1. 1 "GIS Standards in the USA with Regional Perspectives" 2002-10-26/30 Presented by Julie Binder Maitra Norman Andersen

2. 2 Topics l FGDC Standards l ANSI/INCITS L1 l ISO TC 211 l Web sites and Points of Contact

3. FGDC Standards Presented by Julie Binder Maitra FGDC Standards Coordinator

4. 4 Topics l l Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standards activities l l Harmonization of FGDC standards with ISO and ANSI/INCITS standards and OGC specifications FGDC Standards

5. 5 The FGDC develops geospatial data standards for implementing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), in consultation and cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector and academic community, and, to the extent feasible, the international community. FGDC Standards Activities

6. 6 Who uses FGDC standards? l l Federal agencies: – –EO 12906 requires Federal agencies to ensure that data comply with FGDC-endorsed standards prior to obligating funds – –OMB Circular A-11 requires Federal agencies to indicate if geospatial data to be acquired as part of budget request comply with FGDC-endorsed standards l l Data producers doing business with Federal Agencies - The FGDC is developing “boilerplate” language for procurements or grants for data collection l l State and local agencies: FGDC standards are freely available and save State and local agencies time and expense of developing their own FGDC Standards Activities

7. 7 Accomplishments l l 20 FGDC Endorsed Standards – –First standard endorsed in 1995: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (revised 1998) – –Most recent standard endorsed in October 2002: u u Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata – –Other endorsed standards include: u u Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) u u Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards u u Various thematic data standards FGDC Standards Activities

8. 8 FGDC Standards l l 18 other Standards in various stages of the FGDC Standards Process: – –Proposal Stage – –Project Stage – –Draft Stage – –Review Stage l l For more details, visit Status of FGDC Standards, http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/status/textstatus.html FGDC Standards Activities

9. 9 Standards Harmonization International Relationships Intelligence Community Relationships NIST International Alliances Public Law 104-113 OMB CIR 119A National Relationships ANSI INCITS FGDC GIS User ISO/TC 211 IHO Other ISO TCs DGIWG This slide is preliminary. Please send corrections or comments on this slide to Norman Andersen (norman.c.andersen@lmco.com)

10. 10 Standards organizations Adapted from a diagram created by H.J.G.L. Aalders Is U.S. member body of ISO Technical Committee 211 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) INCITS Technical CommitteeL1 States NSGIC Municipalities Open GIS Consortium FGDC InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Is accredited by Is a Subcommittee of Is a member of I-Teams Is liaison with formal informal Is a member of GovernmentVoluntary Consensus Standards Industry Is strategic member of Accredits U.S. TAG to ISO Is a Technical Committee of

11. 11 l l FGDC participates in the OpenGIS Consortium to develop common implementation specifications to improve access to spatial information l l Users benefit from vendor support of information access specifications and integration of solutions into GIS workflow Standards Harmonization

12. 12 To comply with government guidance, the FGDC participates in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards activities ANSI accredits: U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO Technical Committee (TC) 211, Geographic information/Geomatics InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Technical Committee L1 as standards development organization for Geographic Information Systems. The FGDC is a member of INCITS L1, as are several FGDC member agencies, professional societies, and vendors Standards Harmonization

13. 13 L1, Geographic Information Systems AUG 2002

14. 14 InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) Sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council Sponsored by the Information Technology Industry Council l Accredited by the American National Standards Institute l Mission is to produce market-driven, voluntary consensus standards in the area of Information Technology l 35 Subcommittees

15. 15 INCITS Subcommittee L1 Geographic Information Systems l Established 1993 to develop, adopt, or adapt national standards for Geographic Information Systems l U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO/TC 211 - Geographic Information/Geomatics l Members from industry, government, academia, professional associations

16. 16 L1 Standards (1) l INCITS 93-R X3.61:1986 [R1997] - Representation of Geographic Point Locations for Information Interchange (new INCITS 61) l INCITS 510-R X3.145:1986 [R1997] - Codes for Identification of Hydrologic Units in the U.S. and the Caribbean (Outlying) Areas (new INCITS 145) l INCITS 90M X3.31:1988 [R1999] - Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Outlying Areas of the U.S. for Information Interchange (new INCIT31) l INCITS 92M X3.47:1988 [R2000] - Structure for the Identification of Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions and other Entities of the U.S. and Its Outlying Areas for Information Interchange

17. 17 L1 Standards (2) l INCITS 987 M INCITS 320:1998 - Information technology - Spatial Data Transfer l INCITS 1411 M INCITS 353:2001 - Information Technology - Geographic information systems - Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE) l INCITS 1360 M A/I 6709:1993[1999] Standard Representation of Latitude, Longitude and Altitude for Geographic Point Locations l INCITS 1488 M A/I 19105:2000[2001] Geographic information - Conformance and testing

18. 18 INCITS L1 Projects l l INCITS - Various (37 +) ISO/TC 211- Geographic Information- Currently 37+ Work Items/Standards l INCITS 1574 D Content Standards for National Framework Data l INCITS 1469 L IS 19101 Geographic Information - Reference Model l INCITS 1280 L Imagery and Gridded Data Components

19. 19 INCITS L1 Pending Projects l INCITS 1148 D Spatial Data Quality l INCITS 1149 D Geospatial Objects l INCITS TBD MOU - North American Geospatial Profiles l INCITS TBD Outreach

20. 20 INCITS L1 - Officers Chair, INCITS, L1 - Norman C. Andersen Vice Chair, INCITS L1 - Julie Maitra International Representative - Charles Roswell Secretariat INCITS L1 April Avnayim

21. 21 INCITS L1 Membership l American Association of Geographers (AAG) l American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) l American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) l ESRI l Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) l George Mason University l Lockheed Martin l MITRE l National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) l National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) l National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) l Oracle l U.S. Army Corps of Engineers l US Census Bureau l U.S. Geological Survey l Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

22. 22 Liaison Activities From L1To L1 l l incits H2, DatabaseJohn R. HerringPaul Scarponcini Oracle CorporationBentley Transportation jrherrin@us.oracle.com jrherrin@us.oracle.com jrherrin@us.oracle.compaul.scaponcini@bentley.com l l incits L8, MetadataNorman AndersenDan Gillman Lockheed MartinBureau of Labor Statistics Norman.c.andersen@lmco.com Norman.c.andersen@lmco.com Norman.c.andersen@lmco.comgillmand@bls.gov l l Federal Geographic Data Richard HoganJulie Binder Maitra Committee (FGDC) - USGSFGDC jmaitra@usgs.gov jmaitra@usgs.gov Data Content Standardsrlhogan@usgs.govjmaitra@usgs.govjmaitra@usgs.gov l l FIG – Location ServicesLarry HothemLarry Hothem (Int’l Federation of Surveyors) USGSUSGS Lhothem@erols.com l l incits H3 - Computer Graphics Laura Moore Laura Moore l l & Image Processing NIMA NIMA Moorela@nima.mil Moorela@nima.mil Moorela@nima.milMoorela@nima.mil

23. 23 ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 211

24. 24 The goal of ISO/TC 211...... is to develop a family of international standards that will... is to develop a family of international standards that will support the understanding and usage of geographic information support the understanding and usage of geographic information increase the availability, access, integration, and sharing of geographic information, enable inter-operability of geospatially enabled computer systems increase the availability, access, integration, and sharing of geographic information, enable inter-operability of geospatially enabled computer systems contribute to a unified approach to addressing global ecological and humanitarian problems contribute to a unified approach to addressing global ecological and humanitarian problems ease the establishment of geospatial infrastructures on local, regional and global level ease the establishment of geospatial infrastructures on local, regional and global level contribute to sustainable development contribute to sustainable development

25. 25 AG WSI AG Strategy WG 6 Douglas O’Brien Canada WG 7 Antony Cooper South Africa WG 8 John Rowley UK WG 9 Hiroshi Imai Japan WG 4 Morten Borrebæk Norway ISO/TC 211 organization Geospatial services Imagery Information communities Location based services Information management AG Outreach MHT Chairman Chairman Olaf Østensen Secretary Bjørnhild Sæterøy Norway TMG TF 211/204

26. 26 External liaisons, 1 of 2 l CEOS, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites l DGIWG, Digital Geographic Information Working Group l EPSG, European Petroleum Survey Group l FIG, International Federation of Surveyors l GSDI, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure l IAG, International Association of Geodesy l ICA, International Cartographic Association l ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization l IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society l IHB, International Hydrographic Bureau l ISCGM, International Steering Committee for Global Mapping l ISPRS, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing l JRC, Joint Research Centre, European Commission l OGC, Open GIS Consortium, Incorporated

27. 27 External liaisons, 2 of 2 l PCGIAP, The Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and the Pacific l UN Economic Commission for Europe, Statistical Division l UNGIWG, United Nations Geographic Information Working Group l WMO, World Meteorological Organization l PC IDEA, Permanent Committee on Spatial Data Infrastructure for the Americas l SCAR, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research l UNGEGN, United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names l CEN/TC 287, Geographic information

28. 28 ISO 6709:1983, Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations ISO 6709:1983, Standard representation of latitude, longitude and altitude for geographic point locations ISO 19101 - Reference model ISO 19101 - Reference model ISO 19102 – Overview - deleted ISO 19102 – Overview - deleted ISO/TS 19103 - Conceptual schema language ISO/TS 19103 - Conceptual schema language ISO 19104 - Terminology ISO 19104 - Terminology ISO 19105 - Conformance and testing ISO 19105 - Conformance and testing ISO 19106 - Profiles ISO 19106 - Profiles ISO 19107 - Spatial schema ISO 19107 - Spatial schema ISO 19108 - Temporal schema ISO 19108 - Temporal schema ISO 19109 - Rules for application schema ISO 19109 - Rules for application schema ISO 19110 - Feature cataloguing methodology ISO 19110 - Feature cataloguing methodology ISO 19111 - Spatial referencing by coordinates ISO 19111 - Spatial referencing by coordinates ISO 19112 - Spatial referencing by geographic identifiers ISO 19112 - Spatial referencing by geographic identifiers ISO 19113 - Quality principles ISO 19113 - Quality principles ISO 19114 - Quality evaluation procedures ISO 19114 - Quality evaluation procedures ISO 19115 - Metadata ISO 19115 - Metadata ISO 19116 - Positioning services ISO 19116 - Positioning services ISO 19117 – Portrayal ISO 19117 – Portrayal ISO 19118 - Encoding ISO 19118 - Encoding ISO 19119 - Services ISO 19119 - Services ISO/TR 19120 - Functional standards + new rev ISO/TR 19120 - Functional standards + new rev ISO/TR 19121 Imagery and gridded data ISO/TR 19121 Imagery and gridded data ISO/TR 19122 - Qualifications and certification of personnel ISO/TR 19122 - Qualifications and certification of personnel ISO 19123 - Schema for coverage geometry and functions ISO 19123 - Schema for coverage geometry and functions ISO/RS 19124 - Imagery and gridded data components ISO/RS 19124 - Imagery and gridded data components ISO 19125 - Simple feature access – Part 1-3 ISO 19125 - Simple feature access – Part 1-3 ISO 19126 - Profile - FACC Data Dictionary ISO 19126 - Profile - FACC Data Dictionary ISO 19127 - Geodetic codes and parameters ISO 19127 - Geodetic codes and parameters ISO 19128 - Web Map Server Interface ISO 19128 - Web Map Server Interface ISO 19129 - Imagery, gridded and coverage data framework ISO 19129 - Imagery, gridded and coverage data framework ISO 19130 - Sensor and data model for imagery and gridded data ISO 19130 - Sensor and data model for imagery and gridded data ISO 19131 - Data product specification ISO 19131 - Data product specification ISO 19132 - Location based services possible standards ISO 19132 - Location based services possible standards ISO 19133 - Location based services tracking and navigation ISO 19133 - Location based services tracking and navigation ISO 19134 - Multimodal location based services for routing and navigation ISO 19134 - Multimodal location based services for routing and navigation ISO 19135 - Procedures for registration of geographic information items ISO 19135 - Procedures for registration of geographic information items ISO 19136 – Geography Markup Language (GML) ISO 19136 – Geography Markup Language (GML) ISO 19137 - Generally used profiles of the spatial schema and of similar important other schemas ISO 19137 - Generally used profiles of the spatial schema and of similar important other schemas Color legend: DIS, FDIS, IS

29. 29 Spatial data infrastructures - where standards fit in... Organization Content (data) Access, technology Education Standards ISO/TR 19122 - Qualifications and certification of personnel Documentation ISO 19103 - Conceptual schema language ISO 19107 - Spatial schema ISO 19108 - Temporal schema ISO 19109 - Rules for application schema ISO 19110 - Feature cataloguing methodology ISO 19111 - Spatial referencing by coordinates ISO 19112 - Spatial referencing by geographic identifiers ISO 19113 - Quality principles ISO 19114 - Quality evaluation procedures ISO 19115 – Metadata ISO/TR 19121 - Imagery and gridded data ISO 19123 - Schema for coverage geometry and functions ISO 19124 - Imagery and gridded data components ISO 19126 - Profile - FACC Data Dictionary ISO 19127 - Geodetic codes and parameters ISO 19129 - Imagery, gridded and coverage data framework ISO 19130 - Sensor and data model for imagery and gridded data ISO 19131 - Data product specification ISO 19137 - Generally used profiles of the spatial schema and of similar important other schemas Standards

30. 30 ISO 19116 - Positioning services ISO 19117 – Portrayal ISO 19118 – Encoding ISO 19119 – Services ISO 19125-1 - Simple feature access – Common architecture ISO 19125-2 – SFA – SQL option ISO 19125-3 – SFA – COM/OLE ISO 19128 - Web Map Server Interface ISO 19132 - Location based services possible standards ISO 19133 - Location based services tracking and navigation ISO 19134 - Multimodal location based services for routing and navigation ISO 19136 – Geography Markup Language (GML) Spatial data infrastructures - where standards fit in... Organization Content (data) Access, technology Standards Education Access and services Standards ISO 19101 – Reference model ISO 19104 – Terminology ISO 19105 – Conformance and testing ISO 19106 – Profiles ISO/TR 19120 – Functional standards ISO 19135 – Procedures for registration of geographic information items

31. 31 Agreement ISO/TC 211 - OGC l common objectives l similar work programmes l complementary approach l joining resources gives strength l avoiding inconsistent standards - de jure / de facto / industrial l … and more Agreeme nt … has led to establishment of a cooperative agreement between Open GIS Consortium and ISO/TC 211, a similar agreement with DGIWG is under establishment … Why cooperation ?

32. 32 ISO TC 211 Implications for local governments and regions l incits L1 anticipates a considerable number of geographic information (system) standards emerging from both domestic and international venues in the near future. l The development of these standards and possible adoption will assist in assuring consistent content and format of geospatial information l Metadata, Geospatial One-Stop, and North American profile projects will be conformant to these standards

33. 33 Your Involvement l U.S. Participants –Call for volunteers –Membership in FGDC u Subject-specific u FGDC Standards Working Group –Membership in incits L1 u For ISO TC 211 work u National standards l International Participants –Your national standards body

34. 34 Key Web Sites INCITS L1 http://gsvaresa07.er.usgs.gov/QuickPlace/ncits_l1/Main.nsf/h_Toc/4DF38292D748069D0525670800167212?OpenDocument user id: ncitsl1 password: guest ISO/TC 211 http://www.isotc211.org FGDC Standards http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/ Related Standards Activities page http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/related_activities.html Standards Council of Canada http://www.scc.ca/

35. 35 L1, Geographic Information Systems Points of Contact NCITS L1 Norman C. Andersen (Chairman) 703-460-3402 norman.c.andersen@lmco.com Charles Roswell (International Representative)703-262-4418 roswellc@nima.mil FGDC Julie Binder Maitra (Chair, FGDC SWG)703-648-4627 jmaitra@usgs.gov