NGS Organizational Structure December 3, 2008 David Zilkoski, Director NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey

NGS Staffing NGS FTEs (220 Ceiling)  Significant decline in FTES in past 12 years, and prior  Targeted hiring to fill programmatic gaps identified in 10 year plan

Levels of Planning at NGS NGS Mission Ten Year Plan Strategic Plan (out to 5 years) Annual Operating Plan Projects Activities Budget The level of specificity and detail increases with each level of plan. What we aspire to do and the results we anticipate. What we will focus on together each year and who is accountable to deliver tangible results. Customer Review and Validation Customers’ Needs

Draft NGS Strategic Plan ( 5 Years)

Evolve Infrastructure Modernize the 3-D Geometric Reference System* Evolve Infrastructure Expand Models & Tools Modernize the Geopotential (“Vertical”) Datum Increase Agency Visibility Build Outside Capacity Migrate the Coastal Mapping Program Evolve Core Capabilities Cultural  Change Customer Focused Integrated and Collaborative Organization HOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE Outcome Driven

Branch and Division Chiefs Groups What Have We Been Doing for the Last 10 Years? Leadership Development Efforts Succession Planning Workforce/ Outsourcing Plan NGS 10 Year Plan Geodesy What Lies Ahead We’ve been putting the pieces together and building on past efforts for over a decade Workforce Management Team PSC NGS Decision Making Structure NGS Decision Making Model Strategic Plan Annual Guidance Document Annual Operating Plan ESC Convocations and Leadership Summits Customer Focused Integrated and Collaborative Organization = Cultural Change One Piece Missing!

Coastal Inundation Droughts Earthquakes Floods Human & Ecosystem Health Hurricanes Landslide and Debris Flow Tornados Tsunamis Volcanoes Heat Waves Technological Disasters Wild Fires Winter Storms Some Outcomes On Which We Need to Focus

Some Customers We Need to Listen to and Work With Emergency Managers Planners and Developers Insurance Industry Agricultural Industry Construction Industry Environmental Engineers Coastal Managers Local governments Tribal governments International Organizations Academia Professional Organizations Private Sector Foreign Counterparts

How do we get stakeholder input? ACSM AAGS Government Program Committee ESRI NGS Special Interest Meeting National Association of Counties –National Association of County Surveyors County Scorecard web survey –National Association of County Engineers County Scorecard web survey planned for FY09 Web Requests for Input –Strategic Plan –Suggestion Box Button –ForeSee Pop Ups NGS Products and Services Committee –Requires Customer Input before finalizing new products and services Geomatics Industry Assn. of America/ American Congress on Surveying and Mapping/NGS Joint Meeting

It is not enough to just provide the infrastructure, models and tools. We need to listen to our customers to derive the appropriate models and tools. We then need to work with our customers to build outside capacity so we can accomplish the desired outcome together.

Evolve YOUR Infrastructure to Decrease Resources Required to Maintain and Operate Enhance Models and Tools for YOURSELF and OTHERS Build Outside Capacity so OTHERS use YOUR Infrastructure, Models and Tools. Meeting Future Needs Requires CULTURAL CHANGE Spatial Information Management Construction Economics and Management Positioning and Measurement Professional Standards & Practice Hydrography Valuation and the Management of Real Estate Professional Education Engineering Surveys Cadastre & Land Management Spatial Planning & Development Outcome Driven Customer Focused Retrain Workforce Integrated, Collaborative Organization

Help shape geospatial policy by creating national and international policy together Work together with other disciplines to achieve agreed upon outcomes Retrain workforce from being the “doers” to being the teachers and trainers Set goals and actions that require collaboration with other organizations to achieve a common outcome Develop cross-discipline activities that will achieve agreed upon outcomes Develop mechanisms for cost- sharing and leveraging funds How Can We Make This Happen?