1. Wetlands Subcommittee, Federal Geographic Data Committee  The Wetlands Subcommittee was re-launched in July of 2005.  Chaired by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

2. Primary goals  Promote standards for wetlands data collection financed in whole or in part by Federal funds  Exchange information on technological improvements for collecting spatial wetlands data  Collect and process the requirements from everyone for spatial wetlands data

3. Scope  Wetlands  Deepwater  Riparian habitats

4. Membership  23 Federal Agencies  3 Major Collaborating Parties  Interested individuals  Mailing list of over 140 members

5. Major Collaborating Partners  National Association of State Wetland Managers  National Association of Counties  National State Geographic Information Council

6. Past Accomplishments  Acceptance of Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States  Proposal of A System for Mapping Riparian Areas of the Western United States

7. Past Accomplishments Continued  In 2000 served as the Committee for Defining and Tracking Wetlands Gains under the White House Wetlands Working Group  Developed definitions used in the President’s 2005 and 2006 Earth Day Wetlands Reports

8. New Activities  Solicited “Official” members  Revised charter  Produced Annual Work Plan  Identified areas of concern  Established Working Groups

9. Standards Working Group  Chair: Margarete Heber, EPA  Issue: Development mapping conventions in the form of a National Standards and Quality Components for Wetlands and Deepwater Habitat Mapping.  Objective: Build the Wetlands Layer of NSDI

10. Progress to date  Project Proposal Approved by SWG  Numerous conference calls  Major meeting June 26-28, 2006 at USGS in Reston, VA

12. Wetlands Data Availability  USFWS mapper @ http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/index.html http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/index.html  National Map @ http://nationalmap.gov/ http://nationalmap.gov/  Geospatial one-stop @ http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos. http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos  Paper maps through Cooperator-run Centers @ http://wetlands.fws.gov/distribution_ctrs.htm http://wetlands.fws.gov/distribution_ctrs.htm

13. Current Partners  States of Alaska, California, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Oregon, New York, Rhode Island; U.S. EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wetlands Research Center; Ulster County, NY; City of Seattle, New York City, California Coastal Conservancy, and Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

14. Strategy, Ranking and Funding Working Group  Chair: Bill Kirchner, FWS  Issue: Developing a strategy and a national priority ranking system to foster development of a current, complete wetlands layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure

16. Additional Working Groups  Remote Sensing Working Group: Brian Huberty, FWS.  Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Working Group: NOAA  Wetlands Tracking Ad hoc Group: Bill Wilen, FWS

17. Future Tasks  Review of Wetlands Classification Standard  Decide if we will go forward with the riparian standard  Look into linking or integrating wetlands with the National Hydro Data layer

18. Review of wetlands standard

19. Issues or Concerns  and how it applies to FGDC committees and working groups  Federal Advisory Committee Act and how it applies to FGDC committees and working groups  Reductions in staff are limiting our ability to coordinate