June 18 2013 Coordination Group Meeting CG Agenda

June 18, 2013 Coordination Group Meeting CG Agenda Items FGDC Committee Meeting Summaries FGDC Business Update Ken Shaffer FGDC OS Deputy Executive Director 703 -648 -5740 kmshaffer@usgs. gov 6 -18 -13 v 7

Background This 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. CG Agenda Items - Items on the Coordination Group (CG) agenda with references to any read-ahead materials FGDC Committee Meeting Summaries FGDC Business Update - Current FGDC initiatives/activities 2

CG Agenda Items Wetlands Subcommittee Report Metadata Work Group Charter Revision Update Review of NGAC and Steer. Com Meetings NSDI Strategic Plan Update - Federal Only Session – Data Sets / Data Themes Geospatial Platform 3

Wetlands Subcommittee Report Presentation Contact: Bill Wilen, FWS, bill_wilen@fws. gov Read ahead: Wetlands SC Report – Bill Wilen. ppt 4

Metadata Work Group Charter Revision Update Presentation on proposed changes to Metadata Work Group charter, following the Work Group’s discussion of comments received from CG members. Contact: Jennifer Carlino, USGS, jcarlino@usgs. gov Read aheads: Metadata Work Group Charter Update - Jennifer Carlino. ppt, DRAFT FGDC Metadata Working Group Charter_Comment Response_20130613. docx, MWG Charter Reconciliation Summary. doc 5

Review of NGAC and Steer. Com Meetings Review of June 11 -12 NGAC Meetings Review of June 13 Steering Committee Meeting Contact: Ivan De. Loatch, FGDC OS, ideloatch@fgdc. gov Read ahead: Summary - June 2013 NGAC-SC Meetings. pptx 6

NSDI Strategic Plan Update on development of NSDI Strategic Plan Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc. gov Read ahead: NSDI Strategic Plan Update 6 -18 -13 CG Meeting. pptx 7

Data Sets / Data Themes -Federal Only. A-16 Planning Contact: Wendy Blake-Coleman, EPA, blake-coleman. wendy@epamail. epa. gov Read aheads: Dataset Data. Theme_A 16_061813 v 3. pptx 8

Geospatial Platform -Federal Only. Update on Platform status Contact: Ken Shaffer, FGDC OS, kmshaffer@fgdc. gov Read aheads: Geo. Platform Update 6 -18 -13 Ken Shaffer. pptx 9

FGDC Committee Reports Committees’ Decisions Summary CG and SC Monthly Membership Changes Steering Committee Executive Committee National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) Next Coordination Group Meeting 10

Committees’ Decisions Summary Executive Committee Meeting – 6/6/13 Meeting n n n Ex. Com members will develop a definition of “geospatial investment” in the context of A-16. Ex. Com members will review OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources, that is out for revision, and determine if they want to recommend changes or add language related to geospatial data management. The Ex. Com (Jerry Johnston) will develop a 1 pager to describe the issues related to having both A-16 metadata guidance and the new Open Data Policy metadata guidance so the committee can determine how to provide guidance to agencies on a consolidated approach the meets both requirements. Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc. gov Read ahead: none 11

Committees’ Decisions Summary Steering Committee – 6/13/13 Meeting n n n Steering Committee members will ensure that their agency responses to the FGDC memo sent through the Presidential Management Council to Deputy Secretaries are provided by June 20. Steering Committee members are to provide feedback on the draft NSDI Strategic Plan by June 24. Ivan De. Loatch, Jerry Johnston (DOI), Scott Bernard (OMB), and Bob Austin (NGAC Chair) will have a discussion on potential input by NGAC on the emergency response/first responder coordination issue. Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc. gov Read ahead: none 12

CG and SC Monthly Membership Changes There were no membership changes to CG or SC this month. Contact: Arista Salimi Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc. gov Read Aheads: none 13

Steering Committee Met on June 13, 2013, Main Interior Building (details in later presentation) n Agenda Items: w w w Leadership Update/Response to GAO Report NSDI Strategic Plan A-16 Implementation Plan Elevation Theme Report (USGS and NOAA) Geospatial Platform NGAC Summary Next Scheduled Steering Committee Meeting: n September 12, 2013 – TBD, D. C. , 1 -3 pm ET Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc. gov Read ahead: none 14

Executive Committee Met on June 6, 2013 at Main Interior Building n Agenda Items: w Response to GAO report w NSDI Strategic Plan w A-16 Implementation Plan w Geospatial Platform w April NGAC Webinar & June Meeting w June Steering Committee Meeting Contact: Arista Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 15

NGAC Update Recent Activities June 11 -12 meeting in D. C. Details on this meeting will be provided in a presentation later this morning. Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 16

NGAC – Upcoming Activities 2013 Meeting Schedule September 10 -11 NGAC Meeting – Sheperdstown, WV n. September 12 FGDC SC Meeting – Washington, DC n Next Round of NGAC Appointments 16 current appointments will expire 12/31/13 n. Call for Nominations – Summer 2013 n Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 17

National Geospatial Advisory Committee Dr. Robert Austin, NGAC Chair* City of Tampa, FL Mr. Bert Granberg State of Utah Mr. Matthew O’Connell Geo. Eye Dr. Jerry Johnston, NGAC Vice-Chair U. S. Department of the Interior Mr. Frank Harjo* Muscogee (Creek) Nation Mr. Patrick Olson Aero-Metric, Inc. Mr. Talbot J. Brooks* Delta State University, MS Mr. Michael Jones* Google, Inc. Mr. Mark Reichardt Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. Mr. Richard Clark State of Montana Mr. Jack H. Maguire* County of Lexington, SC Dr. Douglas Richardson* Association of American Geographers Dr. Keith Clarke* University of California, Santa Barbara Dr. E. Donald Mc. Kay Illinois State Geological Survey Mr. Anthony Spicci State of Missouri Mr. Steve Coast* Microsoft Corporation Dr. Carolyn J. Merry* The Ohio State University Mr. Gary Thompson State of North Carolina Mr. Jack Dangermond ESRI Ms. Anne Hale Miglarese Planeti. Q, Inc. Mr. Gene Trobia State of Arizona Mr. David Di. Sera* EMA, Inc. Mr. Roger Mitchell* MDA Information Systems, Inc. Ms. Molly Vogt Oregon Metro Prof. Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz University of Mississippi Law School Dr. Michele Motsko* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Mr. David Wyatt Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Mr. Matthew Gentile* Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP Dr. Timothy Nyerges University of Washington * Appointed January 2013 Ivan De. Loatch NGAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO) Federal Geographic Data Committee Contact: John Mahoney, FGDC OS, jmahoney@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None

Next Coordination Group Meeting Tuesday, July 16 - CANCELED Presentations will be moved to the August 13 agenda Tentative: FGDC Chair visit Geologic Subcommittee Report Cadastral Subcommittee Report NSDI Strategic Plan Update -Federal Only. Update on Response to GAO Report A-16 Data Sets/Themes Geospatial Platform Next CG Meetings in 2013: 8/13, 9/10, 10/8, 11/19, 12/10 Contact: Arista Salimi Maher, FGDC OS, amaher@fgdc. gov Read ahead: none 19

FGDC Business Update GAO Actions Update Geospatial Line of Business and Geospatial Platform Update (by task and subtask) NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) FGDC Standards Update 20

GAO Actions Update - Background “OMB and Agencies Need to Make Coordination a Priority to Reduce Duplication” GAO issued report GAO-13 -94 Nov. 26, 2012 3 Recommendations for FGDC, directed to the Steering Committee FGDC response was to commit to the execution of 3 actions Memos from Anne Castle, FGDC Chair to Steering Committee members directed the FGDC’s focus on these 3 actions this year Contact: Ivan De. Loatch, FGDC OS, ideloatch@fgdc. gov Read aheads: none 21

GAO Actions Update 1. Steering Committee to: Develop a plan with timeframe to facilitate the implementation of OMB’s portfolio management guidance (goals, performance measures, annual reporting to OMB) - Target Date: FY 2014, Q 1 n Responsible Officials: Ivan De. Loatch, FGDC OS; and Adrian Gardner, NASA STATUS: Implementation plan to be developed, topic at recent Ex. Com, NGAC and Steer. Com meetings Direction memo to agencies sent through the President’s Management Council June 7, 2013, outlines roles/responsibilities for theme lead and other agencies, SAOGI to coordinate within your agency to execute the following: n n 2. Affirm agency’s appointed Executive Champion(s) and Theme Lead(s) by June 20, 2013. Identify representative to participate in the development of the Implementation Plan, by June 20, 2013. Each agency is requested to ensure that the designated individuals have sufficient resources to carry out their responsibilities. Agencies will also be asked to develop plans for the management of assigned Theme(s) and report to the FGDC Steering Committee – initial report topics included as attachment. Steering Committee to: Develop and implement guidance and timeframe for identifying planned geospatial investments using the Geospatial Platform - Target Date: FY 2013, Q 4 n n Responsible Officials: Jerry Johnston, DOI STATUS: Technical capability in development with policy to follow. “Marketplace” community development can begin after the May scheduled release of new prototype Platform 2. 0 functionality. 22

GAO Actions Update 3. Steering Committee to: Create and update a strategic plan with timeframe and implement the plan within the established time frame 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. n n A vision statement for the NSDI Outcome-oriented goals and objectives addressing all aspects of the NSDI A description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, a description of the resources needed to achieve the goals and objectives and how the FGDC will work with other agencies to achieve them Performance measures for achieving the stated goals External factors that could affect the achievement of the goals and objectives. Target Date: FY 2014, Q 1 Responsible Officials: Ivan De. Loatch, FGDC OS; and Daniel Cotter, DHS Status: • Initial workplan developed with initial plan draft in April/May timeframe and input from the NGAC – on-going • Status/input were primary topics at the recent Ex. Com, NGAC and Steer. Com meetings • 1 st draft has been circulated for review • Further details later in today’s agenda. 23

GAO Actions Update DOI requested to meet with DOI/FGDC April 24, 2013 Status was provided on progress of the actions being taken by FGDC and by DOI in response to the 2012 GAO report GAO has received another request from the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs subcommittee to evaluate the duplication of investments related to geospatial activities Inquiry scope and breadth not shared Inquiry timeline unknown at this time 24

Geospatial Line of Business/Platform Managing Partner Activities: n n n Responded to Partners related to questions about the FY 13 collection cycle which support the FY 14 activities Completed Monthly EVM reports including reports supporting any variances or budget documentations Completed DOI E-Gov Investment Tracking report Share. Point site is available with the data and information previously located on the Geospatial Lo. B Quicker site Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 25

FY 13 Interagency Document Status current as of 6/11/13 Agency Partner Contribution Senior Agency Official CIO Point of Contact CG Representative Date Agreement Signed Agriculture $225, 000 Stephen Lowe John M. Bebris & Barbara Lawton Marisa Capriotti Shirley Hall Betsy Kanalley Commerce $225, 000 Joseph F. Klimavicz Do. D - NGA Education Energy EPA $225, 000 $50, 000 $225, 000 Michelle Motsko Jack Buckley Teddy Dyer Harvey Simon GSA $50, 000 Angela Smith HHS $50, 000 Keith Tucker DHS $225, 000 Dan Cotter HUD Justice Labor NARA NASA NSF SBA SSA State Transportation Treasury USACE USAID VA $50, 000 $25, 000 $225, 000 $25, 000 $50, 000 $25, 000 Joyce Little Nick Loulou Paul Wester Adrian Gardner Ann E. Smith Deborah Anderson Lew Sandford Cecelia Henderson Patricia Hu Jimmy Amoaka-Atta James Dalton Carrie Stokes Dat P. Tran Dan Rooney & Tim Trainor James Bjostad Chanel Hicks Brenda Gibson Tony Lavoi James Bjostad Tai Phan Teddy Dyer Wendy Blake-Coleman Autumn Wallin John Sullivan Stephanie Foster Richard Spires & George Begay Angela Morse Carla Aikens Stephanie Foster John Mc. Iver Gerald Smith Edith Truvilion Dr. Noor Mike Higgins Carolyn Johnson Tracey Lancaster Elaine Boston Jean Gilleo Ken Kertula Dat P. Tran 4/3/13 Brett Abrams Myra Bambacus Lew Summers Jon Sperling Dr. Noor David Timmons Cecelia Henderson Mark Bradford Jimmy Amoaka-Atta Nancy Blyler Pheakdey Lim Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 26 5/10/13

Geospatial Lo. B/Platform Update Advancing the A-16 Efforts n n n Provided demo and solicited feedback of prototype of Theme Lead Collaboration Community Continued support to Theme Leads and Dataset Managers on preparing NGDA metadata for harvesting in new Catalog. Data. gov Developing sample Lifecycle Maturity questionnaire Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 27

Geospatial Lo. B/Platform Update Geospatial. gov Platform n n Geo. Platform v 1. 2 in staging at http: //www. geoplatform. us for testing and feedback Established central requirements repository for Geo. Platform. gov Collected initial feedback and updated requirements repository Provided requirements to REI Systems for next iteration of development Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 28

Geospatial Lo. B/Platform Update Geospatial. gov Platform (cont. ) n n n Conducted security integration using Simple SAML module Developed a Drupal module to integrate CKAN directly into Geo. Platform. gov Engaged with Google on several occasions to discuss technology and potential integration Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 29

Geospatial Lo. B/Platform Update Security n n Completed SOP's and working on self-assessment form Continued defining Drupal roles/responsibilities and working with REI for implementation Acquired SSL Certificate Completed Security Scans and working on resolution of final issue Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 30

Geospatial Lo. B/Platform Update Pending Upcoming Events n Esri IUC – July 8 -12, 2013 (San Diego, CA) ~ travel request pending DOI approval. Contact: Roxanne Lamb, FGDC OS, rhlamb@fgdc. gov Read ahead: None 31

NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program Tentative 2013 Category descriptions posted at: http: //www. fgdc. gov/grants/2013 CAPDescriptions Total of 20 possible awards in 8 categories. Still waiting for approval to post announcement on Grants. gov. Contact: Gita Urban-Mathieux, FGDC, burbanma@fgdc. gov Read ahead: none 32

FGDC Standards Update – June 2013 FGDC Standards Activities INCITS L 1/U. S. TAG Standards Activities OGC Standards Activities GWG Standards Activities Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 33

FGDC Standards Activities Completed FGDC Steering Committee endorsement vote: n n n Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) version 1, with concurrent withdrawal of ISO 3166 -1: 2006 upon FGDC endorsement OGC® Water. ML 2. 0: Part 1 - Time series ISO 19156: 2011, Geographic information - Observations and measurements Pending FGDC Steering Committee endorsement vote: n n Time-Space-Position Information (TSPI) standard version 2. 0 Wetlands Classification Standard revision Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 34

FGDC Standards Activities, continued 2012 -07 -31 Public review period for draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard ends 2012 -09 -10 FGDC Standards WG meeting (may reschedule). Topics: n For recommendation for FGDC endorsement w w n n WFS 2. 0 ISO 639, Codes for the representation of names of languages ISO 80000, Quantities and units AIXM 5. 1 For recommendation for withdrawal: SDTS (all parts) Call for: w Standards proposals w Standards for recommendation for public review w Standards for recommendation for FGDC endorsement Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 35

CAP Standards Projects Progress since April 9 CG meeting n Project progress calls w 2012 -05 -20 “Enhancing Wetland Classification for the FGDC Wetland Mapping Standard in Montana” – Montana Natural Heritage program w 2012 -05 -20 “Transitioning to the FGDC Draft Geologic Map Database Standard: A Washington State Geologic Survey Pilot Project” – Washington State DNR Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 36

CAP Standards Projects, continued Upcoming n Project progress calls w 2013 -09 -18 “Integrating the FGDC National Vegetation classification (NVC) Standard with the CNPS/CDFG Manual of California Vegetation, second edition” – California Native Plant Society w 2013 -09 -18 Montana Natural Heritage Program Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 37

INCITS L 1/U. S. TAG Standards Activities Meetings n 2013 -05 -27/31 ISO/TC 211 plenary and meetings – Korea w Resolutions, http: //www. isotc 211. org/opendoc/211 n 3568/ISOTC 211 -N 3568_Resolutions_36 th_meeting_Busan_2013 -0531. pdf n n Registration of new projects Registration of standards as Draft International Standards (DIS) ISO systematic review of standards 2013 -06 -14 L 1/U. S. TAG meeting Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 38

OGC Standards Activities 2013 -05 -27 Virtual OGC Technical Committee Meeting Plenary scheduled over a three week span from May 27 th through June 17 th. 2013 -06 -02 Comments due on Open Modeling Interface (Open. MI) standard, http: //www. opengeospatial. org/pressroom/pressreleases/1822 - defines a means by which independently developed computer models of environmental processes can exchange data. 2013 -06 -30 Comments due on draft charter for proposed SWG that will develop a candidate POI (Point of interest) encoding standard: see http: //www. opengeospatial. org/pressroom/pressreleases/1834 Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 39

GWG Standards Activities 2012 -05 -21 13 -2 GWG voting session n Standards for possible FGDC endorsement w WFS 2. 0 w ISO 639, Codes for the representation of names of languages w ISO 80000, Quantities and units 2012 -06 -04 GWG Geospatial Web Services (GWS) Focus Group meeting. n Topics w w WFS 2. 0 Profile Review WMTS 1. 0 Interoperability Standard Overview WCS 2. 0 Interoperability Standard Overview Mandating WMS 1. 3 Interoperability Standard Contact: Julie Binder Maitra, FGDC OS, jmaitra@fgdc. gov, (703) 648 -4627. 40

June 2013 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 3 10 17 2 Comments due on Open. MI standard 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 GWG Geospatial Web Services Focus Group INCITS L 1/U. S. TAG End date OGC TC virtual plenary CG 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Comments due on OGC POI SWG charter 41

July 2013 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 15 CG Public review of National Shoreline Data Content Standard closes 42

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