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#### **2023**

                - NGAC Paper: NGAC Assessment of the 3D Elevation Program
                - NGAC Paper: NGAC Comments on FY 2022 FGDC Summary of GDA Annual Report  
                - NGAC Paper: Evaluation of GDA Implementation 

#### **2022**

                - NGAC Resolution on Geodesy 
                - NGAC Paper: Water’s Edge of National Land Imaging Program Scope 
                - NGAC Paper: Landsat in the Cloud 
                - NGAC Paper: NGAC Comments on FY 2021 FGDC Summary of GDA Annual Reports 

#### 2021

                - NGAC Paper: Formulating a Big Data Science Challenge for Land Imaging Time-Series Data 
                - NGAC Paper: Revisiting the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 
                - NGAC Paper: NGAC Comments on FY 2020 FGDC Summary of GDA Annual Reports 
                - Climate Mapping/Shared Services – Summary of NGAC Feedback 

#### 2020

                - Recommendations on the 2020 NSDI Strategic Plan 
                - NGAC Use Case: Addressing the Opioid Crisis 
                - NGAC Use Case: Improving Foster Care Outcomes 
                - NGAC Use Case: North Carolina Flood Mapping Program 
                - NGAC Use Case: Road Maintenance 
                - NGAC Use Case: Successful 2020 Census Enabled with Geospatial Tools 
                - Summary of 2020 NGAC Use Cases 
                - Landsat Data: Community Standard for Data Calibration 
                - NGAC Paper: Advancing the NSDI through Public-Private Partnerships and other Innovative Partnerships 
                - NGAC Use Case: Alberta Data Partnerships 
                - NGAC Use Case: Geospatial Insurance Consortium 
                - NGAC Use Case: 3D Elevation Program 
                - NGAC Use Case: GPS on Bench Marks Partnership 
                - NGAC Use Case: California Public Safety Power Shutoff Innovative Partnership 
                - NGAC Use Case: TomTom Data Maintenance Pilots with U.S. States 
                - NGAC Use Case - NGA Partnership Intermediary Agreement 

#### 2019

                - Initial Comments on Geospatial Data Act Implementation 
                - Evaluation of a Range of Landsat Data Cost Sharing Models  
                - Infrastructure Renewal Best Practices 
                - Comments on the Revision of OMB Circular A-16 
                - Protecting Federal Cultural and Historical Geospatial Resources

#### 2018

                - Landsat Future Missions Recommendations 
                - Landsat Data Cube Feasibility for Forecasting 
                - NGAC Infrastructure Use Case - Permit Streamlining 
                - NGAC Infrastructure Use Case - Underground Renewal 
                - NGAC Infrastructure Use Case - Pavement Management 
                - NGAC Infrastructure Use Case - NYCRIS 
                - NGAC Paper - Geospatial Data as a Service: A Vital Investment in American Enterprise and Innovation 
                - NGAC Paper - Geospatial Data as a Service - Use Cases

#### 2017

                - Geospatial Information: The Key to Smart Infrastructure Investments 
                - Geospatial Standards - A National Asset 

#### 2016

                - NGAC 2017 Transition Recommendations  
                - NGAC 2017 Transition Graphic 
                - Comments on OMB Circular A-16 and the Geospatial Policy Framework 
                - Emerging Technologies and the Geospatial Landscape 
                - Comments on the National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) Portfolio Management Process 
                - Analysis of Non-Federal Landsat User Requirements

#### 2015

                - The Changing Geospatial Landscape – A Second Look  
                - 3DEP Data Acquisition Coordination 
                - Sentinel Data Use Policies  
                - NGAC Comments - NAPA Report on FEMA Flood Mapping Program 
                - FGDC-NGAC History Presentation

#### 2014

                - NGAC National Address Database Use Case Paper  
                - NGAC Landsat Economic Value Paper - 2014 Update

#### 2013

                - Toward a New Strategic Vision for the NSDI  
                - NGAC Landsat Product Improvement Paper 
                - NGAC Landsat Cloud Computing Paper  
                - NGAC Comments on NRC Landsat Report

#### 2012 

                - A-16 Subcommittee Report
                - Elevation Subcommittee Report
                - National Hydrography Dataset Subcommittee Report 
                - NGAC Innovative Strategies Paper  
                - NGAC Workforce Development Paper 
                - NGAC Geospatial Strategy Paper 
                - NGAC National Address Database Paper  
                - The Value Proposition for Ten Landsat Applications 
                - NGAC Paper: Statement on Landsat Data Use and Charges 

#### 2011

                - NGAC Interagency Data Sharing Paper 
                - NGAC Local Government GIS Best Practices Paper 
                - NGAC Local Government GIS Best Practices Flyer

#### 2010

                - Geospatial Platform: Managing Partner Discussion Paper  
                - Geospatial Platform: Intergovernmental Coordination Discussion Paper 
                - Geospatial Platform: Stakeholder Engagement Discussion Paper

#### 2009

                - National Geospatial Strategy – Strategic Vision 
                - NGAC Economic Recovery Lessons Learned Paper 
                - NGAC Economic Recovery Lessons Learned Paper 
                - NGAC Governance Subcommittee NSDI Metrics Paper

#### 2008

                - The Changing Geospatial Landscape 
                - NGAC Transition Recommendations Paper 
                - NGAC Communications Plan 
                - NGAC Bylaws 6-3-08 
                - NGAC Mission Statement 6-3-08

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