Spatial Data Infrastructure

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Spatial Data Infrastructure What is it and why
is it critical?

• Geoinformatics 2006
• U.S. Geological Survey
• Reston, Virginia 10 12 May
• Alan Stevens, PhD
• International Program Manager
• US Federal Geographic Data Committee
• Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
• www._at_gsdi.org
• 703-648-5119

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Giving decision-makers the power to make more
  informed decisions.

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Geography To Advance Business Government
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The Power of Place to Support Decision Making
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Why do we need all this data and information????

• Reduce Losses From Natural
• Human-Induced Disasters
• Prevention Early warning
• Improve Human Health
• Well-Being
• Better business/resource
• management
• Improved governance

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How do we make decisions on these critical
issues?

• Reducing crime
• Enhancing public
• safety
• Containing costs
• Homeland Security

• Managing growth
• Improving accountability
• Disaster mgt.
• Protecting the environment

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So whats the issue..???

• Having the data to make these
• decisions is critical, but
• Not being able to integrate it
• vertically and horizontally is
• another disaster

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So why do we need standards?
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Lets change the situation.

• Emergency vehicle going to an accident or health
  care facility
• Fire hydrants
• Gas main shut off valves
• Electrical substations
• Subway entrances or air vents

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To make informed decisions, we have to gather the
right information.
using the best data available.
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Some realities of data

• Relevant data is often hard to find
• Frequently it is not in compatible forms.
• Information describing data is often
  non-existent.
• Framework data does not exist for broad
  geographic areas.
• Data sharing across organizations is
  inconsistent.

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So What do we need???

• Common language
• Common reference system
• Common framework
• Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
• a National Spatial Data Infrastructure

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So, the questions are

• What is the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
  (NSDI)?
• What is the Federal Geographic Data Committee
  (FGDC)?
• What does the FGDC do?
• Whats in it for me?
• How can I use it to find data?
• What do I need to do to participate?

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Create a National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(NSDI)

• To encourage the collection, processing,
  archiving, integration, and sharing of geospatial
  data and information using common standards and
  interoperable systems and techniques
• .. and accessible via the web

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Core Components of the NSDI
Partnerships
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The Federal Geographic DataCommittee . What is
it??

• Formed about 1990 to promote the
• development and implementation of
• the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
• (NSDI)
• . an NSDI advocacy group.

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The Federal Geographic DataCommittee . What is
it??

• It is really two things
• A staff of about 15 people supporting the
  Secretary of the Interior really the FGDC
  Secretariat
• A committee of 20 Cabinet Level Offices others
  promulgating the NSDI

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FGDC Steering CommitteeCabinet Officers and
Agencies

• Interior (Vice Chair)
• Agriculture
• Defense
• Energy
• HHS
• HUD
• Justice
• State
• Transportation
• FCC

• EPA
• Emergency Mgt
• Library of Congress
• NASA
• Archives
• OMB (Vice Chair)
• Commerce
• NSF
• TVA
• GSA

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Partner Organizations

• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
• Assn. of American Geographers
• Cartographic Advisory Users Group
• Geospatial Information Technology Assn.
• International City/County Management Assn.
• National Assn. of State Chief Information
  Officers
• National Assn. of Counties

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Partner Organizations

• National League of Cities
• National States Geographic Information Council
• Open Geospatial Consortium
• University Consortium for Geographic Information
  Science
• Urban and Regional Information Systems
  Association
• Western Governors Association

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What does the FGDC do?It builds alliances to

• Address institutional and policy barriers
• Identify and develop policy changes
• Identify most effective ways to collect, maintain
  and distribute data
• Designate data stewards
• Reach consensus on framework

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What does the FGDC do?It builds alliances to

• Encourage metadata creation
• Promote clearinghouse/portal development
• Encourage the use common standards and
  participation in national and international
  standards committees
• Seek new partners
• Develop incentives for participants
• Etc.

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Whats in it for me?

• Easier way for me to find data that supports my
  study.
• Better opportunity to have my data fit with other
  data.
• I spend less money more for the rest of my
  project
• Reduces duplication
• Agencies/foundations supporting my efforts save
  money

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How do I find data?

• Clearinghouses
• USGS
• FGDC
• Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI)
• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
• Most agencies

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FGDC GSDI Registry

• http//registry.gsdi.org

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FGDC and Geospatial One-stop Portal

• www.geodata.gov

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Geodata Homepage
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What do I need to do to participate?

• Use ISO approves standards when ever collecting,
  processing, archiving, and sharing data
• Prepare metadata
• Contribute metadata to a registered clearinghouse
• Use the clearinghouse network

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Additional Information

• www.fgdc.gov Federal Geographic Data Committee
• www.geo-one-stop.gov Geospatial 1-stop (e-gov)
• www.geodata.gov Finding US data
• http//registry.gsdi.org Finding data globally
• www.opengis.org Open GIS Consortium
• www.gsdi.org Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

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