National Geospatial Advisory Committee

State of the Committee

National Geospatial Advisory Committee

May 2009

Outline for This Discussion

Where we have come fromWhat we have accomplished

Advice & RecommendationsAs a CommitteeAs a voice for the National Geospatial Community

What we have done wellWhat we can improveWhere we want to go

Where we have come fromThis is our 5th meetingWe represent diverse segments of the geospatial community

We have a better understanding of our institutional interests and agendas

We know each other as individualsThere is a sense of camaraderie

What we have accomplishedAs a Committee: Provided recommendations and advice on major geospatial initiatives

As a voice for the National Geospatial Community:

Drafted and adopted a vision that would result from a National Geospatial Strategy

What we have done wellActive participationResponsiveness to Federal requests for advice and feedback

Commitment to actionMeeting logistics, scheduling and timeliness

Agenda planning, development & preparationStaff supportSubcommittee management

What we can improveMore subcommittee engagement and activity while not taking on more than we have time to devote

Expand the use of communication tools

Continued focus on our role as advisory to the FGDC and the geospatial federal community

Assessing our performance

Where we want to goContribute to development of a National Geospatial Policy and Strategy

Strive to become a more cohesive and influential community of practice

Continue to provide advice and recommendations on key geospatial issues

Realize our vision - Begin defining the goals and strategies to reach the vision

Vision Scorecard

Citizens take for granted the geospatial infrastructure that serves to foster economic vitality, manage resources, advance health initiatives, protect the homeland, support science, govern the Nation, and otherwise enrich the lives of all Americans;

Emerging

Authoritative and interoperable geospatial information and tools are available, accessible, and routinely used; Emergin

gCitizens rely on the availability of pervasive and ubiquitous geospatial information from the public domain and a thriving geospatial marketplace Emergin

gThe value of national geospatial resources is so well understood by Americans that its ongoing development is easily and continuously sustained;

NOCommercial, academic, nonprofit organizations, and all levels of government operate under a shared governance structure, share a common set of goals and objectives, coordinate and leverage their efforts;

NO

Partners from all sectors work collaboratively with a common set of policies, procedures, standards, and data models; NO

“The Nation and its citizens are empowered by geospatial

resources.”

Vision ScorecardRoles and responsibilities for all partners are well defined and participants have incentives and are accountable for producing results; NOCoordinated policies ensure enhanced access to current data as well as enduring access to historic content valued by the nation; NODevelopment of the national geospatial infrastructure is supported by sustained and equitable cost sharing among partners; NOIncentives are in place to ensure cost-effective initiatives, continuous progress, and innovation; NOA skilled and educated work force is in place to exploit the full potential of geospatial resources to benefit society; Emergin

gThe United States provides international leadership in the global geospatial community; and YES

perhaps in relative decline

Emerging business technologies embrace the concept of place. YES