NSDI Strategic Plan Update

1. NSDI Strategic PlanUpdate FGDC Coordination Group Meeting May 14, 2013

2. NSDI Strategic Plan – Purpose/Scope Purpose: • Develop a concise, updated strategic plan to guide the Federal government’s activities toward the further development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Scope: • Validate and build consensus around a shared vision of the NSDI • Define the role of the Federal government to further the development of the NSDI • Collaboratively define the roles and relationships among Federal agencies and non-Federal partners and stakeholders • Identify 4-5 strategic goals, informed by the geospatial community, for the Federal government to pursue in the next 3 years • Develop follow-up implementation plans and performance measures to achieve these goals

3. GAO Recommendation (GAO-13-94) * Addressed in FGDC Guidance to NGAC • …The Secretary of the Interior, as the FGDC chair should establish a time frame for creating and updating a strategic plan to improve coordination and reduce duplication, and create and implement the plan within the established time frame. The plan, at a minimum, should include: • a vision statement for the NSDI * • outcome-oriented goals and objectives that address all aspects of the NSDI • a description of how the goals and objectives are to be achieved, including a description of the resources needed to achieve the goals and objectives and how the FGDC is to work with other agencies to achieve them * • performance measures for achieving the stated goals; and • external factors that could affect the achievement of the goals and objectives. *

4. Project Team and Partners

5. NSDI Plan Timeline *Opportunities for public/partner input May 14, 2013

6. NGAC Action Plan Proposed Subcommittee Assignments

7. NSDI Strategic Plan: Vision Guidance: Provide input to review, validate, and provide perspectives to help develop a shared vision of the NSDI. Study Questions: • What is the collective vision for the NSDI in 2016? • What does it look like? What has the NSDI become? • How do we know when we’ve achieved it? • Describe the NSDI in behavioral terms. • What sorts of products or services does it offer? • What value does it bring to its stakeholders and customers? Expected Product: • Concise written response to questions (2 pages). • Review NSDI vision descriptions & statements from 1994 – 2009. • Provide analysis and synthesis.

8. NSDI Strategic Plan: Role of the Federal Community Guidance: Provide input to help define the current and future role of the Federal government in advancing the development of the NSDI and to help define the roles and relationships among Federal agencies and non-Federal partners. Study Questions: • What is the role of the federal geospatial community in the further development of the NSDI? • What are the roles of the other sectors – non-federal government, academia, or private sector? • What is the relationship with and partnerships needed between and among the sectors? Expected Product: • Concise written response to questions (2 pages). • Review outputs from Leaders Forum & Federal Workshop. • Provide analysis and synthesis.

9. NSDI Strategic Plan: External Factors Guidance: Provide input to help define key external factors and trends in the geospatial community which will have an impact on the continued development of the NSDI. Study Questions: • What are the external trends or factors that may affect the further development of the NSDI and full implementation of the strategy? • Consider industry trends, economic climate, political factors, technology, social media, and uncertainties. Expected Product: • Concise written response to questions (2 pages). • Review outputs from Leaders Forum & Federal Workshop. • Provide analysis and synthesis.

10. Subcommittee Timeline

11. NSDI Strategic Plan Outline DRAFT Draft 5-14-13