FGDC Standards Facilitating data accessibility, and integration

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FGDC StandardsFacilitating data accessibility,
and integration

• Sharon Shin
• FGDC Metadata Coordinator
• Air Force Space Command
• Emergency Services Symposium
• Colorado Springs, Colorado
• November 18, 2003

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FGDC Standards

• Standards organizations
• Federal guidance on standards
• Why use standards?
• Recognition of non-Federally authored standards
• Geospatial One-Stop

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Standards Organizations

• ISO, The International Standards Organization
• ANSI, American National Standards Institute
• INCITS
• INSITS-L1
• FGDC, Federal Geographic Data Committee

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Federal Standards Guidance and the FGDC

• Executive Order 12906 (April 1994)
• OMB Circular A-16
• OMB Circular A-119
• OMB Circular A-11
• OMB Circular A-130

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Why use Standards

• Facilitate data sharing
• Increase interoperability among automated
  geospatial information systems.

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Non-Federal Standards

• Standards developed by other organizations
• FGDC proposed policy on endorsement or
  recommendation of non-Federal standards
• Two levels of FGDC recognition
• Endorsement mandatory for use
• Recommendation the non-federal standard is
  recognized as a useful standard, but is not
  deemed to be of such broad applicability that its
  use should be mandatory.

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Geospatial One-Stop

• Accelerates implementation of the NSDI, making
  geospatial information access easier, faster, and
  cheaper for all levels of government and public
• Increases federal agency accountability for the
  stewardship and sharing of geospatial resources.
• Intergovernmental Board of Directors provides
  guidance to the project includes Federal and
  non-federal.

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Geospatial One-StopProject Modules

1. Establish integrated Data Content Standards for
   commonly used data themes.
2. Use metadata to inventory, document and publish
   Framework data holdings in NSDI Clearinghouse.
3. Publish metadata for planned data acquisition and
   update for Framework data in NSDI Clearinghouse
   (geospatial data marketplace).
4. Prototype and deploy enhanced data access and web
   mapping services for Federal Framework data.
5. Establish a Federal Portal (One-Stop) as a
   logical extension to the NSDI Clearinghouse
   Network.

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Relationship of Framework Standards
Rail
Air
Roads
Elevation
Transportation
Transit
Base Standard
Waterways
Cadastral
Geodetic Control
Governmental Units
Orthoimagery
Hydrography
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Standards submitted to ANSI through Geospatial
One-Stop
Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final draft pre-ANSI harmonized framework data
standard
Module 1
Working draft base standard
Base Standard
Elevation
Cadastral
Hydrography
Working draft framework data standard (scheduled
for September 30)
Gov. Units
Working draft data theme standard
Orthoimagery
Geodetic Control
Transportation
Air Rail Roads Transit Waterways
Working draft sub-theme standards
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Discussion

• In your experiences as first responders consider
  how the following would impact your ability to
  act.
• Locating data
• Readily accessible data

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FGDC Standards

• The National Grid/The Soil Geographic Data
  Standard
• Accuracy Standards
• Spatial Data Transfer Standards
• Classification Standards
• Content Standards

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FGDC Standards

• The National Grid
• The Soil Geographic Data Standard

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Accuracy Standards

• National Map Accuracy Standards
• Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standard
• Reporting Methodology
• Geodetic Control Networks
• National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy
• Architecture Engineering Construction and
  Facilities Management

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Spatial Data Transfer Standard

• SDTS, modified adopted by ANSI
• Part 5- Raster Profile and Extensions
• Part 6- Point Profile
• Status
• Currently undergoing a five-year periodic review
  through INCITS. 
• http//mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/

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Classification Standards

• Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats
  of the United States
• Vegetation Classification Standard

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Content Standards

• Cadastral Data Content Standard
• Content Standard for Digital Orthoimagery
• Content Standard for Remote Sensing Swath Data
• Utilities Data Content Standard
• Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

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Discussion

• In your experiences as first responders consider
  how the following would impact your ability to
  act.
• Varying levels of content
• Varying classification systems

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Metadata

• The value of metadata
• Data preservation
• Extending project dollar/efficient use of funds
• Data access

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Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

• Biological Data Profile
• Metadata Profile for Shoreline Data
• Extension for Remote Sensing Metadata

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Minimal vs. Detailed Metadata

• Who
• What
• Where
• Why
• When

• How
• Sources
• Methods
• Processes
• Attributes
• Projection
• Distribution

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Discussion

• In your experiences as first responders consider
  how the following would impact your ability to
  act.
• Varying scales
• Attributes lack of/varying
• Temporal aspects
• Other data issues

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Metadata in the Future

• ISO
• Why a new standard
• When
• Migrating to the new standard

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Accessing Metadata

• Clearinghouse
  GOS Portal
• www.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse www.geodata.gov/

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Metadata to make your datasets accessible/useable
by the GOS portal

• Metadata
• Projection information
• Unique identifier
• WMS get, post request

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FGDC Contactswww.fgdc.gov
Julie Binder-Maitra Standards Coordinator jmaitra_at_fgdc. gov
Bonnie Gallahan Education and Training Coordinator bgallahan_at_ fgdc.gov
Sharon Shin Metadata Coordinator sharon_shin_at_ fgdc.gov