The WV NHD Stewardship Program: October ‘09 Update

Evan J FedorkoJacquelyn Strager

Outline

• Status• Year One Proposal– Players– Task 1: Stewardship program establishment and

organization– Task 2: Editing of known errors– Task 3: Flood zone targeted editing (research)– Task 4: High change area targeted editing (research)– Funding

Status

• Memorandum of Understanding– Between WV Office of GIS Coordinator and the

USGS– Final draft being reviewed by USGS– Will be signed ASAP

• Year one proposal– Final draft complete – participants seek your

input!

Year One Proposal

• Players– West Virginia GIS Technical Center (Fedorko)– Natural Resource Analysis Center (Strager)– West Virginia Department of Environmental

Protection (Daugherty) – West Virginia stewardship community

Task 1: NHD Stewardship Program

WV Office of GIS Coordination

WV GIS Technical Center

NHD Users Group

Primary Sub-Stewards

NHD Error Reporting Tool

USGS NHD Stewardship Program

NHD Steward

Stewardship Technical Lead

Stakeholders andStewardship Mechanisms NHD Training

and Policies

NHD National

e.g., WVDEP, USFS, WVDNR

NHD Data Users

Task 1 (cont.)

• Establishment of !• Establishment of Stewardship mechanisms,

including:– Mailing list of updates– Error reporting tools– Training (also related to task 2)

NHD Users Group

Task 2: Known errors

• Utilize NRAC/WVDEP compilation of errors• NRAC and WVGISTC will edit as many 8 digit

HUs as possible during project period

Task 3: FEMA flood zones targeted editing (research)

• Research the feasibility of utilizing FEMA DFIRM flood zones for targeting areas in NHD for geometric edits

Task 4: High change areas targeted editing (research)

• Work with WVDEP to develop methodology, data sharing mechanisms, etc., to most efficiently edit areas of high change; e.g. surface mining areas, road construction, etc.

Funding

• Total target is ~$50 K• Proposal is directed towards USGS and

includes a funding match from WV Office of GIS Coordination

• Funding will be split between NRAC and WVGISTC

Future Considerations

• Manmade drainage features• Information exchange, particularly in high

change areas • Long term stewardship funding

Discussion

• We need feedback!