National Geospatial Advisory Committee

1. National Geospatial Advisory Committee Communications Subcommittee February 5, 2009 National Geospatial Advisory Committee

2. Overview • Introduction (Kass Green) – 5 minutes • Subcommittee Members • Purpose • Key Activities – 10 minutes • Activities to Date • Next Steps • Wiki Demo – 10 minutes • Questions for clarification - 5 minutes

3. Communications Subcommittee • Chair: Kass Green • Members • Mike Byrne • Bull Bennett • Anyone else interested??? • Staff Support • John Mahoney • Arista Maher • Tricia Gibbons

4. Purpose of the Subcommittee • The NGAC Communications Subcommittee has two purposes: • Internal: Create a forum that ensures members are informed of the workings of the committee and subcommittees while concurrently transmitting information regarding federal government decisions, actions, and policies that will impact the geospatial community. • External: Set the context for the external view of NGAC such that NGAC is recognized by the geospatial community as a valuable resource and source of information and advice on geospatial policy issues related to the federal government.

5. Communications Subcommittee Goals Internal Focus: • Develop an on-line forum that keeps committee members informed and current on federal geospatial activities • Provide mechanisms for collaboration among committee members • Procedures for internal communication become well understood and the forum is an excellent, transparent, and easy to use tool for members to communication and stay informed. • Committee members believe that the forum helps them to develop cohesive strategies.

6. Communications Subcommittee Goals External Focus: • Enhance visibility of NGAC • Demonstrate critical importance of geospatial information • Generate stakeholder awareness

7. Key Messages • NGAC leads the Nation in the development of focused strategies for the creation, management, dissemination of cohesive geospatial data and information across all stakeholder groups. • NGAC is a key venue for providing external stakeholder advice and recommendations on geospatial issues to federal agencies • NGAC focuses on common goals to build a sense of community • NGAC meetings are open and welcome input and participation from stakeholder groups

8. Target Audiences • Stakeholder groups represented by NGAC members • Geospatial Community of Practice • Geospatial federal community • Government leaders and decision-makers who currently use or could use geospatial information to address issues, solve problems and make decisions • The incoming Administration • Geospatial Community of Interest • The general public

9. Activities Internal • Wiki (demonstration today) • Communications section with templates • Links to eArticles or other resources • Posting of member presentations, speeches, articles, etc. • Maintenance and support • Calendar of geospatial community meetings ??? • Telecon/WebX informational briefings & training (within FACA guidelines) • What would you like to have? What do members need?

10. Activities External • Agreement to publish a shortened version of the Changing Landscape paper in PE&RS. • NGAC Chair will keynote at the ASPRS annual meeting in Baltimore. • Excellent Op Ed piece on NGAC drafted by Michael Byrne.

11. Next Steps • Understand and remove barriers to use of the internal site • Get approval of the op ed piece • Increase visibility and footprint of NGAC with other geospatial organizations • Recruit more members to the subcommittee • How to engage other geospatial organizations?

12. Wiki Demonstration • Notes: