FGDC StandardsFacilitating data accessibility, and

integration

Sharon ShinFGDC Metadata Coordinator

Air Force Space Command Emergency Services Symposium

Colorado Springs, Colorado November 18, 2003

• Standards organizations

• Federal guidance on standards

• Why use standards?

• Recognition of non-Federally authored standards

• Geospatial One-Stop

FGDC Standards

Standards Organizations

• ISO, The International Standards Organization

• ANSI, American National Standards Institute– INCITS– INSITS-L1

• FGDC, Federal Geographic Data Committee

Federal Standards Guidance and the FGDC

• Executive Order 12906 (April 1994)

• OMB Circular A-16

• OMB Circular A-119

• OMB Circular A-11

• OMB Circular A-130

Why use Standards

• Facilitate data sharing

• Increase interoperability among automated geospatial information systems.

Non-Federal Standards• Standards developed by other

organizations• FGDC proposed policy on endorsement or

recommendation of non-Federal standards

Two levels of FGDC recognition – Endorsement – mandatory for use– Recommendation – the non-federal standard is

recognized as a useful standard, but is not deemed to be of such broad applicability that its use should be mandatory.

Geospatial One-Stop• Accelerates implementation of the NSDI,

making geospatial information access easier, faster, and cheaper for all levels of government and public

• Increases federal agency accountability for the stewardship and sharing of geospatial resources.

• Intergovernmental Board of Directors provides guidance to the project; includes Federal and non-federal.

Geospatial One-StopProject Modules

1. Establish integrated Data Content Standards for commonly used data themes.

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

3. Publish metadata for planned data acquisition and update for Framework data in NSDI Clearinghouse (geospatial data marketplace).

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

5. Establish a Federal Portal (One-Stop) as a logical extension to the NSDI Clearinghouse Network.

Base Standard

TransportationElevation

Cadastral

HydrographyGovernmental

Units

Orthoimagery

Geodetic Control

Air

Rail

Roads

Waterways

Transit

Relationship of Framework Standards

Standards submitted to ANSI through Geospatial One-Stop

Elevation

Cadastral

Hydrography

Gov. Units

Orthoimagery

Base Standard

Transportation

Geodetic Control

AirRail

RoadsTransit

Waterways

Working draft sub-

theme standards

Working draft data

theme standard

Working draft base

standard

Module 1

Working draft framework data standard (scheduled for September 30)

Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Final draft pre-ANSI harmonized framework data standard

Discussion

In your experiences as first responders consider how the following would impact your ability to act.

– Locating data– Readily accessible data

FGDC Standards

• The National Grid/The Soil Geographic Data Standard

• Accuracy Standards• Spatial Data Transfer Standards• Classification Standards• Content Standards

FGDC Standards

• The National Grid

• The Soil Geographic Data Standard

Accuracy Standards

• National Map Accuracy Standards– Geospatial Positioning Accuracy

Standard• Reporting Methodology• Geodetic Control Networks • National Standard for Spatial Data

Accuracy• Architecture Engineering Construction

and Facilities Management

Spatial Data Transfer Standard

• SDTS, modified adopted by ANSI• Part 5- Raster Profile and Extensions• Part 6- Point Profile

Status:Currently undergoing a five-year periodic

review through INCITS.  http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/

Classification Standards

• Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States

• Vegetation Classification Standard

Content Standards

• Cadastral Data Content Standard• Content Standard for Digital

Orthoimagery• Content Standard for Remote

Sensing Swath Data• Utilities Data Content Standard• Content Standard for Digital

Geospatial Metadata

Discussion

In your experiences as first responders consider how the following would impact your ability to act.

– Varying levels of content– Varying classification systems

Metadata

• The value of metadata– Data preservation– Extending project dollar/efficient use

of funds– Data access

Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

•Biological Data Profile•Metadata Profile for Shoreline

Data•Extension for Remote Sensing

Metadata

Minimal vs. Detailed Metadata

• Who• What• Where• Why• When

• How– Sources– Methods– Processes

• Attributes• Projection• Distribution

Discussion

In your experiences as first responders consider how the following would impact your ability to act. – Varying scales– Attributes lack of/varying – Temporal aspects– Other data issues

Metadata in the Future

• ISO– Why a new standard– When– Migrating to the new standard

Accessing Metadata

Clearinghouse GOS Portalwww.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse www.geodata.gov/

Metadata to make your datasets accessible/useable

by the GOS portal• Metadata

– Projection information– Unique identifier– WMS “get”, “post” request

FGDC Contactswww.fgdc.gov

JulieBinder-Maitra

Standards Coordinator

jmaitra@fgdc. gov

Bonnie Gallahan

Education and Training Coordinator

bgallahan@ fgdc.gov

Sharon Shin Metadata Coordinator

sharon_shin@ fgdc.gov