fgdc joint meeting coordination group & executive committee june 3, 2009
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FGDC Joint Meeting
Coordination Group & Executive Committee
June 3, 2009
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Agenda
Introductions
Coordination Group Report
Executive Committee Report May 15-16 Offsite National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting Emerging Directions of Administration
Open Discussion
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Coordination Group FeedbackTopics Identified at April 14 CG Meeting:
National Geospatial Policy Need balance between Defense, Intel, and civilian interests
Governance Structure Coordination Group
Charter currently being updated and will need ExCom feedback Executive Committee
Role vis-à-vis Coordination Group and Steering Committee Agency representation and participation
Transportation Data Needs accelerated attention
Communication
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ExCom Offsite Meeting 4/15-16
National Geospatial Policy/Strategy
FGDC Governance and Communication
Economic Recovery
Data Issues
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National Geospatial Policy/Strategy
AGREEMENT: Executive Committee will sponsor formulation of a National
Geospatial Policy/Strategy and seek needed political support
ACTIONS: Create Executive Summary 1-pager with key messages on
the National Geospatial Policy proposal
Identify strategies to use social media approaches to inform development of National Geospatial Policy
Develop initial concept for Shared Infrastructure
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FGDC Governance and Communication
ACTIONS: Summarize discussion of governance ideas from ExCom
meeting and share with Coordination Group Coordinate joint meeting of Executive Committee and
Coordination Group, possibly at June Coordination Group off-site
Establish FGDC collaboration site Support work areas for all WG/SC initiatives Provide better access to materials/minutes
AGREEMENTS: Other SAOGIs (principals only) are welcome to attend
ExCom meetings ExCom meeting notes will be sent to the Steering
Committee and Coordination Group
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Economic RecoveryAGREEMENTS:
Endorsed in concept a set of criteria for assessing proposals
Identified priorities for any future stimulus funding opportunity (Imagery, Elevation, Parcel Data, Infrastructure)
Embraced these priorities as a “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” to create a National GIS regardless of future recovery/stimulus funding
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Data IssuesIFTN
ACTION: Schedule Joint IFTN Champions & Chairs Meeting to discuss and resolve outstanding IFTN policy issues
Alaska Elevation ACTION: Steve Wallach will make site visit to Alaska and
report back to Executive Committee ACTION: Executive Committee Members will reach out
within respective agencies to query for interest and potential funding for Alaska Elevation
Transportation AGREEMENT: Executive Committee concurs with
Coordination Group and will collaborate to resolve issues
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National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Keynote by Vivek Kundra, Federal CIO
National Geospatial Policy/Strategy
On-Going Efforts Economic Recovery Partnerships The National Map Communications
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Emerging Directions
Open, Transparent, and Responsive Government recovery.gov data.gov geodata.gov
Geospatial Leadership
National Priorities Economy Energy Climate Change Healthcare
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Open Discussion
How can we improve communication between various components of the FGDC Enterprise?
What needs to be clarified about roles and expectations of various components of the FGDC Enterprise?
What improvements and advancements can we make without political leadership in place?
What do we risk when the FGDC Enterprise is not “firing on all cylinders”?
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Thank You!