NSDI Strategic Plan Update FGDC Coordination Group Meeting September 10, 2013

NSDI Strategic Plan – Purpose/Scope Purpose: Develop a concise, updated strategic plan to guide the Federal government’s activities toward the further development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Scope: Validate and build consensus around a shared vision of the NSDI Define the role of the Federal government to further the development of the NSDI Collaboratively define the roles and relationships among Federal agencies and non-Federal partners and stakeholders Identify a small set of strategic goals, informed by the geospatial community, for the Federal government to pursue in the next 3 years Develop follow-up implementation plans and performance measures to achieve these goals 2

Project Team and Partners Roles and Responsibilities Executive SponsorsAnne Castle (DOI, FGDC Chair), Scott Bernard (OMB, FGDC Vice-Chair), Dan Cotter (DHS), Ivan DeLoatch (FGDC) Project Core TeamJohn Mahoney (FGDC), Ken Shaffer (FGDC), Jerry Johnston (DOI rep), Steve Lewis (DOT rep), Tony LaVoi (DOC rep), Lew Summers (DHS/Coordination Group Vice Chair), Tricia Gibbons (Facilitator, LEAD Alliance) FGDC Executive Committee Serve as key consultation group for the strategic planning process on behalf of the FGDC Steering Committee; provide direction and validate findings FGDC Coordination GroupProvide interagency coordination & communication; provide ongoing input to the planning process and the plan National Geospatial Advisory Committee Validate approach, provide input on context setting and strategic direction; provide feedback on the work of the writing team. Gather input from NGAC member organizations. Non-Federal PartnersProvide input and feedback, validate approach 3

NSDI Strategic Plan High-level Timeline 4 Timeframe Activity Dec - Feb Project Start-up – COMPLETED Feb - Sept * Outreach to external partners, key individuals, professional meetings, social media, etc. – IN PROGRESS March 5 * Strategic Visioning Workshop – COMPLETED March 7 * NSDI Leaders Forum – COMPLETED Feb - March Develop expanded outline of Strategic Plan – COMPLETED March 19 * FGDC Steering Committee Meeting – COMPLETED April 3 * NGAC Webinar Meeting – COMPLETED April - May NGAC Subcommittee input – COMPLETED April - May Develop initial draft Strategic Plan (v1) – COMPLETED June * NGAC Meeting – COMPLETED June 13 * FGDC Steering Committee Meeting – COMPLETED June 19 * NSDI Leaders Forum II – COMPLETED June - July Develop revised draft Strategic Plan (v2) – COMPLETED July - Aug * Public Comment Period – COMPLETED Aug 26 * NSDI Leaders Forum III – COMPLETED Sept * NGAC Meeting – COMPLETED Sept 12 * FGDC Steering Committee Meeting Sept - Oct Develop Final Review Draft Strategic Plan (v3) Nov - Dec NGAC Endorsement of Strategic Plan Nov - Dec FGDC Approval of Strategic Plan * Opportunities for public/partner input September 2013

NGAC Input into Strategic Plan April 2013 FGDC Guidance to NGAC: Provide input to review, validate, and provide perspectives to help develop a shared vision of the NSDI. Provide input to help define the current and future role of the Federal government in advancing the development of the NSDI,. Provide input to help define key external factors and trends in the geospatial community which will have an impact on the continued development of the NSDI. Initial NGAC subcommittee input – April/May 2013 NGAC paper, “Toward A New Strategic Vision for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure” completed in July: 5

NSDI Plan – Public Comment Version (v2) Released for public comment on July 31 Distributed via mail lists, communications with partners, Federal Register Notice, etc. Comments due by August 21, 2013 Draft plan posted at: Received 136 comments from 28 groups and individuals 6

NSDI Leaders Forums 1. March 7 – at Interior 2. June 19 – webinar 3. August 26 – webinar Participation Leaders of key geospatial organizations and professional associations Purpose Input and dialogue with key partner organizations on development of strategic plan, role of partners, and suggestions for additional improvements. 7

Public Comment Period – Major Themes Positive Feedback Improvements from initial draft of plan (addition of Executive Summary, identification of outcomes, etc.) Plan does a good job describing Federal role and direction in continued development of the NSDI Well thought-out and written Appreciate the outreach and opportunities to engage in planning process and provide input Support for Federal geospatial leadership and outreach 8

Public Comment Period – Major Themes Areas Needing Additional Consideration Federal-centric nature of the strategic plan Level of detail regarding the interaction between Federal agencies and non-Federal partners Roles and responsibilities do not describe roles of non-Federal sector* Difference of opinion on level of detail needed in plan Level of detail on strategies for specific data themes (e.g. parcels, elevation, framework themes) Licensing and certification Governance issues – establishment of Federal GIO, need for enabling legislation, etc. Concerns that funding and budget issues not adequately addressed Concerns with associating geospatial activities with IT operations*. Level of detail on metrics Address specific critical data themes – parcels, … Concerns with geolocation privacy issues* Implementation* 9 *major topics at NGAC and Leaders Forum III

NGAC Resolution On September 5, 2013, the NGAC approved the following resolution: “The NGAC supports the revised version of the draft NSDI Strategic Plan and encourages the FGDC to finalize the plan and take action to actively begin implementation. The NGAC welcomes additional opportunities to provide input and feedback on the implementation phase of the strategic plan.” 10

Next Steps NSDI Core Team will review comments/feedback and prepare final draft version of plan (v3) Final draft (v3) will be submitted to Steering Committee for approval and NGAC for endorsement – Oct/November Following adoption of Strategic Plan, FGDC Executive Committee will oversee development of project plans for goals and objectives in plan 11

Comments & Questions 12