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    White Papers and Reports Listed below are FGDC White Papers, FGDC Sponsored Reports, and Other Special Reports pertinent to the NSDI.
**Congressional Research Service Reports**
Issues and Challenges for Federal Geospatial Information (May 18, 2011, R41826)
Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): An Overview for Congress (May 18, 2011, R41825)
Issues Regarding a National Land Parcel Database (May 13, 2011, R40717)
Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Current Issues and Future Challenges (January 23, 2010, R40625)******FGDC White Papers**
History of FGDC
The Geographic Foundation of America's Information-Based Society
Homeland Security and Geographic Information Systems**FGDC Sponsored Reports**
“The Urban Frontier: A Call to Action" - a publication of the Urban Areas Team of the Federal Geographic Data Committee, September 2006 (PDF 7.5MB)
Enabling FGDC Metadata Development in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sciences,  2005
URISA National Geographic Information 3C Task Force Issues Report and Recommendations
Increase private sector awareness of, and enthusiastic participation in, the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
Evaluation of FGDC's NSDI Grants Program
NSDI Community Demonstration Projects Final Report
Financing the NSDI: Aligning Federal and Non-Federal Investments Executive Summary (PDF 55 KB) Full Report (size 2.5 MB)
Improving Federal Agency Geospatial Data Coordination (MS Word)
NSDI - Measures of Progress Workshop Report (PDF 64KB)**Other Reports**
The National Geospatial Programs Office - 'A Plan for Action' (Released October, 2005)
RAND Corporation report: "Mapping the Risks: Assessing the Homeland Security Implications of Publicly Available Geospatial Information."
NAPA Report -- Geographic Information for the 21st Century: Building a Strategy for the Nation
Rand Study: The Earth Below - Purchasing Science Data and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships Contact Us
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