NSDI Future Directions Governance for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure

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NSDI Future DirectionsGovernance for the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
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NSDI Future Directions

• The Federal Geographic Data Committee recently
  completed a Study to identify actions over the
  next 2-3 years to implement the NSDI
• 3 Key Focus Areas were identified. Each has 3-5
  Strategic Objectives
• Partnerships with Purpose
• Making Framework Real
• Communicating the Message
• Action Teams have been set up to address Focus
  Areas and Strategic Objectives. A Strategic
  Objective being addressed is Governance.

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Strategic Objective - Governance

• By 2005, options for restructuring the
  governance model of the NSDI to make it more
  effective and inclusive are identified, evaluated
  and acted upon.

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Objectives for todays session

• Establish a greater level of understanding
  regarding issues and options for Governance of
  the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Solicit input and ideas on the NSDI governance
  process, key elements and issues or concerns
• Gather information to feed into the development
  of recommendations

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What is Meant by NSDI Governance

• The organizational structure, leadership and
  authority roles, and all associated regulations,
  policies, and procedures for management,
  coordination, and operation of the NSDI.

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Key Elements of Governance

• Underlying legal mandate
• Responsibilities and Roles
• National Policies and Strategy
• Coordination across all Sectors
• Establishing NSDI Architecture and best Practices
• Reviewing and recommending geospatial activities
• Leadership/authority
• Accountability
• Budget
• Stability

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Why should we govern?

• Improve services
• Coordinate public resources
• Economic development
• Improve management of natural and human resources
• Provide effective response to emergencies
• Improve defense and security capabilities

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Why should we govern?


Improve Services to Citizens

Coordinate Public Services to Help Guide
Development

Provide Effective Response to Emergencies
State Agencies
Tribal Governments
Regional Organizations
Local Governments
Federal Agencies
Academic Institutions
NSDI
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What are we governing?

• Some thoughts
• Geospatial information (production, maintenance,
  distribution?)
• Processes that develop and use geospatial
  information
• The infrastructure at a national scale
• Standards, policy, technology, and resources to
  acquire, process, store, distribute and improve
  utilization of geospatial information

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Factors to Consider In a Governance Process

• National approach
• Right level of decision-makers
• Bias to successful active participants/players
• Builds in accountability
• Simple - to avoid confusion
• Inclusive - Fed, state, local, private, academia
• Bold step
• Clearly defined roles responsibilities

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Current Governance Model - Key Elements

• OMB Circular A-16 created FGDC as interagency
  coordinating body and to facilitate
  implementation of NSDI.
• A-16 provides guidance to federal Agencies for
  coordination of geographic information.
  Executive Order 12906 also provides NSDI
  guidance.
• Department of Interior Chairs FGDC, OMB is
  Vice-Chair.
• A-16 requires partnership programs with
  stakeholders for NSDI.
• Stakeholders are very important but not a part of
  FGDC.

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Current Governance Model

OMB
A-16
FGDC voting members
S T A K E H O L D E R S
TVA
NSF
NARA
NASA
GSA
LOC
DHS
FCC
HHS
EPA
DOE
DOT
DoD
DOS
DOC
DOJ
HUD
USDA
DOI
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Current Problems / Issues

• FGDC Steering Committee too far removed
• Little coordination or sharing of information
• Duplication of effort
• Data and information gaps are not being addressed
• Recognize same problems exist at Federal, state
  and local levels
• Business practices

• Lack of comprehensive national strategy
• Federal credibility
• Lack of authority and accountability
• Many governance pieces
• FGDC still primarily Federal
• Unclear roles and responsibilities
• Lack of private sector involvement in governance

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Governance Team Outreach Activities

• Focus Groups with 8 organizations completed or
  scheduled
• Individual Interviews by Outreach Team Members
• Contacts with about 10-12 Associations which are
  not typically considered geospatial

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Characteristics Critical to Success

• Authority and clout
• Sustainable funding/financing
• Stewardship/ownership at the local level
• Leadership
• Vision and a roadmap
• Partnerships
• ROI - business case
• Accountability

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Preliminary Synthesis from Outreach Activities

• National leadership is needed - a national body
  with authority must be established
• Funding/financing on a sustainable basis is
  needed
• FGDC must continue to play a role
• Private sector wants and needs to be involved
• An ROI business case is still needed
• Leadership with vision and clout are needed

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Governance Models4 Options for Discussion

• Several Governance Models have been developed for
  discussion purposes.
• The following Models have been developed to
  represent potential options for implementation.

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Governance Models Option 1 - Key Elements

• Establishes a new entity through legislation
• 1 - Legislation establishes a National Geospatial
  Coordinating Council (NGCC) responsible for NSDI
  policy, implementation, and interoperability
  issues.
• 2 - Membership includes representatives from all
  sectors.
• 3 - FGDC focused on Federal Coordination
  responsibilities of A-16.
• 4 - Grant Program for NSDI implementation

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Option 1
OMB

National Geospatial Coordination Council Presiden
tial Appointed Director (with Core Staff
support) Functions Policy, Standards National
Applications
Members Chair-Federal Vice Chair-Federal FGDC
3 Members 5 Members each from
with Core Staff
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Governance Models Option 3 - Key Elements

• Establishes new entity through combination of
  existing and new organizations in a phased
  approach
• 1 National Geospatial Coordinating Council
  through non-statutory authority. Role would be
  national policy applications, standards and
  implementation.
• 2 Strengthened FGDC federal leadership role
  through new Presidential Executive Order.
• 3 Uniform State Coordinating Councils that
  represent state, local and state/regional
  interests through Gubernatorial Executive Orders.
• 4 New Legislation similar to Option 1.

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Option 3 Phased Implementation
OMB
Phase 4 Implementation Statutory Authority
Granted with Presidential Appointee as Director
Phase 1 Implementation National Council Created
with non-Statutory Authority
Phase 3 Implementation The 50 States Initiative
Phase 2 Implementation Modification of Federal
Coordination
National Geospatial Coordination Council Presiden
tial Appointed Director (with Core Staff
support) Functions GOS/RAMONA/Standards National
Applications
FGDC with Core Staff
HUD
TVA
NSF
NARA
NASA
GSA
LOC
DHS
FCC
National Non-Profit Organizations NSGIC NASCIO NAC
o URISA ASPRS NGA WGA Etc.
Tribal Governments
HHS
EPA
National Trade Groups MAPPS OGC GITA
DOE
DOT
DoD
DOS
DOC
DOJ
USDA
DOI
Implementation can begin concurrently
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Governance Models Option 4 Key Elements

• No need for a National Geospatial Coordination
  Council adhere to Circular A-16
• 2002 Revision to Circular A-16 provides the
  necessary authority, when coupled with the
  Federal CIO Council charter ASSUMING each Federal
  Agency
• 1 - Fulfills its assigned role to achieve the
  NSDI vision, in partnership with their CIOs
• 2 - Promotes practical data sharing partnerships
  at the local level among stakeholders
• 3 - Funds the technology and portfolio
  management services of their geospatial resources
  to enable access to NSDI data
• 4 - CIO exercises geospatial information
  leadership and vision
• 5 - And OMB works with agency budget offices to
  secure necessary resources to support NSDI
  activities

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Option 4
Phase 2 Implementation FRPC Tasks FGDC to
Deliver a Federal Cadastre to Support
Accountability
Phase 1 Implementation Amend Federal CIO and RP
Councils Charter to Acknowledge FGDC Role
Phase 4 Implementation States Adopt 50 States
Initiative Strategy
E-Gov Act
EO 13327
Phase 3 Implementation FCIOC Tasks FGDC to
Deliver a Geospatial Profile for the FEA
EO 12906
HUD
Circular A-16
Influence Federal Directions
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Governance Models Option 5 - Key Elements

• Establishes a new OMB Office based on the model
  of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
• 1 Office of Geospatial Coordination and
  Management established within OMB to carryout
  A-16 responsibilities.
• 2 FGDC functions become part of this new
  Office.
• 3 Federal Geospatial Advisory Committee
  provides for improved coordination with other
  levels of government, private sector and
  academia.
• 4 Can be established by Administration action
  or by legislation.

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Option 5
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Next Steps

• Data collection, Synthesis and Analysis March
  thru April, 2005
• Preliminary Report/Plan May 2005
• Feedback from Stakeholder Groups March, May
  2005
• Submit Report/Plan - June 2005

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Contact

• Volunteers are needed to participate in review
  process. If interested please give us your name
  or business card.
• Contact Information
• Dennis Goreham 801-538-3163
• dgoreham_at_utah.gov
• Shelby Johnson 501-682-2767
  shelby.johnson_at_arkansas.gov
• Cy Smith 503-378-6066
• cy.smith_at_state.or.us
• For additional information fgdc.gov/future
  directions (click on Action Teams)

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Brainstorming Discussion

• Is there a need for a national geospatial
  coordination body? If so
• Whats its purpose, responsibilities, and
  membership? How is it established?
• How might we fund this body, as well as NSDI
  implementation activities?
• How do we ensure needed involvement of all
  sectors in a national system?
• What are your issues or concerns?

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Key Point - National Body

• Is there a need for a National Geospatial
  Coordination Council (NGCC)?
• If so
• What is the purpose of the Council?
• What is its scope of responsibilities?
• Who should be members? How should they be
  selected?
• How should the Council be established? By what
  authority?

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Key Point Sustainable Funding/Financing

• How might we fund or finance the NGCC?
• Federal appropriations New Grant Program
• Shared funding model between all levels of
  government
• Assessment against current revenue streams for
  NSDI geospatial activities i.e. property taxes,
  telephone/cell phone use, transportation use,
  etc.
• New financing model to encourage state/local
  bonds and/or low interest loans

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Key Point Non-federal government and other
sector involvement

• How do we ensure needed involvement of all
  sectors in a National System?
• Incentives
• Establishing Champions
• Build from the Bottom-up
• Stewardship/ownership at the local level

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• BACK-UP SLIDES

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Consensus of the Team

• We need to establish a national council - most
  likely by legislation
• There is still a role for FGDC
• There is still a role for NSGIC the states
• We need down-to-the ground coordination
• Feedback loop - must incorporate a communications
  mechanism (vertical horizontal)
• Decision-support activities need to be driven by
  local issues, needs requirements
• Sense of urgency - now is the time

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Vision of the NSDI (BHAG)

• A geospatial infrastructure that provides instant
  access to reliable integrated information and
  geospatial services and applications for
  decision-making and problem-solving

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Burning Platform

• Security of the homeland
• Hazard prevention and response
• Access and delivery of health and human services
• Emergency response
• Cross-jurisdictional crime prevention and crime
  solving
• Economic development
• Natural resource management

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Core Purpose of the NGCC

• Ensure the development and coordination of our
  nations geospatial resources for accurate and
  reliable data for decisions regarding the
  security, health and welfare and the prosperity
  of our citizens.

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A Century of Federal Geospatial Activity
Governance

• August 1906 An Executive Order granted advisory
  power to the United States Geographic Board to
  review mapping projects to avoid duplication and
  to facilitate standardized mapping.
• December 1919 - Executive Order No. 3206
  established Federal Board of Surveys and Maps
• March 1942 - Executive Order No. 9094 directs the
  Bureau of the Budget to coordinate and promote
  the improvement of surveying and mapping
  activities of the Government and passes on
  functions carried out by the Federal Board of
  Surveys and Maps.
• January 1953 Bureau of the Budget issues
  Circular A-16 to ensure surveying and mapping
  activities may be directed toward meeting the
  needs of federal and state agencies and the
  general publicperformed expeditiously, without
  duplication of effort and seeks to better
  coordinate several federal geospatial programs to
  include Topographic Mapping Activities, National
  Atlas, Geodetic Control Surveys and International
  Boundaries.

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A Century of Federal Geospatial Activity
Governance

• May 1967 - Circular A-16 revision adds the
  responsibilities of Departments of Commerce,
  Interior and State and provides guides for annual
  agency program development and reporting
• October 1990 - Circular A-16 revision establishes
  the Federal Geographic Data Committee and grows
  to include surveying and mapping, digital data,
  and modifies agency reporting formats
• August 2002 Circular A-16 revision reflects
  geographic information management and technology
  changes and clearly defines agency and FGDC
  responsibilities. The revision displays an
  integrated infrastructure system approach to
  support multiple government services and
  electronic government known as the NSDI and
  encompasses Executive Order 12906.

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Strawman Governance ModelsOption 3
Recommendations

• 100 years of attempts to organize federal
  geospatial information activities have not
  benefited from new and improved governing
  bodies (e.g. NGCC)
• Instead of focusing on how to secure more
  authority and funding, federal agencies should
  aggressively work with their agency CIOs to fully
  satisfy their assigned obligations
• FGDC should focus on teaming with the Federal
  CIO Council and OMB to ensure adequate resources
  are secured to assess their geospatial holdings
  to the field level
• FGDC must secure Federal CIO Council advocacy to
  join in approaching OMB in identifying resources
  to compile a national multi-purpose cadastre to
  assist with federal asset accountability and
  homeland defense
• FGDC should ensure Geospatial One-Stop has an
  ability for federal, state, regional and local
  governments to register their interests in
  specific geographies of interest according to a
  common taxonomy that will identify parties that
  can benefit from sharing.
• In turn, the building of the NSDI will occur
  through such bottom up support for local data
  sharing with full participation from federal,
  state and local governments within the identified
  region.

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Federal ProcurementGovernance Model