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Users/Historical Data Working Group Update to Coordination Group

Stay informed about the latest activities and developments in geospatial data preservation and coordination among Federal agencies. Join us for the upcoming meeting and learn about ongoing projects and future plans. Contact Colleen Cahill for more information.

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Users/Historical Data Working Group Update to Coordination Group

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  1. October 16, 2012 Coordination Group Meeting Users/Historical Data Working GroupUpdate to Coordination Group Chair: Colleen Cahill Digital Conversion Coordinator, Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress 202-707-8540 ccah@loc.gov Date v1

  2. Introduction The Mission/Purpose of the Users/Historical Data Working Group (U/HDWG) is to promote and coordinate activities among Federal agencies who are primarily users of, not generators of geospatial data. A part of the duties of the Working Group is established to promote an awareness among Federal agencies of the historical dimension to geospatial data; to facilitate the long-term retention, storage, preservation and accessibility of selected geospatial data; and to establish a mechanism for the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of historically valuable geospatial data. Members include: • Colleen Cahill, Library of Congress, Chair • Brett Abrams, National Archives • Butch Lazorchak, Library of Congress

  3. Organizations Members include: • North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis • North Carolina State University • CIESIN • EROS • PASDA, Pennsylvania State University • Tennessee Valley Authority • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Department of Homeland Security • Benjamin Harrison Society • San Diego Supercomputer Center • Western Illinois University • USGS • USDA

  4. Recent Meetings • The U/HDWG meetings on 4th Thursday of the month. • The topics discussed at recent meetings include: • Reports on Survey for Inventory of Federal Government Data Stewards/Records Officers and Data Sets • Develop an annotated survey of the appraisal literature • Discussions on literature/guidance documents on geospatial appraisal documents • Some of the outcomes arising from these meetings include: • Provided outreach to users of Federal Geospatial Data • Continued Feedback on the Geospatial Platform • Share information on geospatial events and projects

  5. Recent Developments/Projects • Provide presentations at U/HDWG meetings: • NARA’s Electronic Records Format Transfer Guidance • Provided feedback on the Geospatial Platform • More outreach to possible U/HDWG members

  6. Next Meeting • The next meeting of the U/HDWG will be held on October 25th, 11am-12pm. It will take place via a webinar. • Some of the topics to be discussed at the next meeting include: • Annotated survey of literature/guidance documents on geospatial formats for long-term preservation • Presentation by TerraGo Technologies on GeoPDF

  7. Next Steps • In the coming months, the U/HDWG hopes to accomplish/discuss: • Continue work to identify long-term stewardship points of contact in all pertinent Federal agencies • Follow the activity with the Geospatial Platform, focusing on archival and long-term stewardship considerations • Continue outreach and recruitment of potential U/HDWG members.

  8. Questions? Colleen Cahill, Library of Congress 202-707-8540 ccah@loc.gov

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