Subcommittee For Cultural and Demographic Data Activities Update Randy Fusaro Chair, SCDD9 February, 2010

2 Standards Address Standard Cultural Resources Standard FIPS to ANSI migration Complete Other Activities Update Natural & Cultural Resource Issues in Long- Term Recovery Interagency Meetings

3 United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard Consists of 4 Parts: –Content –Classification –Quality –Transfer Submitted to Standards WG for 30 Day Review ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/va/reston/FGDC/

4 United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard Schedule: FGDC Coordination Group reviews SWG recommendation (14 days – March 16, 2010) Address Data Standard can be put on the agenda of the Tuesday, March 9, 2010 FGDC Coordination Group meeting Upon CG approval, publish Federal Register Notice Public review (90 days) Convene Editing Committee

5 Cultural Resources Standard Work led by National Park Service Just completed the NPS Standard (in internal review) Will be working on the FGDC Standard in earnest now Looking for participation from pertinent agencies and disciplines Contact:

Committed to Participate: NASA, USPS, BLM, FS, Census, NRCS, USAir Force, TVA Would like Participation From: NOAA, DoD, BIA, BOR, Fish & Wildlife, USGS, FAA, FHWA, EPA, VA, GSA 6 Cultural Resources Standard

7 FIPS to ANSI Migration Complete

88 FIPS to ANSI Transition Code standards with oversight changes only: States and equivalent entities FIPS 5-2 ANSI: INCITS 38:2009 NameANSI Numeric Code FIPS Numeric CodeState Alpha Code Alabama01 AL Alaska02 AK Arizona04 AZ

99 FIPS to ANSI Transition Code standards with oversight changes only: Counties and equivalent entities FIPS 6-4 ANSI: INCITS 31:2009 StateANSI State CodeANSI County CodeCounty Name CA06001Alameda CA06003Alpine CA06005Amador

10 FIPS to ANSI Transition Code standards with oversight changes only: Congressional Districts FIPS 9-1 ANSI: INCITS 455:2009

11 Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and related statistical entities Code structure adopted in 2003 was not under FIPS oversight Geographic EntityLengthRange Metropolitan Statistical Areas5 digits Micropolitan Statistical Areas5 digits Metropolitan Divisions5 digits * New England City and Town Areas 5 digits NECTA Divisions5 digits * Combined Statistical Areas3 digits Combined NECTAs3 digits *Metropolitan divisions and NECTA divisions are distinguished from metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and NECTAs by codes that end in “4.” Now ANSI INCITS 454:2009

12 Place and County Subdivisions US Geological Survey was the maintenance agency for FIPS Adopted Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) ID as standard code, effective January 1, 2006 GNIS ID is a variable length, permanent, numeric identifier, up to 10 digits (though none are longer than 8 digits)

13 FIPS v. ANSI for Places FIPS GNIS GNIS (civil)(populated place) Alexandria, VA Baltimore, MD Seattle, WA Tacoma, WA Takoma Park, MD Washington, DC

14 To Access the registry for codes For States & equivalent entities, County & equivalent entities, Congressional Districts and Metropolitan/Micropolitan Areas:

15 To access the code registry for places:

16 Natural and Cultural Resource Issues in Long-Term Recovery Interagency meetings to inform White House Recovery Initiative (12/14, 01/26) Federal agency representatives, who can represent the agency’s perspectives on natural and cultural resource issues in disaster recovery info

17 Natural and Cultural Resource Issues in Long-Term Recovery A series of working sessions: To refine natural and cultural resource issue challenges Define recommendations and options for addressing those challenges Flesh out recommendations on the scope and function of the natural, cultural and historic recovery support function as proposed in the National Disaster Recovery Framework.

18 Natural and Cultural Resource Issues in Long-Term Recovery(cont’d) Efforts will support and help inform work of the 5 Recovery Focus Group Areas: –Federal programs, authorities and policies –State, tribal and local governments/capacity – Nonprofit and private sector –Resilient and sustainable communities –National Recovery Framework – operational guidance

19 Questions? Randy Fusaro US Census Bureau (v)