and Status of the Rail Network, Raquel Hunt, DOT

Presentation [PDF]

Ms. Raquel Hunt provided an update on the Transportation NGDA Theme and the Status of the 

Rail Network. A status on the transportation NGDA Data Assessment questions was reviewed.
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Completion date of the dataset assessment survey is June 1st, 2015. There will be updates next 

fiscal year for a number of datasets: freight intermodal, transit, rail, and bridges.

A status on the Rail Conflation project was given. In June 2014, DOT and NGA met and shared 

information on their respective geospatial data programs. They recognized the rail data overlap 

of effort and agreed to end it. They both agree to the conflation project with DOT providing 

funding, and agreed to work together to develop/improve transportation. The planned completion 

of the North American Rail Network (NARN) is September 2015.

Next steps include:

 Shortlines – Holding Companies

 Possible MOU between NGA & DOT

 Work with the HIFLD Subcommittee to resolve issues and/or workflows 

 Developing feedback procedures

o Internal Wiki

Executive Committee, NGAC and Steering Committee Meeting Activities, Ivan DeLoatch, 

FGDC OS

The Executive Committee, NGAC and Steering Committee agenda for upcoming meetings were 

reviewed.

National Address Database Summit, Steve Lewis, DOT

National Address Database Summit Presentation [PDF]

Steve Lewis reported on the National Address Database Summit held in April. 

The objective of the summit was to identify and discuss possible options for developing a 

National Address Database. Participants included federal, local and state governments, tribal 

organizations, private sectors and non-profit organizations as well as 25 observers.

Mr. Lewis reported on the summit breakout topics that included:

 Business Justification

 Leadership & Organizational Approaches

 Local Outreach & Assistance

 Data & Technology

Mr. Lewis provided a summary of the summit outcomes:

 Local authorities are the authoritative source for address assignment and are data set 

originators

 State authorities should be statewide aggregators

 Many are already in this role, primarily to support public safety and emergency response 

(e.g. NG-911)

 Tribal authorities must be included in data flow

 Authoritative source and aggregator of addresses on tribal lands

 Federal leadership and support is needed for there to be a sustainable national approach

 Address the needs of the “have nots”

Mr. Lewis pointed out the following next steps:

 Final Report
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o Findings briefed to Summit attendees via webinar last week to gain their 

concurrence

o Delivered within 4-6 weeks, depending on comments

o Will be posted on the Summit website: 

https://sites.google.com/a/appgeo.com/nationaladdressdatasummit/home

o Pilot

o DOT OCIO has identified some funding

o Seeking Federal Partners

DHS Licensed Data Forum, Travis Hardy, Ardent MC

DHS Licensed Data Forum Presentation [PDF]

Travis Hardy, Ardent MC, and FGDC PMO provided a briefing on the DHS Licensed Data 

Forum. Background and context of the forum was provided. Three main goals of the forum 

included:

 Convene public and private stakeholders in a neutral setting to have a ‘state of the state’ 

dialogue regarding licensed geospatial data. 

 Identify barriers, best practices, and even clarify misconceptions amongst Government 

and private sector regarding licensing data. 

 Collaboratively discuss and develop recommended solutions or next steps to address any 

barriers/gaps. 

John Palatiello provided his perspective on key findings and summarized high-level

recommendations that emerged from the forum. He pointed out that a key message from the 

forum was a failure in communication. High-level recommendations included:

 Enhanced communication before and during the acquisition process

o Need more useful channels for upfront, pre-acquisition information exchange and 

high quality private sector industry input before RFI’s

o Stronger dialogues and alternatives to “Industry Days” or pre-proposal 

conferences associated with pending procurement activities.

 Need to provide clearer guidance on when to license geospatial data

 Developing sample/template licensing agreements 

 Training in geospatial requirements to educate and inform the Federal acquisition 

community around the considerations for licensing data. 

 Training in basic acquisition law/FAR to educate and inform the Federal geospatial 

community to facilitate cooperation with procurement officials. 

 Become engaged in OMB’s new Category Management initiative. 

Next steps were noted as follows:

 MAPPS & DHS GMO Contractor Support Staff are finalizing report to DHS regarding 

findings. 

 Planned briefing of findings to the DHS Geospatial Working Group (GWG) and an 

FGDC HIFLD Subcommittee Tiger Team on Data Licensing. 

 At the direction of the DHS GMO, begin to craft future follow-on event(s). 

o May likely be seeking broader sponsorship (i.e. FGDC) 

o Propose going deeper on focused topics/issues
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HUD eGIS Program Briefing, Jon Sperling, HUD, Rob Renner, HUD

HUD eGIS Program Presentation [PDF]

Jon Sperling provided an update on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD) Enterprise Geographic Information System (eGIS) Program. Mr. Sperling pointed out 

that HUD is not only a data provider but also a data consumer as HUD applications obtain data 

from a wide agency base. The Geocoding Service Center and Batch Geocoder were discussed. 

The Geocoding Service Center serves as a foundational shared service for the eGIS program by 

providing the geocoding services required to power all HUD data.

Rob Renner, team leader of eGIS at HUD, highlighted that the goal of the presentation is to 

inform the coordination group on recent developments with geospatial at HUD, and to look for 

opportunities to collaborate moving forward. Mr. Renner noted that the goal of eGIS is to 

provide agencies with the shared services for geospatial data and mapping applications. He 

highlighted that all department program offices have a need for geospatial capabilities because

all activities at HUD have a place-based component. Geospatial technology is close to HUD’s 

mission areas and it is a part of their decision-making processes. Mr. Renner discussed 

capabilities of geospatial applications currently available at HUD such as the Community 

Planning and Development (CPD) maps, the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Tool 

(AFFHT), the Location Affordability Index, as well as the HUD Resource Locator; a mobile 

GIS.

Mr. Renner pointed out that there is a challenge in categorizing HUD data. Mr. Renner reiterated

with the Coordination Group the need to engage the community, and to look for areas of 

collaboration. He pointed out that there could be an opportunity to utilize the Federal Geospatial 

Platform, specifically on the disaster recovery community. Another area of collaboration could 

be on climate and resilience efforts. He also mentioned hackathons are a valuable engagement 

mechanism. It was noted that opportunities to collaborate with other agencies on webinars, 

training, and other outreach events are also excellent opportunities for engagement.

Ivan DeLoatch pointed out that PMO support is available to provided assistance on some of the 

issues including metadata requirements and NGDAs. 

Coordination Group Charter, Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

Mr. DeLoatch presented the revised draft charter of May 12. The charter will be submitted to the 

Coordination Group for formal review with comments due back by May 22, 2015. If there are no

significant changes, the charter will put to a vote. If there are issues to be addressed, they can be 

raised at the June 16 meeting. 

Action: The Coordination Group will review the May 12, 2015 version of the CG draft charter 

and will send comments to Lucia Foulkes no later than May 22nd. If no issues are found the draft 

will be put for a vote. If there are any issues, they can be addressed at the June 16 meeting.
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Identify CG member to attend the Executive Committee Meeting, Ivan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

Bill Wilen, Fish and Wilde Life Service (FWS) will represent the Coordination Group at the 

ExCom Meeting on May 21.

Development of Coordination Group Work Plan 2015/2016, John Mahoney, FGDC OS, Gita 

Urban-Mathieux, FGDC OS

NSDI Strategic Plan FY15 Implementation Plan CG Actions [PDF]

NGDA MP CG Workplan [PDF]

NGDA MP CG Actions [PDF]

John Mahoney provided an overview of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) 

Strategic Plan actions. Actions and tasks on the implementation plan that will require CG 

involvement were noted. Mr. Mahoney pointed out that the goal of this exercise is to incorporate 

those actions into the Coordination Group work plan. The Coordination Group roles on the 

identified tasks were discussed. Detailed information on goals, objectives, actions, and tasks 

including CG roles and responsibilities are noted in red text on the NSDI presentation table.

Gita Urban-Mathieux presented actions of the National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) 

Management Plan. Actions that will require coordination group involvement were identified and 

discussed. Complete information on actions and CG roles can be found on the NGDA MP 

presentations.

Action: A list of all agency participants across various FGDC committees, workgroups and 

subcommittees and including NGDA theme leads and dataset managers will be shared with the 

Coordination Group once the theme leads and dataset managers data is uploaded into the 

Membership Management Application (MMA)

Other Agency Announcements, Ivan Deloatch, FGDC OS

No announcements were made.

Action Item Review, and next meeting agenda items, Lucia Foulkes, FGDC OS

Actions items were reviewed.

Action: The FGDC Secretariat will email the coordination group the presentations on the 

Licensed Data Forum and HUD eGIS program. 

Adjourn