1. SSWD Advisory Committee on Water Information Status report: Subcommittee on Spatial Water Data Herndon, VA September 15, 2004

2. SSWD Integration of key Spatial Water Datasets National Elevation DatasetNational Hydrography Dataset Watershed Boundary DatasetNED-Hydrology COMPLETE 30meter COMPLETE 1:100K IN PROGRESS 1:24K IN PROGRESS 1:24K IN PROGRESS 10meter COMPLETE 30meter “surface water geospatial framework”

3. SSWD Interagency Development of a Reference Set of Watersheds for the United States WBD

4. SSWD Hydrologic Unit Codes 2-digit=1 st level=22 regions 4-digit=2 nd level=222 subregions 6-digit=3 rd level=789 basins 8-digit=4 th level=2223 subbasins

5. SSWD. WBD

6. SSWD WBD STATUS as of September ‘04

7. SSWD Challenges  Agency support is highly variable  Delineation methods vary state to state  Addressing cooperators needs to preserve existing watershed boundaries  Inconsistent funding  Edge-matching

8. SSWD Technical WBD Coordination - SSWD  Ensure communication between Federal, State, local  Assess progress in each state  Offer guidance on delineation method for states  Ensure compliance with the National Guidelines  Facilitate edge matching between states  Provide supplemental datasets that expedite delineations  Organize and attend workshops and training sessions

9. SSWD Recent WBD Activities

10. SSWD Request the Subcommittee members:  Increase awareness in your organizations  Help make completion of the WBD a priority  Help identify potential funding sources  Assist the Subcommittee with a supported business plan (how to get WBD completed)

11. SSWD geodata.gov  Metadata Publishing  Documentation and Organization  Discovery and Access The Government Portal For Geospatial Access …the directory for NSDI

12. SSWD Ken Lanfear, SSWD “channel steward”

13. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Geospatial One-Stop: The Inland Water Channel Spatial Water Data Subcommittee September 15, 2004 Kenneth J. Lanfear, USGS

14. SSWD geodata.gov  Metadata search  17 “channels” of data, following ISO categories  Channels can feature the key datasets  Inland Water Resources The Drainage Network Major Water Databases

15. SSWD Inland Water Resources  Current features: National Hydrography Dataset HUC Image Service National Wetlands Inventory

16. SSWD The Drainage Network  Current features: National Hydrography Dataset National Elevation Dataset – Shaded Relief

17. SSWD Major Water Databases  Current features: Enviromapper NWIS STORET

18. SSWD Link to Metadata  Owner must register metadata with GOS  XML format  GOS displays Summary (right) Full metadata

19. SSWD “How do I get my dataset or application featured in the Inland Water Channel?”  Role of channel steward still is developing Absolute monarch (at least now)  Contact our fearless leader: Ken Lanfear, Channel Steward lanfear@usgs.gov Be nice to me! ☺ Need broader base… In my castle in Scotland ☺

20. SSWD Role of the Spatial Water Data Subcommittee  “Board of Directors” for the GOS Inland Water Channel General guidance on content selection Help resolve conflicts Recommend datasets for featuring

21. SSWD Resolution  ACWI encourages the Spatial Water Data Subcommittee to provide guidance and direction to the Geospatial One-Stop Inland Water Channel. Spatial Water Data Subcommittee

22. SSWD