1. FGDC Standards WG Update to Coordination Group Julie Binder Maitra FGDC Standards Coordinator 703-648-4627 jmaitra@usgs.gov December 11, 2012 Coordination Group Meeting Date v1

2. 2 Introduction The Mission/Purpose of the FGDC Standards WG (SWG) is to promote the development and implementation of standards in support of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure.

3. 3 Introduction SWG Members include: FGDC Secretariat Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Census NOAA Department of Defense NGA USACE Department of Homeland Security Department of the Interior USGS EPA others

4. 4 NGDA Data Themes and Data Sets The following data themes and data sets fall under the purview of the FGDC Standards WG: The FGDC Standards WG is responsible for reviewing project proposals, committee draft standards, and final draft standards for National Geospatial Data Asset (NGDA) datasets as part of A-16 portfolio management. It is also responsible for identifying externally developed standards for FGDC endorsement.

5. 5 Recent Meetings The SWG last met on September 25, 2012. The topics discussed at this meeting include: GWG Geospatial Web Services Focus Group activities. Proposed withdrawal of INCITS 145 (HUC) as an FGDC- endorsed standard. SDI Cookbook, Chapter 10: Standards Suites for Spatial Data Infrastructure. Geospatial Platform and architecture of standards. OGC/TC 211 Joint Advisory Group (JAG) activities.

6. 6 Recent Developments/Projects Review of CG member participation in geospatial standardization activities. SDI Cookbook, Chapter 10: Standards Suites for Spatial Data Infrastructure. Is your software compliant with standards in the SDI standards baseline? See http://www.opengeospatial.org/resource/products /compliant for compliant products. http://www.opengeospatial.org/resource/products /compliant

7. 7 Next Meeting The next meeting of the SWG will be held on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. While attending in person is preferable, teleconference/web meeting capabilities will be provided.

8. 8 Next Meeting Some of the topics to be discussed at the January 29 meeting include: Secure deployment of web services: Jennifer Harne, Lead, OWS-9 Security and Services Interoperability (SSI) thread WaterML: Nate Booth, Center for Integrated Data Analytics (CIDA), U.S. Geological Survey Draft standards for pre-public review  Shoreline Data Content Standard  Federal Buildings and Facilities Geospatial Data Content Standard

9. 9 Next Steps In the coming months, the FGDC Standards WG hopes to accomplish/discuss: FGDC member agency implementation of standards in the SDI standards baseline – key to Geospatial Platform. Follow up on 2011 standards use survey. Advancement of projects for NGDA dataset standards through the FGDC standards process. Maintenance of FGDC-endorsed standards in the SDI standards baseline: versioning.

10. 10 Questions? Julie Binder Maitra FGDC Office of the Secretariat 703-648-4627 jmaitra@usgs.gov