USGS NSDI Partnership Activities in West Virginia

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USGS NSDI Partnership Activities in West Virginia

• West Virginia GIS Forum
• May 17, 2006

Bruce Bauch, USGS Geospatial Liaison KY, TN,
WV NSDI Partnership Office
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What well cover in 15 minutes

• Quick look at new USGS structure
• Recent USGS Activities in West Virginia
• Pending initiatives to recognize

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Question

• Name something former President Bill Clinton is
  noted for

Signed Executive Order 12906 April
1994 Established the National Spatial Data
Infrastructure (NSDI) and the Federal
Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
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Question What is the NSDI?
NSDI the technology, policies, standards, and
human resources necessary to acquire, process,
store, distribute, and improve the use of
geospatial data for decision-making and solving
problems
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USGS National Geospatial Program Office

• In August, 2004 the Director realigned USGS
  geospatial programs into the National Geospatial
  Program Office (NGPO) in the GIO
• NGPO enables the USGS role in managing the
  unified portfolio of the National Spatial Data
  Infrastructure (NSDI)
• Brings The National Map, Geospatial One-Stop, and
  the Federal Geographic Data Committee (as a
  portfolio) into a single program office

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USGSNational Geospatial Program Office

• Providing leadership to place geographic
  knowledge at the fingertips of the Nation

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Primary Geospatial Liaison Functions

• Cultivate and maintain Long-term Relationships
  with partners and develop partnerships and
  supporting agreements to support the National
  Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
• Advise and Consult on Geospatial Data and
  Technology
• Foster and improve Communication about NSDI and
  the National Geospatial Program Office (NGPO)

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NSDI , USGS, NGPO

• SO How does all this federal stuff help West
  Virginia?????

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State
Local
Federal
Partnerships, Partnerships, Partnerships
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USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities
Examples

• Using the WVSAMB Elevation Data
• - mass points and break lines converted to grids
  for National Elevation Dataset (NED)
• - First Statewide 1/9th Arc Second data in the
  Nation!!

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USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities
Examples

• Using the WVSAMB Ortho data
• - 2003 SAMB Orthos reprojected to UTM
• - All orthos available via WVUs Web Mapping
  Service

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USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities
Examples

• WVSAMB Hydro data
• - Supporting Pilot project to determine process
  for producing statewide Local Resolution
  (14,800) NHD using WVSAMB hydro data

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USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities
(continued)

• 2006 FGDC Grant (more info later today)
• Development of a Statewide Geospatial Strategic
  and Business Plan
• Identify Statewide Geospatial Coordination
  mechanism
• Statewide Geospatial Coordination Sub-committee
  (more info later today)

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USGS/West Virginia NSDI Partnership Activities
(continued)
Charleston is one of 133 Urban Areas For Homeland
Security
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USGS Partnership NSDI Activities for Charleston
Urban Area

• WVSAMB 2003 orthos acquired and processed for NGA
  and DHS applications
• USGS acquiring Spring 2006 reflights of
  Charleston H/S footprint
• Possible USGS/City of Charleston partnership
  -2006 orthos (TBD)

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Potential initiative that may impact West Virginia

• Imagery for the Nation possibly in FY 2008-2010
• Collaboration of Federal, State, Local, and
  Private sectors
• Cyclical Ortho acquisition
• Watch this space

http//www.nsgic.org/committees1/documents.cfm?cid
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Potential initiative that may impact West Virginia

• Presidential Initiative - Geospatial Line of
  Business (LOB)
• USGS/FGDC has the federal lead Short time fuse
• OMB expects the LOB to optimize and consolidate
  federal geospatial-related investments
• Production
• Maintenance
• Applications

http//www.fgdc.gov/fgdc-news/geolob
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• Question
• Have you hugged your liaison lately?

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For More information Contact
ANY QUESTIONS?

• Bruce Bauch, USGS
• Geospatial Liaison
• NSDI Partnership Office
• Phone [phone]
• Email bbauch_at_usgs.gov

http//www.usgs.gov/ngpo/ngporesources.html