USGS NSDI Partnership Activities in West Virginia

West Virginia GIS Forum May 17, 2006 Bruce Bauch, USGS Geospatial Liaison KY, TN, WV NSDI Partnership Office

What we’ll cover in 15 minutes

Quick look at “new” USGS structure Recent USGS Activities in West Virginia Pending initiatives to recognize

Question :

Name something former President Bill Clinton is noted for … Signed Executive Order 12906 –April 1994 Established the

National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

and the

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

Question: What is the NSDI?

NSDI = the technology, policies, standards, and human resources necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute, and improve the use of geospatial data decision-making and solving problems for

USGS National Geospatial Program Office

In August, 2004 the Director realigned USGS geospatial programs into the National Geospatial Program Office (NGPO) in the GIO NGPO enables the USGS role in managing the unified portfolio of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Brings The National Map , Geospatial One-Stop the Federal Geographic Data Committee portfolio) into a single program office (as a , and

USGS National Geospatial Program Office Providing leadership to place geographic knowledge at the fingertips of the Nation

Primary Geospatial Liaison Functions

Cultivate and maintain Long-term Relationships with partners and develop Spatial Data Infrastructure partnerships (NSDI) and supporting agreements to support the National Advise and Consult Technology on Geospatial Data and Foster and improve Communication about NSDI and the National Geospatial Program Office (NGPO)

NSDI , USGS, NGPO

SO… How does all this “federal stuff” help West Virginia?????

Partnerships, Partnerships, Partnerships … Local State Federal

USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities Examples

Using the WVSAMB Elevation Data … - mass points and break lines converted to grids for National Elevation Dataset (NED) First Statewide 1/9 Second data in the Nation!!

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USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities Examples

Using the WVSAMB Ortho data … - 2003 SAMB Orthos reprojected to UTM - All orthos available via WVU’s Web Mapping Service

USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities Examples

WVSAMB Hydro data - Supporting Pilot project to determine process for producing statewide “Local Resolution” (1:4,800) NHD using WVSAMB hydro data

USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities (continued)

2006 FGDC Grant (more info later today) Development of a Statewide Geospatial Strategic and Business Plan Identify Statewide Geospatial Coordination mechanism Statewide Geospatial Coordination Sub-committee (more info later today)

USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities (continued)

Charleston is one of 133 Urban Areas For Homeland Security

USGS Partnership NSDI Activities for Charleston Urban Area

WVSAMB 2003 orthos processed for NGA and DHS applications acquired and USGS acquiring Spring 2006 reflights of Charleston H/S footprint Possible USGS/City of Charleston partnership -2006 orthos (TBD)

Potential initiative that may impact West Virginia

Imagery for the Nation 2008-2010 Collaboration sectors – possibly in FY of Federal, State, Local, and Private Cyclical Ortho acquisition “Watch this space…” http://www.nsgic.org/committees1/documents.cfm?cid=67

Potential initiative that may impact West Virginia

Presidential Initiative Geospatial Line of Business (LOB)

USGS/FGDC has the federal lead – Short time fuse OMB expects the LOB to optimize and consolidate federal geospatial-related investments  Production   Maintenance Applications http://www.fgdc.gov/fgdc-news/geolob

Question :

Have you hugged your liaison lately?

ANY QUESTIONS?

For More information Contact:

Bruce Bauch, USGS Geospatial Liaison NSDI Partnership Office Phone: 502-493-1945 Email: [email protected]

http://www.usgs.gov/ngpo/ngporesources.html