Government / Industry Initiatives The National Spatial Data Infrastructure

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Government / Industry InitiativesThe National
Spatial Data Infrastructure

• Mark Reichardt
• Federal Geographic Data Committee
• Digital Earth Community Meeting
• Oracle Corporation
• Reston, Virginia
• 2 May 2000

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The National Spatial Data Infrastructure

• Partnerships local/national/global
• Standards
• Metadata
• Clearinghouse (catalog)
• Geodata
• Community applications
• Outreach, education, assistance

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Organization Partnerships

• Federal Geographic Data Committee Steering
  Committee, Coordination Group, and Working Groups
  provide the forum for policy and technical
  discussion
• Some of the major stakeholders partners
  Federal, State, local, and tribal governments
  Open GIS Consortium, UCGIS, International,
  National Biological Information Infrastructure
• Expanding Global Outreach to promote
  compatibility across borders / globally

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Who Is Involved?
National League of Cities National Association
of Counties Intertribal GIS Council University
Consortium on GI Sciences Open GIS
Consortium FGDC National States Geographic
Information Council International City / County
Managers Association
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NSDI Community Demonstration Projects
Upper Susquehanna/Lackawanna River Watershed (EPA)
Gallatin County, MT (Interior)
Tillamook County, OR (Interior)
City of Baltimore (Justice)
Tijuana River Watershed (Commerce)
Dane County, WI (Agriculture)
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NSDI Clearinghouse Growth
Number of sites
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Current NSDI Focus Areas

• National Organization Geodata Alliance
• Significantly expanded multi sector leadership
• Plan by October 2000
• NSDI Financing Study
• Public / private alternatives for advancing the
  NSDI
• Data Consortia, underwritten by pooled financing
• Reduce duplication, increase quality
• Expanded International Outreach
• International / global collaboration
• Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Open Geoprocessing

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Place - Underpins E-Government, E-Commerce,
E-Communities

• Many services and data are locational
• Devices are becoming location aware
• Taxpayers want ease of use and responsive service
• Place therefore is a core element for
  e-government

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Location, Location, Location..

• Based on where I am right now
• Who can answer my garden soil problems?
• Where should I send my tax return?
• Where are the hazardous waste sites relative to
  my location right now?
• What parks are available to me within a 4 hour
  drive?
• Where can I apply for a passport?
• What funding opportunities and service providers
  are available for my issue?

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Concept of a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
on the Internet Data standards, metadata, open
geoprocessing, other services
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Businesses
Citizens
Government
Internet

• E-Commerce
• Authentication
• Security

Map Services Catalog Services
Web-Enabled Services
Service
Registry
Internet
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata
Imagery
Elevation
Hydrography
Demographics
Health
Geodetic Control
Transportation
Weather
Housing
Tax
Crime
Environment
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Whats Important

• Pervasive partnerships to encourage policy and
  technical discussion at all levels, all sectors
• Strong linkages to and leadership by private
  sector for solutions and services
• Users participative throughout the process
• Place as an integral component
• Pilots aligned with a common cause