Geospatial One-Stop Data Stewardship Lynda Wayne GeoMaxim Federal Geographic Data Committee

Geospatial One-Stop: A Partnership Steward Responsibility Geospatial One-Stop … portal geodata.gov FGDC ……………………policies and standards National Map …………..base data development User ……………………..feedback Channel Steward …….... interests communities Data Steward data and metadata

geodata.gov Channels A set of thematic channels based upon ISO Topic Categories

geodata.gov Channels Additional channels based upon: Applications, e.g., Homeland Security Current events, e.g., Hurricanes Historic events, e.g., Lewis and Clark Communities, e.g., Rural Communities

geodata.gov Channels

geodata.gov Channel Content 1. Featured Data Resources community gold standards widely used resources unique applications timely applications represent breadth of the community

geodata.gov Channel Content 2. Web-mapping Services data viewers web-mapping 3. Applications data query data analyses interactive data

geodata.gov Channel Content 4. Information Resources conferences and meetings events publications listservers more…

geodata.gov Channels To serve as a community resource, each Channel requires active management by a designated Channel Steward Administrative and Political BoundariesCensus Agriculture and FarmingAgriculture Atmosphere and ClimateNOAA Biology and EcologyUSGS (NBII) Business and EconomyCommerce CadastralBLM Cultural, Society, and DemographicCensus

geodata.gov Channels Elevation and Derived ProductsUSGS (elev) Environment and ConservationEPA Geological and GeophysicalUSGS (geology) Human Heath and DiseaseCDC Imagery and Base MapsUSGS (ortho) Inland Water ResourcesUSGS (hydro) Locations and Geodetic NetworksNOAA (geodetic) Oceans and EstuariesNOAA (coastal) Transportation NetworksBTS Utilities and CommunicationsFCC

geodata.gov Channel Stewards Currently: focus is on thematic channels initial stewards are federal agencies Soon: interest channels under development any organization can serve as Steward

geodata.gov Channel Stewards Responsibilities: channel layout subchannels, e.g. society includes: demographic, criminal justice, archaeological, education, recreation select featured content coordinate advisory group of ‘contributors’ maintain site content and active links

geodata.gov Channel Contributor Metadata Collection Managers: 1. Insert Channel Themes (ISO Topic Categories) into metadata records – for homogenous collection, simple scripting – for heterogeneous collection, greater challenge 2. Register your metadata collection at geodata.gov – provide lookup table if unable to insert themes in actual metadata per Step One. 3. Contact Channel Manager to nominate content

geodata.gov Channel Contributor Data Managers: 1. Insert Channel Themes (ISO Topic Categories) into metadata records 2. Upload your metadata into a geodata.gov registered metadata collection or Register as Publisher at geodata.gov and directly upload metadata (XML) to geodata.gov 3. Contact Channel Manager to nominate content

geodata.gov Channel Contributor Responsibilities: maintain data and metadata and URLs create operational metadata** Topic Categories as Theme Keywords Links to metadata, data, applications, services publish metadata in geodata.gov accessible collection** **more details in the next NSDI session

geodata.gov participation Metadata Creation and Upload: Lynda Wayne Metadata Collection Publication & Harvesting: Doug Nebert Channel Steward Program: Bonnie Gallahan Channel Administration: Ginny Pyles