1 INCITS L1 Geographic Information Presented by Norman C. Andersen Chair, INCITS L1

2 Topics n Standards Organizations n INCITS L1 Activities –ISO TC 211 –North American Profiles –ANSI Projects & Requirements –NIST FIPS Documents –Maintenance Program –Outreach –ISO/TC 211 Working Groups –Geospatial One Stop –FGDC Standards –ISO Metadata Adoption –Other Activities

3 Standards organizations Adapted from a diagram created by H.J.G.L. Aalders Is U.S. member body of ISO Technical Committee 211 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) INCITS Technical CommitteeL1 Open GIS Consortium FGDC InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Is accredited by Is a Subcommittee of Is a member of Is liaison with Is an advisory member of FederalANSI Accredited Standards Committee Consortia Is strategic member of Accredits U.S. TAG to ISO Is a Technical Committee of NIST OMB Circulars serve as policy for formal informal

4 INCITS Subcommittee L1 Geographic Information Systems n Established 1993 to develop, adopt, or adapt national standards for Geographic Information Systems n U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO/TC Geographic Information/Geomatics n Members from industry, government, academia, professional associations

5 InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council Sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council n Accredited by the American National Standards Institute n Mission is to produce market-driven, voluntary consensus standards in the area of Information Technology n 35 Subcommittees

6 INCITS L1 Organization n Task Group 1 - Adoption & Implementation Norman C. Andersen n Task Group 2 - Emerging Standards Charles Roswell n Task Group 3 - Maintenance & Liaison Julie Maitra

7 INCITS L1 - Officers Chair, INCITS, L1 - Norman C. Andersen Vice Chair, INCITS L1 - Julie Maitra International Representative - Charles Roswell Secretariat INCITS L1 April Avnayim

8 INCITS L1 Membership n American Association of Geographers (AAG) n American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) n American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) n Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) n ESRI n Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) n U.S. Department of n U.S. Department of Agriculture n George Mason University n Intergraph Corporation n Lockheed Martin n MITRE n National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) n National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) n National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) n Northrop Grumman n Oracle n U.S. Army Corps of Engineers n US Census Bureau n U.S. Geological Survey

9 Liaison Activities From L1To L1 n n incits H2, DatabaseJohn R. HerringPaul Scarponcini Oracle CorporationBentley Transportation n n incits L8, MetadataNorman AndersenDan Gillman Lockheed MartinBureau of Labor Statistics n n incits H3 - Computer Graphics Laura MooreLaura Moore & Image ProcessingNIMANIMA Lockheed Martin n n Standards Development Board (SDB) liaison Norman Andersen Donald Deutsch n n INCITS TC Liaison –Norman AndersenEd Barrett

10 INCITS L1 Projects 1. Adoption of ISO/TC 211 Standards (41) 2. North American Profile(s)- 3. ANSI/INCITS Projects (8) 4. NIST FIPS Reduction Program (8) 5. INCITS Maintenance Program (5) 6. Standards Outreach INCITS 7. ISO/TC 211 Working Groups/ Advisory Groups (13+) 8. Geospatial One-Stop – 9. Liaison Activities (6) 10. FGDC Standards (40) 11. ISO Metadata Extension(s) 12. Other Activities

11 AG WSI AG Strategy WG 6 Douglas O’Brien Canada WG 7 Antony Cooper South Africa WG 8 John Rowley UK WG 9 Hiroshi Imai Japan WG 4 Morten Borrebæk Norway ISO/TC 211 organization Geospatial services Imagery Information communities Location based services Information management AG Outreach MHT Chairman Chairman Olaf Østensen Secretary Bjørnhild Sæterøy Norway TMG TF 211/204

12 ISO 6709:1983, Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations ISO Reference model ISO – Overview - deleted ISO/TS Conceptual schema language ISO Terminology ISO Conformance and testing ISO Profiles ISO Spatial schema ISO Temporal schema ISO Rules for application schema ISO Feature cataloguing methodology ISO Spatial referencing by coordinates ISO Spatial referencing by geographic identifiers ISO Quality principles ISO Quality evaluation procedures ISO Metadata ISO Positioning services ISO – Portrayal ISO Encoding ISO Services ISO/TR Functional standards + new rev ISO/TR Imagery and gridded data ISO/TR Qualifications and certification of personnel ISO Schema for coverage geometry and functions ISO/RS Imagery and gridded data components ISO Simple feature access – Part 1-3 ISO Profile - FACC Data Dictionary ISO Geodetic codes and parameters ISO Web Map Server Interface ISO Imagery, gridded and coverage data framework ISO Sensor and data model for imagery and gridded data ISO Data product specification ISO Location based services possible standards ISO Location based services tracking and navigation ISO Multimodal location based services for routing and navigation ISO Procedures for registration of geographic information items ISO – Geography Markup Language (GML) ISO Generally used profiles of the spatial schema and of similar important other schemas ISO Data Quality Measures ISO Metadata - Implementation Specification ISO Technical amendment to the ISO 191** Geographic information series of standards for harmonization and enhancements

13 North American Profile(s) Approach for cooperation between ANSI INCITS and CGSB- COG addressing the relationship between ANSI INCITS (International Committee on Information Technology and Standards) and the CGSB COG (Canadian General Standards Board – Committee on Geomatics) which is the equivalent national committee in Canada for the development of common geographic information standards bilaterally between Canada and the US. (Approved by INCITS Executive Board February 2003)

14 ANSI/INCITS Projects (1) n n INCITS 93-R X3.61:1986 [R1997] - Representation of Geographic Point Locations for Information Interchange (new INCITS 61) n n INCITS 510-R X3.145:1986 [R1997] - Codes for Identification of Hydrologic Units in the U.S. and the Caribbean (Outlying) Areas (new INCITS 145) n n INCITS 90M X3.31:1988 [R1999] - Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Outlying Areas of the U.S. for Information Interchange (new INCIT31) n INCITS 92M X3.47:1988 [R2000] - Structure for the Identification of Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions and other Entities of the U.S. and Its Outlying Areas for Information Interchange

15 ANSI/NCITS Projects (2) n n INCITS 987 M INCITS 320: Information technology - Spatial Data Transfer n n INCITS 1411 M INCITS 353: Information Technology - Geographic information systems - Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) n n INCITS 1360 M A/I 6709:1993[1999] Standard Representation of Latitude, Longitude and Altitude for Geographic Point Locations n n INCITS 1488 M A/I 19105:2000[2001] Geographic information - Conformance and testing

16 ANSI/NCITS Projects (3) n n Project: 90-M X3.38 – 1988 Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Outlying Areas of the U.S. for Information Interchange [Revised 02/14/01] Interchange [Revised 02/14/01] n - n Project 1107-L: Formal Liaison with X3H2, Database - Close cooperation with X3H2, U.S. TAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC32/WG4 on Part 3, Spatial of SQL Multimedia and Application Packages

17 NIST FIPS Reduction Program 5-2: Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas 6-4: Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas 8-6: Metropolitan Areas (including MSAs, CMSAs, PMSAs, and NECMAs) 9-1: Congressional Districts of the United States 10-4: Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions 55-DC3: Guideline: Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, DC3 and Other Locational Entities of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Outlying Areas 55-3: Guideline: Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions, and Other Locational Entities of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Outlying Areas, 1994 December 28. Same as FIPSPUB 55-DC3; (documentation only) 173-1: Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) (NOTE: INCITS L1 already maintains INCITS 320:1998, which is a modification of FIPSPUB NIST may be able to withdraw FIPSPUB in favor of the ANSI version.)

18 INCITS Maintenance Program   Maintenance Plan - for information systems-codes-Identification of hydrologic units (ANSI X3.145) (USGS Cir 878-A)   Maintenance Plan - for information systems - codes - Structure for the identification of counties and county equivalents of the United States and its outlying and associated areas for Information interchange (ANSI X3.31) (FIPS 6)   Maintenance Plan - for information systems - representation of the geographic point locations for information exchange (ANSI X3.61) (FIPS 70-10) (ISO 6709)   Standard Spatial Data Standard for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE), updates to NCITS 353   Project 987-D: Spatial Data Transfer, ANSI INCITS 320:1998, Information Technology - Spatial Data Transfer, Standard is the official designation. (FIPS 173-1)

19 INCITS Outreach Program The purpose of a Standards Outreach Program is to provide information about current standards and the standards development process to users of geographic information. One goal of an outreach program would be to involve as many GIS professionals in the development process as possible. Another goal would be to offer information about standards to those who will be required to use the standards.

20 ISO/TC 211 Working Groups, etc. n n Working Group 4 Geospatial Services n n Working Group 6 Imagery n n Working Group 7 Information Communities n n Working Group 8 Location Based Services n n Working Group 9 Information Management n n Advisory Group on Strategy n n Advisory Group on Outreach n n Advisory Group on Web Server Interface n n Terminology Maintenance Group n n Harmonized Model Maintenance Group n n ISO/TC 211/OGC Co-ordination Group (TOCG) n n ISO/TC 204/TC 211 Task gGroup n n ISO/TC 211 Liaisons Internal/External

21 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2 Coded character sets ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer graphics and image processing ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 Data Management and Interchange ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 User interfaces ISO/TC 20 /SC 13 Space data and information transfer systems ISO/TC 23/SC 19 Agricultural electronics ISO/TC 46/WG 2 - Coding of country names and related entities ISO/TC 82 Mining ISO/TC 130 Graphic Technology ISO/TC 184/SC 4 Industrial data and global manufacturing languages (WG3 CSL, Express, STEP) ISO/TC 204 Transport Information and Control Systems (WG3 GDF) ISO/TC 211 Internal Liaisons

22 External liaisons, 1 of 2 n CEOS, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites n DGIWG, Digital Geographic Information Working Group n EPSG, European Petroleum Survey Group n FIG, International Federation of Surveyors n GSDI, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure n IAG, International Association of Geodesy n ICA, International Cartographic Association n ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization n IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society n IHB, International Hydrographic Bureau n ISCGM, International Steering Committee for Global Mapping n ISPRS, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing n JRC, Joint Research Centre, European Commission n OGC, Open GIS Consortium, Incorporated

23 External liaisons, 2 of 2 n PCGIAP, The Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific n UN Economic Commission for Europe, Statistical Division n UNGIWG, United Nations Geographic Information Working Group n WMO, World Meteorological Organization n PC IDEA, Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas n SCAR, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research n UNGEGN, United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names n CEN/TC 287, Geographic information

24 Geospatial OneStop n n Objective: – –Provides a geographic component for use in Internet based E-Government activities – –A “one stop shopping” source for all federal, state and local government geospatial data n n Current activities – –The ANSI /L1 committee has proposed a base standard and a set of 7 framework data content standards – –Multiple agencies are meeting to discuss implementation of OMB Circular A- 016 and e-business initiatives as they relate to geospatial data under the auspices of FGDC – –New contributions, including modeling activities, are being solicited from all levels of government as well as commercial groups n n Schedule: ANSI and INCITS L1 has accepted the base proposal, that calls for the coalition of a base standard and 7 framework parts n n INCITS Project Lead: Julie Binder Maitra

25 Federal Geographic Data Committee The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) was established in 1990 to coordinate the production of geographic information among Federal agencies and to establish the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The FGDC began developing standards as a step towards accomplishing this goal. The FGDC has completed work on 19 standards, of which the most widely used is the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, and has 18 standards in work. At the same time, Federal standardization policy has changed in favor of the use of non-government standards. As a result, the FGDC and several of its member agencies are actively involved in the work of INCITS/L1 (approximately 40 standards). The purpose of this activity is to evaluate those FGDC Standards which lend themselves to elevation to either National or International Status.

26 ISO Metadata Adoption and Extension(s) The purpose of this Technical Amendment is to provide a means by which a dataset compliant with Version 2.0 of the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) can be compliant with the ANSI adopted version of

27 Other INCITS Activities   H3 INCITS – Computer Graphics and Imagery Process 353:2001, Title standard Information Technology - Geographic information systems - Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) and ISO (SEDRIS)   T6 INCITS – Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology Location Based Services

28 L1, Geographic Information Systems Points of Contact NCITS L1 Norman C. Andersen (Chairman) Julie Binder Maitra (Vice Chair) Charles Roswell (International Representative) April Avnayim (Secretariat)