GeoSpatial is Special
Presented by Leslie Armstrong Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Introduction
• Authority and Responsibility: •FGDC, NSDI and GSDI • OMB Geospatial Line of Business (E-Gov) • Dept. of Interior Geospatial Blueprint (EPA has one too) • Conclusion
Federal Guidance on NSDI
• Executive Order 12906 (April 1994) establishes the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) as “the technology, policies, standards, and human resources necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute, and improve utilization of geospatial data.” • OMB Circular A-16 (Revised August 2002) •incorporates EO 12906 and affirms the NSDI. •establishes the FGDC as the interagency coordinating body for NSDI-related activities
Components of the NSDI
Clearinghouse (catalog)
Metadata
Framework GEOdata
Standards
Partnerships
OMB Geospatial Line of Business
• Develop a culture of geo-asset accountability and performance (investments and outcomes) • Establish a business driven focus (Geo-enable Business and COI) • Implement Common Solutions and Target Architecture (based on SOA, FEA and Geospatial Profile- Services too) • Incorporate agency best practices thru LoB, blueprints, authorized data sources (ADS), Records Management – National Archives
Common Solution Framework
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Optimize & Standardize
Shared and Reusable Geospatial and Geoenabled Business Data and Services asset base for coordinated use
Planning & Investment Strategy
Coordinated Budget Planning, Acquisition, and Labor Cost Avoidance
Solution Components
Solution Track Optimize & Standardize Data and Services
How
Define Geospatial LoB Resource Requirements
What Reduce Unnecessary Redundancies
Identify and Implement Interoperability Standards & Best Practices
Share Services & Assets
Outcome Shared Geo Business Data and Services Who PMO
Geo-enable Business & Operational Data
Establish Geo Data Coding Service
Provide Discovery & Access Brokering Services
Enhance GOS and Related Government -wide Tools
Transformational Details
• Designate nationally significant data as a Federal-wide, common
capital asset and manage them as a Federal portfolio as opposed to individual data sets funded at the discretion of agency managers. (in 07 use the coordinating committee to set 08 priorities for A-16 layers) • Develop a cross-agency investment strategy for non-geospatial data management -- geo-enabling the business. • Provide a broker service for data searching among agencies (peer to peer, service to service) which will build on and improve GOS. • Requirements-driven business planning to optimize, prioritize, and broker business investments in a standards based geospatial context.
Transformational Details
• Develop Federal-wide Communities of Interest (COI) around BRM
Lines of Business and associated functions and sub functions. Mapping of geo portfolio to the various LoB portfolios • Establish translation and exchange between National and local data standards for optimal benefits particularly nationally significant data sets and investigate more optimally development/funding partnerships. • Establish roles and responsibilities of designated geospatial agency official to include internal and external activities • Develop sustainable funding strategy for collaboration with state, local, and tribal government counterparts.
Framework Data Themes
Rail
Air
Roads
Elevation
Transportation
Transit
Base Standard
Cadastral
Waterways
Geodetic Control
Hydrography
Governmental Units
Orthoimagery
The IEA Methodology for Business Transformation (MBT) is a “Take-Action” approach to enterprise architecture.
The MBT is as much a culture and climate business transformation as ititis a The MBT is as much a culture and climate business transformation as is a set of technology modernization recommendations. set of technology modernization recommendations.
Users Users Users
User Interface Business Rules and Logic Data Access
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Transition Transition Plan Plan
Data Access
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Application 1
Application 2
Application 3
DOI Geospatial Blueprint
• Identified issues: Difficult to find the needed data and way to plan DOI-wide cost sharing • Same 3 LoB Recommendation Categories • Approval expected in February • Implementation – Spring • DOI is responsible for 18 of A-16 layers • Beginning Authoritative Data Sources with NILS • Business Requirements Pilot
Groupings of ADS Candidates:
• Simplified groupings of enterprise ADS candidates: – A) Candidates scored well on initial ADS assessment, have high business reuse value and under DOI control
• E.g. Land Ownership and Cadastre, Names…
– B) Candidates that are clear responsibility of an individual organization and have reuse value
• E.g. Offshore minerals
– C) Candidates that will support improvements to ongoing investment and have good reuse value but did poorly on ADS assessment
• E.g. Facilities, Human Resources
Conclusions
• Accountability and performance of geospatial investments and public services –Requirements based planning, production and services • Geo-enable Business: leverage converging commercial and partner data/infrastructures/technologies • Transition to a shared SOA and interoperability thru FEA, Blueprints, policies, and standards.
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” brought progress.” --Charles F. Kettering Charles F. Kettering
Leslie Armstrong FGDC Deputy Staff Director Email: larmstrong@fgdc.gov Phone: 703 648 5740 URL: http://www.fgdc.gov