national geospatial advisory committee transition update february 4, 2009

National Geospatial Advisory Committee


Transition UpdateFebruary 4, 2009


Overview Federal Transition and Economic Stimulus Activities

(Karen Siderelis) FGDC/DOI Activities Update on Imagery for the Nation

External Transition and Economic Stimulus Activities (Anne Miglarese)

Discussion


FGDC Transition Activities FGDC Steering Committee Transition – Acting Leadership:

Acting Chair: Karen Siderelis, DOI Geospatial Information Officer Acting Vice-Chair: Mike Howell, OMB Deputy Administrator for E-

government and Information Technology Designation of Acting Senior Agency Officials for Geospatial

Information (SAOGIs) FGDC/OMB request for agencies with political-appointee SAOGIs to designate

acting officials until new appointee are in place

Continuing FGDC Activities/Meetings FGDC Steering Committee (October & December 2008 meetings) FGDC Executive Committee (Ongoing monthly meetings)


Transition Briefings

NGAC Transition Recommendations Provided to DOI/OMB transition teams

FGDC/Geospatial Briefing Materials Provided to DOI/OMB transition teams Provided to Obama Administration’s TIGR (Technology,

Innovation and Government Reform) Team Briefing for DOI Secretary Ongoing Outreach Efforts


Economic Stimulus Package

FGDC Executive Committee Meetings December 2008 January 2009

Geospatial Economic Stimulus Proposals IFTN Other

Efficiency, Transparency, and Accountability Agency Activities Recovery.gov Recovery Board

Imagery for the Nation Update

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IFTN Report Status

Draft plan presented at December FGDC Executive Committee meeting

Executive direction provided on key issues High-resolution strategy Governance

Reframing timelines based on new direction and in context of transition


IFTN High-Resolution Strategy Recommendation: Eliminate Federal funding for

6-inch imagery; offer as buy-up option of 1-foot component Approved by FGDC Steering Committee

Executive Committee Guidance Develop process to retain flexibility to meet evolving

needs and avoid acquiring data by default Develop process and initial criteria for prioritizing Federal

requirements for high-resolution imagery Define approach that includes a cyclical component and

may also reserve some funding for annual decision making Processes will be useful at any level of funding

and can improve coordination of high-resolution data acquisition for existing funding


IFTN Governance – Preliminary Concepts

Establish an IFTN governance body of representatives of agencies to authoritatively report requirements and specific justifications

Ensure an open and transparent process Align Federal and Non-Federal priorities Incorporate FGDC 50 States/Imagery plans

Annual priorities presented for approval by governance body to ExCom National Digital Orthophoto Program (NDOP) is modifying its charter

to become FGDC sub-committee and serve as IFTN governance mechanism


IFTN - Next Steps

Continue refining high-resolution and governance strategies

Present contracting and hosting and archiving strategies to Executive Committee for review and guidance

Work with incoming executives Revise timeframe for completion of IFTN Phase 1 Plan for additional Federal and NGAC reviews Work with NGAC on integrated strategy for NSDI

Initiatives


External Activities (Anne) Transition Briefings

NGAC Transition Recommendations sent to Science & Technology Transition Team(s)

Ongoing Actions Required As geospatial schedule C positions are filled we should attempt to get the

appointee up to speed by briefing the transition recommendations, NGAC Changing Landscape Paper and general information on NSDI / NGAC.

Economic Stimulus Proposals: A Proposal for National Economic Recovery: An Investment in Geospatial

Information Infrastructure / Building a National GIS

(Dangermond, Miglarese) A Proposal for Reinvigorating the American Economy Through Investment

in the US National Spatial Data Infrastructure

(Campbell, Curlander, Hagan, Jones, Pellici)


External Activities (Anne) Economic Stimulus Proposals: (con’t)

A Concept for American Recovery and Reinvestment: NSDI 2.0: Powering our National Economy, Renewing our Infrastructure, Protecting our Environment

(Harrison, Moeller, Harrell, Mann, Keighan, Johnson, Stamper, Smith)

The National Map (TNM) – a fundamental component of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (John Palatiello)


External Activities (Anne) Economic Stimulus Proposals: (con’t)

Geospatial Stimulus Potential NOAA $40- $80 M to address Hydro backlog Census $1B USDA Common Computing Environment $200M+ USGS $200M Jobs training program USFS Firefighting


Questions/Discussion

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