1. Future Directions Initiative Purpose: Draft a National Geospatial Strategy and implementation plan for the FGDC to further the development of the NSDI Underlying Assumption: The ideas and the vision rests with the FGDC to carry the NSDI to the next level Product: A Plan of Action for the FGDC

2. Future Directions Initiative Scheduled Activities DateActivityAudience 12/8/03SPOT AnalysisFGDC Staff 1/6/04Visioning WorkshopCoordination Group 1/22/04Focus Group - Defining Future Directions ESRI Federal User Group participants

3. Future Directions Initiative Samples of Planned Activities DateActivityAudience Late Jan/ Early Feb Visioning WorkshopPrivate Sector 3/26/04 - 3/28/04 Feedback Session- Future Directions NSGIC participants 3/30/04Listening Session - Future Directions USGS Managers

4. Future Directions Initiative The Planning Team Bruce McKenzie Kathy Covert Alison Kiernan Barry Napier, DHS Dennis Lytle, USDA Tim Trainor, Census Tricia Gibbons The Writing Team Matt Shepard, BTS Jon Sperling, HUD LEAD Alliance staff

5. Next steps in progress… Identify audiences and venues to reach those audiences Determine methodologies Scope activities and timeframes Develop the project plan

6. How you can help… Participate and prepare for the Visioning Workshop in January Tricia Gibbons - tgibbons@leadalliance.com / 703 642-0972tgibbons@leadalliance.com