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FGDC Business Update FGDC Secretariat Report CG Agenda Items Ken Shaffer FGDC Deputy Executive Director 703-648-5740 [email protected] September 1, 2009 Coordination Group Meeting
FGDC Business UpdateFGDC Secretariat Report
CG Agenda Items
Ken ShafferFGDC Deputy Executive Director
September 1, 2009 Coordination Group
Meeting
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BackgroundThis presentation contains information that supplements a set of read-aheads on the topics covered in the CG meeting and will be used as a walk-though of all the topics at the CG meeting. Use this presentation before reviewing the read-aheads in order to gain context.
Materials will not be presented in full at the meeting, it is the responsibility of the attendees to review the material prior to the meeting, as per CG standard operating procedures.
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Content SummaryFGDC Business Update Information on current FGDC
initiatives/activities
FGDC Secretariat Report Information on Secretariat staff activities
(outside of support for business operations)
CG Agenda Items Other items on the Coordination Group (CG)
agenda with references to any read-aheads
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FGDC Business UpdateMonthly Decisions SummaryGeospatial SmartBUY UpdateAIC, Governance Subcommittee – EA SegmentsIFTN Record of DecisionFGDC 2009 Annual Report UpdateCG Operational Guidelines - updateCG Charter - UpdateNational Geospatial ForumPlace-Based Policy and ProgramsWG/SC Structure ChangesCoordination Group Meeting SchedulingMonthly Geospatial LoB Report
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Monthly Decisions Summary
Coordination Group CG Charter is ready for SC review and
endorsement, 8/4/09
Executive Committee IFTN ROD Finalized, 8/20/09 Note: A number of decisions related
to ExCom/CG communications are pending final ExCom vote
Contact: Pat Phillips, [email protected] ahead: CG Decisions Record 08042009.pdf
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Geo-SmartBuy UpdatePending Official Announcement of Award
Technical Evaluation Board final vendor selection completeSoon – Expected announcement of awardRollout Kit web page with SmartBUY materials and information is ready for releasePress Releases are ready for releaseFinal contractor negotiations are occurring
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: none – pending award
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AIC, Governance Subcommittee – EA Segments
The Architecture and Infrastructure Committee (AIC) Governance Subcommittee, of the Federal CIO Council is sponsoring Enterprise Architecture Segments seeking ‘harmonization’ and improved alignment opportunities.
Evolve or develop common standard definitions Document the expected segment’s relationship to FEA Reference
Models Propose revisions to the models
OMB invited cross agency participation in this exercise This directly affects alignment of agency geospatial investments
Geospatial LoB Activity The Technology & Architecture WG has planned a small work session
for architects on September 23. We hope to have agencies with examples of Geo-Segment
Architectures come and share their products and to borrow the best concepts for development of the Geospatial LoB Segment Architecture.
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: OMB Segment Architecture Worksessions Brief 8.21.09.ppt
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IFTN Record of Decision (ROD)
IFTN ROD unanimously approved by ExCom 8/20/09Documents ExCom agreement on the major elements of the IFTN Phase 1 PlanEstablishes the approach on key IFTN management and policy issuesSent to all SteerCom and CG as an information itemIFTN Phase 1 Plan will be updated to reflect the RODIFTN Phase 1 Plan will go to the SteerCom for review and concurrenceThis is a major IFTN milestone accomplishmentNGAC passed a resolution supporting the IFTN ROD
Contact: Vicki Lukas, [email protected] ahead: IFTN ROD ExCom Endorsed Final 08202009.pdf
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FGDC 2009 Annual ReportTheme: ‘The Mortgage Crisis and Land Parcel Data’Target Date of Completion – Nov. 1, 2009
Data calls to Federal agencies 6/29/09 and 7/22/9
Content at preliminary editing stageFollows 2008 Report OutlineWill include Accomplishments, Goals, and ChallengesChallenges have not been submitted – need inputSubmit all input to Milo Robinson and work with Milo on reviewing your submitted content as needed2008 Report: http://www.fgdc.gov/library/whitepapers-reports/index_html
Contact: Milo Robinson, [email protected] ahead: none
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CG Operational Guidelines - Update
Document defines operational guidelines for the CG as decided upon by membersComplimentary to, but does not supersede, the CG or other FGDC charter or guidancePosted to my.usgs.gov shared spaceUpdates can occur whenever CG approves changesWill be updated to reflect pending ExCom/CG communications items ExCom/CG liaisons ExCom/CG joint meetings
Adoption vote by CG – not requiredContact: Ken Shaffer, [email protected] ahead: CoordGroup Operational Guidelines 062209 DRAFT v01.doc
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CG Charter - updateCG voted to send to SC for review, edit, and approval July 24, 2009 Draft, (v9)
Vote distributed to SC with response deadline of 9/11/09
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: Draft FGDC CG Charter 07-24-09 v9 DRAFT.doc
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National Geospatial ForumProposal in development / initial planning stageTimeframe – November 2009Goal: Engage the broad geospatial community of practice in meaningful conversation focusing on place-based policy and programs (on next slide)Federal and non-federal participantsPurpose/Objective: Utilize social networking and technology tools to:
Engage in discussion about the future of geospatial policy and next steps for both the community of practice and the community of interest
Obtain broad-based input into place-based approaches and federal policy
Contact: Roxanne Lamb, [email protected] ahead: none
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Place-Based Policy and Programs
Executive Office of the President Memorandum M-09-28: “Developing Effective Place-Based Policies for the FY 2011 Budget, August 11, 2009”OMB Budget Data Request No. 09-42: “Place-Based Policies and Programs”
“… to advance the Administration’s domestic and fiscal priorities and to increase the impact of government dollars by leveraging place-conscious planning and place-based programming.” “Place-based policies leverage investments by focusing resources in targeted places and drawing on the compounding effect of well-coordinated action. Effective place-based policies can influence how rural and metropolitan areas develop, how well they function as places to live, work, operate a business, preserve heritage, and more. Such policies can also streamline otherwise redundant and disconnected programs.”FGDC support and participation in Place-based policies under discussionhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-28.pdf
Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, [email protected] ahead: See link in bullets above
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Working Groups/Subcommittee Structure Changes – follow-up
Changes were recommended at the CG off-site meeting and the 7/7/09 meeting2nd set of changes have been incorporated into the structure graphicObjective: CG to confirm structure changes SC does not have to approve since they already
approved combining the LoB activities under FGDC
Next Steps: SC/WG charters need recommendation of CG SteerCom will have to vote on the SC/WG
chartersContact: Milo Robinson, [email protected] ahead: Revised CG Diagram 20090804 v2.ppt
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CG Meeting ScheduleCG proposed extending meetings: 9-3For 2009 meetings, schedule is set (confirming 8/13)Current conflict with the NCPC facility
Commission meetings held the 1st week of the month - restricts room availability
CG meetings set for 1st Tuesday of each month, per charter
NCPC recommends the 2nd or 3rd weeks of the month – greater availabilityOption: move CG to 2nd week of the month and alter the charter for flexibility in 2010Secretariat is scheduling 2010 meetings with NCPC
Contact: Ken Shaffer, [email protected] ahead: none
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Monthly Geospatial LoB Report
GeoLob “At-a-Glance”GeoLob Monthly Status Report - August
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: Geo LoB At a glance 8.24.09.pdf, Geo LoB monthly Status Report August 2009.pdf
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FGDC Secretariat Report2010 NSDI CAP ProgramExecutive Committee Meeting – August 25, 2009Data.gov UpdateRecovery.gov Update
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2010 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program
Finalizing CAP categories (6 or 7)Category leads are drafting final descriptions and requirementsFinal draft of the announcement pending final review and release to USGS Office of Acquisitions and GrantsProposal submission period: mid-October to early JanuaryFebruary 2010: announcement of awardsFunding consistent with FY 2009, ~ $1.32 million
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US/Canadian Cross Border Project has been postponed at the request of the Canadian partners
Government Computer News article, 8/10/09: “GIS goes vertical, with integration across state, local, federal lines
http://gcn.com/Articles/2009/08/10/GIS-integration-state-local-federal.aspx?p=1
Includes NSDI CAP and FGDC coordination activities
Significant list of 2009 NSDI CAP achievements – please reviewThanks to all contributors for their efforts in developing, reviewing, monitoring, and assisting awardees with their grantsAnother successful year
2010 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program
Contact: Gita Urban-Mathieux, [email protected] ahead: http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/ - FY2009 Achievements
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ExCom Meeting UpdateAugust 25, 2009Update pending outcome of meeting
Contact: John Mahoney, [email protected] ahead: none
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GeoRecovery.govSupporting the development of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) website – www.recovery.govEnsuring transparency and accountabilityGeoRecovery.gov Team Initially organized to support OMB/GSA Transitioned to support the Recovery Act
Transparency Board (RATB) that now leads this effort
Team members from FGDC member agencies and contractor support
Contact: Ken Shaffer, [email protected] ahead: none
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GeoRecovery.gov TeamFGDC member agencies
DOI, EPA, DHS, GSA, DOE, USDA, USDA/FS, NPS, NGA, HUD
Providing geo-enabling guidance to Recovery.gov developers (use cases)Provide support through the FGDC representative on the development teamRespond to requests for subject matter expertise in use-case development, application testing, services identificationAugust 20th meeting with the new recovery.gov geospatial contractor
Smartronix
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GeoRecovery.gov TeamGeoRecovery Team provided history of efforts to dateSmartronix reviewed and demoed v2 capabilitiesCommitted to reaching out to the federal community to leverage expertise and identify requirements through the TeamHolding joint monthly meetingsInterim meetings on specific actions called on an as needed basisCurrently, inbound data is coming from federal systems, not recipients (USASpending.gov for example)August 27th “sprint” deadline to have recovery.gov v1 capabilities migrated into v2 platformOctober deadline to have new site infrastructure in place, 1st geospatial enhancements ready, and begin preparation for handling recipient data
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GeoRecovery.gov TeamContract reflects a major commitment of recovery.gov to geospatial capabilitiesDevelopment and testing being done in a cloud computing environmentProduction will be on dedicated serversGeoRecovery.gov Team to:
Provide information on available federal data services
Identify federal experts to participate in Beta testing Help identify technical/use issues that need to be
addressed Identify capabilities/data that will increase the site’s
usability to the public, federal agencies, constituentsRecovery.gov is being geo-enabled
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www.Data.govPurpose: “… to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.”Three components
“Raw” Data Catalog Tool Catalog Geodata Catalog
As of late August 2009:Passed the 400 mark on raw datasets available Passed the 200 mark on tools availableContinually improving the quality of the existing catalog records to correct minor discrepanciesGeospatial items: An interface was deployed to expose geodata.gov metadata that have been flagged by agencies for inclusion (based on meeting quality management principles) allowing approximately 100,000 geospatial data sets to be exposed through data.gov – LEVERAGING EXISTING EFFORTS
Contact: Ken Shaffer, [email protected] ahead: none
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www.Data.gov
Featured Tool:
The MY NASA DATA Live
Access Server (LAS), over
149 parameters in atmospheric
and earth science from
five NASA scientific projects.
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CG Agenda ItemsNGAC August 26, 27 Meeting SummaryGeoLoB Lifecycle Management WG UpdateFGDC Working Group Charters HarmonizationGeoLoB 2011 Concurrence StatusWG and SC Common Dashboard ReportingWG and SC Updates SchedulingCG’s Executive Committee Liaison Process
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NGAC August 26, 27 Meeting Summary
Met at NCTC in Sheperdstown, WVUpdate pending outcome of meeting
Contact: John Mahoney, [email protected] ahead: none
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GeoLoB Lifecycle Management WG - update
Data Theme Discussion comments from 8/4/09 CG meetingNeed CG Consensus path forwardContact: Wendy Blake-Coleman, [email protected]
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: Lifecycle A-16 Portfolio slides 8 26 09 v7.ppt
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FGDC Working Groups/Subcommittee Charters Harmonization - discussion
A number of WGs/SCs have worked on new/revised chartersCharters should have common format/contentSecretariat staff have been reviewing content to make a recommendation on format (bumped from 8/4/09)Draft standard for WG/SC charters ready for review
Also – User/Historical Data Working Group charter 1st draft is ready for review
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: Standard WG Charter dft.doc, FGDC-UserHistoricalDataWG2009.doc
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GeoLoB 2011 Concurrence Status - update
Update pending further discussion
Contact: Ivan DeLoatch, [email protected] ahead: none
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WG/SC Common Dashboard Reporting
Dashboard for GeoLoB reporting, to be used by working groups and subcommittees as starting pointReporting template with greater detail ready for reviewWGs/SCs will report quarterly using the template
Objective: Consensus on dashboard so usage can begin
Contact: Lew Sanford, [email protected] ahead: FGDC Subctte.WG Quarterly Template dft.ppt
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WG/SC Updates Scheduling
CG discussed: reviews at the monthly meetings of 2 to 3 WGs/SCsUtilize common dashboard reportingObjective: Establish and maintain a schedule for WG/SC reviews Number per meeting? Order and process to use?
Recommend for October 2009 meeting: Cultural and Demographic Statistics SC Homeland Security WG
Contact: Ken Shaffer, [email protected] ahead: none
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CG’s Executive Committee Liaison Process
NOTE: ExCom recommendations pending final reviewExCom and CG will each have a liaison who attends the 1st part of each other’s meetings
Provides for meeting time without the liaisons presentLiaisons will present their group’s issues, concerns, decisions, and/or requests in a presentation and discussion Liaisons will recommend topics for joint meetingsLiaisons will not be included in the other groups communicationsCG liaison to ExCOM will be a primary CG memberCG’s liaison to serve one-year term OR rotate amongst CG primary members (CG to decide) – could be the new co-chair (upon adoption)ExCom’s liaison to CG will rotate to represent ExCom agencies Direction may be adapted if governing structure changes
OBJECTIVE: CG needs to identify their liaison to the ExCom
Contact: Ken Shaffer, [email protected] ahead: none – pending ExCom decision
