National Geospatial Data Asset Management Plan

Update

Adrian Gardner, FEMA, DHSIvan DeLoatch, FGDC OS

Steering Committee MeetingJune 26, 2014

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NGDA Management Plan Activities Summary

Memo to Steering Committee from Anne Castle and Scott Bernard

Implementation of NGDA Management PlanContinuing activities for NGDA Theme Leads and Dataset Managers

Identifying additional Theme Leads Initial baseline of NGDA Datasets Registration of NGDA Datasets on Data.gov Registration of NGDA Theme Leads and Dataset Managers on

GeoPlatform.gov Baseline Dataset Assessment Survey review

Theme Community Resources on GeoPlatform.gov Refining internal Theme Lead Community Updating public NGDA/A-16 Theme Communities – Gov’t Units and

TransportationNGDA Metadata Focus GroupESRI User Conference July 14-18

Organizing working sessions

NGDA Management Plan ActionsAction from the NGDA Management Plan Start Date Completion

Date Lead Progress

Action 2C.3: Establish and Maintain Coordination Mechanism across NGDA Themes 1/1/2013 3/31/2014 Theme Lead Complete

Action 1B.1: Identify Initial Baseline of NGDA Datasets 10/3/2011 6/30/2014 Theme Lead In progress.

Action 1C.1: Activate Theme Lead Collaboration Community on Geoplatform.gov 1/1/2013 6/30/2014 GeoPlatform.g

ov TeamIn progress. Theme Leads

registering.

Action 1A.1: Develop a process for selecting and maintaining A-16 Leads 10/3/2011 9/30/2014 Theme Lead

Agency In progress.

Action discussed at May 22 Excom meeting.

Action 1D.1: Develop NGDA Dataset Maturity Annual Assessment Survey 1/1/2013 9/30/2014 Dataset

Manager In progress.

Action 1D.3: Develop NGDA Theme Administrative Maturity Assessment Survey 10/1/2013 9/30/2014 Theme Lead In progress.

Action 2C.1: Populate A–16 Theme Public Community on Geoplatform.gov 1/1/2014 9/30/2014 Theme Lead In progress.

Theme Leads registering.

Action 1B.2: Register baseline NGDA Datasets and Services metadata 10/3/2011 12/31/2014 Dataset

Manager In progress.

Action 1D.2: Develop NGDA Dataset Report Template 4/1/2014 12/31/2014 Theme Lead Not initiated

Action 1E.1: Review/revise geospatial investment and budget reporting codes 4/1/2014 12/31/2014 Steering

Committee In progress. Initial team

identified.

Action 1D.4: Develop Support Strategic Theme Plan Template 7/1/2014 3/31/2015 Theme Lead Not initiated

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Action 1E.1 - Review/revise geospatial investment and budget report codes

Ex Com to develop a draft standard definition FGDC Secretariat assisting with coordination Action: Need experts from Agencies to review

Description: Consistent definition of geospatial investment and reporting codes will be used in Federal geospatial investment planning, budgeting, execution and reportingOutput: Standard definition of a Geospatial Investment and budget reporting codes that can be cross walked with agenciesResponsibility: FGDC Steering Committee and OMBLead: Adrian Gardner, Ivan DeLoatchDue date: December 31, 2014

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Need to Fill Key NGDA RolesIdentify NGDA Executive Theme Champions for

Biota Cadastre Geology Imagery Land Use – Land Cover Real Property Soils Utilities – Offshore and Terrestrial Water - Inlands

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Theme Lead ChangesGeology Theme Co-lead

From: George Dellagiarino, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 

To: Kumkum Ray, kumkum.ray@boem.gov, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 

Imagery Theme Co-lead From: George Lee, Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey

(USGS) To: Bob Pierce, Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Water - Inland Theme   From: Steve Aichele, Department of the Interior, United States Geological

Survey (USGS)  To: Al Rea, ahrea@usgs.gov, Department of the Interior, United States

Geological Survey (USGS)Utilities-Terrestrial – Lead agency TBD or modified

Theme Lead Participation

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Theme Number Meetings Attended

Biota 8Cadastre 1Climate 8Cultural 6Co-lead Elevation* 2Co-lead Elevation 7Geodetic 5Co-lead Geology 0Co-lead Geology 2Govt Unit 7Co-lead Imagery 6Co-lead Imagery* 3Co-lead Land Use 5Co-lead Land Use 7Real Property 7Soils 3Transportation 6Utilities-Offshore 0Utilities-Terrestrial* 0Co-lead Waters-Inland 6Co-lead Waters-Inland 7Water-Ocean 8

8 Theme Lead meetings Oct 31, 2013 – June 10, 2014

Attended by Lead or their representative

There are 19 Theme Leads and Co-Leads, 3 are vacancies

Meeting Attendance

Oct 2013 17Nov 2013 10Jan 2014 13Feb 2014 12Mar 2014 12Apr 2014 15May 2014 10June 2014 15

* Theme Lead is vacant

NGDA Baseline Dataset Summary

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• Identification of initial Baseline NGDA Datasets due June 30

• Register baseline NGDA Datasets due December 31

• 196 (195) NGDA Datasets• 113 (110) Registered in Data.gov• 83 (85) Need Registering in

Data.gov• 78 (68) Tagged with:

“NGDA”, and “Theme Name”

• 35 (37) Need Tagging

(Previous Months Numbers in Parenthesis)

NGDA MP Action 1B.1: Identify Initial Baseline of NGDA Datasets

Theme NGDA Listed as Official

Search Return Based on Tags: "NGDA" and

"Theme Name" (3)Not Registered in

Data.gov

Biota 6 1 3Cadastre 20 0 11Climate and Weather 6 4 1Cultural Resources 6 4 2Elevation (2) 12 9 4Geodetic Control 4 4 0Geology 3 1 1

Governmental Units, and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries (4) 43 30 9Imagery 8 2 Land Use-Land Cover 23 1 19Real Property 15 0 14Soils 5 0 4Transportation 17 14 2Utilities 2 0 2Water - Inland 5 1 2Water - Oceans & Coasts 21 7 9

Total 196 78 83

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GeoPlatform Internal Theme Lead Community

Community online since March Being refined to include

additional resources 6 (6) Theme Leads Registered 10 (1) Dataset Managers

Registered

Status

NGDA MP Action 1C.1: Activate Theme Lead Collaboration Community on Geoplatform.gov

Theme

GeoPlatform Theme Leads

Community TL Members

GeoPlatform Theme

Community DSM Members

Biota 0 1

Cadastre 0 1

Climate and Weather 1 1

Cultural Resources 1 1

Elevation (2) 1 1

Geodetic Control 0 0

Geology 0 1

Governmental Units, and Administrative and Statistical Boundaries (4) 1 1

Imagery 0 0

Land Use-Land Cover 0 0

Real Property 0 0

Soils 0 0

Transportation 1 2

Utilities 0 0

Water - Inland 0 0

Water - Oceans & Coasts 1 1

Total 6 10

(Previous Months Numbers in Parenthesis)

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GeoPlatform Public Theme Communities

16 Public Theme Community Pages

6 Communities have NGDA Dataset Queries

Need to NGDA Metadata Registration to activate remaining Theme NGDA queries

Updated Communities Gov’t Units Transportation

Status

NGDA MP Action 2C.1: Populate A–16 Theme Public Community on Geoplatform.gov

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NGDA Metadata Focus GroupAddressing issues related to

NGDA Dataset metadata content Registering the NGDA Data metadata in Data.gov and GeoPlatform.gov

Activities Updating NGDA Metadata Best Practices document Documenting and tracking metadata registration issues

Members Jen Carlino, Anne Ball, Edgar Pedroza, Jim Irvine, Lynda Wayne, Gita

Urban-Mathieux Coordination Group, Theme Leads, and Data Managers are invited to

participate

NGDA MP Action 1B.2: Register baseline NGDA Datasets and Services metadata

Baseline Dataset Assessment SurveySecond round of comments were due June 2, 2014

Comments came from Census, NOAA, USGS, GSAComments Summary

Simplify and clarify questions Reconsider the maturity level criteria Two additional baselines provided for consideration

Baseline being tested by Census All 30 NGDAs participating Lessons learned documented Alternative baseline constructed

Working Group established

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Next Steps-Baseline Side-by-side reviews & crosswalk analysisWork group report including Census insightsWorking meeting to be held at Esri UC – July 16Continue tracking other maturity efforts (AGRC, AGU, etc.) Finalize Baseline Dataset Tool by 10/1/14Beta testing Administrative Baseline after the dataset baseline assessment is complete

13NGDA MP Action 1D.3: Develop NGDA Theme Administrative Maturity Assessment Survey

Esri User Conference July 14-18Working session

Wednesday, July 16 Time:1:30-4:30 pm Location: Marriott Hotel Room: Miramar

Intend to have working session Feedback on Platform Dialogues on Theme implementation issues/lessons

learned Additional input on Baseline Assessment content

Action: Will solicit questions for session discussion Contact: Wendy - blake-coleman.wendy@epa.gov

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ContactsWhat WhoNGDA Management Plan coordination Gita Urban-Mathieux,

burbanma@usgs.govDataset/Service Registration on Data.gov

Melissa Wegner, wegner@usgs.govJim Irvine, jirvine@usgs.gov

Metadata Focus Group Jen Carlino, jcalino@usgs.govRegistration on Geoplatform.gov Jim Irvine, jirvine@usgs.govGeoplatform.gov – Theme Lead Community page

Gita Urban-Mathieux (Federal Sponsor), burbanma@usgs.gov

Geoplatform.gov – Theme Community pages

Managed by Theme LeadsSupport - Gita Urban-Mathieux burbanma@usgs.gov and Jim Irvine, jirvine@usgs.gov

NGDA Baseline Assessment Survey Wendy Blake-Coleman, blake-coleman.wendy@epa.gov

Esri User Conference Wendy Blake-Coleman, blake-coleman.wendy@epa.gov

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Questions?

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