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A briefing on the ERM E-Gov Initiative's goal to transfer permanent geospatial data records to NARA for preservation and future use.
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ERM E-Gov InitiativeTransfer of Permanent Geospatial Data Records to NARA Briefing for FGDC Coordination Group Bruce Ambacher, NARA September 2, 2003
ERM E-Gov Initiative Overview • 1 of 24 initiatives • NOT an IT web-based product like Geospatial One Stop • http://www.archives.gov/records_management/initiatives/erm_overview.html
ERM E-Gov VISION • To effectively manage and facilitate access to agency information in order to support and accelerate decision making and ensure accountability.
ERM E-Gov Goals • To integrate e-records management concepts and practices with comprehensive information management policies, processes and objectives to assure the integrity of e-records and information. • To employ ERM to support interoperability, timely and effective decision making, and improved services to customers. • To provide the tools for agencies to access e-records for as long as required and to transfer permanent e-records to NARA for preservation and future use by government and citizens.
Issue Areas - Partner Agency Leads • Issue Area 1 - Correspondence Tracking (DoE) • Issue Area 2 - Enterprise-wide ERM (EPA) • Issue Area 3 - Information Management Standards (DoD) • Issue Area 4 - Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records (NARA)
FY 2003 Progress - Issue Area 4 • Issue Area 4: Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records to NARA • Lead Partner Agency: NARA • Community-articulated Purpose: This issue area will address an expansion of both the number of formats NARA can accept, and the media and techniques that can be used by Federal agencies when transferring their permanently valuable electronic records to the National Archives of the United States.
FY 2003 Products - Issue Area 4 • Rule authorizing DLT/FTP transfer mechanisms • Electronic Records Transfer Guidance • e-mail with attachments in native format (09/30/02) • scanned images of text (12/23/02) • Portable Document Format (03/31/03) • XML schemata for transfer (06/20/03)
FY 2003 Progress - Issue Area 4 • Email with Attachments • http://www.archives.gov/records_management/initiatives/email_attachments.html • Scanned Images of Textual Records • http://www.archives.gov/records_management/initiatives/scanned_textual.html • Portable Document Format (PDF) • http://www.archives.gov/records_management/initiatives/pdf.html
FY 2004 Activities - Issue Area 4 • Training & guidance on ERM topics • Three additional transfer formats • Digital Photography (July - Nov. 2003) • Geospatial Data (Nov. 2003 - Apr. 2004) • Web pages (Apr. - Sept. 2004)
Transfer Cycle 5 • Digital Geospatial Records • Timeline • November 12, 2003 -- April 15, 2004 • Partner Agency Meeting - • December 2, 2003 • February 5, 2004 • Product • Transfer Requirements for Existing Geospatial Data Records
Geospatial Data Transfer Cycle Methodology - 1 • Research • data type characteristics • formats used in Federal Government • software applications in use • agency activities • standards in use/applicable • Agency Meetings
Geospatial Data Transfer Cycle Methodology - 2 • Pilot Transfers • Questionnaire • Agencies send by December 15, 2003 • NARA processing through January 31, 2004
Geospatial Data Transfer Cycle Methodology - 3 • Guidance Phase • February 2, 2004 - Draft to Partner Agencies • February 5, 2004 - Partner Agency Meeting • March 17 - 31, 2004 - Partner Agency Review • Memo to Records Officers with Geospatial Data Transfer Guidance, April 15, 2004, (Interim until ERA)
Geospatial Data Transfer CyclePartner Agency Activities • Participate in cycle - at Agency level, not FGDC • Provide Research Assistance • especially other standards • Provide Pilot Transfers • BLM - Texas Asset Management Project • Review & comment on Draft Guidance
Geospatial Data Transfer Cycle Issues • What to Transfer? • databases vs. data layers • Is Current Transfer Standard adequate? • SDTS - 36 CFR 1228.270(d)(3) • FGDC Metadata Content Standard - • 36 CFR 1228.270(e)(2)
Geospatial Data Transfer Cycle Issues • What else could be in new transfer guidance? • SDTS revision • GML 3 • VPF, DIGEST
Geospatial Data Transfer Cycle Issues • Issues probably beyond this Transfer guidance: • licensing - secondary use rights • data ownership (federal, state, local) • interoperability vs. “archiving” • Clearinghouse vs. “archiving”
Contact Information • Transfer guidance development • Bruce Ambacher, (301) 837-1480 bruce.ambacher@nara.gov • Questions???