Transcript FGDC Activities and USGS Responsibilities In Building The

The FGDC and the Geographic
Names Data Theme of the NSDI
July 25, 2002
Bruce McKenzie & Alison Kiernan
FGDC Directorate
Issues Affecting Nations, Communities
& Citizens - Happen in Places
Wild Fire
Management
Emergency
Response
Spatial Data Is Critical to Business and
Government
 Government information is a valuable
national resource - OMB A-130 – (minimize
the cost and maximize the usefulness of the
information)
 Estimated 80% of government data has a
spatial component
 Much statistical data relates to location and
has a spatial component
 Can’t effectively do E-Gov without G-Gov
 Geography serves as the common thread to
address diverse issues
Genesis of the FGDC
• Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on
Digital Cartographic (FICCDC) created under OMB
directive in1983
•FGDC created by OMB in 1990 (Circular A-16) to
coordinate geospatial activities across federal
government
•Committee representation:
- grown to 17 Cabinet and Executive Level Agencies
- added 40 Stakeholder groups since issuance of E.O. 12906 in
1994
History of A-16 & Related E.O.
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1840’s First Coordination Proposal
1906 EO US Geographic Board
1919 EO Federal Board of Surveys & Maps
1942 EO Bureau of Budget Lead
1953 Circular A-16 issued
1967 A-16 Revised
1973 OMB Report Federal Mapping Task Force on
Mapping, Charting, Geodesy and Surveying
1983 Federal Interagency Coordinating
Committee on Digital Cartography OMB
Memorandum M-83-12
1990 A-16 Revised
1994 EO 12906
2002 Proposed Revision of A-16
1906 Executive Order
“The official title of the United States Board on Geographic
Names is changed to UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHIC
BOARD.
In addition to its present duties, advisory powers are hereby
granted to this Board concerning the preparation of maps
compiled, or to be compiled, in the various bureaus and
offices of the Government, with a special view to the
avoidance of unnecessary duplications of work; and for the
unification and improvement of the scales of maps, of the
symbols and conventions used upon them, and of the
methods of representing relief. Hereafter all such projects as
are of importance shall be submitted to this Board for advice
before being undertaken.”
Theodore Roosevelt
The White House
August 10, 1906
The Federal Geographic
Data Committee (FGDC)
• 17 Cabinet and Executive Level Agencies
• Co-chaired by DOI & OMB
• Coordination of “Federal surveying, mapping, and
related spatial data”
• Federal leadership for NSDI (E.O. 12906)
• Includes participation of many Stakeholders from
state, local and tribal governments, private sector
and academia
FGDC Federal Agencies
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USDA
Commerce
Defense
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NIMA
USACE
Energy
HUD
Interior
Justice
State
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Transportation
EPA
FEMA
Library of
Congress
NARA
NASA
NSF
TVA
HHS
Stakeholder Groups
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31 State Geographic Information Councils
GeoData Alliance
International City/County Mgmt Assoc. (ICMA)
Intertribal GIS Council
National Association of Counties
National League of Cities
National States Geographic Information Council
OpenGIS Consortium
University Consortium for Geographic Information
Science
What is the NSDI?
“. . .the technology, policies, standards, and
human resources necessary to acquire,
process, store, distribute, and improve the
utilization of geospatial data.”
NSDI Vision
• Many organizations / people working towards a
common goal: building a geographic information
resource for the 21st Century
• Current and accurate geographic information is
readily available locally, nationally, and
internationally
• Improve public and private sector application and
use of geospatial data for better decision making
Genesis of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
•1990, OMB Circular A-16 called for the “development of a
national digital spatial information resource.”
•1992, National Academy of Sciences Mapping Science
Committee issued a report giving this “spatial information
resource” a name -- the NSDI.
•1993, VP Gore conducts National Performance Review and
identifies the NSDI as one of the key initiatives to be
accomplished.
•1994, Presidential Executive Order 12906, called for the FGDC
to lead the development of the NSDI, and to seek the
involvement of the non-federal sector.
Participating in the NSDI
 “Think Nationally -- Act Locally”
 Continuum of Participation and
Collaboration
NSDI Components
Clearinghouse (catalog)
Metadata
Framework GEOdata
Standards
Partnerships
NSDI Components
Metadata
Explanation or textual description of data resources
FGDC Metadata Standard
1. Identification
8. Citation
2. Data Quality
9. Time Period
3. Spatial Data Organization
0. Metadata
4. Spatial Reference
5. Entity and Attribute
6. Distribution
7. Metadata Reference
10. Contact
NSDI Components
Clearinghouse (catalog)
Provide access and catalogue ability
Clearinghouse System
Clearinghouse Nodes
Gateways
Web
Web
Client
Client
FGDC
FGDC
etc.
etc.
Database
Database
Database
Database
Database
Database
Database
Database
NSDI Components
Clearinghouse (catalog)
Metadata
Clearinghouse Method
Metadata
preparation
Metadata
val idation/
staging
Metadata
publication
and
Data
Linkage
User
access
NSDI Components
Framework
Provides consistent base for spatial location
Framework Data Themes
Imagery
Elevation
Cadastral
Transportation
Governmental Units
Geodetic
Hydrography
Local
Federal
agencies agencies
State
Utilities
agencies Regional
Private
agencies companies
Elevation and bathymetry
Hydrography
Geodetic
Cadastral
Transportation
Boundaries
Digital orthoimagery
“Concentration
of
chemical X…”
Spatial
Analysis
Base for
Other Data
Finished Maps
Access, Sharing, Interoperability
and Relationships to
Build Once, Use Many Times
Framework/Core Data
Other Thematic Data
Cadastral
Transportation
Flood Zones
Hydrography
Demographic
Government Units
Landcover
Geodetic Control
Biological
Elevation
Imagery
Source KY Office of Geographic Information
Economic
Social
NSDI Components
GEOdata
Geographic data needed for community decision-making
NSDI Components
Standards
Standards for data and technology interoperability
NSDI DATA Standards
Data Content
Data
Classification (Attributes,
(Wetlands,
Vegetation)
objects)
Data
Symbology or
Presentation
Metadata is a component of data
NSDI Components
Partnerships
Relationships for collaboration, sharing and policy deliberations
NSDI Partnerships
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N at ional League of Cit ies
N ational Associat ion of Count ies
I ntertribal GI S Council
U niversit y Consortium on G I Sciences
O pen GI S Consort ium
FGD C
N at ional St ates Geographic Inf ormat ion Council
I nternat ional City / Count y M anagers Associat ion
GeoD at a Alliance
NSDI Components
Clearinghouse (catalog)
Metadata
Framework GEOdata
Standards
Partnerships
Revised Circular A-16
Guaranteeing a Coordinated National
Spatial Data Infrastructure
Why revise Circular A-16
in 2002?
Address changes in technology and the ways
data can be disseminated and shared
Further define and promote the vision for NSDI
Maximize Federal investment in spatial data
assets
Ensure NSDI is relevant to Homeland Security
and emergency preparedness
What are the
significant changes?
Links spatial data assets to the budget and
performance
Increases the leadership role of OMB
Defines 34 NSDI data layers
Designates lead agencies for data layers; holds
agencies accountable
Recognizes activities of the National Imagery
and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
Geographic Names
• This dataset contains data or information on
geographic place names deemed official for
Federal use by the U.S. Board on Geographic
Names as pursuant to Public Law 80-242.
Geographic Names information includes both the
official place name (current, historical, and
aliases) and locative direct (i.e., geographic
coordinates) and indirect (i.e., State and County
where place is located) geospatial identifiers and
categorized as populated places, schools,
reservoirs, parks, streams, valleys, and ridges.
Major New FGDC Activity
• Electronic Government - Geospatial One Stop
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Framework Data Standards Development and Implementation
Fulfill and maintain an operational inventory of Framework data
Publish metadata of planned acquisition of Framework data
Prototype and deploy data access and web mapping services
for Framework
– Establish a comprehensive Federal portal to the Framework
resources
What is the Geospatial
One-Stop Portal?
• Middleware that integrates access to distributed
community data services
• Community-wide access point for all participating
data and map services
• Employs standard software interfaces to connect
to catalog, map, and feature services set up by
providers
• Generic user interface that could be adapted by
other communities
Portal Concepts
Web Browser (Thin Client)
Applications (Thick Client)
Internet
User Interface
Widgets
@FGDC
Geospatial One-Stop Portal
Analysis
GNIS
Symbols
Help
Gaz WFS WMS WCS Cat
Clients
Internet
Services
Data
Provider Organizations
Features of a Common Portal
•Framework data services via:
–OGC Web Feature Service (WFS) using common
schemas
–OGC Web Map Service using Style Layer Descriptors
for symbolization
–OGC Web Coverage Service for continuous data
–Data download as archived files (ftp/http)
•Supportive Services
–Gazetteer Service for placenames as specialized
WFS
–Catalog Services (Clearinghouse) for integrated data
and service discovery
GNIS-Powered Gazetteer Service
CGI-style
programs
GNIS
(Oracle)
SQL
SQL
Web
browser
form
handler
POST
Web
Feature
Service
POST
geonames
Web server
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HTML
XML
User
THEN
Portal
Software
Returns structured lists of
places, coordinates, and
attributes for use as pick
lists, to drive “you are here”
maps, etc.
Names Gazetteer Use in Portal
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User needs data for specific places.
User selects State and Feature Type in Portal.
Portal makes XML request to GNIS server.
Portal receives XML for selected places &
converts to a pick list of names (w/ hidden
coordinates).
5. With the coordinate results, user can narrow
the Portal data search.
FGDC/GNIS Collaboration
• Current GNIS interface only displays query
results in HTML.
• Geo 1 Stop Portal will require structured
Gazetteer search results as XML, allowing for
integration with other web services.
• XML (Extended Markup Language) is used to
format and transfer data in an easy &
consistent way.
• FGDC will work with GNIS staff to learn to
process requests and return with XML to
comply with OGC Web Feature Services