SSWD Advisory Committee on Water Information Status report: Subcommittee on Spatial Water Data Herndon, VA September 15, 2004

SSWD Integration of key Spatial Water Datasets National Elevation DatasetNational Hydrography Dataset Watershed Boundary DatasetNED-Hydrology COMPLETE 30meter COMPLETE 1:100K IN PROGRESS 1:24K IN PROGRESS 1:24K IN PROGRESS 10meter COMPLETE 30meter “surface water geospatial framework”

SSWD Interagency Development of a Reference Set of Watersheds for the United States WBD

SSWD Hydrologic Unit Codes 2-digit=1 st level=22 regions 4-digit=2 nd level=222 subregions 6-digit=3 rd level=789 basins 8-digit=4 th level=2223 subbasins

SSWD. WBD

SSWD WBD STATUS as of September ‘04

SSWD Challenges  Agency support is highly variable  Delineation methods vary state to state  Addressing cooperators needs to preserve existing watershed boundaries  Inconsistent funding  Edge-matching

SSWD Technical WBD Coordination - SSWD  Ensure communication between Federal, State, local  Assess progress in each state  Offer guidance on delineation method for states  Ensure compliance with the National Guidelines  Facilitate edge matching between states  Provide supplemental datasets that expedite delineations  Organize and attend workshops and training sessions

SSWD Recent WBD Activities

SSWD Request the Subcommittee members:  Increase awareness in your organizations  Help make completion of the WBD a priority  Help identify potential funding sources  Assist the Subcommittee with a supported business plan (how to get WBD completed)

SSWD geodata.gov  Metadata Publishing  Documentation and Organization  Discovery and Access The Government Portal For Geospatial Access …the directory for NSDI

SSWD Ken Lanfear, SSWD “channel steward”

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Geospatial One-Stop: The Inland Water Channel Spatial Water Data Subcommittee September 15, 2004 Kenneth J. Lanfear, USGS

SSWD geodata.gov  Metadata search  17 “channels” of data, following ISO categories  Channels can feature the key datasets  Inland Water Resources The Drainage Network Major Water Databases

SSWD Inland Water Resources  Current features: National Hydrography Dataset HUC Image Service National Wetlands Inventory

SSWD The Drainage Network  Current features: National Hydrography Dataset National Elevation Dataset – Shaded Relief

SSWD Major Water Databases  Current features: Enviromapper NWIS STORET

SSWD Link to Metadata  Owner must register metadata with GOS  XML format  GOS displays Summary (right) Full metadata

SSWD “How do I get my dataset or application featured in the Inland Water Channel?”  Role of channel steward still is developing Absolute monarch (at least now)  Contact our fearless leader: Ken Lanfear, Channel Steward Be nice to me! ☺ Need broader base… In my castle in Scotland ☺

SSWD Role of the Spatial Water Data Subcommittee  “Board of Directors” for the GOS Inland Water Channel General guidance on content selection Help resolve conflicts Recommend datasets for featuring

SSWD Resolution  ACWI encourages the Spatial Water Data Subcommittee to provide guidance and direction to the Geospatial One-Stop Inland Water Channel. Spatial Water Data Subcommittee

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