Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My! Anne & Steve

 Adopted the NGAC Bylaws  Approved NGAC Mission Statement  Approved Changing Landscape White Paper  Approved Transition Paper  Endorsed recommendations in National Research Council report, “National Land Parcel Data: A Vision for the Future” and identified comments related to recommendations  Approved NGAC Strategic Vision  Endorsed August 2009 FGDC Executive Committee Record of Decision (ROD) on Imagery for the Nation (IFTN)  Adopted the Economic Recovery Subcommittee’s paper on lessons learned from the economic recovery bill  Adopted the geospatial policy benefits paper

 Provided feedback and advice on the new Geospatial Platform Initiative  Adopted paper on the benefits of a national geospatial policy  Endorsed high-level concepts in the Governance Subcommittee’s paper on NSDI metrics  Adopted Action Plan for subcommittees organized under the following areas: ◦ Geospatial Platform ◦ Place-Based Policies ◦ The National Map ◦ Partnerships ◦ Emerging Technologies ◦ Governance ◦ Communications ◦ Broadband Mapping ◦ Geospatial Workforce

 Established the NGAC as an action oriented body that drives to results.  Established the NGAC as a diverse forum to debate geospatial issues  Created a sense of esprit de corps within the Committee  Raised the visibility of Geospatial with the Administration ◦ Visits by politicals from OMB Briggs and Kundra, ◦ Visits by politicals from DOI, HUD & GSA  Created the environment and foundation for the development of the Geospatial Platform  Created a body that has the respect of the geospatial community generally across the US.

I built them! I paid for them! They’re MINE! DATA

NO! If I share my data, other people will: take credit for it mess it up use it for their own good!

I don’t want their stinky data – who knows where it’s been? How was it created? What sources were used? Were there field checks? What attributes, measures, methods, did they use?

 Policies & Institutional Arrangements (governance, data privacy & security, data sharing, business models, data licensure and publicly available data)  People (training, professional development, career models, job descriptions, certification and licensure)  Data (digital base map, thematic, statistical, place names, authoritative data and crowd sourced data)  Technology (standards, cloud computing, hardware, software, networks, databases, technical implementation plans)

 Thanks to the staff for the superior support  Thanks to Ivan and Karen for the commitment, tenacity and patience.  Thanks to Stephen for his support, guidance and input not to mention the company  Thanks to all of the members who have put our collective goals first, who have given of their time, who have listened more than they have spoken.  I learned a lot!  Adieu!