1 Geospatial Line of Business Update A-16 Supplemental Lew Sanford Jr. & Wendy Blake-Coleman FGDC Steering Committee December 16, 2008
2 Recommend endorsement of A-16 Supplemental Guidance Foundational document to: Clarify the intent of OMB Circular A-16 (Circular A-16) and Executive Order (E.O.) Promote systematic portfolio management for Circular A-16 themes and associated data sets Improve ability to coordinate and collaborate on completion of Circular A-16 themes and associated data sets by Federal agencies and their partners Develop a process to modify Circular A-16 Appendix E themes and associated data sets to reflect the current business of Federal agencies and their partners
3 Overview of A-16 Guidance Roles and Responsibilities: establishes framework, clarifies roles, integrates portfolio management and facilitates communication & partnership opportunities Lexicon of Geospatial Terminology: provides common terminology as a point of reference Stages of the Data Lifecycle: formalizes data lifecycles and promotes agency data management & planning Geospatial Data Theme Principles: defines framework for geospatial assets, establishes a process for amendment and protects against duplication of effort.
4 Key accomplishments Widely shared A-16 Supplemental Draft with federal partners, state liaisons & NGAC Subcommittee Adjudication Panel reviewed: 197 Federal community comments 58 comments from NGAC Subcommittee 16 agencies offered comments DHS, DHS-FEMA, DOC-Census, DOC-NOAA, DoD-USACE, DOE, DOI-BLM, DOI-BOR, DOI-FWS, DOI-USGS, EPA, HUD, NARA, USDA, USDA-FS, USDA-NCRS Comments were 50% editorial, 30% for panel discussion and 30% outside the scope of guidance. Final review included some responsibility shifts, but was primarily editorial in nature.
5 Next steps Obtain Steering Committee endorsement Share outcomes with federal, state, local & tribal governments Review & update charters Work with stakeholder agencies in the coming year to begin implementation and build a wider consensus in the geospatial community of interest.
6 Questions? Wendy Blake Coleman, Chair Lifecycle WG Theme Content SG David LaBranche, Co-Chair Michael Lee, Co-Chair Lexicon SG David Crow, Chair Lifecycle SG Tom Chatfield, Chair (Jeff Booth, Past-Chair) Lew Sanford Jr. Geospatial LoB Program Manager Lifecycle WG Karen M Hanson/WRD/USGS/DOI, Larry J Sugarbaker/GIO/USGS/DOI, Robert R Pierce/GIO/USGS/DOI, Don Douglas D Nebert/GIO/USGS/DOI, James G Barrett/GIO/CONT/USGS/DOI, Julie Binder Maitra/GIO/USGS/DOI, Tom
7 SmartBuy update SmartBuy is a consolidated purchasing tool for software and related products Common Services Work Group Conducted Industry Day October 31 Revised SOW following industry comments GSA release SOW for proposals
8 SmartBuy update continued SmartBuy Geospatial is a consolidated software purchasing tool for Geospatial products & packaged data (No services beyond integration support) Available to all federal, state, tribal and local governments Flexible ‘lots’ to allow a range of firms to participate - requiring only a single line item offering. Participate in evaluation and award new SmartBuy early third quarter.
9 GEospatial Applications Registry (GEAR): ready for use ‘GEAR’ is a web accessible tool with descriptions of government-developed/ commercial/open-source geospatial software that are good candidates for government use We are seeking nominations of useful geospatial software, utilities or extensions for the registry We plan wide announcement following a period of nomination to the registry. For more information, contact Doug Nebert
10 Questions? Lew Sanford Jr. Geospatial LoB Program Manager