FGDC Standards Working Group FY 06 Report

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FGDC Standards Working GroupFY 06 Report

• Julie Maitra

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Summary of Accomplishments

• Purpose and responsibilities of the group
• Promote the development and implementation of
  standards in support of the National Spatial Data
  Infrastructure (NSDI).
• Review and comment on proposals for FGDC
  standards projects and draft standards for
• Compliance with FGDC policy and procedures
• Consistency with other FGDC standards and ISO and
  ANSI standards
• Assurance that standards development is
  coordinated with State, local, and tribal
  governments, the private sector and academic
  community, and, to the extent feasible, the
  international community and that the needs of
  data producers and users are addressed.
• Responsiveness to comments submitted by reviewers
• Make recommendations to FGDC Coordination Group
  on approving draft standards for public review
  and final draft standards for FGDC endorsement.

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Summary of Accomplishments

• Current Status
• FGDC Standards Working Group met in December 2005
  and February 2006
• FGDC Standards Working Group meets when there are
  votes on standards proposals, pre-public review
  draft standards, and final draft standards

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Summary of Accomplishments

• Accomplishments in FY 2006
• FGDC endorsement of Digital Cartographic Standard
  for Geologic Map Symbolization, FGDC-STD-013-2006
• FGDC endorsement of FGDC Policy on Recognition of
  non-Federally Authored Standards
• Approval of proposal to develop Wetlands Mapping
  Standards
• INCITS L1 approval to advance Framework Data
  Standard for ANSI public review, pending
  satisfactory resolution of comments received with
  the INCITS L1 ballot
• Chair completed interviews with several
  maintenance authorities on FGDC standards that
  have been endorsed five years or more.

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Summary of Accomplishments

• Emerging Issues
• The main challenge is finding people to review
  and submit comments on standards proposals and
  draft standards so that the SWG does not
  unnecessarily delay progress on a standards
  project
• It is hoped that the Geospatial LoB
  considerations for data stewardship and life
  cycle management will spur Federal agencies to
  support FGDC standards activities during the FGDC
  standards development process and following
  endorsement.

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Summary of Accomplishments

• Next Steps
• Pre-public review of
• Street Address Data Standard
• National Vegetation Classification Standard,
  Version 2.0
• Shoreline Data Content Standard
• Continue systematic review of FGDC standards that
  have been endorsed five years or longer.
• Develop performance elements for agency and SC/WG
  representatives on FGDC Standards Working Group
  for inclusion in their performance plans