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A Bold Step for the National Spatial
Data Infrastructure: The National
Geospatial Programs Office
Karen Siderelis
USGS Associate Director for Geospatial Information
A Dialog with MAGIC on the Changing Geospatial
Information Landscape
November 12, 2004
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Goals for the NSDI
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Rich data holdings in many hands
Skilled expertise of many entities
Data continually acquired in many ways
Great advances in many technologies
Endless potential for many uses
Essential partnerships in many communities
NGPO Background
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Charge from USGS
Director, August 2004
Strategic Alignment of
Activities
 National leadership of
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highly visible, highdemand geospatial
programs
Time to bring it all
together
National Geospatial
Leadership
Coordination
Across Government
Direct Support
to DOI
A Bold Step
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National Geospatial Programs Office
 Align national geospatial activities and responsibilities
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Federal Geographic Data Committee
Geospatial One Stop
The National Map
Interior Enterprise GIS
 Reaffirm the direction of individual activities
 Expand partnership offices
 Assess USGS geospatial products and services
Geographic Research Focus
Vision of National Geospatial Programs Office
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Equals vision of the NSDI
“ Current and accurate
geospatial data will be
readily available on a
local, national and global
basis to contribute to
economic growth,
environmental quality and
stability and social
progress”.
NGPO Role in NSDI
 Embrace national leadership
 Realign for a future we envision together
 Be unconstrained by today or yesterday – how we
look today is not how we will look tomorrow
NGPO Directions
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Unify and simplify
Act as one
Achieve management excellence
Include partners in all aspects
NGPO Commitments
 Work in an integrated fashion
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Listen to one another
Rely on one another
Common vision of shared future
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Work as partners inside and outside the organization
Push for incentives
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Create once, use many
Best practices – share knowledge
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The future is ours to realize
 Implement partnerships with purpose
 Emphasize standards and data models
 Have a bias for action
Transformation Process
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Co-locate
Integrate
Optimize
Initial NGPO Charge
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Develop and deliver plan for the National Geospatial
Programs Office
Contribute to completion of the NSDI Future
Directions Initiative
Ensure the two plans complement one another
Seek partner involvement at every stage
NSDI Future Directions
 Forging Partnerships with Purpose
 Making the Framework Real
 Communicating the Message
 Realize NSDI vision of “current
geospatial data being readily
available across the country”
NGPO Core Team
 Sponsors of Study Teams
 Prepare Final Plan and Report for USGS Director
 “Pillars”
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Ivan DeLoatch, Federal Geographic Data Committee
Mark DeMulder, Geospatial One Stop
Hank Garie, Cooperative Topographic Mapping Program
Bob Pierce, Interior Enterprise Geographic Information
Management
Stan Ponce, Partnerships and External Coordination
Study Teams
 Unified Geospatial Enterprise Architecture
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Core Team Sponsor – Ivan DeLoatch
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Core Team Sponsor – Hank Garie
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Core Team Sponsor – Stan Ponce
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Core Team Sponsor – Bob Pierce
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Core Team Sponsor – Mark DeMulder
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Core Team Sponsor – Mark DeMulder
 Geospatial Technology Integration
 Partnership Offices
 Unified NSDI Web Presence
 Measuring Geospatial Investments
 USGS Geospatial Products and Services
Unified Geospatial Enterprise Architecture
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Context
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Charge
 Enterprise Architecture for NSDI
 Federal Enterprise Architecture
 EA in Federal and state agencies
 Recommend an approach for unifying disparate
geospatial architecture efforts, aligning them with
the Federal Enterprise Architecture and
accommodating the needs of the non-Federal
community
Geospatial Technology Integration
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Context
 Disparate, confusing systems
 Customers need better service from systems
 Redundant and duplicative systems are not
economical
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Charge
 Develop a technical vision, “modernization
blueprint,” and a systems integration plan for
NGPO systems
Partnership Offices
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Context
 Existing Mapping Partnership Offices
 Expanding expectations
 Landscape is where things happen
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Charge
 Develop a plan for restructuring and re-scoping
USGS Mapping Partnership Offices and the
mapping liaison function to represent full portfolio
of NGPO activities
Unified NSDI Web Presence
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Context
 Current Web presence lacks coherence
 Potential of the Web to be realized
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Charge
 Develop a plan to unify Web activities of the
individual entities of the NGPO and create a
unified NSDI Web presence
Measuring Geospatial Investments
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Context
 Recent questions and findings from GAO, OMB,
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etc.
Responsible to taxpayers and stakeholders
Charge
 Develop a proposal for how the NGPO might assist
OMB in measuring geospatial investments and
developing an investment strategy for the Federal
Government
USGS Geospatial Products and Services
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Context
 Proud history of products and services
 Continued and changing demand
 Managing customer expectations
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Charge
 Develop recommendations for a suite of 21st
century geospatial products and services that
USGS is uniquely positioned to offer
Engaging Customers and Partners
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National meetings
Focus groups and teams
Peer reviews and reports
Additional listening sessions
Email input
 [email protected]
Framing Your Comments
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Aligning Geospatial Programs: What’s the
Harmony?
Partnerships: What’s the Right Relationship?
USGS Products and Services: What’s the
Future Market?