FGDC Steering Committee December 16, 2008

1. FGDC Steering CommitteeDecember 16, 2008 FGDC Business Update Ken Shaffer FGDC Deputy Staff Director 703-648-5740 kmshaffer@usgs.gov

2. FGDC Business Update • Ad-hoc Transition Work Group • FGDC Annual Report • 2009 Cooperative Agreements Program • 50 States Initiative • Standards

3. Ad-hoc Transition Work Group • Coordination Group is establishing an Ad-hoc Transition Work Group • Work Group will: • Support designated SAOGIs during the Administration’s transition • Work with the Secretariat to develop ideas/strategies for ensuring continuity for the Coordination Group • Identify opportunities for solidifying support

4. FGDC 2008 Annual Report • Thanks to all Federal agencies and stakeholder partners who contributed to the report and the all important efforts of the last year. • Hardcopy is available from the Secretariat – fgdc@fgdc.gov • Digital versions online (pdf/html) http://www.fgdc.gov/library/whitepapers-reports • Committee member thumb drives

5. 2009 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program • Proposals can be submitted via Grants.gov until January 6 • Up to 26 proposals will be awarded • Funds available $1,310,000 • February - announcement of awards http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/

6. 50 States Initiative Starting Fourth Year of Initiative 33 States, DC & VI Have Received Funding 22 have Strategic and/or Business plans completed New Support Contract to Applied Geographics with NSGIC a key partner Next Steps Workshop Planned - Feb. 3, 2009 Following the Coordination Group Meeting, at NCPC Identify strategies to assist statewide coordination Implementation of completed plans Benefit of plans to Federal agencies 7 Grants Planned in 2009 via CAP Kick-Off Meeting/Training at NSGIC Mid-Year February 22, 2009, Annapolis

8. Publication of FGDC Digital Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization • FGDC Geologic Data Subcommittee • August 2006 (FGDC-STD-013-2006) • Printed book • PDF version for browsing http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/fgdc_gds/index.php • Postscript for desktop graphics software http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/2006/11A02/ • ESRI to include ~ 800 symbols (1/3) into ArcMap

9. FGDC Standards Working Group • Recommendation on way forward for country codes based on rescinding of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4 (2-letter codes) • Primarily used within the Federal Government • Includes U.S. recognized countries/areas special sovereignty • NIST withdrew FIPS 10-4, September 2008 • Proposal is for the Federal government to adopt 3-letter country codes, as specified by ISO 3166. • Impact – Codes are used in many Federal systems • The FGDC Standards Working Group recommends: • Agencies inventory existing data assets for the use of country codes to devise a transition plan to 3-letter country codes • This proposal should also be referred to the CIO Council

10. OMB Circular A-119 Reporting Requirement • FGDC voluntary consensus standards activities report to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) • FGDC Secretariat response is part of the USGS response • Reported Activities: • INCITS Technical Committee L1, Geographic information systems. INCITS L1 is the means by which the U.S. participates in ANSI and ISO standardization activities for geographic information • Open Geospatial Consortium • The North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003, Geographic information – Metadata, is close to adoption by both Canada and the United States (ANSI). The USGS is preparing Geodata.gov for the migration from the FGDC Metadata Standard to the North American Profile.

11. Thank You Questions? Ken Shaffer FGDC Deputy Staff Director 703-648-5740 kmshaffer@usgs.gov