Geospatial Information One-Stop

E-Government Workshop

URISA Chicago 2002

Milo Robinson

Outline

• Background• Current Status/Overview

– Focus on standards development

• Where is GeoSpatial One Stop going?

What is Geospatial One Stop?

• E-Government (E-gov) Initiative– Component of President Bush’s Management Agenda – One of 24 E-Government initiatives– Part of the Government to Government Portfolio

• Vision: the geographic component for e-gov

• Accelerate implementation of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

National Spatial Data Infrastructure

The vision of the NSDI: to assure that spatial data from multiple sources (Federal, State, and local governments, academia, and the private sector) are widely available and easily integrated to enhance knowledge and understanding of our physical and cultural world.

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

• A US Federal Interagency committee responsible for facilitating geospatial related activities and implementation of the NSDI across the Federal government– 18 Federal agencies are members (soon to be 19)

• Cooperate and coordinate with organizations from state, local and tribal governments, the academic community, and the private sector.

FGDC Agency Responsibilities

• Plan for nationwide population of geospatial data themes

• Develop partnership programs with States, Tribes, academia, the private sector, other Federal agencies, and localities that meet the needs of users

• Address human and financial resource needs• Facilitate and coordinate standards, metadata, and

data clearinghouse efforts

Geospatial One Stop Governance

• US Office of Management and Budget oversees the direction of the E-Government Initiatives

• Department of Interior serves as the Managing Partner for Geospatial One Stop

• Federal Geographic Data Committee supports the Geospatial One Stop project implementation

Geospatial One-Stop Management Team

Scott CameronManaging Partner

Board of Directors

Myra BambacusActing

Executive DirectorMilo RobinsonRob Dollison

Project Mgmt Support

TBDModule 1

Standards Development& Modeling

TBDModules 2 & 3

Existing Data InventoryPlanned Data Acquisition

Jeff de La BeaujardiereModules 4 & 5

Web Mapping ServicesPortal Development

Tony FraterG-G Portfolio

Manager

Leslie WollackOutreach

TBDDeputy Director

Geospatial One Stop Project Office

• Acting Executive Director (Myra Bambacus, NASA)

• Outreach Coordinator (Leslie Wollack, NASA)

• Contract Support– Project Support– Facilitators– Data Modeling – Requirements Analysis

• FGDC Staff support

Geospatial One StopBoard of Directors

To Advise Managing PartnerNon Federal• Nat’l Assoc of Counties• Nat’l Assoc of State CIO• Intertribal GIS Council• Nat’l League of Cities• Internat’l City Managers

Assoc• Nat’l States Geog Info

Council• Western Governors Assoc

Federal • Dept of Interior

• Dept of Transportation

• Dept of Commerce

• Nat’l Aeronautics and Space Administration

Strong State and Local Input

GeoSpatial One Stop Tasks

1. Establish integrated Framework Data Content Standards

2. Use metadata to inventory, document and publish Framework data holding in NSDI Clearinghouse

3. Publish metadata for planned data acquisition and update for Framework data

4. Prototype and deploy enhanced data access and web mapping services for Federal Framework data

5. Establish a Federal Portal as a logical extension to the NSDI Clearinghouse Network

Task 1 Framework Standards Development

• Focus on Framework data themes– Geodetic Control (National Geodetic Survey)– Elevation (US Geological Survey)– OrthoImagery (US Geological Survey)– Hydrography (US Geological Survey)– Government Units (Census)– Cadastral (Bureau of Land Management)– Transportation (Dept. of Transportation)

• Sub-themes: Roads, Rail, Transit, Air

ANSI Standards Process• ANSI INCITS L1 Subcommittee

– Open participation for all sectors– National Standard, not Federal Standard – Benefit from INCITS standards expertise

• To participate sign up: www.geo-one-stop.gov • Integrated Framework Data Content Standards

– UML – XML (GML) encoding

• OGC prototyping (CIPI)• ANSI Standards become basis of Geospatial Web Services

GeoSpatial One Stop Tasks

Task 2:

Use metadata to inventory, document and publish Framework data holding in NSDI Clearinghouse

Task 3:

Publish metadata for planned data acquisition and update for Framework data

Data services Past and Future

• human request handling

• ftp data access

• web discovery and order

• documentation of local content models

• use of proprietary formats

• little adherence to enforceable standards

• data translation largely the responsibility of the customer

Providers ofTheme X

customer

• automated ad-hoc requests• data and mapping via web services• web discovery, portrayal, and order or access• support of common content models and extended models• support of neutral encoding methods• data packages can be validated against a common reference• data translation shared between provider and customer

Providers ofTheme X

middlewarecommon packaging

services

customer

GeoSpatial One Stop Tasks

Task 4&5:· Prototype and deploy enhanced data access and

web mapping services for Federal Framework data and design Portal

· Establish a National Portal as a logical extension to the NSDI Clearinghouse Network

· Jeff de La Beaujardiere, NASA Task Lead· OGC Technology Insertion Project

Current Model

Data Producer

Data Producer

Data Producer

Data Producer

Data Producer Data Producer

Data User

Data User

Data User

Data User

Data User

Data User

Data User

NSDIGateway

Portal

Portal

Portal

Portal

Future Model

Local Governments

The National Map

State Governments

Tribal Governments

Other Federal Agency

DoD

Commercial Sector

Local Users

DoD Users

Tribal Users

State Users

National PolicyMakers

Commercial Users

Civilian Users

International Users

Federal Users

NSDIOne-Stop

Portal

replicated access points

Services

Data Bases

Geospatial One Stop Goal• Users are able to discover and use maps or data

served and maintained by a reliable custodian• The format and structure of the information for a

given theme from all providers can appear the same to all customers

• Content and encoding requirements are simple yet useful enough that many providers adopt and serve compliant Framework data

• Data and map services are authoritative, reliable, and are referenced by many customers instead of setting up duplicate services elsewhere

Geospatial One Stop End Results

• Standards for Framework layers are completed and deployed

• Published planned spatial data activities. Federal agencies working with State, local, and commercial data publishers to reduce overlapping efforts

• Geospatial One Stop Web portal provides access to standardized distributed data services

for more information:

www.geo-one-stop.gov

or contact:

Milo Robinson, 703.648.5162

mrobinson@fgdc.gov